When I first talked to Kurt about getting this column going with The Union we discussed a few different options as far as how frequently I would want to run it. Well, I like to think of myself as a pretty motivated person so I suggested we do it weekly and the rest is history. Today marks the 35th week in a row that I have sat down and tried to put together an original piece of material for you guys to check out. Whether it be a photo gallery, interview, company check, shooting tutorial, editing tutorial, story from the road or whatever else came along in the past 8 months or so and it’s been an amazing experience for me to be a part of something that I have complete creative control over. As any photographer will tell you working for people can sometimes be a shit show and the only way to have things come out exactly the way you envision them is to do it yourself. So, if there is any theme to this week it’s all about taking control of your work and doing exactly what you want with it. Not only is it liberating as hell but it’s also motivating to know that everything I have done has been completely by choice and I wanted to send a shout out and thank you to everyone that I have worked with since the beginning of this whole TTL project. Also, I haven’t really said this before but I wanted to give a sincere thanks to anyone and everyone that has ever checked out any of my columns, re-tweeted and shared links, sent me emails and given positive feedback. I couldn’t…actually I wouldn’t do this without you guys. On that note, lets see what’s in store for this week.

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