Today I did another shoot, this time with model/photographer Theresa Manchester. I met Theresa on this spring’s UTadventure tour in Yucatán, where she was along as staff photographer. Theresa is a highly published professional model and is trying to develop her photography into a business. She is living the van life, and has traveled out west to do some modeling. This is the first time I have photographed her.
We ended up shooting at my house as I was uncertain how SF weather would be along the coast. This was the first time I’ve used my house as a studio and I was a bit stressed planning for it. I had booked a half-day and was uncertain if I’d have enough setups to use that much time. It turned out pretty well. As a very big side benefit, it forced me to straighten up several rooms which had become chronically cluttered for uncountable years. The place hasn’t been this neat in forever. Ironically, as we used the front room with the street side curtains as back-light, we ended up rearranging the furniture so much it looked like a tornado had been through when we finished. But it also accomplished something I’ve been needing to do, which is to give the floor a thorough cleaning and polishing. This was a fun day even if I was a bit exhausted by all the pre-shoot cleaning and planning.