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Big tree on Wooded Island. Chicago, Illinois. September, 2024. © Clayton Hauck

Today was an off day for the blog. Clayton, however, spent the entire day working. He was doing portrait sessions at the studio and this image, made over the summer, is one of the hundreds of backdrops he uses in his setup, which is super fun and creative. People get hundreds of unique photos after only a few short minutes in front of the camera. Of course, this also means Clayton has to edit all the photos he makes before sending them to the subjects. Clayton is tired.

Today, Clayton also used a petzval lens for the first time in his career. He got it specifically for his portrait sessions and it worked really well and added a fun, new unique element to the already cool process. The only downside to this fun new lens is that it doesn’t have auto focus, so many of the shots end up blurry. He doesn’t mind too much, though, as softer images aren’t necessarily a bad thing. He is, however, also considering possibly getting the new DJI lidar focus (mostly for video purposes), which would make this cool lens a bit more functional.

Oh yeah, Clayton forgot today is an off day for the blog and he really needs to go to bed right now. Clayton says goodnight.

-Clayton