I am SOOOOOOOO excited!
I cannot begin to express how exciting it is to announce my being a… CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The test was tough. The portfolio review was tougher. Having studied, and worked diligently to always produce the the very best I possibly can, and a committment ruthlessly pursue knowledge has paid off with my CPP certification! An [...]
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Crazy, I tell ya!
Wow, the month of March whizzed by.. I wonder if that counts for “out like a lion”? Spring Conference, and the awards and merits are done until 2013 – now it’s time to prepare for the upcoming Evergreen School of Professional Photography. Just finished their website (http://www.esppwashington.com) and have some final tweaking to complete. Had [...]
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Chock Full of Awesome-ness!
What a wonderful past few days! I spent this past four days at the Professional Photographers of Washington Spring Convention (the 60th Anniversary, btw!). It was a great trip, to put it mildly… This year, I volunteered for the position of Hospitality Chairman (er, woman…). This means I had the wonderful opportunity to meet AND [...]
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It’s that time again!
Well, it’s that time of year again! Competition is this weekend for Professional Photographers of Washington. We have our 60th annual Spring Conference at the Red Lion Hotel in Olympia, WA beginning Friday with an all day Suzette Allen workshop, continuing through a number of featured speakers, completing at noon on Tuesday. If you’re interested, [...]
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Good Dog!
Yesterday, I attended JVH Technical’s DIGITAL PRINTING EXPO in Bellevue. If you weren’t there, too bad you missed out on this amazing event! My brain hurts. OUCH. I learned a lot about the entire process of printing fine art with today’s amazing new printers and papers. I expect to move my signature pieces over to [...]
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Off the Radar
Sometimes creative minds fall off the radar for a while… that’s because we’re busy mixing mental paints, and preparing fresh canvases. I’ve been guilty of both, and am excited for what’s coming soon! Portfolio going to the Certified Professional Photographer review – check. Waiting for the Ocean Shores Associated Art Festival’s juried art show (which [...]
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Merry Christmas!
Yep, I’m proudly one of those who refuse to travel the “Happy Holidays” route. It’s Merry Christmas, it’s Happy Hanakkah/Chanukah, it’s Feliz Navidad! This has been a wonderful year of growth, learning, and excitement. I have made many new friends this year, and deepened the bonds with many I already had. To each and every [...]
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WWYD?
So I asked myself, after viewing this link for the Carlsberg beer company (which is rather humorous, but disturbing because I think many would opt not to take those theater seats, and shame on them to boot!), What Would You Do? (WWYD) I’m always up for an adventure, and recognize we all put our pants [...]
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Pet noses…
I thought I’d share some images as I go through the processing… Right now, loads of folks are hustling off to Costco for Christmas card printing. I understand at about .49 each, that’s a hard deal to beat, and I won’t even try! Many of these same folks will also be crossing the threshold of [...]
Veteran’s Day and Dogs
This past Veteran’s Day, I enjoyed a rare privilege! I was invited to the Mason home in Kingston for a fun fun fun pet portrait session. Even though it was cold, windy, and we had a non-stop drizzling rain, there were three VERY patient Great Danes waiting for their portraits too! Named after Muskateers, there [...]
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