I semi recently shot with a model named Eden.
We met at work.
I suspected she was a model, but I didn't approach her until I heard it from the horse's mouth.
We hit it off pretty well.
We kinda both hated our jobs and were both dealing with relationship grief.
At the time, I was getting pretty frustrated with some client work and photography in general.
- "Friends wanting free work."
- Under-budget/over-asking.
- Friend's siblings.
And I'd grown pretty fucking tired of shooting headshots.
So we just kinda brainstormed one day, and our plan ended up being "no-plan."
We ended up in Topanga, she was my tour guide to the area.
I was pretty delighted:
1. Just to be out of the house. Not sitting in front of a screen, editing.
2. Not being able to hear the sound of traffic.
3. Shooting for "fun."
We ended up with some fairly bodacious photos.
I was mostly just fucking thrilled to work outside the technical rudiments of headshots.
It was nice to just "fuck around and find shit out," again.
This is when I decided I was just going to shoot what I want, with who I want when it comes to "my photography."
Oh, and I plan on at least doing some cool projects with Eden, if not have her on a permanent part of the team.
She's like super creative, and we just jive well.
20220525-EDEN – okpebbs
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