More About the Hostage Crisis

I realize that it has been a very long time since I have done anything on this account. I don’t know if I will ever be able to explain why I drifted away. That said, I can tell you that all of my social media accounts have been affected. This one, as well as my Twitter, however, seemed to have seen the worst amount of withdrawl.

But... with the recent Tumblr changes, I decided to take a peek to see what kind of impact I would find on my dash. The first thing I noticed is that my dash is a lot leaner. Where is everyone?

Then I saw that some of my posted images had been flagged as hidden, because they potentially violated Tumblr’s new policies. Guess which images they hid?

1. A photo of my dog

2. A photo of Tim and I hugging (fully clothed)

3. My pro photos from one of Salt Lake’s Pride Parades

4. A photo of a bracelet around my wrist

5. A photo of a boob coffee mug

Seriously, Tumblr? You hide the coffee mug? Are you that much of a prude now? Do you remember where I live? I am surrounded by that shit day in and day out. When I was actually active on this site, I loved the fact that I could post what I wanted when I wanted. And my posts are NOTHING compared to some I have seen on this platform.

Of course, I appealed every hidden image, with the exception of the coffee mug.

Now, I have not had the time to go through the nearly 4,000 posts I have made over the years, so I don’t know if there are any more hidden posts. And I don’t know if I will take the time to go through them all. If I don’t plan to reestablish my presence on this platform, does it really matter?

In the meantime, know that I do miss you.

I know I’ve been MIA lately. Been dealing with quite a bit as we reach the end of Ash’s senior year and her 18th birthday. It’s been hard to write lately, so I’ve just tried to focus on what I actually can do. Like this. 

We visited Nebo Loop Scenic Byway last weekend for a much needed mini getaway. Isn’t it pretty up there?

Red - I had to do some fast talking to get this image, but I knew I wanted her as the model. Putting this together had us both out of our comfort zones. And it worked.

If you have ever seen the walls of my home, you can just imagine how hard it was to set this up. But it helps to have people around me who want to help and can understand my photogese.

It’s definitely time to partner up with a hair and makeup artist and have some fun.

Until you research airfare and hotels, because you have to actually get there and then have someplace to sleep, right?

I’m really starting to hate working with this guy.

He was completely uncooperative. It took for-EVER to get this shot. Like a whole 30 seconds. And then he threw a fit when he found out that Catering didn’t get his favorite treats for the shoot. Or any treats for that matter.

AWW thank you! I’m totally blushing now.

Things I learned while shooting this pretty boy today:

1. Hayden responded well enough to working with treats to give me ideas for future photo shoots. He just may beat out Ash and become my new star!

2. I cannot use the walls in our home as backgrounds for photos. They are either a hideous color, or in such poor shape that I have to do a great deal of post processing to make them even remotely acceptable. Believe it or not, this wall is actually a sage green color (not too bad), but it has visible paint strokes where the previous tenants either used a different type of paint, or a color that did not match. Or both.

3. My X-T10 is much easier to work with for these kinds of shots. It is smaller and lighter, which allows me to focus and click the shutter with one hand, while using the other hand to help with posing (a.k.a. the treat hand!).

The porn comes AFTER ceremony, however, not during.