SHOES!

Here's an interesting story....

Six hours into our flight home from Italy, a woman comes up from behind me and tells me she has been watching me work on my photographs since I opened my computer. She then introduces herself as an owner of a high-end wedding/prom shoe company in Maryland. She said some nice words about my photographs and then asked if I would like to shoot some shoes for her. I said, "sure", not thinking anything would ever come of it.

Surprise! She did call later... and shipped dozens of shoes to me to shoot. I was too nervous to search out and hire foot models so I asked my two youngest daughters if they would be willing to help me out. My shoe lady wanted them done outside.... within a few days. It was 31 degrees outside! Emily and Audrey were two very cold girls with goose-bumps on their legs.... But we all laughed our way through the assignment and .... they now grace the front and back cover along with several pages of her 2010 shoe catalog. Live and Learn

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iPhone wonders!

I went out for a walk along the river while in Spokane this morning. It was a chilly morning with steam rising from the river. I was wishing I had brought m camera along.... ding! ... I had my iphone and pulled it out and took a couple of quick images along the way.

I pulled them up in photoshop and was very impressed with what was there. With a tweak or two I turned them into a couple of painter like images...

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PPA in Phoenix!

I Just returned from the National Convention for Professional Photographers in Phoenix last week. I thoroughly enjoyed getting together with many old friends and had the privilege of meeting many new friends. 

It is always a joy to see the excitement surrounding this industry that has seen so many changes in the past 28 years I have been a part of. I am becoming part of the minority that have recollections of shooting film. The "digital revolution" is becoming part of history now as we move into the exciting growth stages of digital capture and print. This is the most exciting times to be in this craft we call photography and I am grateful to enjoy every minute of it!

Two of these people are famous... one is not! 

I love Tim and Bev Walden. They were kind enough to let me be in a photograph with them

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