My travel photography mini-course ended last night. Our instructor - Sharon Collins - was a real dynamo. It was the perfect class at the perfect time; with a heavy emphasis on the business aspects of photography. We talked about how to make a portfolio, how to present your work to magazine editors, what happens if you are sent on assignment, and how little money you make when you do a book.

Sharon had encouraging words to say about my Coney Island work, and I've heard this from other people. I sneak-previewed my portfolio with a colleague yesterday, and she told me that my photo of the empty tables outside Nathan's not only made her want to cry; it reminded her that there was poem in her that she was ready to write.