Another milestone in my photography career has been reached.  I, along with my beautiful assistant (wife), did a combination engagement/family portrait session at a nearby park for some friends last Friday.  We started shooting around 7pm and finished about an hour and 20min later.  We did 20-25 different poses and I’m ordering about twice that many prints including some special effects and black and white and different views of each pose.  I just finished the post processing a day ago and I’m uploading pictures to order prints as I’m typing this.  The subjects got to see the unedited pictures a few days ago and everyone seemed happy. So as long as I didn’t screw up too much in the digital darkroom then I would say it was a successful venture.  Not to mention everything that I learned.   This was actually more of a practice session in preparation for the engaged couple’s wedding at the end of the summer.  I’ve heard that’s where the real money is at…..

Here are a few samples from the photo shoot:
   

Though you can’t really tell, I’ve been working on my site a little bit at a time.  I’m completely restructuring the galleries to make them easier to navigate and easier to update.  I want to wait and update everything at once though so you might not see any improvement for a few days or a few months, depending on my priorities.  I’ve got 2 gallery styles picked out but I want to tweak them a little bit.  I re-shot some of my pit fired ceramic pieces and I have some other older work that I need to shoot and add.  So expect something new in the future…  but don’t hold your breath…

Here is a preview of one of the galleries:

So check back again.

I haven’t actually been working in the studio much recently.  I’ve been busy doing other things like shooting and editing photos, landscaping, organizing, and building…  and going for a swim every so often.  I’ve still got a few things to find a place for but most of my stuff is put away or ready to be used  for the greater good of “art”.  Here are a few pictures of my beautiful space.  I’ve still got some decorating to do I guess…

The whole enchilada.  View from the stairs.
 

The Paint Studio.  View from behind the furnace.
 

Inside the Plastic. AKA The Clay Studio.