Monday marks the first day of school for several schools and Universities in Colorado. Thankfully for me, having a degree means that I don't have to attend class tomorrow.
Oddly enough I haven't been void of homework since returning to Denver to freelance in July. I have had plenty to do outside of shooting and although much of it feels like homework used to, it's necessary. I spend a lot of time on the computer researching and contacting new potential clients, toning images, preparing for my website redesign, archiving and invoicing. It seems as though I have to work three times as hard than I did before but that's what it takes in this market, especially the way the economy is now.
For that reason I apologize for not posting as often as usual. August has been focused on generating new work and I hope that September and October will produce some work that I can share with you all.
Before I left Chicago I did the above illustration for McHenry County Magazine. The assignment felt much like a middle school homework project because I scoured Wal-Mart looking for the die cut letters and thread to suspend them over the books and apple. I then spent a good thirty minutes in the studio using four lights to get everything to look right. Other than a little bit of toning, it's straight out of camera without any Photoshop work.
-JCE
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