Tomato Jelly
You'd rightfully assume from the title that the tomato jelly wasn't a complete success. It didn't gel completely and the taste was off. Sugar is key to the gelling process, but it ended up making my delicious tomato water (with salt, white pepper and lavender) taste like tart honey with a tomato aftertaste. So we'll try again this weekend.
I'll try again this weekend. Next step is to concentrate the tomato flavor by reducing the tomato water - adding more lavender during the reduction process - adding more sugar and then seasoning after the sugar is added. That should give me the right syrup - and then I can hopefully duplicate again and add the pectin.
I'm very determined.
On the plus side, after the tomato water came to boil, I restrained it - which removed any remaining tomato solids and the pepper - so it was perfectly clear - and yellow. But perfectly clear!
Photography
Last night a model asked me to photograph him! [insert triumphant sounds in nature]
It's a big deal because thus far, I've been the one approaching models. Asking them if they'd like to shoot. Proposing shoot ideas. Hoping they won't flake.
It will still be an unpaid shoot - but I feel like I'm very close to the cusp on that point too. Results from my last few photo shoots have been pretty amazing (I haven't posted pictures of the shoot with Oliver - yet). They are really beginning to have a professional/could-be-in-a-magazine feel (the North Dakotan in me just threw up a bit for writing such self-promoting words).
And when I do ask models to shoot, the response is totally different. Where I used to be lucky if I got one 'yes' from ten e-mails - now I'm batting almost 100%. It's almost overwhelming - I've got shoots in the works with 8 models - and four more that are in the "maybe" category. I have a google spreadsheet to track the different shoot ideas!
I know Cory is very eager to have me start making some money from this hobby. And I am too - but I'm also nervous. Charging for shoots means I'm no longer in charge.
So it's a bit odd, overwhelming, wonderful, and scary. Last week I was asked what my goal is for photography - and it dawned on me that I hadn't pondered a goal. I realize now that my goal thusfar has been to attain some level of perfection/skill - to get those shots that look like they've been torn from Out magazine - to build a portfolio that makes people want to work with me.
New goals:
1. Get paid for a photo shoot
2. Perfect 20 - have 20 amazing shots on my modelmayhem portfolio
3. Start working with female models (still a bit scarred from shooting with Sam the collarpopper)
4. Develop photography website that (a) looks amazing, and (b) details photo packages
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