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I live in Phoenix AZ, and have been working at the cable company since 1989, (I'll let you do the math...it depresses me too much!). I have a dog and a drum set at home that I play with/on regularly. Oh...and a computer. Duh... I shoot all Canon gear. Currently the 40D. I mainly focus on Glamour/Beauty/Artistic Nude photography, but I also love Event & Street photography!

Thursday, July 26, 2007

How Dumping TV Allowed Me to Quit My Job, Create an Online Business and Fund My Retirement Account - SavingAdvice.com Blog

How Dumping TV Allowed Me to Quit My Job, Create an Online Business and Fund My Retirement Account - SavingAdvice.com Blog

For those of you who know me personally, this may seem to be a strange article to blog about. For those who don't know me: I make my living working for the local cable company, so the fact that people watch a lot of TV is a "Good Thing" for me.
But my PERSONAL viewing habits warrent a review.

It's true that I don't watch any particular programs with any regularity, and that I have a DVR and avail myself of the joys of Time Shifting and skimming thru commercials, but still...

When I am bored, I do watch a lot of junk just because it's there. I surf thru channels that I normally don't watch often and find little gems that capture my attention (and drain my creative impulses) for hours at a time. Considering all the things on my "To Do" list...TV should be a very low priority. But it's so EASY to turn it on and lose myself for a few hours. I guess that's an important thing to do...but there are other, better ways of doing that (like reading, or photography...hhmm, There's a Thought!)

Enjoy the article!

===Steven===>>

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This is for real everyone. Please read the article and ensure that you do not have any of these contaminated food items.

Thank you.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

it's what I do...: Yep... It Works












A couple of weeks ago I attended a photography workshop that was put on by Don Giannatti (WizWow on Flickr). In that workshop I learned more about lighting and working with the light modifiers in the first two hours of that day than in all the personal experimentation I had done to that point.
I began using a technique that I learned in my home studio and posting a few of the images on Flickr, and here's one that caught Don's eye. He posted a commentary on his blog with it and I just wanted to show it off a bit! Hey! If I can't toot my own horn, what's the point in having a Brass Section?