I just wanted to announce that I am participating in a local charity event hosted by Impressions of Saratoga on May 3rd, 2008! Impressions is kicking off Pet Appreciation week by hosting Dog Day!…a fun filled family day where i will be available to take pictures of your precious pooch!  These mini sessions will be $10 and you will receive a 5 x 7 image of your beloved canine companion.  I will be dontating a part of the proceeds of this event to the DVRC of Saratoga’s Safe Pet Partnership Program and 10% of any purcahses made at Impressions that day will also be dontated to the Safe Pet Partnership Program.

So be sure to come up and say hello, get some pictures taken of your pooch and please spread the word about this wonderful cause.  Hope to see you there!!!

i have so much to post about it is not even funny. i have become horribly behind in keeping this space updated, but I have a bunch of things to post in the next few days…last night i went with my friend Kat to a photography lighting seminar/workshop/tradeshow.  I learned a lot and had a great time…i’ll be sure to post more about this later in the week, along with some other news and developments…

Moment : 1, Everyday Moments Photojournal Series – Canon Digital Rebel XTi

Thank you to Kim Carney at Something To Say for the link love.  She kindly posted a very nice compliment regarding my submission to JPG Magazine’s “Elegant” theme.  You can vote on my photo by clicking the link at the bottom of my sidebar. Thank you in advance to all of you who take the time to vote :)

One of my beloved vintage cameras – Kodak Duaflex II

I finally got the opportunity to update the Photography section of my shop today.  I posted some new pics up for sale and over the next few days will be posting more.  Original prints are available in several sizes, some are limited editions and will only have one printing run, so if you see something you like be sure to place an order.

I have also received several emails asking what lenses and equipment I use, so i figure now would be a good time to post about my tools of the trade.  The majority of my shots from last year were taken with my Canon Powershot S3 IS as well as a Fuji Finepix 2300.  My most recent pics and those going forward have been taken with my Canon Digital Rebel XTi.  I use the standard kit lens Canon EF (18-55mm) and the Canon EF 1:1.8 50mm.  I am very excited because on Monday I will be inheriting two new Canon EF lense from my father in law :)…the Canon EF 75-300mm Zoom lens and the EF 28-90mm Zoom lens as well as some new filters.  In addition to my digital cameras, i also use several vintage cameras including an altered Polaroid SX-70 land camera and my beloved Kodak Duaflex II.  I adore my Duaflex II as it allows me to take unique shots with my digital and the Duaflex viewfinder. Some of you may recognize that camera as the one in the banner for PhotoFriday. I was getting frustated at first with my Duaflex because finding film for it was near impossible. I happened to stumble upon the photography of Alicia Bock who was using the same camera…and taking absolutely STUNNING images with it I might add…She was so kind enough to share her method and the Flickr group Through The ViewFinder.  I was so extatic to be able to finally use this camera and have had so much fun experimenting with it. You can see examples of the photos I have taken with it in my store as well as my Gallery and Flickr page.

I also have several film cameras that I am constructing and hope to be experimenting with in the near future.  I will be posting a complete list of my equiptment for those of you who are/were intersted in the Art & Photography section of my blog….hopefully I will get to that tonight after i catch up on some e-mails…

I should have some new pieces up tomorrow as well as some peeks into my art journal that I have started as part of my new years resolution.  For now though I must get back to work….until later….