Photog Friends...I love what this photog said in this photo lovecat article!
http://photolovecat.blogspot.com/2009/03/finding-ideal-clients-and-freedom.html
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Miscellaneous Thursday Night
10 Misc. Things off the top of my head:
1. No I'm not sad or upset that the terps lost last week
2. I think they did well in the tourney and showed people they belonged, despite some fo the talk.
3. I am glad Memphis lost tonight, as I always thought they were overrated.
4. WOW...Duke lost! By a lot!
5. Dave is taking training in Portland in April - I'm thinking I may go up with him over the weekend
6. I had a wedding last weekend, that went pretty well. Despite some tough leanings about Off camera flash. But that kind of stuff will only make me better. My next wedding is in June
7. I have a baby session next Friday
8. I don't like the fact that spring is here...that means the heat of summer is right around the corner.
9. Winter returned last Sunday...we had rain, hail. and snow flurries!
10. We are going to try and go up to Yosemite this spring.
I'll leave you with one photo from the wedding I shot last Saturday...
One last thought...The F22 crash was just an incredibly sad event. I still can't believe that happened out in our desert.
1. No I'm not sad or upset that the terps lost last week
2. I think they did well in the tourney and showed people they belonged, despite some fo the talk.
3. I am glad Memphis lost tonight, as I always thought they were overrated.
4. WOW...Duke lost! By a lot!
5. Dave is taking training in Portland in April - I'm thinking I may go up with him over the weekend
6. I had a wedding last weekend, that went pretty well. Despite some tough leanings about Off camera flash. But that kind of stuff will only make me better. My next wedding is in June
7. I have a baby session next Friday
8. I don't like the fact that spring is here...that means the heat of summer is right around the corner.
9. Winter returned last Sunday...we had rain, hail. and snow flurries!
10. We are going to try and go up to Yosemite this spring.
I'll leave you with one photo from the wedding I shot last Saturday...
One last thought...The F22 crash was just an incredibly sad event. I still can't believe that happened out in our desert.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Bracket Buster!
So, how many of you had Cal on your bracket today!!!?
Oh yeah...its nice to upset someone!!! Go Terps. Cal 71 and UMD 84!!!! I love it when the opposing teams fans try and make fun or put down Vasquez cause all it does is fire him up to do better! Hence the steal after the little airball he threw. My Terps rock!!!
This was out of an article written by Dan Wetzel on yahoo sports!
• Maryland defeated Cal 84-71, which means Mike Silver is wrong and Cal isn’t the center of the universe.
The question going forward is which Maryland team will show up? We’ve seen the Maryland team that got blown out by Duke and lost to Virginia in the regular season finale and had people speculating about Gary Williams’ job.
The one that pulled away from Cal, however, had the look of the Terrapin club that beat North Carolina and Michigan State this year. It had great ball movement, played with passion and made shots. It’s obviously capable of beating anyone. In a game with Memphis, the Terps’ Greivis Vasquez, who had 27 against Cal, could be the best player on the court – Tyreke Evans included.
If that’s the case, the Tigers are going to be in for a battle.
I'm hoping for another upset! This time a #2 seed!
Oh yeah...its nice to upset someone!!! Go Terps. Cal 71 and UMD 84!!!! I love it when the opposing teams fans try and make fun or put down Vasquez cause all it does is fire him up to do better! Hence the steal after the little airball he threw. My Terps rock!!!
This was out of an article written by Dan Wetzel on yahoo sports!
• Maryland defeated Cal 84-71, which means Mike Silver is wrong and Cal isn’t the center of the universe.
The question going forward is which Maryland team will show up? We’ve seen the Maryland team that got blown out by Duke and lost to Virginia in the regular season finale and had people speculating about Gary Williams’ job.
The one that pulled away from Cal, however, had the look of the Terrapin club that beat North Carolina and Michigan State this year. It had great ball movement, played with passion and made shots. It’s obviously capable of beating anyone. In a game with Memphis, the Terps’ Greivis Vasquez, who had 27 against Cal, could be the best player on the court – Tyreke Evans included.
If that’s the case, the Tigers are going to be in for a battle.
