getting ready

This is probably the longest I've gone in years without photographing a model. Just over two months. Until recently, the muse just didn't seem to be home. I just couldn't get excited about it, actually chose not to follow up on several offers.

But the creative urge is finally stirring. Partially, that's because after a lull I have some travel coming, and have an offer to shoot in the Bay Area from someone I've worked with twice before. Then last night I was browsing other Bay Area models, looking at casting calls, and initially finding nothing even remotely worthwhile... and then, by shifting the search focus a bit, I hit on one from a model I'd just seen a few days ago on the web site of a well-known photographer. Not sure yet if the schedule will work, but if it does I might contact her. Both of these girls are good... very good.

I'm finding people in other places too, unfortunately mostly places I'm not likely to visit this year. Still, they're interesting people. We take inspiration where we can find it.

So, the image-drought should break in just over a week. Then I need to start giving some thought to a spring Midwestern trip, and what to include within that.