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Re: [OM] Weddings Rn't Us

Subject: Re: [OM] Weddings Rn't Us
From: Leo Wesson <leowesson@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:38:01 -0500
Ken,

If it's the back end you don't like, hire a digital assistant to do the dirty 
work and keep shooting. 

Leo Wesson
leowesson.com

> On Oct 18, 2016, at 13:33, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I'm kinda getting close to the point of making a decision. One that
> I've got mixed feelings about. At this moment, I have no scheduled
> weddings to photograph. I have done a bunch over the past two years
> and the 6D would make my life a whole lot easier. The 6D addresses so
> many of my issues that it's almost silly.
> 
> Yet, here is the rub. While I enjoy shooting the weddings, I've
> developed a massive dislike of the back-office. I just don't want to
> mess with it any more. From a financial perspective, as things stand
> right now, I don't need to shoot weddings. While the money is nice,
> money isn't everything. The back-office, using Lightroom as the
> software engine, is awesome and great and all that. It is a
> significant game-changer. But I'm just tired of doing it.
> 
> I've lost interest.
> 
> It's weird. I can think of only a couple of times in my life where
> I've voted something off my island. I don't take it lightly. But I'm
> getting close to making the decision and saying "no more, I'm done".
> Maybe it's the turning 50 thing that has gotten to me. Maybe it's the
> empty-nest syndrome. Maybe it's the 50-60 hour work-weeks I put in for
> my day-job. Maybe it's hormones. I don't know.
> 
> If I do say "no more", how firm do I get with it? There is always
> going to be someone who wants a simple package deal that is
> low-impact. Those are easy-dos, but is that being wishy-washy and
> being a sell-out?
> 
> AG Schnozz
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