"To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent in all things." - 365 Project, Day 119

Pick your niche, and embrace it, whatever it may be, because it may be your key to success (if, of course, it is what you desire).  Whether it be club photography or senior or student portraits, or something slightly more on the adult side of things, your niche is what will distinguish you from your peers.  Everybody has taken a great landscape picture, and everybody has probably taken (whether intentionally or not) a great street shot.  Not everybody can take a great picture with a pinhole camera, or with a Holga camera, or of a thousand ravers losing themselves amid beats and esctasy.

The downside of niche photography is fairly evident: by its very nature it appeals to a very small group of people, and those people may not be enough to completely support your lifestyle.  Whatever the cons, the pros seem to far outweigh them, though.  Chances are, if you know this niche and want to spend your time with it, you enjoy it thoroughly.  The customers and participants also have a level of intensity and passion about their niche that most people don't show when taking a group shot or a simple portrait, either.  This makes the whole experience so much more enjoyable.

No niche shots today, although Shannon is a amassing a very nice collection of sunset photos.

Frank

His note: The old homestead.

(This was the Pilon family home from the early 1950s to 2010.)

Shannon

Her note: Tonight's sunset.

Pat

I had limited time outside to take something interesting.  As such, I didn't take anything interesting.  This is a picture of a pile of dirt on a street.  It has an interesting texture, though, so I can't beat myself up too much.

Tomorrow will be long, I think, which, I suppose is good, considering I'll have a lot of time to take a picture.