STUDIO

For the last 6 months, my life has been consumed by reinventing my business. I am constantly trying to find new ways to do this, but the last 6 months have been HUGE. Some of you knew about this, some of you were a big part of this, and some of you probably wanted me to shut up about this. 6 months ago we bought a building for our new photography studio. It was in pretty rough shape. At one point in time, it had been a recording studio, but it had been sitting empty for 5 years. Well, not totally empty…It was definitely a lovely home to a variety of organisms- just not the type you would want to snuggle up next to at night.

My wife, Joey, and I put everything into this place. We worked on it everyday. And night. And day. And night. 50 hours restoring the 100 year old tin ceiling that we found hiding underneath the drop-down ceilings. Another 30+ hours restoring the original tile floor- it’s amazing how long it takes to get up 50+ years of glue and grit. 30 hours here. 60 hours there. We put our heart and soul into this place. We learned so much. I had to take on the role of architect, designer, general contractor, goodwill ambassador- and I have become a better businessman, a better artist, a better husband.

We refinished aluminum Goodform chairs from 1947 that look so delightful around the conference table that came out of the original Union Pacific building. Joey spent days (literally) scraping paint off of the tile in the bathrooms. We got creative. We were annoyed. We had a blast.

I have dreamed about this place for the last 18 years. If you’re in the neighborhood, please stop by and check it out. We’d love to see you. I guarantee we have the coolest trash can you have ever seen in your life.

And here is the evolution of the building over the last 6 months.

iwen exposures STUDIO evolution from Iwen Exposures on Vimeo.