I can't believe it's June already! May was an interesting month for us. I have decided that I need to start keeping a weather journal so I can compare from year to year how horrible the weather is. We had some great stock aerial photography trips planned for May, but every time we were ready to go we were either rained or stormed out. Even most of our local and monthly aerial shoots last month consisted of some serious storm dodging or weather delays. We've moved the stock shoots into June, and if it ever stops raining, we'll get some more great shots of our beautiful state.
Because of the weather grounding us so often this month, we have made serious progress on our custom aerial video mount. We have two different versions in the works - a gyro stabilized mount and a completely electronically controlled mount. We're testing both versions to see which will give us the best results and we should have a demo reel ready by next month. Don't worry, I'll post samples in next months newsletter and on our blog.
The economy is a little slow, but some of our customers realize that this is a perfect time to expand their advertising. Consequently, May was a busy month for us in food photography. A couple of our good clients decided that now is the time to repackage and rebrand their food product lines. Look for samples coming on our newly redesigned website, www.photographicsolutions.cc, which will be updated in the next few weeks.
We shot a aerial human logo of a local youth conference early last week. These kinds of shots are a lot of fun for everyone involved, and the kids on the ground really got a kick out of it. A colleague of ours in Montreal does these for corporations and small companies all the time. He lands the helicopter right on the field, gives the instructions and then takes off and shoots the picture. Everyone gets a copy for themselves, and then prints are made for the office and company newsletter. It's a great way to celebrate an event or company anniversary. Plus it's pretty cool!
Also coming in the next month or so is our own line of greeting cards featuring our stock photography of Utah, and new additions to our stock library, including Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. Don't forget to check out our monthly photo contest here.
See you in July!
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