good lord
times flies when you are so damn busy
that you forget which end is up

school is officially done as of two weeks ago
still getting used to the fact that i am not part of the program anymore
even though things look like i might end up working there part time after the fall semster
but i am missing my friends and partners in crime that are still there
the creativity that just wafted around the halls and the studios
the fashion photography class is talking about getting together soon
and doing a weekend long shoot of some kind
keeping my fingers crossed on that one

since finishing school
i landed a job at Texas Highways Magazine
i am the assistant to the photo editor
basically
i handle all the emails, phone calls, and snail mail
follow up with the few photogs we outsource to
do a tiny amount of paperwork about once a month to ensure the outsourced photogs get paid
the rest of the time is spent listening to crazy stories
while doing RGB to CMYK conversions
on this crazy view mode he created in photoshop that mimics the way it will print
which ends up looking so flat and bland
but prints amazingly accurate when we get the specs back from the printer
so strange

some new stuff will be coming soon
putting the final touches on the set i shot with Zen_
and then start whittling down the set i shot recently with Embry while she was in town briefly

in the meantime
i have officially launched my eponymous commercial and editorial site
the full launch will be coming in the next couple of months
my branding is done
the basic architecture for the site is complete
now to do all the coding
and the tweaking
in the mean time
i have all my mailers, both physical and electronic, designed and laid out
so i will be starting to bombard the agencies in the next coming weeks
i hope they enjoy the images ive included on them
i might post some of the mailers on here in the next couple days
after the first round or two have been sent out

damn
this may be one of the longest blogs i have written for SG land

now
time to make a drink
and see what kind of trouble i can get into
or cause

-shawn

so.....

are there any beautiful ladies
in austin
that would like to help me out with a school shoot that i have tonight
as well as tomorrow
its for my fashion photography class

i still need to shoot lingerie
and
The Suit

please
please
please

every model i have booked lately
has canceled
or flaked
ugh

shawn

so
made it to illinois
only 5 hours worth of flying to get here
thanks to 2 layovers
ugh
oh well

springfield illinois is still the same
and
cant get a wireless signal at my grandmothers
so
i just walked 2 1/2 miles to get to a starbucks
to get online and check emails and the like
good times

probably make the trip again tomorrow

-shawn

ughhhh
i have a flight at 6am tomorrow
heading to illinois to see my 89 year old grandmother
looks like her health is rapidly going downhill
so
figured i should go see her and spend some time with her

but
i just cant get motivated to pack any of my stuff

so
today i am having a photography show
its some of my "fine art" work
versus my normal commercial and editorial styled work
lets see how this actually goes over tonight


this is what my installation looks like

so......
just a random update
for those of you that care
or pay attention to any of the words i manage to put up on here

i have been down and out from the world for a couple weeks
turned the phone off for a little bit
its back on
same number still even

my laptop died
long story short
bad video card
apparently know issue
new motherboard is on its way
but
i have lost over 3 weeks of time migrating files to my old desktop
then trying to get my antiquated desktop back up to speed
and
since you are reading this now
i am somewhat successful

so
for everyone that wrote me
was expecting contact with me
etc
over that timeframe
i am sorry
i got a little overwhelmed and overloaded for a bit there
my head has been sewn back on
and all is good to good again

shawn
www.shawncollie.com
www.lovelifephotography.com

i ran across this viral interactive video today
its safe to click on it
i promise
its considered viral
since it has had 14 million unique visits in just 8 weeks
check it out
its pretty damn interesting

who is your hero?

so....
i just found out that a really good and close friend of mine
and fellow photographer
passed away last night







apparently she had been complaining of chest pains
and tingling in her legs
she laid down yesterday afternoon to take a nap
and that is when we lost her

this is her work
www.jonyrose.com

Just entered a series of images for the PDN Faces Contest

My entries for the PDN Faces contest.....Please read the directions before voting for your favorite entries....and spread the word!
Vote Now!...please

and the set i shot with _Chaos_ is up now as well
go check it out!

so
this hell semester is half way over
midterm research project and exam finished on wednesday night for studio management
critique for my expressive class finished today
now spring break has begun
but
first
i have some work to finish
namely finishing sevarin's set
and then
finishing up Zen_'s set