Pictage

As most of my clients know by now I am a Pictage User- and most of my photographer friends who use Pictage know that there is a lot to learn about it! So the lovely and talented, not to mention my mind soul mate, Heather Kincaid and I decided to head out to this months Pictage User Group meeting held in Beverly Hills. As is our style, we grabbed some wine before with my two cousins, chatted (sarcastically no doubt), then carpooled it on over. Last night's speaker was accountant Mark Varshawsky of Mark S. Varshawsky & Associates. Although I definitely have my main man, Adam Yorkshire, this accountant really knew his stuff and really talked to us about things that were pertinent to our business. Very insightful- although the best part of the night was reading Heather's mind. ;)

Can you spot us?

(from Jules Biachi)

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Heather and I will be PUG Spotlights later on in the year so we'll be working hard to impress. ;) Good for Juan Turcio, though, he was last nights and it was really a pleasure to see his work and hear him talk a little bit about his processes!

A weakness for musicians- Hanson photos and other thoughts

My dad recently reminded me of my first business venture- I was probably around 15 years old, I had discovered my two loves: music, specifically musicians, and photography. Those of you who "knew me when" will chuckle at this admission: I was a huge huge.. huge... Hanson fan. The love still lingers but thankfully has matured quite a bit, however not only was I a Hanson fan, but I made money off of them. Armed with my mom's camera and her zoom lens I attended countless Hanson concerts and took countless photos- a couple times from the meet and greet line- thats right folks. I GOT BACKSTAGE! ;) At some point it must have dawned on me that they were good photos compared to the ".gifs" we were all downloading and collecting in folders titled, "Taylor 1997." So I started a business! I had all my negatives organized in a box and scanned prints of my favorites. Uploaded the scans and created packages. 3 4x6s of Taylor, 3 of Zac, and 1 of Ike for $25- then I created an ebay account and a website, and waited for people to bite. ... and they did! 13-17 year old girls everywhere sent in orders and my trips to the Walgreens photo department became more frequent. I'm not sure how long I sold those things, it probably got to be too much work or I may have moved onto other bands, but I had my little envelope of cash and I was happy- more importantly I was making money off of something I loved doing.

So here I am now, dating my musician boyfriend of 5 and a half years paying my rent (almost) doing something I love. It may not be photographs of Hanson anymore and my boyfriend might be leaving the rockstar dreams behind, but the passion and excitement is still there in both photography and my musician.

My love in 1997: Taylor Hanson and Photography

(scanned from a print found in a shoebox, sorry 'bout the quality)

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My love in 2008: Timothy (on the left- Andy Barr on the right) and Photography

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It's hot....

... everyone is in a fussy mood. Including our cat Stella who has refused to leave the comfort of this cold porcelain sink all day. Spent the evening at Jen Leshnick's  discussing work flow, lightroom, babies, marriage, and general topics that we rarely get to talk about anymore. Came home to a boyfriend who misses spending time with me because I am so damn busy lately.... sigh. I feel kind of like Stella did in these pics-  Maybe some OREO's and some quality time in front of the fan will help? :)

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