Greetings,

This week has some new edits from an epic shoot I did with Aurora in 2017. Again, the love-hate part about finding beautiful images that have been sitting on my hard drive for all of those years. I love that I know there are more, but that I don’t have the time to edit them all. Twenty-two terabytes are pretty close to infinity as far as that many images. I’ll certainly get to all I can.

One of the images turned out incredibly cool because it is such a different look from my regular work. The couch. And the straight jacket. I call it “The mind is the beauty of the beholder.” I love it.

Of course, the images with Aurora on the beach turned out very nice too.

Several photographers have approached me about taking live classes, and I’m thrilled. I so love teaching and seeing people get that ‘ah-ahhh’ moment. For those reading this that may be interested, I have three options. A single-day session usually has a couple of hours of shooting with a model and a couple of hours of editing. The other option, certainly good for people who come from a distance, is the two-day sessions that are like the single day, but we can get more in-depth. In both cases, I am not a clock watcher. I’ve found that 5-6 hours, and the student is full. (grin)

The third option is an online training site that corresponds with the content I have in my 1on1 classes. It is perfect for those who can’t come to Arizona or some who are already good, maybe even have a style of their own already, but want to see what techniques I use that they can integrate into their workflow. That one is only $25 a month or $200 a year. There are a lot of video sessions, about 30 minutes long each, and I provide the same images to edit as I use in the video. And don’t tell anyone, but if you use the coupon code ‘stayhome’ you get 50% off of either a month or a year.

The online training site is also an excellent place for live class students to get refreshers any time after the class.

I’ve had a few people ask me recently why I have all of these radios and what the point is since anyone can talk with anyone on the planet today with a handheld cell phone. I think it’s right up there with the reason I have a high-grade printer and print my own work. It is mine, from taking the picture to holding the print. When I’m on the radio talking with others with the same affliction (hobby), we are doing it all on our own. We aren’t depending on cell towers, the computers in our hands, or the lack of knowing how it magically works.

Hams (amateur radio operators) have to understand how radios work, what frequencies work at what times of the day to what areas of the planet. How sun spots make a difference in radio propagation. We need to understand antenna theory and often make our own antennas and sometimes even build radios from scratch. On top of that, we must pass tests to show that we know at least the beginnings of all of the above.

We have our own satellites, and I have a station that can communicate with them. It does seem funny that, with all of the technology I use to communicate directly to passing satellites, I often use morse code to talk with others being just as silly. Using the old tech over the new tech.

Stay curious, my friends!

Dave

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