Sick, not Sick!

Sorry for being MIA.  I just got done working 18 days in a row and am pretty worn out!  At first I thought I caught a cold but turns out I am just super allergic to the plants I brought home a week ago from a shoot.  Coughing, sneezing, super red puffy eye! 

Of course, I only made this realization yesterday when my boyfriend suggested I take a Zertec.  I feel like a brand new person!  Needless to say I got rid of the plants and today doing some chores to try and get this allergen out of the house! 

The 18 day stint started on the 8th with 4 days retouching for Jim Hildreth for William Sonoma.  I really love working this crew.  We are so efficient with our work flow that the amount of products we shoot in a day would be considered crazy!  I think a lot of it has to do with Dynamo Donut Friday.  Donuts make everyone happy!  Well, that and it doesn't hurt to be working with such great people. 

Next,  I did a portrait session for Katherine Katz.  1 year!  LOVE photographing kids.  When I arrived she had just woken up from a nap.  She stared at me curiously as I unpacked my equipment.  A few squealy noises from dad, mom and me and we were ready to rock and roll!  I think I may have a new new BFF!  More pics to come.  :o)

Next was my own photo/video shoot here in SF where my friend, Jack Perry, videographer from LA flew up so we could work together.  Allie Cohen pulled wardrobe, Renee Rael did hair and make-up and all 9 kids were from JE Talent.  Images and footage to come!

Then, it was right into another photo/video job helping Jennifer Bullock produce for photographer Jim Hughes.  3 days of pre-pro including tech scouting in Milpitas and Antioch continued by 4 shoot days.  Such a great team to work with.  It was wonderful to work with a client like Lilly Elonco because it was one of those jobs where the ad was going to help people.  Wish I could say more!

After that, I went right into a 5 day job with Brandon McGanty for West Elm.  I was Digital Teching, Retouching, and creating layouts in InDesign.  Images to be in the upcoming catalog.  There were so many hands to help us out on this one that things moved seamlessly.  Sets were being built, shot and taken down.  Rooms changed quickly from blue to brown in seconds! Catered breakfast, lunch and working with another great team made up for how cold it was working in the warehouse.  Thank goodness for puffy jackets!

All in all a great 18 days.  Finally caught up on some sleep and here I am again, back at it!  The count down has begun to my New York Adventure in April.  Lost to do before then.

Thanks for reading!


Danielle