Medical Devices
It’s been a month with a variety of photo assignments. Everything from gardening gloves to business portraits, to hi-tech medical devices. I was recently at a medical device company that makes equipment for hospitals. They have several rooms for production, all of which were photographed. The most interesting room, the “clean room” was just that, very clean. I was put in a suit to limit dust and dirt, and all my equipment was washed down with alcohol. The images were fun to create as everything was shiny and had a hi-tech look so I could create that look with the existing equipment. I have also been working with hospitals and their marketing materials, including billboards and wall murals. Tomorrow I’m doing some work with YMCA here in town. I’ll be capturing images of the kids enjoying everything the Y has to offer, which will be used for a sign that will hang in the building as part of the annual fundraiser. It will be a nice change of pace from the typical medical/portrait work I usually am engaged in.
Holiday Stroll
The Holiday stroll was last Friday in Red Wing and I was asked to do photography again this year. We had over 12000 people in town that night to see the parade and the lighting ceremony. Roasted chestnuts, mini donuts, burn barrels for a little heat, the high school band, reindeer, and lots of other activities make it a really fun night, especially for the kids.
Portrait Shoot
After finishing up a very exciting photo shoot of electrodes for a sales brochure, I had a woman come in who spent several hours posing for a business portrait. We had a great time trying different poses and lighting ideas until we came up with several very flattering images. It was fun to have someone posing for the camera who understood basic modeling techniques so I could focus on shooting and lighting and not worry about posing. Hopefully she’ll be able to bring in some client who need portraits and we can do a shoot similar to this one.
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A week off followed by a busy week
I took last we off, we traveled to Athens Greece for a few days of r and r. It was great to see the famous sites. This week is going to be a busy one, I’ve got an airplane to finish editing, then a healthcare shoot on Wednesday. Meetings and marketing the rest of the week as well as a couple of portrait sessions.
Airplane photography
I photographed the interior and exterior of a small jet for a local company yesterday. The interiors were a little trick with lighting in such a small space, but my client is very happy with the results. Today I have a business portrait and some marketing work to get caught up with. Earlier this week I had a high school senior come in for his senior portraits. It was fun, he brought a ball glove and bat and we did quite a few poses in the studio and out in the park. You can see previews at www.jloye.instaproofs.com
Portraits, location shoots, etc.
It’s been a busy few weeks. I’ve had quite a few business portraits in the studio as well as some challenging but fun location shoots. I did a morning of location shoots for a local bank, and even with a light mist, the images turned out fairly well. We did a really fun indoor shot of the board members sitting in the bank. I’ve had a couple of golf tournaments to shoot as well. Yesterday it poured almost all day. It was really tough to keep gear dry and get interesting images that can be used to promote the tournament for next year… golfers who look like drowned rats huddling under umbrellas doesn’t exactly exude excitement for signing up to do it again next year. Tomorrow I have a high school senior coming in for senior pictures. He’s a baseball player so I’m hoping to do some fun shots with him a his bat, glove, etc. Next week I’ve got several planes on the list of items to photograph and some very interesting marketing opportunities that I’m very excited about.
Healthcare photography
The past couple weeks I’ve been photographing almost exclusively healthcare. There have been shoots involving doctors, patients, older folks living in assisted living, and administration personnel who have been instrumental in helping patients get better care. Some of the photographs will appear in healthcare magazines, others in ads and a few images will be enlarged to hang on the walls of the clinic. The setup is generally very challenging because the lighting is usually very difficult to work with. The images are generally very pleasing in the end which I am quite happy about.
Portraits portraits
This is the week of portraits for me. I started with a number of individual portraits at a client’s building today. Tonight I’m off to the Red Wing firehall for a group portrait of the fire department. Tomorrow and Thursday I have folks coming in for professional portraits at the studio. Friday I’ll change things up and be shooting electrodes for a manufacturer located in Lake City.
Back from vacation
I’m back after taking a week to mountain bike out west. It was great to get a break. Next week is going to be a busy week for me. I’ve got some lifestyle photographs to create on Monday lasting most of the day. Several products on Tuesday, as well as some portraits, several lifestyle photographs in the afternoon, and then a soccer team shoot later in the evening. Tuesday will be a full day. Wednesday I’ve got a business portrait in the morning and then probably some editing for the previous shoots. Thursday and Friday will be catchup days as well as preparing for a big hotel shoot coming up the following week. I’m excited to get back to shooting this week!
The meeting week
This week seems like it’s been meeting after meeting. That’s okay though, cause meetings tend to lead to more projects, especially in the advertising world. Lots of discussion about where ideas should go before the work begins. I spent the afternoon today attempting to photograph some small chrome plated metal parts. They are really tough as they all have a slight curve to then and reflect from every angle so I need the perfect reflections to make them look good. In the end they look very nice, but it took some work to get there. This weekend I’ll be shooting the annual summer regional for my wife’s company. It will be nice to get out of the studio.