the good side of a bad thing

Now that “I’ve quit”:http://revjim.net/2006/08/25/out-of-business/ being a professional photographer, despite the fact that many of my personal dreams have “been crushed”:http://revjim.net/2006/08/28/whats-really-lost/ because of it, the new freedom that comes with this breath of fresh air has led me to lining up a lot more ideas that I really, really like.

Last Sunday I had a great Maternity session with some beautiful results. I’m still reminding myself that I don’t have to think about clients and sales any more and that I can spend a lot more time being personal and pushing my boundaries. I got some really artsy results. It was also the first time I edited the session with the subject in front of me. I was a bit skeptical about showing all of the good *and* bad images to my subject and worried about how it would be received, but it went really well. Well enough that, with a few more that I’m comfortable with, I may make it a policy for the future.

Next Friday night I’ll be doing a location shoot that I’m really excited about. Picture this “beautiful girl”:http://flickr.com/photos/revjim/47874006/ sitting on a 1938 Davenport sofa in the middle of a field of horses. Oh yeah.

I’ve got a very artsy couples session lined up for September that I’m also quite excited about. We’re still working out the details but I can guarantee it’ll be waaaay sexy.

I’ve got four more sessions waiting in the wings. One with “a very hot girl”:http://flickr.com/photos/revjim/118093887/ that I’ve known for a long time. For starters, she’ll be in panties and a tank top standing on a dusty dirt road. You like it already, don’t you? The other three I’ve never worked with before. Two are friends that I’m still trying to nail down a time with. The other is a new girl recommended by Liz that sounds utterly interesting.

I’ve also found an awesome bridge in Corinth waiting to be photographed either alone, or with a willing subject. And Erica directed me toward a bunch of decaying buildings in Sherman that I’ll visit one night to photograph with colored gels, again, with or without a human element.

On top of all that, I have lots of photo sessions and excursions waiting to be edited: some moody images with a good looking girl, cardboard boxes, and dead flowers; some images of Liz in panties and boots as well as in jeans and not much more; images from the East Texas Bayou (from a few months ago); some new light-hearted work with Gloria; a few from Lake Texoma; photos from West Texas; photos from Enchanted Rock; and some very strange experimental photographs featuring a blond and a bunch of raw eggs (though I’m not sure those will ever see the light of day). And, I’ve got a few images worth keeping from some initial sessions (which don’t always produce the best results) with a few new subjects that I really need to get into my studio for a second visit including a girl wearing nothing but a guitar, and my best take yet on a very gothic styled image that I’ve been wanting to do for some time now.

And… on the tippy-top of all that madness… I want more. Let me know if you want to make some art together.