Falling into Spring

Lauren in the Afternoon

I’ve managed to squeeze a shoot in here, a shoot in there, between the passing weather fronts and the stormy days they bring. Actually, we’ve not had any really ‘stormy’ days per se; certainly nothing on the scale of last week’s tornadoes and severe weather which covered the eastern half of the States. We have had strings of overcast, deeply clouded days, gloomy and not so good for window light photography.

Overcast skies are good for getting outdoors to shoot, and while I’ve hoped to take advantage of those days, scheduling just hasn’t worked. So, I revisited some work from last fall, and found these two images from my session with Lauren in October of 2012.

Portrait of Lauren at Window

I hope you all are well. Thank you again for your interest in my work. Please stay in touch.

Catching up, and Waiting…

Christa and Brittany, West Hall Street

There’s not too much new to tell you about since my last update.  I’m continuing my session planning and waiting on the return of warmer weather. I’m waiting for spring to spring, the trees to leaf. It’s getting there, albeit slowly, as am I.

So until then, here are two images from my session with Christa and Brittany in the spring of 2011 on West Hall Street.

Christa and Brittany, Couch Study 121

Take care, and stay in touch.

With Spring Comes Change…

Theresa

I’ve managed to get another update on the books, and amazingly enough, did so within a week of the last one. Well, perhaps slightly longer if one goes solely by the time-stamp. It counts as far as I’m concerned.

In the past, I’ve written about the idea of taking my camera outside and returning to my landscape photography roots, but with the incorporation of the figure. I’m also wanting to do more travel, street, and documentary photography; genres which I’ve not worked before. It seems that 2013 will be the year these things happen. It’s not that I’m bored with working indoors, (I love window light and will be getting access once again to my West Hall street location), but with the changes coming in my life, I want to keep the work at an even flow, and allow it to become more adaptable and ever changing .

One step in this regard is a significant change in my gallery representation. My former gallery director, and De-facto agent of sorts, is an owning partner in a new gallery set to open in San Francisco, California in the late spring. At the end of last year, he and I made the arrangements to end my gallery representation with Horizon Gallery, located here in Savannah. Everything in my inventory there was stuffed into a container and sent west. It’s still early to make a formal opening announcement, but I’ll keep everyone posted on the details. I love Savannah, but it is not the market for figurative work. To say I’ve struggled here would be an understatement. I’m hoping for San Francisco to be a more accommodating and supportive lady.

Midday Poise

Here are two images, from early sessions this year. I hope you all enjoy.

Please stay in touch; it’s always good to hear from you.

Coming Up for Air…

Morning Light

If you’ve followed my work for a while, or even from the beginning, you know that gaps in my postings, lapses in my ability to give any attention to the work, are far more frequent than I like. Life interferes; the need to earn a living interferes. Not bad things, but interruptions nonetheless.

Annoying and frustrating as they can be, these lapses in the work and in time foster bursts of creativity more than they stifle it. Or, so it seems. New work is imagined, new energies are burned and recycled, and from the efforts, new images are brought to life.

Thank you for your continuing interest in my work. Stay in touch, and let me know your thoughts.

Zen and Light

Snow Zen

In what seems to have become a pattern of sorts, I began 2013 as I’ve begun other recent transitions from one year to the next: sick.

It’s not really a cold; it’s not quite the flu; and it’s not a sinus infection either. It’s what I call the crud. The crappy, nasty, exhausting crud. I’m not so sick that I’m not functional. I am sick enough that I get little to no rest, have no energy, and just want to do nothing. I don’t even want to eat.

However, tonight I will pursue one remedy that at least stimulates the senses and will hopefully burn away the demons which have taken up residence in my upper respiratory system. That remedy is a delicious and spicy Indian dish known as Tandoori Fish. And a garlic Naan. Who says medicine has to taste bad?

In the Afternoon

The weather here has been humid and wet; almost muggy. Its sunny today, but cooler, and sunlight streaming through windows is a welcome sight. Today’s images fit this mood and the hope for something better. One is of a solitary sapling tree, pushed down against the ground, by a wet, heavy, Connecticut snow; the other of a beautiful woman paused beside a sunny window on a warm June afternoon.

I hope all of you are faring well, and that you avoid any versions of this winter crud wherever you are. New work is coming soon.

Until next week -

Happy 2013…

Lauren, Portrait at Window

Happy New Year!

Another year past and once again, I find myself looking back over it all and for the first time in a long time, feeling a sense of accomplishment. Not so much in all aspects of life, but certainly in many of the ones that matter. With that, I bid 2012 goodbye and look forward to a new and exciting 2013.

I’ve written before that I’m not one for resolutions, at least not publicly, but I do set goals. My progress, or lack thereof towards those goals will be very evident here, so you’ll know exactly how well (or not) I’m doing. Stay tuned. Good things are in the offing.

I do feel that something of an explanation is owed for my most recent vanishing act, and it is a good one: hurricane Sandy. Or, super storm Sandy. Call her what you will, she made a mess of the northeastern part of the US of A, and I was in the thick of it for seven weeks, from Connecticut to New Jersey. Many friends were affected as well. That being said, I’m home now and resuming my life. Working in such an environment fosters one to think, and think brings about change. As I said, good things.

Today’s image is a portrait of pretty Lauren, shot a mere two weeks prior to Sandy’s visit.

See you all very soon.

Progress Toward the Goal

Nude on Floor, Study #58

Photography is picking up; a small handful of shoots are scheduled over the next few weeks and I’m looking forward to being behind the camera a bit more frequently once again. The day job is slowing, as it normally does this time of year, and for once I’m grateful for the small break.

The big news is that the house is officially and formally listed for sale. The sign is in the yard and our first open house is scheduled, and of course, things remain to be done. Not anything major, but small jobs mostly associated with tidying and neatening. It’s progress in the right direction, taking us closer to where we’ve wanted to be for a long time. (I’ll write about this more in an upcoming post.) If anyone is looking for a cozy three bedroom-two bath in a quiet Savannah neighborhood, convenient to everywhere, please let me know.

Christa and Brittany, Couch Study #164

Here are two images from a 2011 springtime session shot at my West Hall Street location, with Brittany and Christa.

Thanks again to everyone for their likes and comments on my posts. Please stay in touch and I’ll see you all soon.