Anyway. Today's public service announcement is that I have decided to refocus my photography efforts a little bit and put more time into building up a portfolio rather than just taking pictures for fun. No, I'm not quitting my day job or anything -- I have myself and two cats to sustain (plus expensive tastes that would make winning the lottery a necessity to maintain, but let's not go there), and photo equipment doesn't come cheap, so as much as I'd love to make a living through photography, I don't really want to go through a period of living in a cardboard box while I set that up. However, I will be doing more side projects, looking for models for various things, asking for input and generally being a little more interactive than this blog has tended to be so far. So if you'd be interested in giving me tips, modelling for me, having your cat/dog/iguana/neighbour's 17 hamsters model for me, or looking at 3 photos and telling me which one you prefer, please, don't be shy to leave a comment or email me. Exciting things will be coming. Hopefully soon!
On to the photo of the day -- while at a triple birthday dinner, I snuck out, in the rain, to get a shot of a couple of leaves covered in raindrops. This was the result:
You might ask yourself why in the world one would leave a perfectly lovely birthday dinner to go out in barely above freezing weather, in the rain, to take a photo of leaves. The answer to that is not devoid of geekiness and it is that leaves with raindrops on them are one of those things I've always wanted to get a perfect picture of. It's on the same list as back-lit ferns (which embittered Jeff's life during a hike, I might add), milky waterfalls and a hundred other things in my head. There's just something about capturing the perfect little raindrops on a bright green leaf that appeals to me. Previous best effort is below:
This was taken a while back, in a greenhouse, on a suffocatingly hot summer day. I spent about 10 minutes feeling like I was about to liquefy, but I think the result is worth it. If anyone needs further proof that stubbornness pays off... stay tuned!
