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Here are some impressions from the Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.  I picked a bad day for it, considering it must have been the most crowded place on the planet at the time.  It was a struggle to move around, once inside.  I was equipped with my little point ‘n’ shoot camera, being there mainly to enjoy the show, not necessarily make pictures.  Looking around at the massive photo gear hanging from the necks of people in the crowd I wonder if I missed a memo or something.  But, I did snap a few and here they are.

Sunrise After the Blizzard

It was a dark and stormy night… but I was greeted by a lovely sunrise today.  What you can’t see from this view is that the rest of the tree was damaged by the storm.  I hope we don’t lose it!

So much new software heading this way… my head is spinning! You might not notice a difference right now, but the blog you’re looking at is running on the brand-new ProPhoto3 program within WordPress. It has many new capabilities, which I’ll be looking over soon. Is it time to change the look of Photokin?

And just this week, my gallery host (Zenfolio) announced a boatload of new features. I’ve been so happy with Zenfolio as a charter member, I never knew I wanted all these new features… but now that they’re here, I’m glad to have them!

I’ll be tinkering with the blog first. If you notice any mistakes anomalies, please do let me know!

So you’re on a social network, or perhaps an online dating service like eHarmony, you really hope the person behind the avatar looks like his or her photograph.  Well here’s a new concept being provided through the Professional Photographers of America: have your photograph made and certified by a photographer in the new Accuphoto program.  The Accuphoto program will launch in May, 2010.  Its logo looks like this, and you’ll see advertisements:

Early details on how it will work:
The client will have a portrait mini-session.  At the Mini-Session, the Photographer will review a few basic details about the customer (name, height, age & city of residence). The photographer will then complete a mini photo session with the client, and upload 8-10 proofs to the customer specific area of the Accuphoto Website for review. The client will select his/her 2 favorite images. The images will be watermarked with the Accuphoto logo and a Unique Verification Number, and emailed to the client for him/her to upload to their profile page.

We think this is a wonderful idea, and have signed up to participate in the Accuphoto program.  Meantime, if you need a great, new photo for Facebook or MySpace, you don’t need to wait until May.  Call us now to book an inexpensive portrait mini-session.