D63: Livin’ Loud in the French Quarter

Tasra Dawson —  November 2, 2009 — 9 Comments

One of the first things I noticed about The Big Easy is the volume. Seems everywhere you go, there’s noise. Whether live musicians on the street, Saints fans celebrating victory, or party people on Bourbon Street, seems there is something going on everywhere you look.

Tonight was the launch of PartnerCon and it started off with a bang…hangin’ with my friend Rachel LaCour, dinner and great conversation with Scott Bourne, walking down Bourbon Street with Dane Sanders and Mike Colon.

Not to mention meet and greet with so many other amazingly talented photographers—too many to even mention! There are nearly 500 photogs who have descended upon NOLA to dream, create and inspire. I’m thrilled to be part of this amazing group. Honored that Jim Collins, Pictage CEO, entrusted Ron and I to create 3 films to kick off the entire event tomorrow morning.

It’s such a gift to have someone believe in your work, your vision, and your talent enough to give you the creative freedom to move mountains. I strive to be that type of person, that type of leader. Do you?

Want to follow what we’re up to the next few days? Look for hashtag #partnercon on Twitter. Want to connect to the community? Check out Pictage.com. I’ll do what I can to give you an inside look each day. Bottom line: Dream big. Create joy. Inspire others.

Manual: Page 124—Troubleshooting. Read through the manual page, but have to admit I’m so tired at this point I’m not sure it really sunk in.

Images: Viewed images in a fine art gallery today. Was great to see images “live” rather than in a book or online.

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  • http://jamesberghout.com James Berghout

    Didn't stay awake long enough to see this one posted. Great job getting it up. I know it's a challenge when you are out of your element, in a new place, and up to your ears in other things. Great photos…

  • caramellamenta

    Incredible post today, with beautiful photos and suporting thoughts. I'd like to belive in such a strong way and I hope to help the people near me, but it is a very hard work.
    The manual is so booring… :)

  • http://www.vyrestudios.com/ Linda van Rosmalen

    you sure do get around! You are doing well for yourself Tasra! I can't say I'm not a little jealous.. hanging out with Scott Bourne would be a dream come true for me. and I live 20 minutes from him!

  • http://dave365.wordpress.com dave365

    Great set there Tasra, my favorite would have to be the green door. I want to know what's behind it.
    Dead jealous here too. I going to have to save up the pennies and get over there to one of those events some day.

  • http://gallow-photo-year.blogspot.com/ Steve Gallow

    Great photos, and great colors. Well done.

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  • http://tasra365.com tasra

    I sure do. Seems like even more since this project started. I didn't realize how much I traveled until I started seeing how often I have images away from home. It's an interesting perspective!

    Scott Bourne is fantastic. If you ever get a chance, you should definitely attend an event or workshop of his.

  • http://tasra365.com tasra

    Ah, the boring manual. My trick…alternate between hard and easy pages. Get it on PDF so you can look at it magnified on your computer instead of the tiny font in the paper manual. Those two things alone have helped me get this far!

  • http://365.caramellamenta.com caramellamenta – Emma

    Thanks, I will follow your suggestion :)