2024 08 13

A photo of pretty flowers to provide me a moment of calm. Chicago, Illinois. May, 2024. © Clayton Hauck

A day (today) in the life of a working photographer:

7am wake up and get ready to tackle the day!
8am arrive at studio to load up the car with equipment
8:30am breakfast sandwich to go
9:30am arrive at location for editorial portrait shoot, unload, set up
10am photograph subject for editorial portrait shoot
11am break down, load car, drive to grocery store to edit photos and grab lunch
12pm check emails and make phone calls
2pm arrive at second location for second editorial portrait shoot, unload, set up
2:30pm photograph subject for editorial portrait shoot
3:30pm jump into rush-hour traffic and drive home to grab studio key
4:30pm arrive back at studio to open up for a wardrobe fitting, unload car
5pm download and back-up photos, help production load in, etc
5:30pm warm up slice of leftover pizza to eat
6pm post to self-imposed daily blog before the day ends (late again!)
6:30pm write my morning pages which I neglected to do in the morning
7pm emails, dms, work on confirming details of an event happening in a few weeks
7:30pm work on treatment which is due the following day
9pm help production load out and lock up studio
9:30pm stop into bar for a cold one and maybe another bite
10:30pm get back home, remove pants, clean up mess, discuss wedding stuff with partner
11:30pm more work on treatment
12am set alarm for 7am and repeat

-Clayton