@kitten - Thanks :) I am really proud of the work I've done so far in Liverpool. The city gave me a subject to photograph when I was starting out with digital. Its given me focus and something I can go back to day after day and still find something new to photograph. I love it. I guess its hard to know if I'm on the right track when there's no actual destination. Clearly things worked out ok for Chambre-Hardman.

@Brian - I've just checked mine. Over the past 2 years I've got about 1/4 of the visitors from Liverpool as I did London. Its a bit odd that a photoblog about Liverpool gets more traffic from London than here. Manchester isn't far behind Liverpool. I would agree with Matt that its better to get a portfolio first and then make a living from it. Job security etc.

@P3dro - I see your point there. In some respects I may have asked the wrong question. As you say, on the flip side it confirms that things I've aimed for I've achieved. I did set out to do great HDR work and I'm known for it. I did set out to document Liverpool and I'm known for it. So I've succeeded there and I should be happy with that. I guess my worry is whether I should be more focused on one key area and things.

@Andy - Exactly. Thats my worry. Now its hard to escape the HDR "issue". My guide is no.1 on google and on the first page for HDR. Oh and I sorta wrote a book on it :D Ansel Adams is known for brilliant b&w's of Yellewstone and the zone system he made. Actually, now I write that its not that different to me. He focused on a place he loved, Yellowstone just as I focus on Liverpool. There is that question regarding clients. What do they know me for? Quick answer is commercial work. My love is people n places. My site clearly shows that. Maybe I'm just being impatient. I've built it and they do come, so I should be happy with that and keep at it.

@Steve - Theres no danger of me being a wedding photographer. It really not what I could do on a weekly basis. A couple of times a year is fine, but I prefer to do my friends weddings as its more fun.

@Anthony - Noted :) I guess what I do works so I should be happy and keep on it.

@Photonutter - Yer I know Adams did other things but thats what he's known for. In a way thats who he is, or at least thats who we see him as. What am I? A HDR photographer of Liverpool, to put it simply.

@Norbert - Thing is, I wouldn't spend all day waiting to take a photo. For one the light would move and what was good in the morning would be very different later. I'd know better than to sit there all day and I would go out when the light is right. When you're standing there in the moment it is just one moment where everything works and you take the shot. When you're sitting at home processing you can take your time and find what works and doesn't. It frees you up to play with that moment. I do spend more time processing than taking and thats simply because I have the freedom to. I don't believe a week of bare minimum photos would really do anything other than point out that I rely on processing. My camera simply isn't up to the job of capturing what I see. I really do believe that processing should take 2nd place to the content, which is why its a worry that people see my processing as a bigger deal than my content.