Aloha!
I’ve been kicking around the idea of starting a blog for some time, but, until now, I’ve just never pulled the trigger. Every now and again the idea would find its way into my mind; each time, it was immediately followed by this pesky fact: I just don’t have anything interesting to say.
Then I came to the realization that if “interestingness” was a prerequisite for starting a blog, 99% of the blogs that now pollute the "internets" would never have gotten past the idea stage. Couple that fact with the completely self-serving desire to drive more traffic to my photography business’s site (http://www.lokahiphoto.com/), and here we are!
For me, photography started as an off-and-on hobby. The technical side of photography appeals to my predominant “left-brained” nature, and it provide me the artistic outlet that I believe everyone needs (left-brained people probably more than most!). Since I’m otherwise pretty much a talentless hack, you can see how photography captured my imagination and quickly became a passion. And along with that passion naturally comes an insatiable need to acquire more photographic equipment. Now, listen close, because I’m going to let you in on a dirty little secret about photography: camera gear is expensive! REALLY expensive! Well, in addition to being a geek, one of my other character flaws is that I’m an unrepentant capitalist. So I says to myself, “Self, some people out there sell pictures for money. If you could do that, you could buy more camera gear, with which to take more pictures, to sell for more money, to buy more camera equipment…” And thus, Lokahi Photography was born!
Luckily, I happen to live in one of the most photogenic locations on the planet, the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. A poorly trained monkey with a camera could produce some stunning images here; I’m only slightly less capable than a monkey, but I think I’ve got a few winners, so please take a look at my work. If you like what you see, leave a comment; if you really like what you see, buy a print (or several)!
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