What’s up, Hive? I’m once again trying to restart the cycle to be on here with some regularity. I’m on the east coast right now visiting my parents, dealing with some heavy family issues. I decided to make the drive to Pennsylvania to be here as a support system for my mom who was, “absolutely sure”, Harris would win the election. I saw this coming a mile away. “What would you do different than Joe Biden?”, “Nothing I can think of.”, lol. GTFO! The visit wasn’t in vain because it’s taken her about a week to sober up to the reality of the next four years. I will say this; within a week of Trump winning the election, BTC hit another ATH! We’ll see. @tarotbyfergus just did a great reading on all of this on his Patreon.
Being here has been great. I’ve had some time to sit down and revisit old shoots and get caught up on work I’ve owed clients. Before I left, I brought six HD’s worth of photography that I’ve been meaning to catch up on and even with the family business, I’ve been able to haunt a local coffee shop for hours and dig up some gems. The photos from this shoot are from three years ago in Salem, MA. It was a session I always wanted to come back to but with the nonstop pace of my career and travel I was doing, I had to move on to the next client…and the next. I sat with my macadamia nut latte and flagged a few favorites and edited these from the original ten that I sent back to the client.
Salem is such an enchanting place. The cemeteries are the best you’ll find in the United States […I’ve been spoiled in Europe] and the atmosphere is straight out of a Poe story. I remember during this day, the clouds moved in giving me the most ideal diffused light one could hope for. The granite mausoleums and headstones were a perfect backdrop for a gothic aesthetic. I’d forgotten my 35mm lens on this trip and had to shoot all my sessions with a 50mm prime. It was an adjustment but it reminded me of when I first got into photography. The 50mm was the only lens I had and I absolutely loved it. I love anything that creates cinematic images like these.
I’m about to go to sleep. The Tesla is already packed and I’ll be getting on the road first thing in the morning. I’m going to try and document the drive home with @guthrie and make another blog post at the hotel tomorrow evening. I feel like there is some resolution on the family situation and I did need a change of scenery. I miss home, but I’m looking forward to sleeping in my own bed after ten days. Some balance is back and I’m going to try and mentally and emotionally prepare myself for the Minnesota winter as it’s long and dark — and cold. We’re just getting started. Thanks for reading and for following me here on Hive.