Ain’t that the truth. Work, life, play. 24/7. 365. For better, for worse, for richer… you get the idea. We are not the only ones experiencing the incredible blessings and inevitable trials of being small business owners, raising a family, and living life one day at a time.
Do you know what I mean?
Today I decided to capture an image of the very cool suitcase and tag we received last year when we attended the ONE conference put on by Jeffrey and Julia Woods. This year’s conference took place this week and I was sad to miss it, but the reality of our travel schedule (Orlando last week and New York next week) was too much. So, I’m remembering our time last year and grabbed an image of the tag with our names and the tagline: SIDE BY SIDE 24/7.
Anyone out there know what I’m talkin’ about?
Featured 365-er: John Matthews. John is part of a group of volunteers heading to Cedar Rapids in early October for Operation Photo Rescue. In June 2008 Cedar Rapids suffered a devastating flood that surpassed even a 500 year flood plan prediction. In the end, the flooding in Eastern Iowa comes in third as the most expensive US disaster in history following Katrina and 9-11. Operation Photo Rescue now has over 2000 registered volunteers representing all 50 states and 49 countries. Due to the economy they recently lost a grant and are in need of donations and volunteers to support their free service. Here’s a short video about what they do… make sure to get out the tissues. Thanks to John for bringing this organization to our attention!
Manual: Read Page 59—Viewing Images on a Computer. They recommend using their software, but I never have. I started out years ago using iPhoto then moved to Adobe Bridge, then to Adobe Lightroom and Lightroom 2 which is what I use now. I import directly in Lightroom 2, process, and export. How do you import and process your images?
Images: Read the book, Expressions: Your Behind the Camera Guide to Taking Extraordinary Photos of Ordinary Life by Donna Smylie and Allison Tyler Jones. The dedication of the book says this: “We would like to dedicate this book to all budding photographers who take thousands of photos, trying to capture the events in their lives and the essence of those they love. For those photographers who want to give up in frustration, but pick themselves up again and again, this book is for you.”
What a fantastic dedication. The information is basic, but just like reading your camera manual, it’s good solid stuff that you need to know and be reminded of. The images were solid, some were great. The best part about it for me was some of the ideas it sparked for new photos to take.
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