Another year gone, ... what a ride!

It's tough to believe that I'm already at the end of my first full year of self-employment. It's been a hell of a year; things have gone better than expectations and that certainly bodes well for 2006. Here are the highlights:

New Clients:
• McGraw Hill
• Warren Miller
• New York Post
• Power & Motoryacht magazine
• St. George/Zion National Park Convention & Visitors Bureau
• OnRequest Images
• Ramada Inns
• Spectacular Homes of the Pacific Northwest (by Panache Partners, publishers of coffee-table books)
• Several Seattle-area architecture and interior-design firms

Travel assignments:
• Massachusetts
• Tennessee
• Kentucky
• Texas
• Utah (twice)
• Oregon
• Vancouver, British Columbia (twice)

Oh -- today's images are from one of the Ramada shoots.

Here's to a specatular and peaceful 2006!

Weekend Redux

Other than my obtaining a sprained ankle from having slipped on a rocky riverbank, the weekend in Oregon was a complete success, ... we didn't really do much of anything other than explore riverbanks and seashores, skip lots of stones across the aforementioned rivers, and watch some mighty lovely sunsets. We did watch my favorite movie, too -- City of Lost Children. It has the most amazing lighing and set design I've ever seen.

Today's images are from the trip, ...

Road trip!

Time for a photo safari/R&R trip. Headed for southern coastal Oregon, Port Orford, to be exact. Gonna see what I can see. Right now I'm in a motel room in Vancouver, Wash., which is just about half-way to my final destination. Hope this clear weather holds for the weekend; the Oregon coast is a lovely part of the world.

As for today's photo, here's a taste of what's to come.

Another week speeds by

It's true; time flies when you're working your ass off.

Revelations? People aren't always as they seem; no good deed goes unpunished, and if you don't set firm boundaries people will dutifully try their best to take advantage of you.

Tip? Write up the agreement before the shoot. Don't get lazy; you're sure to get bitten in the ass otherwise.

Today's photos don't really have anything to do with anything other than they fit my mood. They're from an art project I did to illustrate the seven deadly sins.

Here's a contest -- tell me which ones these are!