Skipping School: Skip’s Summer School (D341)

Skipping School: Skip’s Summer School (D341)

It’s true. I’m skipping school this year. Skip’s Summer School starts tomorrow with an all-star lineup of speakers, but sad to say my hubby and I won’t be there. It’s not for want, but for priorities. With two kids walking through major milestones on Monday into their first years in public elementary and high school, [...]

Images Inspired by Jerry Ghionis and Jeremy Cowart on Escalate Live (D260)

Images Inspired by Jerry Ghionis and Jeremy Cowart on Escalate Live (D260)

Photography is more than your camera, it’s a tool, not unlike a paintbrush or instrument, that has the power to evoke emotion, transform a life, and leave an indelible mark on our souls. Listening to the teaching of master photographers like Jerry Ghionis and Jeremy Cowart, each different and yet similar, I was reminded that [...]

Inspired by Dane Sanders: Fast Track Photographer Action Group (D240)

Inspired by Dane Sanders: Fast Track Photographer Action Group (D240)

It was almost exactly one month ago when I listened to Dane Sanders at the ATL PUG meeting and then spent the next two days in his Fast Track workshop roadshow. Just 30 days ago. Today we took it to another level by starting a Fast Track Photographer Action group. One of the primary ideas [...]

Getting Things Done with a Custom Paper-Based GTD Planner (D219)

Getting Things Done with a Custom Paper-Based GTD Planner (D219)

The time has come. I’ve resurrected my GTD system. I’ve climbed back on the GTD bandwagon. For those who don’t know, GTD is short for Getting Things Done, a philosophy and way of organizing life created by David Allen. For me, it boils down to figuring out what matters most and focusing on that. MAKE [...]

Staying On Track and Veering Off Course (D213)

Staying On Track and Veering Off Course (D213)

Quick and dirty progress report of where I am on this journey to 300% photographic improvement… Staying on track: 213 days of taking a photo a day and studying/learning from others professional images Veering off course: camera manual reading has been a struggle for a couple weeks… getting back on track Where I’m headed: taking [...]

Are You Collecting or Creating? (D212)

Are You Collecting or Creating? (D212)

The day started early and ended late, but the ride was an adventure. From the start of Dane Sanders Fast Track Roadshow this morning, we were on an adventure that would challenge what we believed about our photography, our business and our selves. That’s not an exaggeration. My brain is still swirling with the details [...]

Dane Sanders Says… If You Don’t Believe, Who Will? (D211)

Dane Sanders Says… If You Don’t Believe, Who Will? (D211)

Wanna know what else he said? If you’d been at the Atlanta PUG (Pictage Users Group) free event tonight, you would have known! Natalyn, one of the amazing tasra365 photographers I met through this challenge made it to the meeting. What an absolute thrill to meet her in person! What a small world that would [...]

The Most Important Message From WPPI For Photographers Is… (D194)

The Most Important Message From WPPI For Photographers Is… (D194)

FOLLOW YOUR PASSION. A close second is… JUST BE YOU. Among all the seminars, workshops and rockstar photographer presentations and events at WPPI 2010 in Las Vegas, the overriding messages I heard were the ones above. Yes, lighting, technical skills, framing, composing, marketing, and social media are all important pieces of the puzzle. But the [...]

Photography Convention Wrap Up – Day 3 Highlights (D191)

Photography Convention Wrap Up – Day 3 Highlights (D191)

Where do I begin? Today was filled with such different events and people, it’s hard to even describe. So, I’ll just give you the brief highlights and fill you in on more details next week when I’ve returned home and processed it all. ShowIt Sites meetup led by David Jay with guest speakers Dane Sanders [...]

D63: Livin’ Loud in the French Quarter

D63: Livin’ Loud in the French Quarter

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 [...]