On January 1, 2019, I began consciously making at least one photo a day with intention. This is both a record of those photos and a personal visual journal. Images will be published here at any hour of the day, so come back often to see what’s new.
All archived photos are linked at the bottom of this page.
A photoshoot that took me out to Loveland routed me past a place I haven’t seen or thought of in ages. I don’t remember how many times went here, but I have a vivid memory of playing pogs on the floor with people I can’t remember.
I would actually love to check this place out again. Maybe I’ll get a pair of rollerblades for old time’s sake.
Continuing the theme from yesterday’s post.
Ashley’s in charge of choosing the flowers for the yard. Over the last five years, we’ve invested a load of time and money into filling the front and back yards with as much color and variety as possible.
I don’t know what this flower is called, but it’s beautiful. Since she’s the one with the vision for how it’s all supposed to look, it’s always a surprise to me. I never know what’s going to bloom and when.
While in the backyard of a house I was photographing in Ludlow, I noticed this little market. After finishing the job and packing up my equipment, I walked over to check it out.
It ended up being a family-owned market with ice cream, Amish-made treats, and a floral nursery. I sped home, got Ashley, and showed her what I’d found. As expected, she loved everything about it. She ended up purchasing a load of plants and flowers for our garden and we checked out the dog-friendly market.
The special thing about this place, though, is she’s actually distantly related to C.P. Reeves. Since they share a last name, she called her grandfather, and he confirmed that C.P. Reeves was his father’s cousin.
Our new plan is to get eggs from this market every week because they’re the same price as the dozen you’d get from Kroger.
Today might’ve been the craziest day of photographing this event. Shahzia was back in town to film a documentary about her work and current exhibits at both CAM and CMA. She wanted BTS shots of the production, but I also had to photograph two drag shows for the museum simultaneously. To achieve this, I kept running the stairs between Shahzia’s exhibit on the second floor and the lowest level where the drag shows were held.
It was wild to switch between a quiet, contemplative exhibit with just a few people and a loud, raucous, high-energy room full of fans and performers. While a load of work, I think it was the most fun I’ve had all weekend.
While I’ve photographed drag performances in the past, I relearned something today that I think is worth mentioning. If you’re a photographer and you are given the opportunity to photograph one of these shows, always make sure to photograph the audience. I know the inclination is to focus on the performers, and it’s great to get shots of them doing their thing, but I promise you’ll make some of your best material if you aim for the reactions of the people in attendance. I was smiling ear to ear while reviewing images from both shows simply because the energy and glee in every frame was contagious.
To say I’m tired is an understatement, but I cannot think of four days within the last six months when I was as creatively satisfied as I am right now.
So much happened at AIB that I couldn’t easily decide on the photo of the day. This neutral entry will have to do.
The main tasks were informational lectures, a tea party, and documenting museum-goers enjoying the pairings. I managed to get out of there before dinner, resulting in a full night of playing catch up on three days’ worth of images.
I’m exhausted in the best way.
On day 2 of Art In Bloom, I photographed a luncheon and a sugar flower-making workshop throughout the day before ending with covering Art After Dark.
In the Fountain Room, a floral bar filled with free stems of a variety of flowers were made available to eager attendees. The line stretched from the floral bar into the hallway with the Miro mural and into the Great Hall. To say it was a popular feature of AAD that evening is an understatement.
I was at the museum from 9:45 AM until 7 PM. Afterward, I went to Music Hall to photograph the symphony before finally making it home around 12 hours after starting my day. It was a long one, but I got it done.
For the first time in a long time, the Cincinnati Art Museum put on Art In Bloom two years in a row instead of doing it every other year. I was hired to photograph every event during the four-day affair, beginning today.
Art In Bloom pairs custom floral arrangements designed by floral artists in the community with existing works in the museum’s collection. This year, the works were assigned to the artists instead of letting them choose their inspiration piece. My tasks today involved photographing every arrangement next to their piece, as well as a soiree at the end of the evening.
It’s really hard to choose which pairing I like best, so I’ve chosen to post one that stood out to me. M. Melissa Flohre put together this beautiful arrangement that perfectly mirrors the color palette and shape of the piece they were assigned.
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