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Bert Le
Artist | Hobbyist | Photography
United States
I quit starving for art and now work a corporate job, but I yearn to have ample free time to be creative.
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I've decided to take a step back from alot of things in my life. The truth is I've fallen out of love with cosplay and I've fallen in love with tango. So I think I shoot more tango than anything else since I've started going to milongas. I get less favs now but I think that should be expected on two fronts.

1. It's a new field and I need to create a new fan base
2. alot of my facebook favs were primed to be favs thanks to the amazing cosplayers I've been lucky to work with or just people will fave their favorite characters regardless of how crappy the photos are.

To me it stings a bit because there's a possible truth in the metrics.

1. I may be pretty spiffy in cosplay photography, but in the grand scheme of general photography, I'm average at best.
2. Tango is a very small crowd and it's not widely sought after

It might be one or the other or even both, but I really think it's the first. If I were to look inward, I haven't grown much as a photographer. Maybe because I was too caught up with trying to network with kick ass cosplayers that I started getting lazy. I stopped trying and ultimately I fell out of love. I think passion is an important thing for art and if you're just going through the motions, it's probably time to sit out and wait for the next dance.
  • Listening to: A Los Amigos - Osvaldo Pugliese
  • Eating: Stir Fry Chicken with veggies

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:iconshikiuta:
I really like your work! I'd love to shoot with you one day~
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:iconbertlephoto:
~BertLePhoto Mar 5, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Oh, thank you. I live in california. I'm always free to work with people. Maybe we can work something out.
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:iconshikiuta:
thank you! I'll let you know before I visit there this year c:
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:iconbertlephoto:
~BertLePhoto Mar 6, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
oh, where abouts are you? maybe i'll let you know before i visit
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~Cid-the-Stampede Jan 25, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks for the fave!! :)
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:iconbertlephoto:
~BertLePhoto Apr 14, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
no worries, it was amazing and well deserved a fave if not some sort of award
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~Cid-the-Stampede May 8, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
D'aw, thank you so much!! ^/////^ :hug:
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~kanracakes Jan 2, 2013  Student Artisan Crafter
Oh, wow! Thanks for the watch! I've seen some of your work before and I really like it. TT^TT Your photos are seriously awesome!
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~BertLePhoto Jan 2, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
oh thanks. I'll be at katsucon this year if you want to shoot.

I'm just a basic california scrub. nowhere near as cool as say eric, aka big white bazooka.
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:bulletyellow: :bulletorange: :bulletpink: Thank you very much for the fav of my K-On Cosplay !!! >////<:bulletyellow: :bulletorange: :bulletpink:
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