MichaelBapst

Sorry for not posting for a long long time. I've decided that portrait photography is not for me. Dealing with customers has really brought me low. I began actually hating taking photos. Even when you are the lowest priced photographer around, they try to haggle your prices down even lower. I DON'T HAGGLE! I hate haggling! When I want to buy something, I ask the price. If it's something I agree with, I buy it. If I don't agree with the price, I walk away. There is no haggling, period. Now that I have closed down the portrait studio, and started only taking photos for art's sake, I' am beginning to enjoy it again. Hopefully, I'll post mor

A few weeks, ago an author contacted me out of the blue saying how much she loved a photo I took called 'Sun through Autumn Trees' :thumb184590286: and asked if she could use it for the cover of her book. I immediately told her she may and all I ask is for a simple credit in the book and when it was available to let me know. I now present to you 'Prepossession: A Novel'! http://www.amazon.com/Prepossession-ebook/dp/B004XR068W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1303693100&sr=8-3 If you own a kindle or other ebook reader, I urge you to take a took and download a free sample. If you enjoy it, buy it for $0.99! Lets help support new authors!

When I first joined DeviantART 5 years ago, I joined under the name NightLynx ~NightLynx (https://www.deviantart.com/nightlynx). At the time I was just taking and posting photographs for fun. Now five years later, Photography has become a passion. My wife and I now photograph weddings, gatherings, portrait work as a way to supplement our income. It's now a way of life... The old username Nightlynx just doesn't cut it anymore. I wanted to change it to my own name to help bolster my 'brand'. DeviantART doesn't allow username changes (and for good reason). My only choice was to start over and lose five years of watchers from my old account. I fretted over it for about a year an