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Motivation Vault.
I am a Polish born Australian who happened to have White Russian parents that decided to migrate to Australia when
I was 8 years of age. Not in my wildest dreams could I ever imagine the value of that decision.
It's only now, as I look back into the past, that I can truly appreciate how fortunate I am.
It seems that only yesterday I was a practicing student over at Deakin Uni here in Geelong... doing a maths/physics/science course and wondering what the hell I was going to do with my life.
Then one day, my father gave me a camera for my birthday. Such a simple gift... such earth-shattering consequences! My career as a science scholar came to
an abrupt end.
Let's face it... the promise of professional photography with all the fringe benefits... er... girls... was going to win over Pythagoras's Theorem any day! No contest.
So... I became a professional photographer. Spent years learning the craft and managed to reach a level of competence
and ability that made one or two clients quite happy with their results :)
But time does not stand still.
There came a moment when I decided to move on.
By this stage, computers were making a big noise and I decided to sell my camera in order to buy a computer. (A 386 no less!)
Some of you - undoubtedly - are compelled to question my sanity for reaching such an "interesting" decision. That's OK... you're not alone :)
In some ways. it was a "courageous" move... I must admit.
But as it turned out... that was not a bad decision. I was presented with opportunities to learn a great deal about Photoshop, Electronic Desktop Publishing and DOS.
Ultimately and in accordance with Darwin's Theory of Evolution, I evolved into a professional computer technician! (The darn thing kept on breaking down and I certainly could not afford the asking fees to have it fixed. It appears that necessity is the mother of evolution... as well as invention :)
Then one day, I reached another crossroad. What could an experienced photographer that knows a bit about computers and can churn out a digital image or two do?
I pondered for a while and arrived at a staggering conclusion. What's better than turning to online marketing and helping others to reach their dreams?
As hard as I tried, I could not think of a better alternative than this.
So, here I am... wanting to give a little of myself to make your marketing goals a little easier to achieve.
It is my wish to succeed in that :)
Andrew Oscianko
February, 2004 |
