Hawkspring Photography - Photo Blog

2018.08.05 Aerialists

8/5/2018

From yesterday's shoot. Keisha Rose and Andrea von W as Lyra-a-deux.

2017.10.26

10/26/2017

Playing around with Ken Burns effects. Mostly I'm discovering that iMovie (Apple) thinks it knows more about what I want than I do. I may have to break down and get a Premier subscription so I can do what I want. That being said, my first attempt should be posted on Instagram tomorrow (@hawkspring0).

2017.09.19 Jessica

9/19/2017

Introduced Jessica to the wonderful world of modeling. I think she likes it.

2017.09.16

9/16/2017

Checked out the Finley National Wildlife Refuge today. It's a nearby gem that tragically falls out of my brain too often. Beautiful all by itself and a great place for future photo shoots.
Ate breakfast at the Greenberry Tavern. A wonderful little country place that's all you might imagine it to be. Spoke briefly with the owner about using it as a set and taking some pictures for their use. She seemed positively inclined.
Tentatively teed up showing some of my work in a local eatery sometime in mid-2018. That will be a first.
The piece of equipment I'm lusting after today is the AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR All-in-One Zoom. Mostly because I've nearly worn out my trusty 18-200 and need to send it in for an overhaul.
Spent time with a couple of models arranging a shoot for late in October.
Crafted my wedding photography service offer. If I get any customers, I'll raise the price.
It's amazing how much photography has turned into a part-time job. I spend a lot of my non-day job time at it. I'm ok with this.

2017.09.14

9/14/2017

The Instagram experiment continues. One way to get a bazillion likes on a single image is to promote it to India, but there doesn't seem to have been any effect on followers, profile views or click-thrus.
Sent forms and questions to a new model I'm shooting with next Tuesday. I always ask for an email address. I use it to share agreement forms, ask a few questions related to why they like modeling, and share proofs with them using Google photos.
Discovered that my next available weekend shoot day is Dec. 2. I may get to shoot a model that I've shot with several times before on that day if she's up for it. I have no idea how this happened, but fall is a busy season.
The rains are coming so began setting up the studio for shoots on Sunday and Tuesday. I'm branching out from my normal solid white and solid black back to a solid gray backdrop. Hold me back. I may be getting too crazy.
Tried submitting a people photo to Adobe Stock. We'll see how it goes.

2017.09.13

9/13/2017

Processed a few more photos from the Wren shoot.
Prepped a few more photos for Instagram.
Moved to posting twice a day rather than once. I've got a lot of photos. Hopefully this isn't too much.
There seems to be a lot of volatility on Instagram.

2017.09.13 New Model, New Location

9/13/2017

Did a shoot with Queue last night at a new location near Wren, Oregon.
Queue is new to Oregon, but has been modeling for about five years. She's easy to work with and very much into co-creation. In other lives, she's a yoga instructor and a circus performer. This was a trial shoot and I hope we'll be able to do more.
The house in Wren is fun. Wonderful views of Mary's Peak over vineyards. Open design with an internal balcony. Lots of statuary and other art. I'd definitely like to shoot there again.

2017.09.11 Swordplay

9/11/2017

A little more prep for tomorrow's shoot.
Prepped some photos from my travels in India for Instagram.
Recruited a new model. Stay tuned.
Added Swordplay to People.

2017.09.10 Red Dress

9/10/2017

Made a little more progress cleaning up the website.
Added Red Dress in the Desert Page to People.
A small amount of planning for next Tuesday's shoot.

2017.09.09 Just work

9/9/2017

Began using Iconosquare to manage my Instagram presence. It looks very powerful and useful.
Checked out a house in Wren for a photo shoot planned with a new model on Tuesday.
Began revamping and refreshing the hawkspringphoto website. Still under construction.