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Great post Matt, thank you for sharing. Like you, and so many others, I suffered in silence for years before finding the courage to seek help and try to turn my life around. You're an inspiration to us all.

I cba reading through all this so I may be repeating the sentiments of others. All I would say to the OP is spend more time taking photos and less time on forums. I'd always recommend worrying less about other people's opinions and more about having a defined goal to measure your own success by.

No that we've established it's a noun, let's argue about how to pronounce it...

I wonder if, when it's hung, the eyes follow you around the room?

I guess a lot will depend on how much you value the prize. In answer to the opening question, personally I wouldn't. But then I wouldn't have any interest even without that clause.

This might be of interest if you are looking to capture movement: http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2016/01/09/slow-sync-flash-photography-how-to-shoot-portraits-with-movement/

It's interesting to see so many people talking about drawing and writing, and I think it ties in with something Pookeyhead mentioned too. I've flirted with music, art and writing but it's through photography that I truly feel able to express myself (some of the time, it's an ongoing learning...

My photos often move me to tears, mainly because they are so bad. ;)

'Likes' on social media sites (even spcialised ones) and like votes in Eurovision. They are generally given for political reasons and/or to get a 'like' back in return, and rarely have anything to do with the quality of the work. Decide on the audience you want reach, then work out the best...

+1 I took the plunge recently and bought a 70-200 f.28, but returned it after one day. The picture quality was great but it just felt awkward and unwieldy. I guess that's something that many people get used to over time, but it just didn't feel right to me. I'd definitely recommend trying...

Just to play devil's advocate, is this not a bit of a double standard? ;)

Photoguard

I used to always be looking at other lenses, and occasionally bodies, dreaming about how I could be such a great photographer, if only I had the right kit. It's complete nonsense of course. Until you have completely mastered every aspect of the gear you have, and reached a point where you feel...

My advice would be to keep working with, and exploring, the equipment you have until you reach a point where you feel it is holding you back and you HAVE to upgrade. That would usually start wih lenses and perhaps, eventually, the body itself.

Someone bought me a deal with these guys off one of those discount sites. I was pleasantly surprised at the print quality. IIRC they are based in Germany and the turnarond time wasn't too quick but they did a decent job for the price.