"Mountain Vista High School seniors Sara, left, and Emily White share a laugh together during a portrait session at Stapleton's Central Park Sunday, April 20, 2008 in Denver, Colo."
For a Sunday I was really busy today.
I was up all night finishing the wedding images and finally got into bed around 6:30am. I was able to get a few hours of sleep before I headed off to shoot the two girls above for their graduation invitations. I have been in contact with Emily's mother via a family friend since December trying to line up a time to shoot some simple family portraits. However, like most 2008 families, scheduling and timing have been problematic and we just haven't been able to make it happen. Yesterday she gave me a call to see if I was available last minute to shoot some images of her daughter and friend to go on their invitations. She was really talking last minute as she wanted me to do them the next day (today)and turn the images around in the evening. I knew that it would be a tight schedule considering that I had a meeting with the wedding client at 4pm. I thought I could make it work, and I did, so we set it up.
Conveniently we were able get the images shot before I went to my client meeting. The bad part was that consequently I had to do it at 12:30pm. There isn't anything much worse from a photographic perspective than shooting at high noon in the Mile High City. The sun is at it's peak which means harsh light and unflattering shadows. However, sometimes that's just what you get and I had to make it work. The wind didn't help either as it blew their hair all over the place. After doing what I could with the open air I put them behind a building in a semi-shaded area. The concrete wall was white with pinstripe like extrusions that made for a good use of lines in the images. For what I had to work with I think I made it work. The girls were great and full of energy which really helped compensate for the conditions.
As soon as I was done there I made the short 3 minute drive back home to download my cards, finish up the last of the wedding images and grab a quick bite to eat.
The meeting with the Allender's went well and they had a great time scrolling through the 1,129 images that I delivered to them. Normally I deliver about half that many images but I shot a little on the heavy end and I also had a second shooter with me. Now the (much easier) task begins to create the 100 page coffee table book for them. I actually enjoy putting those together for my clients and seeing the final product is really worth the effort. Destiney and Michael gave me free reign with the design and that really makes my life much easier. Some clients want to be involved more so than others and that's fine but the process is just much smoother when I do it myself.
On my way home I stopped by Murphy Creek golf course to fill out my application to caddie for the 2008 USGA Public Links Tournament. As of right now I don't have a job or internship lined up for the summer so I thought it would be a great opportunity to caddie in a National event. I know the course very well and have played it since it opened in 1999 (I think). Local knowledge from a good caddie is essential to a player at a tournament of this caliber. I'm going to call on Tuesday to see if I got the job but after talking with one of the pros he thinks I should be all set. Who knows maybe my player will win and I'll get to caddie for him at The Masters. The champion is invited to play in The Masters the following year if they remain an amateur. The possibilities are endless and I'm really excited that I get to experience it inside the ropes.
-JCE
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