What’s up, Hive? Happy Beltane! It’s Saturday night and I’m winding down after a week that’s left me mentally and creatively depleted. The @eos.detroit juggernaut continues on, and my role in the company has taken on a lot of stress and responsibility. I’m used to managing myself, but now with @swarddraws, @bryan-imhoff and our 2D artist, it’s a whole team. We’re doing some really cool work, but this week hit the inevitable blocks that come with teamwork over freelance art. All good. We’re set to finally have some announcements this week.
I carved some time out to edit a few photos at @caffetto. Remember last week I shot with Stevie? Well, I managed to edit a couple more shots. The previous edit, which I’ll include below, got an incredible response here on Hive and my social media accounts. Stevie just has something special and I saw it immediately. Our shoot was one of the few times I set something up for fun. I have this new Nikon Z6II, and since starting at @eos.detroit full time, I’m not as dependent on my photography income as I once was.
Stevie brought it, even though this was one of only a couple of professional shoots. Our original shoot location fell through and I sprinted to get my house in shoot order. Always a nice thing because the place is immaculate immediately after. Stevie brought a few outfits and I broke out my box of candles for that warm dietetic lighting. This was the first time I’ve shot in my studio/office, which was the perfect backdrop for a dark, witchy vibe. Red walls and a dozen antique frames, each over 100 years old.
There is most likely one more set still to come from this shoot with Stevie. It was my most recent shoot, and just having a chance to look through the RAW images, I spotted several that will make the cut for a future round of editing. I have a trip coming up to the east coast in just over a week. Stopping in Ohio and Detroit, than visiting @bonni, @customnature and @ryanashley. Hey! Maybe we can even get @bryan-imhoff to make the drive to Scranton as a Hive homecoming of sorts. Thanks for reading!