2024 08 04
Yes, lately I have been becoming far more open-minded towards the spiritual or ambiguous side of things I mightāve previously scoffed at. This quote stood out yesterday while listening to The Artistās Way. I think as a pro photographer itās my job to āremove chanceā from the equation to āget the shotā at all costs, however, clearly we canāt control everything and embracing the things we canāt control is a far better strategy than blaming yourself for them when they donāt work out. If this makes any sense?
āNo matter how slow the film, spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer it has chosen.ā
ā Minor White
-Clayton
Airplanes landing in Atlanta through a double-rainbow situation. Atlanta, Georgia. May, 2024. Ā© Clayton Hauck
Yes, lately I have been becoming far more open-minded towards the spiritual or ambiguous side of things I mightāve previously scoffed at. This quote stood out yesterday while listening to The Artistās Way. I think as a pro photographer itās my job to āremove chanceā from the equation to āget the shotā at all costs, however, clearly we canāt control everything and embracing the things we canāt control is a far better strategy than blaming yourself for them when they donāt work out. If this makes any sense?
āNo matter how slow the film, spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer it has chosen.ā
-Clayton
2024 07 12
Iāve got a bigger post in the works but itās not done yet, so here I am stalling again. Get it?
Whatās the deal with airplanes lately? I have no joke here, I am legitimately concerned and terrified. As someone who loves travel, I must admit Iāve been quite comfortable staying at home for most of the last few years.
Somehow, while going through one of the slower periods of my commercial photography career, I have been seemingly busier than ever. Itās probably the never-ending stream of tasks I have given myself. This daily blog, for starters. On that note, Iām attempting an actual vacation next week, so apologies ahead of time if the posts are limited. I know yāall are paying good money for this #content so Iāll do my best to provide you with some entertainmentākidding, but do you remember when blogs were hot and all the writers were ditching their real jobs to write paywalled blogs? Perhaps I shouldāve went with The Daily Clay instead of Pointing at Stuff.
Jumping right along to the next bad segue, Iāve been coming up with a whole lot of ideas for web domain names I should buy lately. Iām not quite sure why Iām all of a sudden living back in 2007 but surely there is something that explains this behavior.
I couldnāt help but wonder: can women have sex like men?
-Clayton
Just a couple of dudes watching the planes go by. Atlanta, Georgia. May, 2024. Ā© Clayton Hauck
Iāve got a bigger post in the works but itās not done yet, so here I am stalling again. Get it?
Whatās the deal with airplanes lately? I have no Seinfeld-style joke here, I am legitimately concerned and terrified. As someone who loves travel, I must admit Iāve been quite comfortable staying at home for most of the last few years.
Somehow, while going through one of the slower periods of my commercial photography career, I have been seemingly busier than ever. Itās probably the never-ending stream of tasks I have given myself. This daily blog, for starters. On that note, Iām attempting an actual vacation next week, so apologies ahead of time if the posts are limited. I know yāall are paying good money for this #content so Iāll do my best to provide you with some entertainmentākidding, but do you remember when blogs were hot and all the writers were ditching their real jobs to write paywalled blogs? Perhaps I shouldāve went with The Daily Clay instead of Pointing at Stuff.
Jumping right along to the next bad segue, Iāve been coming up with a whole lot of ideas for web domain names I should buy lately. Iām not quite sure why Iām all of a sudden living back in 2007 but surely there is something that explains this behavior.
I couldnāt help but wonder: can women have sex like men?
-Clayton
2024 06 12
The amount of vertical images Iāve been posting lately has been bugging me. Iāve long preferred horizontal crops, however, am finding myself shooting vertical much more these days, surely because of The Phone. New technology comes along and weāre all forced to change our behaviors and adapt to it or likely be left behind, stuck in the past.
Lately Iāve been dreaming of opening a bar, thinking it would be a neat idea to shun all types of technology. No website. No social media. Actively tank the google reviews. You get the idea. How clever! Then, I mentioned this amazing idea to a younger person. Not so clever, she thought. You know what? Sheās probably right, too.
I think in life we should embrace the things weāre good at and enjoy doing. Sure, I donāt love social media and the feeling of being forced to use these social platforms, but I do love making photos and videos and even building websites. It only makes sense that, instead of completely avoiding all these things, I would incorporate them into my fictional bar. The harder part will be figuring out how to become fifteen years younger in order to convince anyone to come drink at my new establishment.
Iām thinking of calling it Grumpyās.
-Clayton
Dirty sensor view from high in the sky. En route to Atlanta, Georgia. April, 2024. Ā© Clayton Hauck
The amount of vertical images Iāve been posting lately has been bugging me. Iāve long preferred horizontal crops, however, am finding myself shooting vertical much more these days, surely because of The Phone. New technology comes along and weāre all forced to change our behaviors and adapt to it or likely be left behind, stuck in the past.
Lately Iāve been dreaming of opening a bar, thinking it would be a neat idea to shun all types of technology. No website. No social media. Actively tank the google reviews. You get the idea. How clever! Then, I mentioned this amazing idea to a younger person. Not so clever, she thought. You know what? Sheās probably right, too.
I think in life we should embrace the things weāre good at and enjoy doing. Sure, I donāt love social media and the feeling of being forced to use these social platforms, but I do love making photos and videos and even building websites. It only makes sense that, instead of completely avoiding all these things, I would incorporate them into my fictional barā¦ any my life, generally. The harder part will be figuring out how to become fifteen years younger in order to convince anyone to come drink at my new establishment.
Iām thinking of calling it Grumpyās.
-Clayton