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(posted March 8th, 2006)
ONE YEAR OF aDiamond in the Rough... The odyssey
of the Diamond continues...
It has been one year today since my little boat was 'cut loose from the dock'
and the Diamond was chipped
from the Rough.... It has been an amazing year fraught with many perils and high waves but plenty of sparkle.
I've met SO MANY people that I never would have crossed paths with had I stayed in my safe harbor!
This is to all of you who fear change...those who are
staying just for the paycheck....
to the ones who think that the way it always has been...is the way it always
will be.....
to the ones who knew I wanted to fly and saw me sit in a cube day after
day...
To the ones who saw me cut from the payroll (and looked so sad)...
and then heard I went full time with my camera....
I just want you to know that there IS life (and life that is poured to
overflowing) after corporate...
After a lot of brainstorming, I came up with this compilation....It was good
therapy...and me realize again...how lucky I am:
ALL MY CAMERA AND I HAVE
SEEN...EXPERIENCED....& ATTAINED.... IN ONE SHORT YEAR:
Music and dance:
I have met and filmed over 100 bands, jazz songbirds, musicians and dance
groups.
Events:
Grapevine Vintage Rail Road
The Stoneleighs' benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina's survivors
The Granada
Dallas Museum of Art hosts the Marchel Ivery Quintet
Gay Bingo
The Maple Point Jazz jams
Birthday and glamour PIX parties
Art and Theater:
Art museum late nights
Dallas Arts Center Turtle Creek
The Nasher
Thursday nights @ the DMA
Concerts on the green @ the DMA
Don Priefert Art
the John Lennon
Exhibit
Arts & Arts Festivals:
Ft Worth Main St Arts Festival
Dallas arts festival
Deep Ellum art festival
Moon in June Festival @ White Rock Lake
Afrikaan Drum festival
Thai Water festival
St. Patrick's Day Parade
South Side's St. Patrick's Day Parade
Ft. Worth Botanical Gardens
Ft. Worth Science Museum
American Airlines Center:
UPN 21 party Dallas Mavs locker room & training court
Dallas Mavs dancers Americas top models
I was published three times:
Toledo Zoo Magazine
cover
Dallas World Aquarium
(2)
Amazingly, I somehow found myself with new equipment:
Canon camera
lenses
lighting
backdrops
printer
studio equipment
office equipment
I spent the year educating myself:
Photoshop techniques
camera techniques
website
design
computer skill set expended
editing
built a website and became the webmaster
Studio work:
working with individuals and groups
children
models
worked part time in a portrait studio
And springtime
finds me:
prepping for Dallas Blooms
getting ready to shoot with the Easter Bunny
with a full time position at the Cavalia Equestrian show
During the past year I was almost sunk & saved more than
once and gratitude goes out to these dear hearts:
friends & supporters
Ben
Marion Edminston
LINC
unnamed angels
Garrett Schneider
Hal
Renu
Tinku
Daryl
John
Don
Arden
the DMA Staff
the DWA Staff
Marion
Maurice Fireman
Bob
Rick
Vanderslice
Coral Adil
and Saman
And with a hand over all...God
THANK YOU!!!!
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