This is a day in the life of a photographer, part 2
Today is a slower day, I'm not going on a trip anywhere to shoot
there's still so much to do, and I will manage somehow
to take some pictures as well
I do that every single day
I wake up between 5 and 6am, and as you know the first I do in the morning
is to pour me some coffee. Then I sit down and write for 1 hour
Good morning, it's 5:30, I'm working on a blog post
Once I'm done writing, I schedule everything that I want to share that day
Photos, blog posts, videos... it's always scheduled
Just before sunrise I go out
Sometimes I walk
When I walk, I always, always bring a camera with me
Sometimes, I run
Almost 8 miles, not too bad, it feels great
Back at home, I work out
Sometimes, I have breakfast
This is so good, man
The morning is my favorite time of the day by far. This wasn't always like this
I used to have a completely different lifestyle. I used to go to bed really late and wake up real late as well
I felt tired all the time. I was very unproductive
That's because those late hours at night used to be a waste of time for me
I used to watch TV, play video games, over eat or just procrastinate in general
Moving those awake hours from late night to early morning has allowed me to be much more productive
Much healthier and to have better habits overall
I skip lunch, that makes me feel much more energized
and it gives me more time to do some tasks like developing film
Does this count as exercising? Maybe
At some point, I finally sit down in front of the computer
I start working on my images, website, email, whatever requires my attention
Most of the time I spend on the computer is editing video
Each video takes me anywhere between 4 hours and 3 full days
I also add subtitles in English and in Spanish
I do it in manually, and that can take me up to 2 or 3 hours,
depending on how long the video is
I don't wanna complain, I really don't, but it's too hot
It was really hot
6 hours later, this video is almost done
I still have to think about the music a little bit more because I don't love it
The music is always the hardest part
And then I have to work on the images
I haven't done any of that yet
And the first step is one of the things that I dislike the most about shooting film: scanning
You're gonna have to excuse my language here
but the software that comes with these scanners
is a piece of sh**
So I'm here at the public library in Syracuse
I don't come here all the time
But when I'm struggling with my writing or if I have video editors block
I like to come here because there are not as many distractions
and it's a half an hour walk away from home
So it's healthy and it helps me focus
I like to work on some other projects like books and zines
I like to print my work as well
Now, I'm taking photos of the new Image of the Month, they're gonna be the promotional photos
I'm gonna be using on my website, Instagram, Twitter and whatnot
I like to do it outside, I think they look awesome
By the way, I have a whole video about how I sell and ship my prints from anywhere to anywhere in the world
It's a rather old video, but the information in there is still up to date, I'm going to leave the link here
One of the things that I love the most about my prints is the paper that I use
it's got a lot of texture, I find that it goes very well with the grain that my images have
it's something that I want to highlight
I'm using the Sigma 30mm f/1.4. This lens is very good, but it doesn't let you focus really close
so to highlight that grain, to highlight that texture, I'm going to be using extension tubes
This is not something we want to do through the glass, so I took the print out of the frame
I think they look awesome, so I'm done here
All right, so this is my salad. It has a bunch of veggies:
lettuce
spinach
onion, tomato and cheese
I'm going to put a bunch of olive oil, this is good
And some apple cider vinegar
I love vinegar
Done with the appetizer, let's move to the entrée
So it's almost bedtime
I haven't had many chances to take any photos today and I always try to do it every single day
So I'm trying to squeeze in a few images now, this is our evening walk
We always try to go for a walk before going to bed, a short walk because it feels good
I'm going to try to take some photos around here
and then head back home and read a little bit
These are the things that I usually do on my slow days where I don't go somewhere on a photography trip
It's really hard for me to have a routine because we are traveling all the time
But there are a few things that I try to do every day
even if they don't happen at the same place at the same time every day
Wake up early, exercise, eat good food and take photos
I take photos every day. That keeps the creative part of my brain active
Even if it's just documenting my life, it doesn't matter what it is, I like to photograph something
And there you have it, this was part 2 of a day in my life
I hope these 2 videos gave you an idea, a glimpse into my life
how I work, how I make my images, how I make my videos
If you have any questions, please leave a comment down below
As always, thank you so much for watching
and see you in the next one