21 2017

This may be long, just for the heads up.

2016 was a good year, I did alot of firsts. I went in the air for the first time in both an air plane and helicopter. First wedding far from studio, only vacation of the year and first time in a long time being away from family and a big thing for me was doing an event where i knew a few people. model photos is another first for this year. There are probably more but those are the ones that come to mind first. Near the end of 2016 I changed my mind on things personally and business wise. I want to be a better me. Like with the wedding and not knowing people and having to talk to people who I would never have talked to before. younger me would be super shy and just follow the people I knew and not go have fun. As i am making this I remember my younger self and how much I have grown, being the kid who was shy talking to new people to talking to people and getting better at it. I think doing that wedding this year helped me grow, the more I think about it. 2017 is going to be a big year for me, I am going to grow so much in many ways. I know 2016 was the election and i shared alot of stuff, that will change I will share little no political stuff unless its big, I will post more about me.  So now photography talk. I plan on running a business and change up what I used to do. I also have a few project ideas I want to do in 2017 that could help me grow my photography in many ways if it works out the way I see it. I am going to try as hard as I can to see how far photography will take me and do things on the side but make photography #1 thing. There is more I could say but i want to see what 2017 has in store for me.

Happy Holidays from your favorite 21 year old photographer

First Studio Model

Though most of my studio work has been primarily product photography, I decided to expand my skill-set with in-studio lighting for portraits. I offered Courtney the opportunity to model in-studio in exchange for portfolio credit, and had my first in-studio shoot with her. This was Courtney's first photo shoot as well and she enjoyed the experience. It's important for a portrait to express who that person is, so I asked her to bring something personal, something Christmas-ish. Below are the photos from Courtney's session.

Dec Show

I have four photos at the Chatham grill in Chatham NY. One near the bathroom and three in the side room.

November Air

So the day started off like a normal day watch some YouTube videos check whats happening online, doing what I need to do around the house. Around lunch time I checked Instagram and saw a local artist hid art. So i reread his post looked at the photo and see if i could put them together to try and figure out where it was, I was like "I know where that is and drove over and found it.

There it sits in our mud room. After I found the art work by (scout pines) I remembered someone had unneeded CD stuff like cases and blank CDs to use for clients. So I went over and picked them up. Then I was off to do what I was waiting for all day.

The plane ride was fun I invited a photographer friend to go up with me and it was fun we flew around my house and around the fire tower at Beebee Hill and flew around to houses. It was a little bumpy but not as much as I thought it might have been with the wind and it being mid day. I had a live stream going, gopro filming and me photographing. I need to invest in some iphone camera tools so i can let my phone film and not needing to hold it all the time.

Studio Update

Here is just an update on the studio. A standing desk with a shelf where the tether cable mouse and other things are. The table with wheels is a movable desk for the computer and also a make-up desk with a mirror. Large table and the mini paper is for product photos. There is a waiting couch that we can use for a session if wanted. My art is on the side of the couch. That's the view from the studio. The studio also has heat for when it gets cold and some other photography gear. Changes will still happen, just wanted to do a blog post and a studio update.