I don’t think much can compare with good conversation. It doesn’t necessarily have to be about anything important, but the ability to have a solid dialogue with someone else is a vital skill I think.

I can’t really summarize all of it very well so I feel like I’m leaving you hanging. Sorry about that.

Tomorrow brings us another day closer to the workshop and things are solidifying nicely. I can’t wait to meet all of you!

See you tomorrow,

D

I had to go buy another new hard drive though. Thankfully I found a good 3tb external for $150 which is a great price if you ask me. So with one list down it’s time to get tomorrow’s all lined up and ready to rock. I have to admit, I’m pretty excited about it because one of the items is me arguing contract law with some unlucky person at T-Mobile. I’m completely prepared for it, which was actually a fair bit of effort just to keep from paying an unjust early termination fee…but whatever. I fight injustice!

I may even wear a cape during the endeavor.

See you tomorrow,

D

I have to say a huge thanks to everyone involved in the event. My amazing models: WBFF Pro Alisa Sharp Kress, WBFF Pro Jen Jewell, WBFF Pro Neda Iranpour, and Alicia Lozano. Marisol Lara, who is responsible for the hair and makeup.

And then of course WBFF Bikini Pro Chady Dunmore (pictured above) for being a great friend first and foremost, but also a wonderful person to work with and a pillar of motivation for anyone around her…not to mention a just plain breathtaking model.

Thank you all for doing me the honor of bringing me out to photograph you.

…and Sid…thank you for being generally awesome. Happy birthday bud, it was great to meet you.

Now that I’m done with my Grammy-esque speech, I’m going to get some sleep. There’s lots to do this week!

See you tomorrow,

D

I try not to gush too much, but I’m definitely blessed to not only be able to spend every day doing what I love but also make so many new friends along the way. Things just keep growing and I’m definitely proud to be in an industry that’s so supportive of it’s people.

You’re going to hear me say this several times I’m sure, but thank you to everyone that took time out of their lives to set up a session with me and bring me out here for the weekend. I had a blast and I hope you did too.

See you tomorrow,

D

I live for days like this. I get to create non-stop and meet amazing people while doing it. It really doesn’t get much better. Thank you to everyone, tomorrow will be even better!

Until then,

D

Alliteration aside, I’m very excited for the images we’re going to create in the next few days. Today’s image though may be the first iphone photo I’ve ever posted up as the daily shot. There may have been one other but I can’t recall clearly enough to say. Regardless, this is something that I shot while bored on my flight and I’m posting it because every so often I like to reiterate just how little your gear matters to your photography.

I’ve long believed that limiting yourself to sub-par photographic equipment can make you an exponentially better photographer. One of these days I’m going to prove this to you once and for all.

See you tomorrow,

D

Today has been great regardless though. My morning was spent teaching somewhere around 100 6th graders how to play Go (the game I spoke about yesterday when my board arrived). I’m really happy that in the midst of everything I have going on that I was able to make the time to do that. My passion for teaching this game is second only to my passion for teaching photography and imaging. Yes, it’s that important to me…and yes, it’s that fun.

Anyway, time to hit the sack…after I make sure everything is packed.

See you tomorrow,

D

Yes people, a photo that has something to do with the gibberish I write! That’s her, and she did a great job. We have several images to share from the session.

Aaaaaand what did the UPS guy nearly die trying to bring to my door? My new (antique) goban! For those of you wondering what the hell that is…

It’s that 45 pound solid block of very very very old wood. This is the traditional board for one of the oldest board games on Earth, Go. I’ve wanted one of these for at least a decade but they are generally very expensive and as I’m sure I’ve said before, I don’t support deforestation. Well, as luck would have it I found this through an antique dealer at a price I just couldn’t pass up, especially considering that it’s at least 100 years old. And now the dream is fulfilled! I was jumping around the house like a little kid for most of the day. It’s a little damaged, and I would really like to get that red finish off of there because the wood is beautiful. But it’s going to be hard to find a woodworker that I’ll trust with it, and I’m a little nervous about what it looks like underneath.

See you tomorrow,

D

Voila!

Today was filled with meetings, editing and some advice giving to an old friend who is just getting started on his photographic journey. In the morning I have a brief shoot, a delivery from the UPS guy (YES!) and some much needed grocery shopping. It’s not that I think you really want to know my daily activities…I just don’t have much to say outside of “holy crap I have a lot to get done before Friday.”

See you tomorrow,

D

What an experience though. I’ve never been able to go behind the scenes at a place like that. I now have something like 400 new bovine friends and a fresh bottle of my favorite thing in their product line…root beer milk. Talk about delicious.

See you tomorrow,

D