I was interviewed by David Warner of www.lensflare35.com where several of my images were profiled.  This is a great site for photographers at any stage of their career.

Congratulations are in order for Bob Coates (www.fotografia-romantica.com) since he is the winner of the 4th quarter Tafota website contest.  Bob is based in Sedona, Arizona and is a very versatile photographer, being adept at portraits, weddings and commercial work.  He is also nationally known as a great instructor too.  Last, but not least, he is also a volunteer photographer with Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.  Bob used the Pikes Peak template and made a very simplistic, yet stylish site from it using his gorgeous images.  He uses this site for his boutique offerings.  He gets the Beckstead in the Bahamas instructional; DVD by David Beckstead, a $50 gift certificate from Renaissance Albums and a check for $50 from Tafota.  Keep up the good work Bob, the industry needs more photographers like you to continue to inspire us.

Well, to say that it’s been a fantastic week would be an understatement.  Pictage PartnerCon was a great experience with all the programs, the food and the people.  I wanted to take a moment to recognize a few people that really contributed to the huge success of the conference.  First off there’s a good friend of mine that works at Pictage, Scott Anderson and he had a couple of partners in crime with Emily Engle and Lisa Allen.  The new CEO of Pictage, Jim Collins who is rapidly becoming a huge cheerleader for our industry.  His passion is seriously infectious!  There was also the efforts of Scott Muira, Heather Rollins, Paul Manke, Jason O’Hare, Michael Caro, Simon Anderson, Monty Jessip, Danny Faccini and a host of other employees who worked extremely hard to bring this conference to fruition.  I dare not leave out those that organized the Hurricane Katrina victims photo shoot, Chris Williams and Will Jacks.  Others like Joe Bussink, David Beckstead and Denis Reggie also assisted and lent their talents to this noble cause.  There were probably upwards of 100 others that assisted as well.  All I can say is that it was a job well done and you all deserve the recognition.  I can’t wait for the conference next year!  I have assembled a short slide show in their honor that you can view by clicking here.

Lori Nordstrom

Please give a round of applause to Lori Nordstrom for winning the 3rd quarter Tafota website contest.  She’ll get a $50 gift certificate from Renaissance Albums, an instructional DVD from David Beckstead and a $50 check from Tafota. Most of you are aware that Lori is an extraordinary portrait photographer that calls Winterset Iowa her home.  Iowa is a cold place to be this time of the year but her images surely warm the heart.  Lori’s site, http://nordstrompros.com is dedicated to her educational efforts in the industry.  Well done Lori.