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Weeks 6 and 7

February 28, 2016

The last two weeks, week 6 and 7 of my project, have been busy and very productive.

I have all but finished my work for Southern Polished, a local store in Brentwood, TN that shines and repairs shoes. They also sell their own hand made leather sandals and flip flops in which I took catalog photographs for their website. All told they will receive around 168 catalog photographs.

While I had the sandals I decided to make a few extra photographs and call these one of my self-assignments.

This week I wanted to try something special.

I bought a fish tank and tried to make a photo of nail polish with a cloud of color behind it. This project was less than successful. I bought a fish tank far too large for the project. I had to carry it to and from the bathroom to replace the water after each shot which was cumbersome and a little dangerous. Second, the cloud of color changed the lighting requirements as it got bigger and bigger. Overall it was a very interesting test run but I did not end up with anything I thought was worth retouching in Photoshop. I know that I'll be trying to do this project again soon.

My business has been off to a great start this year and I have a lot of upcoming assignments. However, I know this means I will continue to struggle to balance all my work with this personal project. I'm still hopeful and have a several ideas I am anxious to try.

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