Another Sample Photo

Spent all day yesterday shooting up in Napa/Yountville. Six hours shooting in 90-degree heat, and not a cloud in the sky. Not too terrible, but still...

Have one more major shoot, maybe pausing to recover.

Sample Photo

This was shot last week, on my roof. That's my necklace. More shots coming. I'm shooting again tomorrow, Wednesday, and possibly the 3rd. Then I get older!

New Content Watch

I gave myself until my birthday (Sept. 4th) to get my portfolios in order in preparation to approach magazines and agencies. So, in a mad rush to get work done, I have planned/scheduled many shoots between now and then. This doesn't include the two product shoots I have planned, as modeling agencies don't care if you know how to make a scarf pretty.

8/20: Black and White Jewelry (Fashion Book, six looks)
8/21: "Attention to Detail" Makeup (Beauty Book, four looks)
8/22: Client shoot
8/24: Evening Wear (Fashion Book, six looks)

Planned, but not scheduled:
Motel (Fashion Book)
Scarves (Product)
Decadent Jewelry (Product)

Also, in my beauty book, I have two versions of the elk shot. Any advice as to which actually goes in my book?

Business Card

Designed a new business card:

Website

Back from DC. Didn't shoot as much as I thought I would, but I still had a good time.

I've updated the website:
- "Motley" is gone. Images were either deleted, or consolidated into other categories.
- "Erotica" is now "Early Work", and it includes nudes in addition to traditional erotica. I stand firmly behind my decision to retire from the genre.
- I now have a "Product" section. I tried my hand at commercial fashion photography, and it didn't work, but product photography still seems to allow for a good deal of creativity and still falls in the area of commercial photography.
- There are new images in the beauty, product, and editorial fashion sections. Not much, but something.

In other news, I have a second job interview this Friday, and I'm still working on a few other projects. August might be a weird month, The Boy will go back to school, and I'll get a little older around Labor Day.

The Full Set

Shots from Monday.

I'm shooting a commercial fashion set on Sunday, riiiiight before I leave for DC, but I'll try to have the updated website up by Monday or Tuesday.

Sample Shot

I was in the studio on Monday for twelve* hours, 8am-8pm. Crazy. Anyway, here is a sample shot from yesterday. The set is four photos. I'll put them on the website soon.

Also, expect to see some website changes by next week.

*As opposed to the previously mentioned eight. Yes, I am tired. Thanks for the heads-up.