Early Morning Shooting!

Was up really really early to do May's Free Shoot for my portfolio.

Generally I post some favourite pics right off the bat, but these ones needs some extra special love before they see the light of day. Sometimes the magic happens in front of the camera, and others the magic comes long after the image is taken.

In the meantime, here's one teaser image:



There were a lot of hilarious incidents on this shoot including: a marauding scout troop, iffy wardrobe malfunctions, frantic searching for a new shooting location and almost being locked out
of the car!!

Thanks Sarah and Dakota for your shoot idea, your laughter, and for braving the cold early morning temperatures!

More soon...

Thanks...

To everyone for the overwhelming response to the project and yesterday's shoot results!!

As of an hour ago I already have shoots for this project lined up for January and October 2009. That means there are only 10 months of shoots left to fill!

More soon...

Inspiration

It's a funny thing this inspiration stuff.

In an artistic medium - writing or photography - you're always looking for this sort of thing. It's a constantly elusive quality. You need it to keep going from day to day and when you don't have it you're desperately trying to find more and any source to give it to you...come to think of it ...it sounds like a fricking drug addiction!!

Well it was and amazingly cool thing to hear today that I'm an inspiration to a young budding photographer. Isaac's work is really great! He's got an awesome eye for colour, exposure and composition and I can only imagine that he'll become a photographer of note as the year's go on.

So Issac, thanks for the notes I read today! It truly brought a huge yet humbled grin to my face, and a sense of responsibility for what I do photographically. To know you enjoy my work and draw inspiration from it makes shooting all that more exciting. Keep sending me your questions! I'll keep answering.

So to all the people I'm inspired by in my photography, both those that I personally know and those I have yet to meet.. THANKS! Your work truly inspires me. It reminds me why I love taking pictures and why I'm pursuing this passion.

More soon...