Mixing Work and Play

One of the personal projects I'm working on at the moment is a Wildflower Series.  More to come on that later, but today I wanted to showcase this little guy I spotted while out shooting.

He was busy scouting around on the post I was using to brace myself when I spotted him.  We both paused for a moment, taking time out of work to play.  I took one image of him and then he graciously lifted his head up.  I'm certain he was posing - it had nothing to do with the big black lens suddenly dominating his world...

Celebrating People

I don't normally post on a Sunday, but I thought this one was appropriate for the Lord's Sabbath.

There's so much of nastiness, unkindness and uncertainty in our world today that it's truly heartwarming to see regular people doing simple, random acts of kindness.

This kind of love and concern for those around us - as well as for our animal friends - helps us to see that it's not hard to make a real difference in someone's life.  And what may be small to us as a giver can be monumental to the person receiving.

It doesn't take a fancy-dancy organisation or programme, it just takes love.  Share your humanity with those around you.

There's a Big World Out There!

Here's something to make you smile on a Friday and get you through to the weekend - it's almost here...

I totally understand where this woman's coming from!  So many folks think I'm either Australian or British and even when I say I'm from New Zealand, they think I'd prefer to be asked about Australia or England.

My top 5 'favourite' questions I've been asked since moving to the USA:

5. Do you have McDonald's there?
4. Have you ever heard of Motown?
3. Do you have electricity there?
2. How long did it take you to drive here? [Seriously?!]
1. How long did it take you to drive here? [yes, there were two unrelated people who asked this one.]

Oh and there was one young lady who asked me how I got my accent.  I told her that for the first part of my life I practiced really hard and that's when I discovered 12 year olds can be incredibly gullible.  Hook, line and sinker.

There's a big world out there and it's full of different and interesting people :o)  Enjoy!

Isabelle | Suwanee GA Senior Photographer

Being a Senior Ambassador, Isabelle also had an early season photo shoot.  Luckily for her though, she didn't have to deal with a cold day.  After all, spring comes early in Georgia, right?  Sometimes...

Isabelle didn't have it easy though; she had a warm, beautiful day, but had a strong wind to contend with.  She kept her cool though and handled it extremely well.  You'd never know except for the occasional photo with her hair streaming out behind her.  Have a look at the video page on my website to see more from Isabelle's shoot.

Many thanks to Rachael Adams for Isabelle's hair and makeup.  If you're looking for a stylist for your senior shoot, I recommend her.

"No Such Thing as Professional Photographers"

“There’s no such thing as Flickr Pro today because [with so many people taking photographs] there’s really no such thing as professional photographers anymore.”

With this statement made during Monday's press conference, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer landed herself in hot water, among professional photographers at least.  And word travels quickly in the photography community, especially when it leaves folks shaking their heads in disbelief.

I don't have a Flickr account but there are a lot of people who do.  A LOT.  Some of them are amateur photographers and some are professional.  But unfortunately for Mayer, pretty much all of them are up in arms about Monday's changes to the website.  Have a look at the Flickr Help Forum discussing the changes - it's rather entertaining.  Note that a few folks are a little more, shall we say: colourful with their language - reader beware.

As for the "no such thing as professional photographers" comment, well-known photographer Scott Bourne has challenged Mayer to join him for a podcast on his website to discuss her statement.  He'll even donate $1000 to a charity of her choice if she does.

Meanwhile, professional photographers will carry on with our business licenses and sales tax payments, with continuing education to improve our style and techniques, and with finding the best print labs for our clients' memories.  And close our drop-jawed mouths.

Maddie | Cumming GA Senior Photographer

I'm a little behind on blogging but here we have Maddie, one of my Senior Ambassadors.  She was a real trooper on a fairly cold spring day - her happy, light-hearted attitude shone through in her photos.  You can see more of her session in her video on my website.

The location for this shoot was Burruss Mill and I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Gray and Kelley Smith for allowing me to shoot on their property.

Rachael Adams did a great job of Maddie's hair and makeup.  If you're looking for a stylist for your senior photo shoot, Rachael is fun to work with and I recommend her.

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