2024 06 03
Gull sizes me up, overlooking Lake Michigan. Chicago, Illinois. April, 2024.
Another Monday, another Life Update:
I can’t believe I am saying this but I think I might be starting a podcast. Yes, I’m ten years late. No, I’m not doing it for the fame or to make money or to grow a following. Much like this blog, if it does happen it will be for personal growth and as a creative outlet. Hell, I may not even tell anyone it exists.
Planning a wedding continues to be time consuming as all hell. It is starting to feel like this entire year will be spent on this wedding. I don’t quite understand how this is possible.
I’m falling behind on my ambitions to be photographing an art photobook. Finding the time to get out and shoot and explore is proving to be more of a challenge than I expected, largely becuase
Running a studio is also time consuming. The good news is there have been more bookings lately so the space has been more of a net positive, financially speaking, which is good because
Commercial photo projects have been significantly slower this year. It’s beginning to weigh on me as it’s now June and things don’t feel like they are picking up much. I’m hearing a similar opinion from basically every other photographer I ask about it. Maybe I should open a bar? The good news is
Smaller shoots are still happening. I did a fun cocktail photo job last week along with a motion piece on Meadowlark which is now going thru the post-production process. Video is a ton of work and requires collaboration with others. On that note
I’m shooting two more video projects this week (one test, one exploratory documentary project) as I continue to pivot more into doing motion work. This has me pretty excited and I’ve been watching a silly amount of camera and gear videos on youtube to get myself up to speed on what technology is available these days.
-Clayton
