Clayton Hauck Clayton Hauck

2024 08 04

Yes, lately I have been becoming far more open-minded towards the spiritual or ambiguous side of things I mightā€™ve previously scoffed at. This quote stood out yesterday while listening to The Artistā€™s Way. I think as a pro photographer itā€™s my job to ā€œremove chanceā€ from the equation to ā€œget the shotā€ at all costs, however, clearly we canā€™t control everything and embracing the things we canā€™t control is a far better strategy than blaming yourself for them when they donā€™t work out. If this makes any sense?

ā€œNo 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 mightā€™ve previously scoffed at. This quote stood out yesterday while listening to The Artistā€™s Way. I think as a pro photographer itā€™s my job to ā€œremove chanceā€ from the equation to ā€œget the shotā€ at all costs, however, clearly we canā€™t control everything and embracing the things we canā€™t control is a far better strategy than blaming yourself for them when they donā€™t work out. If this makes any sense?

ā€œNo matter how slow the film, spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer it has chosen.ā€
— Minor White

-Clayton


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Clayton Hauck Clayton Hauck

2024 07 12

Iā€™ve got a bigger post in the works but itā€™s not done yet, so here I am stalling again. Get it?

Whatā€™s the deal with airplanes lately? I have no joke here, I am legitimately concerned and terrified. As someone who loves travel, I must admit Iā€™ve 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. Itā€™s probably the never-ending stream of tasks I have given myself. This daily blog, for starters. On that note, Iā€™m attempting an actual vacation next week, so apologies ahead of time if the posts are limited. I know yā€™all are paying good money for this #content so Iā€™ll do my best to provide you with some entertainmentā€”kidding, but do you remember when blogs were hot and all the writers were ditching their real jobs to write paywalled blogs? Perhaps I shouldā€™ve went with The Daily Clay instead of Pointing at Stuff.

Jumping right along to the next bad segue, Iā€™ve been coming up with a whole lot of ideas for web domain names I should buy lately. Iā€™m not quite sure why Iā€™m all of a sudden living back in 2007 but surely there is something that explains this behavior.

I couldnā€™t 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

Iā€™ve got a bigger post in the works but itā€™s not done yet, so here I am stalling again. Get it?

Whatā€™s 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 Iā€™ve 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. Itā€™s probably the never-ending stream of tasks I have given myself. This daily blog, for starters. On that note, Iā€™m attempting an actual vacation next week, so apologies ahead of time if the posts are limited. I know yā€™all are paying good money for this #content so Iā€™ll do my best to provide you with some entertainmentā€”kidding, but do you remember when blogs were hot and all the writers were ditching their real jobs to write paywalled blogs? Perhaps I shouldā€™ve went with The Daily Clay instead of Pointing at Stuff.

Jumping right along to the next bad segue, Iā€™ve been coming up with a whole lot of ideas for web domain names I should buy lately. Iā€™m not quite sure why Iā€™m all of a sudden living back in 2007 but surely there is something that explains this behavior.

I couldnā€™t help but wonder: can women have sex like men?

-Clayton

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