I'm hoping for another upset! This time a #2 seed!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Sun Flare
With a wedding coming up this weekend and lots of things I've been learning I have been practicing some photography techniques around the house. I now have the equipment to be able to shoot with off and on camera flash during the reception. Exciting! Feeling very anxious aot my wedding this Saturday. I think its cause I have so many things I want to do that I've never done before. Anyway, today I practiced capturing some sun flare. I'm starting to love two things...sun flare and adding texture in PS.
2 of My Favorite Things: Snow and Bball
So if you haven't seen this on facebook, here is our video from skiing last weekend. I threw this together pretty quickly on the drive home. My first video like this. Keep in mind, I'm not a videographer. :)
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On a complete side note, I just need to talk a little basketball since I'm a basketball nut. So all those fair weather UMD fans that were putting the team and the coach down earlier this year - sit down and shut up! UMD basketball is just amazing. Yes they put us through our ups and downs emotionally but Gary is a tremendous coach. You just have to believe. Believe in the power of Gary. So let me ask
- Who is the number 10 seed in the west….oh yes, Maryland!
- Who just put a hurting on Wake Forest (#9 ranked) Friday night…yup Maryland.
- And who stuck and held their own against the great Duke team…yup Maryland again.
Seriously people, why do you always feel like you need to blame someone when things aren't going your way. Anyway, Fear the turtle!!! This is a school with basketball history.. You don't go to the NCAA tourney 11 straight years then just quit having that drive. This team wants to be there more than anybody. As a MD fan I do have to admit we are spoiled. We expect our team to be in the NCAA. It's not a hope, its an expectation! We have a great coach on our side and the last few years have been rough as a MD fan. Watching them get squeaked out by other teams. Lets see how it all plays out. Hopefully this is another start to big NCAA run. I'd love to see them back in the championship game in a few years. The terps have a consistency in basketball that not a lot of other schools can say they have (I believe its 13 invitations to the tourney in the last 16 years)…ah and lets not forget the 2002 champions!
Congratulation to the UMD women's as well. Earning a number 1 seed in the tourney is fabulous! It's great having both teams in the tourney this year.
Go Terps!
My Picks… I'm indecisive though.
Memphis (yes I'd love to see MD advance and win this game and I think if they make it there they can, but my gut is saying Memphis, so I'm going with my gut)
North Carolina
Pitt
Louisville
The winner this year: I pick UNC beating Louisville
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On a complete side note, I just need to talk a little basketball since I'm a basketball nut. So all those fair weather UMD fans that were putting the team and the coach down earlier this year - sit down and shut up! UMD basketball is just amazing. Yes they put us through our ups and downs emotionally but Gary is a tremendous coach. You just have to believe. Believe in the power of Gary. So let me ask
- Who is the number 10 seed in the west….oh yes, Maryland!
- Who just put a hurting on Wake Forest (#9 ranked) Friday night…yup Maryland.
- And who stuck and held their own against the great Duke team…yup Maryland again.
Seriously people, why do you always feel like you need to blame someone when things aren't going your way. Anyway, Fear the turtle!!! This is a school with basketball history.. You don't go to the NCAA tourney 11 straight years then just quit having that drive. This team wants to be there more than anybody. As a MD fan I do have to admit we are spoiled. We expect our team to be in the NCAA. It's not a hope, its an expectation! We have a great coach on our side and the last few years have been rough as a MD fan. Watching them get squeaked out by other teams. Lets see how it all plays out. Hopefully this is another start to big NCAA run. I'd love to see them back in the championship game in a few years. The terps have a consistency in basketball that not a lot of other schools can say they have (I believe its 13 invitations to the tourney in the last 16 years)…ah and lets not forget the 2002 champions!
Congratulation to the UMD women's as well. Earning a number 1 seed in the tourney is fabulous! It's great having both teams in the tourney this year.
Go Terps!
My Picks… I'm indecisive though.
Memphis (yes I'd love to see MD advance and win this game and I think if they make it there they can, but my gut is saying Memphis, so I'm going with my gut)
North Carolina
Pitt
Louisville
The winner this year: I pick UNC beating Louisville
Monday, March 16, 2009
More from mammoth
First of all I have to say, I'm a big dork on the video camera!!!!
