snap back to reality

so, i finally have my work hanging for all the public to see. the results of this weekend showed that i can organize and pull off a successful multi-artist gallery show. i just hope that my measure of success is the same as everyone else's. honestly, i don't really care if my works sell or not, its really just the thrill of having my work on public display for everyone to enjoy that brings me the biggest sense of accomplishment. photo at right © billy monday.

my parents attended, which made me very proud. i got to introduce them to so many of my friends which is a rarity since these circles don't often collide. i often worry that my parents might think i'm not happy because i'm not married, so having them see that i experience love when surrounded by my friends is very satisfying to me.

i also feel that, slowly, things are returning to a bit of normalcy. i've got a shoot coming up this weekend with a woman who is coming from out of town to work with me. i had the chance to go out yesterday afternoon and scout locations that we'll use for some of our shoots and now have visuals and spaces on which to anchor the formations of my creative visions for our collaboration together. i knocked out a corporate photography project that i shot last week and should be able to mail that off this morning as well.

so, yeah... things are getting back to normal, things are getting done, and there's a whole new weekend of creativity to look forward to coming up in just a few days.

oh yeah, and i even managed to convince stephanie anne and rael, who came down from new york city to see the show, to pose a little bit for me before they had to go back. as if it was ever difficult to talk them into it! interestingly enough, they hadn't met before saturday night but seemed to become fast friends over the course of the day spent together. i was amazed at how they worked so well together in the studio.


enjoy,
scott

Photographer's Forum Magazine!

yesterday when i left my alter-ego-day-job thingy, i checked my phone to see if there were any new emails. there was a new one from Julie at Serbin Communications. they are the publishers of a few, small, niche magazines, one of which i like in particular called Photographer's Forum its a magazine focused on photographers with layouts that showcase their works. the layouts are simple and uncluttered with single images per page. they don't talk about gear or software, they just present photos and allow their readers to absorb them as art.

well, a couple weeks ago i barely squeezed in to make the deadline for submissions for their portfolio issue where they feature several photographers and their portfolios. the email i received yesterday was to tell me that, "We have completed our annual portfolio review. After considering many excellent submissions, we are pleased to inform you that we have decided to publish your work in the portfolio section of the February 2009 issue of Photographer’s Forum magazine."

wow. i mean, WOW!! i was floored. i let out a hoot and yelled, "fuckin-a yeah!" then i realized i didn't believe it and had to re-read the email again to make sure i'd really read it right. it was true, but then i realized that i really shouldn't be driving and trying to read emails. i put down the phone, picked it back up again and called stephanie, candace, ken (voice mail), and olaf to share this great news.

i'm excited, really, for the models who will also have their works published. its not clear which photos they will use, i think i submitted 15. but hopefully they will tell me soon i will pass the information along here.

this is exciting!