Sunday, December 28, 2008

Competition Prints


I've spent the past couple of days at my friends Michael & Tina Timmons studio in Michigan. We've been doing some work on the studio and working on competition prints. Here's an example of things we're playing with.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Imaging USA


We've been busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest around here. Jessica Vogel and I are speaking at Imaging USA in January. Imaging USA is the Professional Photographers of America annual Convention and Imaging Expo.

We are doing a Platform program with the room set-up for over 600 people (no pressure). Jess and I have been speaking together for about a year and half and have had incredible reviews for our program. We created a business venture called X-tremeimaging. Vist our website, www.x-tremeimaging.com

It's so much fun teaching with Jess because we share the same values as teachers. Our program goal has been to make sure everyone leaves our program with valuable and useable information that they can put to use when they get back to their studios. Because we each have our own businesses we offer two similar but different approaches to photography. It's that approach that feeds our energy and enthusiasm when speaking.

We hope to see our photographer freinds in Phoenix and we hope our clients enjoy knowing they have chosen to work with two of the best in the industry.

I'm attaching and image from our web site just to give you an idea of what we're capable of.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

I've been taking a few web design classes

I'm really excited! Just got back from 2 days of Dreamweaver Classes with New Horizons Learning Center in Louisiville. The instructor Mike Eagan was a super nice guy and did his best to keep this old dog up to speed without holding the young'ens back too much.

I love to learn but I have to tell you. Web design is not intuitive to older folks, well at least me! I think the best thing for people wanting to do web design it's easier if they haven't had the ease of laying things out in print design format 1st. The laying out of elements is much more difficult on the web since the coding needs to be reasonably standard for all pages to open properly in the different browser being used. Enough of this drivel.

Just thought I'd share the excitement of learning new and exciting things and trying to keep in touch with a generation that is bombarded with stimuli constantly. The young man next to me in class was answering his e-mail, texting, browsing the web and doing the class work. While Mr. Genius himself (me) could barely keep up with the class.

Check out a few of the sites I've been creating, modifying and working with.

www.x-tremeimaging.com this is the site Jessica Vogel and I have for our Workshop and Digital Tools Co.

www.huntsmanphotography.com of course this is my site.

www.dbwstudio.net this is a site I created for Deborah Westerfield an artist friend of mine.

Happy Holidays to all of you.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Professional Photographer Magazine Article


Professional Photographer Magazine published my article and images from Jessical Vogel and I in the December issue. I'm really excited about the way it turned out.