December is supposed to be a slow month, but for me it turned out to be the busiest month of the year. Since much of that turned out to be business-related, that’s not such a bad thing. Of course, there were a couple of hitches thrown in….more on my saga to find a new vehicle to replace my dead 4Runner later…but it’s been a great end to a pretty amazing year in our new studio.
One of the coolest things I’ve been doing has been my involvement with the McGowan for Maine campaign. Pat McGowan announced his candidacy for governor earlier this week. He also launched his new website, designed by my friend and talented web designer Kevin Brooks, and staged the Social Media equivalent of the Blitz (what the blog Maine Politics called, “McGowapalooza”) with the launch of Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and Facebook Pages dedicated to his run.
These days, you have to have a consistent look and feel across not only your website and printed materials, but also on social media platforms. This obviously extends to your image, which is where I come in. I was called in to help with Pat’s photos by campaign manager Brandon Maheu. We tossed around a lot of ideas, and timing was a factor–so we decided was that we’d try for a variety of environmental portraits shot in and around his home. To me this was the best choice–it allowed Pat to be comfortable, on his home turf, which translated into a more relaxed, natural and genuine set of images. I think Pat nailed it. Good luck this year!