Undeveloped fim and small gigs in the country

A very eventful/uneventful weekend has past. I finally got a few chores done around the house and just a few more to go before I tackle removing and rebuiling the roof in my shop. My intentions to mix chemicals and develop three rolls of 120mm film shot from my 1951 Kodak Brownie Hawkeye never came throuogh which makes me feel pretty down. Maybe this weekend I can give it another shot. On the upside I did play my first gig at the Palisades resturant in old Eggelston, Va. Nice venue and I had a nice run-in with Greg Galbreth of Buckeye Banjos which was very cool. He even envited me to his end-of-September weekend jam, I think he calls it "Turkey Scratch"? The gig was nice, playing with Jean Hanna DAvis and Bill Fraley as the Corn Grinders. The downside was the pay. We were garenteed $100 for the gig. At the end of the evening when Jean went to get paid the owner subtracted out TIPS from the garentee ($40)??? So the place made out by paying us $60 for a two hour gig 45 minutes from home plus a free meal. For such a nice place to play (which was jam-packed full of patrons) my opinion of the place has deminished. Musicians beware and make sure if you ever have the opportunity to play the Palisades make sure you barter yourselves a better deal.

Oh well, off to another week of work. At least this time I remembered to bring my banjo.

Fine group of friends

Pete, Paul, Steve, Josh, me, and Luke. These are some of the finest friends and musicians a fella could know. CLIFFTOP!

Another day, another dollar.

Work pops up when you least expect it. Today Wellston, OH. Two weeks from now Norfolk, VA. It makes planning gigs pretty difficult. It also does a good job cutting into plans to work around my house and try to get back into photography. How well, maybe the extra overtime cash can help me purchase some more film, chemicals, and maybe help me pay for some new banjo work my buddy Pete is doing for me. Another day, another dollar.

Reenactor Portrait

A young reenactor in Tazewell, Va. circa 2001. Shot with a Yashica Mat-124 TLR. This is the first image of many. Approximately 10 portraits all of female reenactors in the same setting. Will post more as they are edited.

Expired Polaroid 600 shots

Expired Polaroid 600 Film shot with a Polaroid Sun 660. Random portraits or friends and family.

Day one in the blogging world

I've never had a blog. I wasn't really even sure what one was until about a year or so ago. So here is the first of maybe many blogs.
Day 1: Getting squared away and packing up to go and do a 9-month-old baby shoot for some friends. Hopefully all goes well fighting the noon day sun (worst time for photo shoots). After that I plan on spending a peaceful day listening to music and editing photos ... I might even get around to mixing chemicals and developing some film from my Brownie shoot at Clifftop? However, there is one thing I have learned over the past several years ... NEVER make plans. So, I guess I'll just float on th ebreeze and see where I end up ( I think the hedge needs trimmed, too? ).