Here it is, summertime. Still have not got out too much to shoot due to the expanded family. Witgh the 4th of July coming up this weekend, I'm hoping to get out and try to shoot some fireworks for the first time.
More gear arrived for me since I posted last. I picked up a used Nikon N50 film body for $14, and completed my tripod with a Giottos ball head. Pretty happy with the ball head and leg combo that I assembled, but we'll have the ultimate test when I try longer exposures and see how it holds up.
I have a shoot scheduled for July 11th. I'll be taking pictures of one of my wife's friends co-workers' son. Long connection, but it works. We're meeting at a very kid-friendly place, and hopefully will get some great shots of him for his 3rd birthday.
I also still have my work up at Shane's on Main in downtown Stillwater. With the tourist season getting busy down there, hopefully I'll sell a few more images.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Back Home
I'm back! We brought a baby boy into the world on May 19th. Things are a bit up in the air at home, but we'll sort it all out and get back into a routine.
As for shooting, I've been able to get out a bit here and there. Updates are on Flickr.
What is it about summer that ramps up the entries for competitions and such? The Washington County Fair fine arts registration is coming up; I'm going to be entering a photo into the competition. Also, the Minnesota State Fair fine arts competition is taking applications, as of which I'll also be entering. Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson is also holding their annual call for artists, which I'm working on getting my submission together for that.
Not sure if I mentioned it, but I sold a copy of my "Sunrise on the Corn Crib" shot at Shane's On Main in Stillwater. I replaced it with a shot from my trip to The Badlands, and found out on Monday that that particular image has also sold, and will be picked up on Saturday. Nice start to the summer; let's hope I can keep it up! I've already got the image to replace it; the image that I thought it was originally.
I'll be helping out a fellow photographer early Saturday morning down by Northfield. He's got a paid car shoot, and I'll be driving his car so he can shoot out of the back of the hatch and get some rolling shots.
The hot air balloons have been launching across the street again this summer. Every time they launch, I seem to be busy with something else to go over. Hopefully I'll be able to get over there again and get some more shots of the balloons. I keep on trying to get one specific shot, but I can't get it. I'll just have to keep trying. :-)
As for shooting, I've been able to get out a bit here and there. Updates are on Flickr.
What is it about summer that ramps up the entries for competitions and such? The Washington County Fair fine arts registration is coming up; I'm going to be entering a photo into the competition. Also, the Minnesota State Fair fine arts competition is taking applications, as of which I'll also be entering. Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson is also holding their annual call for artists, which I'm working on getting my submission together for that.
Not sure if I mentioned it, but I sold a copy of my "Sunrise on the Corn Crib" shot at Shane's On Main in Stillwater. I replaced it with a shot from my trip to The Badlands, and found out on Monday that that particular image has also sold, and will be picked up on Saturday. Nice start to the summer; let's hope I can keep it up! I've already got the image to replace it; the image that I thought it was originally.
I'll be helping out a fellow photographer early Saturday morning down by Northfield. He's got a paid car shoot, and I'll be driving his car so he can shoot out of the back of the hatch and get some rolling shots.
The hot air balloons have been launching across the street again this summer. Every time they launch, I seem to be busy with something else to go over. Hopefully I'll be able to get over there again and get some more shots of the balloons. I keep on trying to get one specific shot, but I can't get it. I'll just have to keep trying. :-)
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