A good friend and wonderful artist, Jan Murphy, wrote me to let me know she had included one of my images in a recent article on one of My favorite blogs universdartistes.com. Because of the economy I’ve had to take a break from shooting artistic nudes. So to see that she has included one of my favorite images in her article makes me feel really good! So go check out the site and let them know how much you like their work!
I just got an email that one of my print “Serendipity” has passed the quality test on DeviantArt.com. This thrills me because I know that DeviantArt.com only tells you this when someone has purchased a print! So I am bery happy to receive a message like this and I hope that whomever purchased the print will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating that image!
~Jason Tag
Yesterday I had a wonderful offer made to me by a model who is also a good friend. And so I will be coming out of my cave and shooting with her, hopefully this weekend but we’ll see how that goes….
I will say that after having had some time to reflect and think about the events of last week and my life, I now am going to simply take a break for a short time. This is in order for me to take the time I need to really figure out the decisions that need to be made. I’ve received such a wonderful outpouring of love and support and for that I thank all of you.
So just to reassure all of you, I am not quitting and I really didn’t intend on quitting so if it sounded that way I apologize. I think that I overreacted slightly to my situation. This blog is about a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a photographer who’s primary focus is on artistic nudes. So you can expect me to reveal my emotions when they take over my rationale.
I am a photographer and will always be one. No matter what happens, I now know that there will always be a camera in my life and that thought comforts me and makes me happy.
~ Jason Tag
P.S. Feel free to join to the members area, visit my workshop site, and if you want to purchase prints they can be found at redbubble.com!
First of all I have to say thank you to everyone who has supported me in this endeavor over the past 18 months. I am truly grateful for the support and love that you have shown me. And gratitude for the love you have shown to the art that many of my friends and I have worked so hard to create.
Earlier today I was dealt a pretty heavy blow. One, that I’m unfortunate to say, will take me a while to recover from. At the moment, I must stop shooting art nudes. This was not an easy decision for me to make. As I thought about it, I thought about all the people who have become friends because of this. I thought about all the things I learned. Not just about photography, but about life, and even myself in the process. I also thought about all the fans who write me every week to say wonderful things about the work.
It saddens me to make this decision and as I write this I am crying because this has been a great dream of mine for many years. And something that was not easy for me to make happen. But I made it happen. I was able to find a way to make my greatest dream a reality and now to see the dream slipping away makes me sad.
But as an artist I know that this is not an end of art from me. I will continue to post art nudes I have already shot, and I will continue to upload images to my members area because I have a stockpile of images that have not yet been posted. I am not giving up photography for good though. I will continue to shot landscapes and I will continue to teach those who wish to learn about photography. I also feel that this may be the chance for me to pause, take a deep breath and reflect on the past and see a new way to continue this dream.
Again, I extend heartfelt thanks and lots of aloha to everyone who has supported me in this dream and those that continue to do so…
Aloha,
Jason Tag
I’m almost finished editing most of the images I shot with Candy and Leanne in Arizona. I’ve started uploadeding a select few and will be making more of the images available over the next few days…. Prints are available at redbubble.com
I just got back from my trip to Arizona! I had a great time seeing as much as I possible could in four days and of course I got in a couple of art nude shoots in as well!
The first shoot was done in desert location. Lots of rocks, cacti, and of course lots of sunshine! It was quite warm but not too bad. THe second shoot was done in an old western town. really old, rundown, wooden structures and we ended that shoot on an empty road. Both shoots were great fun and as always I got some great shots in the process.
 Candy - Desert Nude - 5/13/09 |
 Leanne - Nude Road - 5/15/09 |
Well, I got to Arizona safe and sound! This morning I went out for a drive and took a few shots of the landscape around Prescott. SImply gorgeous! Tomorrow morning I have a shoot planned and am excited to be shooting with a completely different background. I’m not saying that I don’t like Hawaii…. I love Hawaii, but it’s just different here in Az. I”m hoping that tomorrow will be cool and that the rattlers don’t get me!
~ J
On Monday I’m flying off to a far away land called… Phoenix!
Ok so I’m still gearing up and getting plans made and all that jazz. I’ve never been to Phoenix before so I don’t really know what to expect other than it’ll be hot! Like above 100F hot! I also have a few shoots planned out in the desert. I can’t wait!
As I was perusing the usual blogs this morning looking at what my friends are up to and what they’re talking about. I found an editorial article on one of my favorite sites, universdartistes.com. So I thought I would share it with all of you…. enjoy!
Editorial on universdartistes.com