So yesterday was incredible. We skied at mammoth and had a great time. It was windy again, so that stunk, but otherwise nice temps and blue skies. We also did something I never thought we would do for a while. As I stood up on top of the mountain looking over the edge, I got that almost queasy (sp?) feeling in the stomach. My mind was saying..turn back and run, well ski away. Now while you can. I was scared so much. I was afraid of falling and breaking something. I went over the edge and now my mind was saying "now you've done it, now what are you going to do, you have to get down this alive". Then I made my first turn and I was in the clear. I was on my way down a double black diamond at mammoth. Was I crazy!? Let me tell you it was one of the scariest things I've ever skied, but also the most fun! I loved it. I even went back for more! I loved skiing the steep terrain. I loved it even more that I got down and didn't fall!!!! It was such an accomplishment to finally do that. I knew I was a decent enough skier, I was just to scared. We both skied it several times, and we both loved it.
Here is the view heading up to the top. We were going to ski cornice bowl (a not as difficult trail, a single black) at the very top.
This is me after I skied the double black - yes I'm a big dork in the video. Sorry about the wind. What I say in the beginning is "I just skied that".
And one more...Dave on the lift.
So yesterday was incredible. We skied at mammoth and had a great time. It was windy again, so that stunk, but otherwise nice temps and blue skies. We also did something I never thought we would do for a while. As I stood up on top of the mountain looking over the edge, I got that almost queasy (sp?) feeling in the stomach. My mind was saying..turn back and run, well ski away. Now while you can. I was scared so much. I was afraid of falling and breaking something. I went over the edge and now my mind was saying "now you've done it, now what are you going to do, you have to get down this alive". Then I made my first turn and I was in the clear. I was on my way down a double black diamond at mammoth. Was I crazy!? Let me tell you it was one of the scariest things I've ever skied, but also the most fun! I loved it. I even went back for more! I loved skiing the steep terrain. I loved it even more that I got down and didn't fall!!!! It was such an accomplishment to finally do that. I knew I was a decent enough skier, I was just to scared. We both skied it several times, and we both loved it.
Here is the view heading up to the top. We were going to ski cornice bowl (a not as difficult trail, a single black) at the very top.
This is me after I skied the double black - yes I'm a big dork in the video. Sorry about the wind. What I say in the beginning is "I just skied that".
And one more...Dave on the lift.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Race Style Skiing
Today we tried something new...skiing through the gates. There was a free course open. IT was pretty sweet. I was a bit nervous that I would totally embarass myslef, but it wasn't nearly as bad s I was making it out to be. In fact we went back to do it again and this time I went much faster.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Terps Are Rockin The Georgia Dome
I'm at mammoth at the moment, but I partly wish I had been at the Georgia Dome tonight!!! For those of you that know me, you know I love ACC basketball. Not just love it...I'm pretty much fanactical about it. I live for November to come when b-ball starts...and I'm sad when March is over. So My team ...Maryland has had one of those years...and up and down sort of seasons. Wins against ranked teams and losses against not so good teams. It's been an emotional roller coaster for terps fans. But last night and tonight make up for it all!!! First they beat NC State...ok not such a big deal as we already beat them this year. But tonight we upset another ranked team....#9 Wake Forest. And it was an 11 point win. Seriously go terps. I will be on cloud nine if they can pull off a win against duke tomorrow!!! Who ever thought it would be Duke vs UMD in the semifinals of the ACC tourney!!! GO TERPS!!!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
One More (Thailand)
One of these days I'll get through all of my Thailand photos! Really, I will! I think!
Anyway I edited this one tonight...not much, just a light warm up in photoshop. I really like it. I love the sun flare that I caught in this shot.
Anyway I edited this one tonight...not much, just a light warm up in photoshop. I really like it. I love the sun flare that I caught in this shot.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Headshot!!!
It's about time I have a headshot from another pro photog!!!! I've been needing this for about a year now.
Here it is....
and a couple of self portraits from today....
