Traveling the US, Judging and Speaking

This year has been incredibley busy! In addition to running the Studio I have a job with a local company that has me doing photography, graphic design, web design and many other interesting and unusual jobs. My boss has been extremely flexible with my schedule to allow me to maintain the studio and my travel schedule which has been crazy.

The year started in San Antonio, TX at Imaging USA. Traveling with my BFF and speaking partner Jessica Vogel and our great freind Barbara Yonts. We helped setup and take down the International Photographic Exhibition, saw a few programs and in general got to visit some of our best freinds in photography.

A few weeks later Jess and I were on the road to Richmond, VA where we both judged and each of us did a program. Jess spoke on children and introduced the new Baje (Barb & Jess) line of childrens photography products, which are so cool.

I spoke on seniors and did a live shoot with a beautiful young lady named Haley. We had a great time with the people of VA!

Home a few days and off to Jess's suprise 50th birthday party in Bowling Green. Got home from that at 2:30am, had to get up @ 4:45am to leave for Atlanata, :[ to a PEC (Photographic Exhibition Committee meeting at PPA Headquarters. A great trip spent with many good freinds and lots work being done. Arrived home at midnight only to leave the next morning to PPO (Professional Photographers of Ohio) Convention. Shared a room with great freinds and judged beautiful images for two days.

If you wonder why I travel so much, it is that you get so inspired being with other photographers and seeing so many incredible images as you judge.

I leave this Wed for North Central District Judging and Heart of America's Convention where I'll speak on family photography and Jess will speak on children. We'll both judge. Home for a few days and it's off to Yakima, Washington for the Western District Judging and home a few more days and off to Martha's Vineyard to judge the North East District.

Haven't posted in a while and thought if anyone was interested this is kind of a synopsis of what the heck I'm doing.

Wisconsin PPA Judging

I just got back from Chairing the WPPA regional affiliated judging. WOW! They had some beautiful work. Saw some very new and creative techniques and as always got some great ideas to bring home and use for our clients.

Our jury panel was one of the best I've worked with, ever.

Getting paid to travel, look at incredible images and share my photographic knowledge has to be the most awesome job in the world. I'm so thankful, having been blessed with this opportunity to do what I enjoy for a living.

Imaging USA

Today's the day. We've spent a lot of time over the past 6 months working on our program for PPA. We've pulled images, talked about a million things and tweaked the show to what we feel we can cover in an hour and half.

It's tough taking a weeks worth of info and editing into and hour and half program that gives enough details that you can go home and do something with it, but that's our goal. No fluff, real info that photographers could use to help them succeed.

Gotta go for now, it's 4 am and we'll be heading to the airport soon. I'll be posting some pics from Phoenix, Sedona and hopefully the Grand Canyon over the next few days. Enjoy.