What’s up, Hive! First post of the week, but I’ve gotten something on the blog in the last seven days so that feels good. I’m still struggling through one of the hardest times of my life. Life, career, relationships [ending] and an abundance of existential dread as a careen through my mid forties. @tarotbyfergus did a reading for me months ago that ended with The Hermit. What an awful path that is to walk, but I’m hoping for a better version of myself once I’m through it. Despite the mope, I had a productive day at @caffetto and finally replaced the charging port on @guthrie’s electric scooter. Very proud of myself for that.
While at @caffetto, I did get some editing done. During Viva Las Vegas in April, I shot with a beautiful pinup model and Vegas native named Chelsea. She goes by, “The Punk Pinup”, in the scene. As her name implies, she’s a huge fan of punk and metal music. Our session was approaching and plans kept changing due to circumstances beyond my control. My first location fell though, then my make-up artist cancelled. When the day of our shoot came, she met at my hotel near The Strip and was came hair and make-up ready from a previous shoot that day. It all works out.
I managed to come up with some interesting scenarios to play with light as the sun began to set. One photos I’m particularly happy with involved a dusk backdrop accompanied with lamps available in the condo. That warm and cool contrast is something I strive for in most of my shoots, but this was an extraordinary example of the harmony of those approaches to lighting. Chelsea was an exceptional model. I gave her direction as we brainstormed about interesting ways to arrange pillows in the room while experimenting with unique posing. She was down for anything and we delivered.
I have one more set of edits to finish with Chelsea so there will be more to come. Even though I’m pushing through a difficult time in my life, I’m finally getting back to a place that I can sit at @caffetto and edit several shoots for hours, uninterrupted. It’s feeling good to get caught back up while trying to get the other areas of my life out of a tailspin. This has been a transformative year. I’m hoping I’m resilient enough to emerge from this time better than I was, more independent and optimistic about the future. Thanks for reading!