Wednesday, February 9, 2011

A Day in the Life of...

It truly shocks me at the number of opportunities that have opened since my dark days of December. In less than a month I have opened a studio (with two other photographrs and a makeup artist), I am co-developing a workshop series with local fine art photographer Joel Zak, I am shooting images for display and sale in a gallery (a group event). I have portrait jobs lining up and there is so much more on the horizon it amazes me.

Today when I arrived at the studio I look out the back window and I see the park socked in with fog. I grab my camera and proceed to walk over to the park ( four minute walk) and shoot some images. It is random, exploratory and experiemental; yet refreshing and soothing. I spend five minutes at the park and proceed to walk back to the studio since the fog is burning off due to the sun. 

The flowers above were completely random. A boquet of colorful flowers were stuck in the fence of a roundabout walkway. I found it odd, yet interesting due to the fact that the flowers were the only color in an area of concrete, fencing leaf-less winter brush. Oddly enough is is the only photo of  the day with a resemblance of strong color as well.

This was my view as I walked back to the studio. I couldn't help but stop and capture the clarity that I was feeling at that moment; the choices I made were and are the right choices. Things are going good. I am feelings good. I am in a good place mentally. Why wouldn't I be... I am blogging from my studio, instead of my apartment. I am excited for what I have now and for what is to come. This is a typical day in the life of this photographer. How could it be any better?