Just an update...

Wow it has been ages since I wrote anything.. So long that the blogger interface changed and I have to re-learn how to use it. LOL.

So I figured I should send all my many (lol) loyal fans an update as to what I have been up to photography wise.

Firstly, as usual, I took a bit of a hiatus from doing lots of photo work during the winter. I just don't like the cold and in general I kinda stay indoors a bit more then normal. So that's one big reason I was kinda dormant. My "real" job has also been very busy of late with extra hours and travel, and has left me with little to no energy to put towards Photoshop or anything of that nature. So *no* I didn't quit.. I just got busy.

That being said.. I did have one or two minor shoots that I was able to add to my gallery including one during Cherry Blossom time, and a second for the Space Shuttle Enterprise flyover (I really should have written a blog on that one.. maybe I will later). I also have well over 1000 photos on my hard drive that I have shot in the last few months that need to be gone through. This includes some beach photos, and 10 days worth of work I did while on vacation in Bermuda and the Caribbean. And then on top of all that... I *still* have a shit-ton (pardon my French) of old work that I have been trying to re-process and display. So really my issue right now is getting through all the digital darkroom stuff... which is the hardest since at the end of the day I'm left with no energy to concentrate on it.....

To top it off... A few weeks ago I did a "photo weekend" at my daughter's school to benefit the PTA. It ended up being 12 photo shoots worth of work over two days. At the moment only a handful of clients put their orders in, but those orders are *huge*. I guess on one hand it is great because it means I did a good job, and the PTA will get a even bigger check out of it.. but it also means I will be tied up with it for quite a while... It is OK though.. because I am pretty much considering that to be my "retirement" from taking portrait work clients on a regular basis. I just had to go out with a bang I guess...

As far as additional shoots are concerned.. My wife and I have tentative plans for some day and weekend trips which should result in more raw material. A few things in NYC, and then a larger one in Washington DC (CAN'T WAIT for  that one.. :) ). We also have our yearly trip to the lake in PA. If I have any more time for it there are other things I would like to do.

SOOOOO... In conclusion.. At some point in the next while You'll start seeing a ton of new work published by me... Until then I'll just be sweating away into the wee hours of the night with one hand on my XKeys, the other on the graphic tablet......