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Well, it’s time to get back to work! The holidays are over, and we just finished the largest bridal show of the year last weekend. Don’t get me wrong, that bridal show was nothing but work…. And fun. But when I say time to get back to work, I mean the work of producing wedding albums and the such.
I am so pumped up for 2008! The business is growing by leaps and bounds and I have just hired my second employee! With any luck, she will be able to help with my album and wedding production.
I have been getting quite a few requests, five to be exact, to keep up with the blog. I never realized I had so many readers! I plan on making a huge effort with my writing, and if my new employee fits in, I will have more time to do just that. I do have to admit that I enjoy blogging. It really allows me to vent.
I was in Florida for the past few days, at the PPA convention. I took just over 10 photography classes and I was loving every minute of it. Continuing education is a big thing with me, and my customers benefit the most from it.
OK. I am off to put a wedding online and get two albums to the binder today. After that I have a consultation and then I am off to a board meeting for the PPGH. I'm Librarian this year, which means I get to read all the photography books I can get my hands on.
2008 is going to be the year of education for me!
Houston Wedding Photography - Aric C. Hoek, the Master of Shadows
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Well tonight’s the night! My tuxedo is out of the closet and fitted, and my wife and I went out and bought the most beautiful gown. She looks stunning!
Anybody who’s anybody and into photography in Houston is going to be there. The annual Professional Photographers Guild of Houston is sold out and is sure to be a great party! It’s a Mardi Gras theme this year.
The PPGH is THE source for professional photographers in Houston. If you’re a professional photographer, then you are a member or thinking about becoming one. Currently the PPGH, a subsidiary of the Professional Photographers of America, is the largest chapter in the nation.
Each month there is a new speaker at the monthly meeting, and at each meeting members bring in prints to be judged by their peers. Different categories can be entered into each month, each category defining a different discipline. As you can guess, I regularly compete in the wedding side of the competition. This includes bridal portraits, illustrative images, wedding albums, etc.
In 2004 I won Wedding Album of the Year, and I haven’t really competed since then with the birth of my twins in 2005. This year though, I went all out. Even if I don’t win, I do have the education and the personal satisfaction of growing as an artist.
Awards for 2007 will be given out at tonight’s gala. There will be a “best of” in each category and “photographer of the year”. It is my understanding that photographer of the year is awarded to the photographer that has received the most ribbons from competitions in the same year.
Normally I wouldn’t write about an event like this until after the event had passed, thus saving face in the case that I didn’t do to well in the results.
But I'm just to excited….. Keep your fingers crossed! (hope I didn’t just jinx myself)
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