I've finally got back on track...exercised 4out of the last 6 days. And it feels so good! Tomorrow a 5 mile run!
I also taught myself how to use the pro retouch action, finally! I love it...why didn't I figure this out earlier!
Here it is....
and a couple of self portraits from today....
I've finally got back on track...exercised 4out of the last 6 days. And it feels so good! Tomorrow a 5 mile run!
I also taught myself how to use the pro retouch action, finally! I love it...why didn't I figure this out earlier!
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Surpirse!
So I saw the B School party video was posted and I decided ok I'll take a peak. Little did I know I was going to make an appearance! I didn't even go to the party, although I wish I had as it looks like a lot of fun. Maybe next year. So there is a clip of Becker doing headshots, and guess whose photo he's taking...yup me. That was a suprise.
http://www.bpartyvegas.come
http://www.bpartyvegas.come
Monday, March 02, 2009
March Randomness
Some random things for this week. We didn't go anywhere this weekend, although I wanted to go skiing! :)
So I worked all weekend on getting sample stuff together for my photog business. Figure now is the time while I'm so motivated from WPPI. I feel like I need things to show people and I want to do a bridal show either this year or the beginning of next year to help get my name out there. So I ordered print enlargements mounted on styrene board, designed and ordered wedding postcard ads, designed a sample e-session guestbook from finao, ordered another mounted sample print (but I made this one different), and got most of the way through a design for a sample flush mount album. Next are sample save the date cards and a proof box (from finao). Photos of everything coming soon!
Dave and I joined a bowling league with two friends of ours. We missed the start of the league so we went to make up our scores last night. I guess I can still bowl! We did well. I bowled about a 173 average (176, 173, and 169). Dave also did pretty well…he had one game that was 210.
Thirdly - I have to give some props to my Terps! Go Maryland!!!! The Women's bball team placed first in ACC regular season play and are ranked 5th in the country. The Men's team has continued playing better down the stretch and beat NC state. Hopefully there will be men's and women's teams in the NCAA tourney again. I love Maryland bball! Just so awesome and so much emotion. Dave and I totally enjoyed watching the game together last night…its so fun to watch together and I'm glad he's a terps bball fan as well. But how can you not..the ACC is such an amazing bball conference. They say 8 teams form the ACC will probably get into the NCAA tourney!
I ran on Saturday - I felt sluggish though. Due to all the vacations I haven't been as good with my running and now we have a 5K race is about a month. Time to get my but in gear! I feel like I'm not anywhere near my typical fitness level right now.. So I'm running tonight for sure!
So I worked all weekend on getting sample stuff together for my photog business. Figure now is the time while I'm so motivated from WPPI. I feel like I need things to show people and I want to do a bridal show either this year or the beginning of next year to help get my name out there. So I ordered print enlargements mounted on styrene board, designed and ordered wedding postcard ads, designed a sample e-session guestbook from finao, ordered another mounted sample print (but I made this one different), and got most of the way through a design for a sample flush mount album. Next are sample save the date cards and a proof box (from finao). Photos of everything coming soon!
Dave and I joined a bowling league with two friends of ours. We missed the start of the league so we went to make up our scores last night. I guess I can still bowl! We did well. I bowled about a 173 average (176, 173, and 169). Dave also did pretty well…he had one game that was 210.
Thirdly - I have to give some props to my Terps! Go Maryland!!!! The Women's bball team placed first in ACC regular season play and are ranked 5th in the country. The Men's team has continued playing better down the stretch and beat NC state. Hopefully there will be men's and women's teams in the NCAA tourney again. I love Maryland bball! Just so awesome and so much emotion. Dave and I totally enjoyed watching the game together last night…its so fun to watch together and I'm glad he's a terps bball fan as well. But how can you not..the ACC is such an amazing bball conference. They say 8 teams form the ACC will probably get into the NCAA tourney!
I ran on Saturday - I felt sluggish though. Due to all the vacations I haven't been as good with my running and now we have a 5K race is about a month. Time to get my but in gear! I feel like I'm not anywhere near my typical fitness level right now.. So I'm running tonight for sure!
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