W.E.S.T weekend is almost here!  Please, join me May 19 and 20th for a fun weekend of touring studios, spaces, galleries, and homes.  A wonderful opportunity to see new art and meet the artists creating it.

A collection of my bicycle photos will be on display at Austin Details on 8th and Congress.  The space will be open from 11-6 both Sat. and Sunday.  I will be there all day Sunday and would love to see familiar faces stop by!

And don’t forget to try and snag an awesome W.E.S.T catalog before it’s too late!  The catalogs are available for free at public libraries, as well as several bookstores and private businesses.  They will be gone soon!  I have a few left, so let me know if you want me to save you one.

Prints are up!  At Bicycle Sport Shop’s {Austin Original Party} for the North American Handmade Bike Show in Feb. 2011,  I had the pleasure of taking portraits of guests and their handmade bikes.  A lot of fun was had taking these portraits.  Almost 90 folks lined up to be photographed with their bikes!  The link to the online gallery is here.  Prints from the evening are available for sale and as a complimentary low-res download.  After you browse the online gallery you should hop on your bike and stop by Bicycle Sport Shop at 517 South Lamar and check out the prints.  Let me know if you do!

Join me at the Holiday Sing-Along and Downtown Stroll, Saturday, December 3.

After you’re done caroling with KUT’s John Aielli, stop by Austin Details Art + Photo at 8th and Congress, to check out the 24 Hours in Austin Exhibit.

Almost two dozen photographers were assigned to create a portrait of Austin in one typical fall day. They amassed a remarkable body of work that showcases the city from many vantage points, starting at 6pm on October 14 for the next 24 hours. Their 40 large museum-quality prints are on view for the December exhibit at Austin Details.

Opening Reception:  Saturday, December 3, 6-9 pm

I have two photos in the exhibit and hope to see you there!

nothing for the portfolio, but i had fun playing with settings on the camera, realizing there is a light meter inside, and learning how to focus with the rangefinder vs. a through the lens slr camera.  i’m not going to try and explain. here are a few articles on rangefinder vs. slr cameras….

http://www.photozone.de/slr-vs-rangefinder

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/rangefinder-vs-slr.htm

highlights of look3….

meeting and working with christopher anderson on a photo project for a week. {chris is a down to earth once texan, with an enviable photographic eye.  he really helped me see photography in a way others haven’t. watching him edit student work and weave together photographic stories was exactly what i needed to kickstart a personal project i’ve been having a hard time tackling.  more on this project soon…}

the essay as shown at LOOK3.  i’ll do a post later with a longer edit and some background info.

{save mcintire park}

borrowing a Leica M9 for 3 days and loving it.  {seriously…i get the cultish leica following now…i want to join}

artist interviews.  {nan goldin’s interview with sally mann changed the way i view her work.  seeing ashley gilbertson’s passion, anger, and grief when speaking of his photographic subjects was inspiring. he towed the line on the nerve touching subject of war and kept the presentation non-political.  pro or anti war and you realize the photos are about people. christopher’s anderson’s presentation of his new work, SON, was deeply personal and a great reminder that stories close to home are compelling, rich, and should be shared}

gallery shows. {world press 2011 was a standout, as well as PRIME collective,  and LUCEO images}

friends, food, drinks, and parties, in c-ville!

charlottesville community bikes who sold/rented me a bike for the week for $40.

already thinking about next year!

photobooth at a local school silent auction.  a blast!

i love my moo business cards and they are often complimented.  i think of them as relatively inexpensive little promo cards.  since i can upload multiple photos in a single batch i can offer an appropriate card to each different type of client i encounter.

right now if you order by march 6th, you have the opportunity for free shipping to austin!  moo is bringing your cards to the austin convention center on march 12, 13, or 14 just in time for SXSW clients.

i’m off to order, my last box is empty!

NAHBS is here this weekend!  very excited to be photographing for Bicycle Sport Shop.  come by this evening (lamar location) for an austin original party.  bar-b-que, amy’s ice cream, real ale beer and portraits of you and your handmade bike.  see you there!

the photo exhibit at dragonfly gallery is closing this friday, march 4th.  the exhibit includes two of my photographs, el cosmico evening, as well as ice climber and fin.

this is your last chance so stop by!

i’ve never done a product review, but i have to share this amazing new program i have for my business!  it’s called square.  the website is https://squareup.com/.  this amazing little device allows me to accept credit cards for photo transactions through my iPhone.  unlike some competitors, square’s card reader is free (and was shipped to me very quickly).  there are also no monthly contract or setup fees! i can track cash and check payments and send electronic receipts to customers when i receive payments.  if i do accept a credit card, square charges a fee of 2.75 percent +.15 if the card is present and if i manually enter a card number the fee is 3.5 percent +.15.  the purchaser signs electronically on the phone and i send them an email receipt showing the details of the purchase.

for a photographer who could not previously accept credit cards this is so easy!

if you have a small business and need to occasionally accept credit cards i would highly recommend using square!

here is a pic of the reader and my phone with a mock transaction in progress.  questions, feel free to send me an email.