New opportunities
I recently got an email from a woman who told me I would be working on a corporate photography shoot at Fairview. While I won’t be the head photographer, the photographer I’ll be working under is the lead photographer for the Timberwolves. I’ve never had the opportunity to work with someone who has such an impressive resume (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, etc) and I’m very excited. I also learned this morning that my wife talked with a marketing person at a large manufacturer in Hastings and he would like to see some of my commercial photography and potentially have me shoot some of their products. Another great opportunity.
Portraits
It’s been a busy day. I’ve had 2 physical therapists from Fairview in to get their updated business portraits. Then I had 2 phone calls for business portraits from other folks. I spent a few minutes showing them how I soften wrinkles, remove blemishes, and remove dark spots under eyes with Photoshop. They were impressed with how much can be adjusted. After finishing all 4 portraits, it was back to work on the electrodes I photographed for a manufacturer. Because the electrodes have a sticky back, the edges tend to look a little ragged, so I used Photoshop to touch up the edges, which is quite tedious. Ultimately the images will go onto websites and some printed material.
Community Ed
This must be the month of learning in SE MN. I just realized I’m teaching 6 Community Ed classes in February. Zumbrota, Lake City, and Red Wing are the locations so far (perhaps I’ll add a few more this spring). It’s very cool to help moms and grandmas learn how to use their cameras for better pictures of the kids, vacations, etc. Most folks even want to hear a little about commercial photography and what goes into that.
Airplane photography
Tomorrow I’m shooting for the Red Wing Aeroplane Company. We’ll start at 7am to take advantage of the early light coming across the runway. It should add nice color to plane’s exterior even if it the temp is cold. After the sun comes up a bit, the strobes come out and I’ll start the interior photography before moving on to portraits of the owner and lead mechanic. The images are going to be used in brochures and possibly on their website.