One Foggy Christmas Eve

I’ve been toying with the idea of adding a blog section to my website for some time now. I want a place other than flickr and instagram to post photos that don’t fall into my portfolio or projects i’ve been working on. So here we go.

My plans for Christmas this year had a bit of a wrench thrown into them due to covid. The days leading up were filled with uncertainty, speculation, last minute coordination, and cancelations. Christmas Eve ended up being the only day with solidified plans. I woke up to dense fog outside my window and immediately wished that I had time to drive around and shoot. I’ve been wanting to shoot abandoned houses in the fog since I started working on that project and it’s just never worked out in my favor. Fog always seems to roll through when i’m at my busiest, and clears by the time i’m free. Go figure. I assumed that this day would be no different as I was going to my dad’s in the early afternoon, and to New Glarus with Vanessa that evening. However, I ended up with an hour or two to kill between obligations, and miraculously the fog had thickened instead of dissipated. It was too dark to head out into the country and photograph old houses, so I decided to drive downtown. Since I didn’t have my tripod with me I committed to using solely my 50mm f1.4 lens, which ended up being a fun challenge to work with and something that I plan to do more often. I found a few spots that fit the mood that I envisioned. I doubled back on some after having new ideas, and captured some quickly out of my car window at stoplights and stop signs. Once I ran out of time I was on to my next social obligation feeling happy to have gotten the opportunity to get out and shoot, even if it wasn’t exactly what I wanted to do that morning. A much needed creative outing.

To anyone who read this far, I hope you enjoyed the holidays and thank you for bearing with my rambling. I’m not sure how often this will be updated.