Back to School
by J.D. Dickerson on Jan.06, 2010, under Uncategorized
It’s official! I’ll be returning to school at age 28 in pursuit of a BA in Business. I have never graduated from anything. I was out of grade school before they started celebrating “graduation” from elementary to middle school, I quit high school, convinced that I was too smart, started art college at 17 and got bored there too, so I jumped ship, got a job and started a photo studio. Fast forward 10 years – my young, strong, beautiful brother John is weeks from laying down his arms in a nearly 6-year battle with heart disease when I promised him that his 3-year-old daughter, Tatiana, would be taken care of when his last grain of sand fell. It is to honor that promise that I’m returning to school. I want to be better prepared to care for her. I want to be a better role model than I currently am. I want to give her all the things her daddy would have given her if he could, and everything that her little heart desires.
So, off to school I go, full-time there, and full-time at The Body Studio. In other words, sleep and leisure have abruptly become exceedingly rare commodities. Wish me luck.
Twitter: bodystudio- Interesting Hint at Future of Photography: Nikon President Says Photography Needs Redefinition http://bit.ly/cf8Fv8
- Just changed my major from Biz to Women's Studies. My company's focus is the advancement and equality of women. I'll hire an accountant.
- Considering past mistakes and what to learn from them. Biggest mistake my first few years in business: serving clients alcohol. Just don't.
- Got the CS5 suite yesterday. Sad to say I am underwhelmed. Content aware fill...not so much. If you're on the fence, stick with CS4.
- An amateurish search for Inspiration --> Seth Godin's blog --> Steven Pressfield's 'The War of Art' --> a firm, needed kick in the ass.
- After two months of quiet, readjusting to full-time school, I'm setting the stage to reignite The Body Studio's engines...
