Ah, I finally get around to writing up the Bush Artist retreat highlights, from the perspective of the fly on the wall. The 2008 Bush Artist Fellows are an impressive (and photogenic) bunch. Follow that link to learn more about them and their award-winning art. As I said in my earlier post, everybody was witty and charming and talented, the ( Read more... )

• 14:10 Seein' my photo credits in magazines. Makin' calls about desired photo resolution. Feelin' all professional photographer-like. #
• 14:20 PSA: Now's the time to mail Father's Day cards. (P.S. Postage is now $.42.) #
• 14:23 This month is the month of Big Events. Last weekend, Bush Foundation gig. Skip a week. Fourth Street Fantasy Convention. Skip ( Read more... )

Today was Day 2 of the Bush Artist Fellows Orientation during the day, with the reception event in the evening. I took hundreds more photographs. I'm a little worried about the photographs taken in the low-light, no-windows area, but I've already seen enough good ones from Day 1 that I'm not too worried. The key to taking good event photos seems to ( Read more... )

• 10:51 Photographer on MPR talking about "pieces of light." Yes. Exactly. #
• 11:58 Dear applicants, typos in cover letter = Fail. #
• 12:16 Well, hot damn. Bush Foundation wants me to shoot candid photos during their retreat. Asked my rates. Hmm. #
• 12:26 Don't have the $$, but between retreat photos & Xtine's wedding, am seriously pondering getting a ( Read more... )

...because I'm going to finish writing this up, damn it ( Read more... )

Whew! It's been a pretty busy week, between work and martial arts and general other stuff.

WorkThe Owl's was slammed by a large scanning project. I know--what else is new? The timing of it was unfortunate for me, as I've also had extra work demands from Bush lately. For me, it was just another week of the eternal balancing struggle between " ( Read more... )

Today has been a very weird day, because it is Sunday and my birthday, but I had to work all day--and I mean I got home after 10 p.m. But I got a free gourmet dinner with wine and tasty cake and had...um...30 people singing happy birthday to me when I had a piece of cake with a candle in it delivered ( Read more... )

Ngh. It's been a "productive" (for maintenance-type writing chores) yet frustrating writing day. My mind starts going elliptical after staring at writer's guidelines for a certain amount of time ( Read more... )

...and then a project came up at Job #1 that bids fair to swallow all my time for the next two months or so. Six-day work weeks, at least once I factor in the one day a week commitment to Job #2. Add in that I really, really need to commit a fair chunk of time to practicing my martial arts material. Oh, and that I have to do some writing stuff ( Read more... )

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