day 140 (and end of day 139.03)

after work yesterday i picked up joe ricchio and we set off to knock out some portraits for the deathmatch book he is putting together.

initially we were going to shoot joe's portrait in the cemetery where his grandfather is buried, using his tombstone as if it were joe's. we couldn't find the headstone after searching for a chunk of time. so we set off to get some other shots done instead.

the next portrait was for nolan. he is the gent in the red shirt. went pretty well, no real troubles. i am actually liking the shots we got.

let me just say this really quick. i have been so wrapped up in the commercial photography thing, that i don't know what it is like anymore to just show up somewhere and shoot something. every shoot i head out on, i know (typically) where i am going to be shooting, what my surroundings are going to be like, how much natural light i am going to have, what the desired end result is, the concept, etc.

with these portraits, it is pretty much just show up and take a picture. i don't know the where or what parts. i was starting to get frustrated with it yesterday when i was trying to think about what i might could possibly need. i take pride in what i do, and i want the end result to be something that i WANT to put my name to. there have been little side projects in the past that even though the client was happy with the final product, i didn't want my name associated with it. but i digress. these portraits are going to be going into a book, with photos of food. and even though the book is not going to be for sale, it is more of a keepsake for those involved with the deathmatch, i still want to be proud of the work i produce.

so, i was getting stressed when trying to prepare for the unknown. then i said fuck it, and i would make it work. so i made the first portrait work. the second, i am not sure about.

so i have gone through and done a quick once-over work of joel's portraits. there are actually some in there that i am happy with. yippee!!!!!