Dust in the Wind

You may recognize Krystal from a few posts below. I went to Lubbock to photograph her for Entrepreneur magazine and the original idea was to do an outdoor shot with some of her crafts. Well, they forgot to mention that Lubbock was in the middle of a severe drought and winds were approaching 40 mph.

Luckily, Krystal's workshop had an adjacent door that opened down-wind which allowed me to stand in the workshop and shoot her as she was just outside the door protected by the large building. So the sky is brown because of the dust giving you about 100 yards of visibility.


Here is the image as it appeared in the magazine. I have to admit I have a surplus of luck when it comes to these things.

Kids say the darndest things.

This is Riley, she recently signed on to be the daughter of some good friends. They don't visit often, they live too close, but when they do I like to take a few shots for posterity.

I really like the look of setting up seamless in open shade...you just can't replicate natural light.

Look what I found.

Remember the old guy I shot in a diner in Lubbock? Well I was in Lubbock to shoot Krystal O'Mara of Remain Designs for Entrepreneur Magazine and I wanted to let you know that issue is on stands now. And while you are at it...if you like Krystal's designs get it now because I believe she hasn't fully realized the value of her work and is selling is extremely cheap for custom art/functional furnishings.

As I've said before, I always like to come back with something extra and after the shoot we played around for a little while shooting an extra scene (above). Krystal was extremely charming and completely open to me trying out an idea that I had no idea would work or not. What a champ! The photo has no relevance to the story I was shooting and would have been no use to the magazine, but it's a picture I would want to shoot even if I wasn't on assignment. I'm not sure the message or meaning of the picture...the room, which was unoccupied, just gave me a haunting loneliness feeling so I had Krystal pose in such a fashion.

Check out Krystal's work and the article in Entrepreneur.

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