Isolation Photo Project, Day 60

I've taken many workshops but always in person; never online. I know many photographers are struggling right now, and some have attempted to move their workshops online. Given the cost (between $700-1100) of some online workshops, I have some serious concerns about how instructors will organise the online workshops to provide value for students.

My understanding is that a workshop is designed to teach new techniques in the field, teach new techniques in a studio or teach post-production and business skills. The first two are not possible remotely, so I assume these online workshops will focus on the latter.

For example, the Bruce Gilden Street Photography workshop is $950. Brian won't be there to coach his students around their local streets. From what I read, he will provide some initial instruction, assign homework, critique student images, and help them create a photobook. Is that worth $950? In my opinion, these are not workshops. They are "teach yourself stuff and get a photo critique" web seminars. The Arcanum, which shut down in the spring of 2019, was very much like that.

Would you pay $950 for two sessions of photo-critique? Am I too critical? Can online workshops provide value?


My hair has become unmanageable. I went looking for electric hair clippers, but it seems most online stores are out of stock and prices on eBay are double or triple the norm. But I am desperate. Last night I found a highly rated men's hair clipper, the Wahl Cordless Magic Clip, for sale on Sally Beauty for $116. That's way more than the normal price, but I have limited options. I've never cut my hair. I've always used a barber, most recently the Revival Barber Shop in Hillborough where expert hairstylist Angel, Aaron and Victor know me well. It's also where my nephews get their cool young boys haircuts. Trust me when I tell you that it will be extremely challenging for me to do a High Drop Fade + Crew Cut by myself. I just want it shorter at this point.


I made a peach vodka cocktail. I modified a Kentucky Peach Vodka Cocktail recipe I found on Creative Culinary. Shall I call this the Roaring Peach Vodka Cocktail? The drink was sweeter than I liked so one modification I'll try is using unsweetened lemonade.

Roaring Peach Vodka Cocktail

  • Servings: 1
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients


- 1 oz Sourland Mountain Spirits Peach Flavoured Vodka
- 12 oz Sourland Mountains Spirits 1 Year Bourbon Whiskey
- 2 oz Lemonade
- 12 oz Simple Syrup

Directions

  1. Combine all the ingredients in the shaker with ice and shake well.
  2. Pour into an ice-filled glass and garnish with lemon and/or peach slices. Or not.

The recipe above uses markup, which allows it to be imported directly into most recipe apps including AnyList.

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Author: Khürt Williams

A human who works in information security and enjoys photography, Formula 1 and craft ale. #nobridge

2 thoughts on “Isolation Photo Project, Day 60”

  1. I don't normally do a full clipper cut at the stylist but I've had them and I know what I like in one. I knew when I cut my hair a week ago that I was not going to be able to get that look. But my hair had grown so long on top and had become so impossible to manage that I just did not care. I put the longest guard I had on -- 12 inch -- and just did a military-style buzz. I hate my look right now but at least when I'm not looking in a mirror I don't see it -- and, more importantly, I don't feel all that hair threatening to fall into my face.

    1. Hi Jim.

      Right now, I look like Samuel L. Jackson's "Jules Winnfield" but I'd rather look like Chadwick Boseman's "T'Challa". I just gave you movie trivia homework.

      But all my long and curly hair from my mixed ancestry is a bother with warmer weather. I think I remember my barber using a "2" on top and "1/2" on the sides. Fingers crossed.

      Here are some photos of my children from a year ago. They are not keen on taking any photos during the pandemic.

      Shaan | FujiFilm X-T2 | Asahi Optical Co. SMC Takumar 55mm f/2

      Kiran | FujiFilm X-T2 | Asahi Optical Co. SMC Takumar 55mm f/2

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