Umm, yeah -- no....

In spite of my wishful thinking, my studio is not, in fact, ready for use. I tried a shoot Monday night, a private commission (pictures for Valentines Day). The end result for the client was quite acceptable, but the shooting environment was less than professional.

I still don't have adequate heating or air for the space, so my stalwart subject stood in front of a small forced air heater while I re-arranged sets and lights.

Having all of my backdrops in a closet out of the studio proved to be very inconvenient. I have to come up with a better plan for that.

I still have to have to get my walls and ceiling up, trim the windows, paint install the wood floor before I can even think about being "finished" with my studio.

I hope the father-in-law is here this weekend to do more work so I can start getting things back to normal.

Fortunately, I won't be missing too many photography opportunities, even without my studio. I have a fashion workshop coming up, the first rollerderby match of the season, and a weekend retreat to the North Carolina mountains with some fellow photographers. On top of that, it looks like winter may be leaving North Georgia, and I can move my shoots outside.

On the booking side - I booked a wedding in October last night for a very cute red head and her young hipster dude fiance'. They were looking for something fun and non-traditional, someone who would work with them to reflect their spirit and youth. I was pleased they selected me.