UP – Such a beautiful human story.  I can’t remember the last time I was brought to tears by a pixar movie…umm never.

Star Trek – Oh yes, it was awesome.  Only J.J. could bring cool back to Star Trek and he did with style.  GO SEE IT!

Watchmen – This one was a surprise.  I had pretty low expectations but I was hooked the whole way through.

Adventureland – A cool throw back to some great 80′s movies.

Away We Go -

Funny People – I actually didn’t like this one too much the first time I saw it.  After sitting on it a while and seeing it again I really enjoyed it.

Inglorious B@sterds – This has to be one of the best Tarantino movies.  I really like Kill Bill but this one was even better than that.

It Might Get Loud – If you listen to music, go see this.

The Hangover – hahahahahaha (oh, and I know a lot of people who didn’t see this movie because they thought it was a “raunchy vegas comedy”, it’s really not.  It IS an adult comedy, but it’s not that)

Nabokov gets Oshie’d for the win

I have two free tickets to see Calexico, http://www.casadecalexico.com, November 9th at Blueberry Hill.

All you have to do is tell me who said this…

“Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph is like consulting the laws of gravity before taking a walk.” -??????

If you have the answer leave it in the comments section and I’ll go by the timestamp to be fair. Be sure I have a way of getting a hold of you. Maybe leave your email. You must be 21 to get in, and be the actual person wanting to go.

When: Sept 14th 5pm-10pm (or later)
Where: TBD (somewhere in St. Louis county)

For the cost of a $100 ($50 for full time students) check made out to Stop the Traffik, I am donating my time for half a day to you to teach you what I know about portrait photography, editing, and workflow management.

I am not an accomplished photographer by any means, but I do have strengths and skills that I believe can be useful to just about anyone, and that’s what I will concentrate on. I know when I was first starting out this is something I wish would have been available.

To be more specific…

• Shooting in harsh light and making it work

You can’t always shoot in perfect light, but what do you do when you have a portrait shoot at 2 in the afternoon?

• Photographer-client interaction during a shoot

One of the biggest keys to great images is almost always the relationship between client and photographer.

• Working with off camera lighting on the go

If you really want to learn something to give you a different look, this is probably it.

• Cutting down on editing/processing time using Adobe Lightroom

I can generally edit and process a 1500 image wedding in 3 hours (active time)

• Taking a shoot from start to finish and having a group critique

Nothing will help you learn more than putting your images out there and getting a fresh perspective

• I will answer any and all questions throughout the day

You have ‘em, I’ll answer ‘em

There is no minimum attendance requirement, if it’s just one, than I’m game. I am capping it at 10 people (being very optimistic) to keep it as personal as I can, but no worries, if there are more that are willing to attend, I will do another date. Maybe you’ll get really lucky and be the 11th person

*edit: If you feel more comfortable donating directly to Stop the Traffik and can provide receipt of your donation that is perfectly fine.