This is an update to let everyone out there know I have not forgot about you. There is a lot of work on my plate right now. I also am trying to meet some deadlines for Appeal Texarkana Magazine and that has me behind in a lot of my personal work, including but not limited to, getting photos out to my Nashville models. So, this is my plea to all of you: I am begging for your patience and understanding.

I have a lot of irons in the fire right now but am desperately trying to get the images needed for the next issue of Appeal out the door and on time. Then I can get back to the images I owe to my local models and those that I shot while in Nashville, TN last month. I also have a web site I am trying to launch that I hope you all will enjoy. Hopefully some of you will even want to get involved… you never know! And, of course, the Model Discovery web site which is so close to being finished it’s not even funny…

And, then there’s “Project Lima”… Yeah… More to come on that in the near future… I’m doing some research and a lot of trial and error on this project. I’ve had one attempt at it so far and am happy with the fact that what I want to do is possible. Now, I just need to drill down the specifics and the workflow and I should be on my way to doing some pretty creative things to show you all!

I hope you all are well! I appreciate your support and encouragement!

Until next time…

Early tomorrow morning I head out for Nashville, Tennessee again. A buddy of mine who lives in the area are going to attend a Model Mayhem “Meet & Greet” type gig tomorrow afternoon and do a little shooting. Then, on Sunday we’re going to be shooting about 8 models in a studio type setup. It’s a pretty good clip to Nashville, Tennessee from Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas but it will be well worth it. I hope to come back with some knowledge in my pocket from the “meet & greet” and some spectacular photos to share with you all as well from the shoot(s).

I haven’t posted in a while but I hope everyone is having a wonderful new year. I hope you’re off to a great start and that things continue in the positive for you and yours from this point forward. I really feel some big things are going to transpire related to my photographic work this year. I also think some things are going to change for me personally, for the better of course! I think it’s fair to say that 2010 is our year!

Stay tuned for more posts and photos. Soon, yes soon, I will have more than a blog up and you’ll be able to see more of my recent work. I’ve been working on my web site since the end of August 2008 and still don’t have it up… Can you say “busy”?! But, if you’ll be patient with me, I promise that the new site will be up soon as well as my promised Model Discovery site which will allow you to put your name in the hat to work with me on future projects.

Big things coming! Remember, 2010 is –OUR– year!

Until next time…

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to shoot with Anni Bishop, a young lady I had previously worked with for Appeal Magazine. I shot Anni on one of my seamless backgrounds that I haven’t had the opportunity to use yet. I don’t normally shoot in a “studio” environment as I prefer to shoot on location, out in the field, or whatever you want to call “outdoors and/or not against a backdrop“. I like creating a scene or image rather than just a photo of an individual on a plain backdrop.

But, yesterday may have changed my mind, if only a little bit. Maybe “changed my mind” isn’t the correct way to phrase it, but it has at least given me the confidence to at least shoot in a studio environment if the need arises. I am very happy with my results from shooting on the seamless, as well as the performance by Anni throughout the shoot.

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