It’s been a couple years now, but even before I had an actual goal for all of this, I knew I wanted to put together custom sets. Without a lot of space to work with, I figured the best place to start would be with something relatively flat, and it doesn’t get much flatter than paper.

I've had an idea bouncing around in my head for a while. I want to build a photography studio.

I know, I know … shocker. That's probably not particularly surprising coming from a photographer. But the more I've thought about it, the less interested I've become in simply having a room where I can put some lights, hang a backdrop and take pictures. I want to build something a little different. I want to build a creative space (yes, this is intentionally vague), and I've decided it's time to stop just thinking about it and start figuring out how to make it happen.