NEIPP

Although these photos might not reflect it...the week at The New England Institute of Photography was an amazing learning experience!! I had the honor to study with the master in Studio Management Ann Monteith. What an experience! I am so excited to start this year's wedding and portrait season!!!

But, what made the week truly a wonderful time was to be around fellow photographers especially my Cape Cod pals (there were 13 studios represented from the Cape!) and to share ideas and learn together! Enjoy and Smiles!

HELP!!!!

I need your help! I have been "arrested" for the MDA fundraiser on April 11 and I need to make "bail"!!!! I am hoping to raise $1200 and be able to send two kids to camp this summer! Please if you can help I would appreciate it! Please click on this link! And, THANK YOU!!!!

March is Education Month

In the tradition of keeping up with all of the new technlogy and techniques in photography, I am headed to see the amazing Kevin Kubota on Friday3/16 and then onSaturday our own PPOCC has secured the speaking talents of Doug Gordon. I then will be leaving for the week long NEIPP school and studying with the photography business guru Anne Monteith! Let's hope my brain does not explode! I am very excited I used to attend NEIPP every year pre-Keegan and excited to finally be going back!

Infrared Photography

As some of you know, my dad is a photographer also. He has an amazing eye and talent. Recently he has been exploring infrared photography. Here are some thumb nails....but if you want to see more of these amazing images, check out a site that he is on. Enjoy!! It is pretty cool! http://www.rshirley.com/infrared.html

Ride Karin Ride!

My wonderful sister-in-law Karin is riding for her Uncle in the Pan-Mass Challenge!
Here is her story! Please support if you can! Thank you!

Her story in her words:
To smile is to feel joy in the simplicity of the moment. To smile is to open your eyes and soul to the world and say life isn't so bad right now, and at this moment, everything is okay.
The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge raises money for life-saving cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. The main event of the fundraising effort is an annual bike-a-thon that crosses Massachusetts. Committed cyclists and volunteers as well as corporate sponsors and individual contributors are essential to the PMC meeting its goals. It also gives those involved in the event a chance to actively join the fight against cancer. I made a choice to ride the PMC this summer to help do my part in this fight. Cancer touches so many people and so many families, its hard to talk about it without someone having their own personal story. I'm riding the PMC for my hero, my uncle Geoff, who has always shown our family how to smile and laugh even through the worst of times, including his own struggle with cancer. Proud of the fact he's only missed two days of work since his diagnosis of stage 4 colon cancer, he has been living his life to the fullest, providing inspiration to all of those around him.

The link at the end of this paragraph will take you to my Pan-Mass Challenge Profile. Take a moment to read my story and look at some pictures. This is my personal fundraising website for the PMC, of which my goal is to contribute $3,000. Join me in reaching this year's $27 million goal. Last year's $26 million gift to the Jimmy Fund of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute represented 99% of every check and credit card donation. To make it easy, follow the link below to donate online through the secure eGifts site.
http://www.pmc.org/mypmc/profiles.asp?eGiftID=KW0083
Your generous gift is helping cancer research, giving more people a reason to smile.
Thanks so much!
Sincerely,
Karin Wiedemann :}

Back and ready to go!

Just back from the PPARI convention and I am pumped! Can not wait for the wedding/portrait season to start. The convention was amazing! Three days jammed packed with so much information and inspiration! Here is a pic of The Professional Photographers that ventured off Cape for this great weekend!

Left to right are Susan Asaro, Dianne Marshall, Amy Radar, Andy Beet, (2nd row) Amy Hayes, Christine Ferullo, (front row) Me and the great David Jay from CA!

Lemonade from Lemons!

Here are a few shots of Newport that I took early Saturday morning due to the fact that the last person who had my hotel room, set the alarm for a few not so wonderful times through out the nite (I finally ripped the darn alarm out of the wall!!!) So not much sleep that nite, but lemonade was made from the quiet walk discovering Newport. Enjoy!!

PPARI

Off to Newport RI for a few days for some great education from the Professional Photographers of Rhode Island! Their convention rocks this year with three full days of top notch photographers coming from around the country to share what they know! Speakers are Vickie Taufer "V Gallery - Unplugged" on Saturday, Lori Nordstrom "Passion with a Purpose" on Sunday and on Monday, David Jay "Weddings Creative Freedom. I am psyched! Not to mention that the convention in is the great city of Newport and the beautiful Hotel Viking!! A lot of my Cape photogs friends will be there so it is guaranteed a great time! Back Tuesday!

Last Chance for the Snow Man!

We finally got a little bit of snow this week, had only been waiting all winter for it. When I didn't have a child, I dreaded the snow on the Cape but now I look forward to getting some. Sledding, making snow men and snowball fights are some of the greatest childhood joys that someone living in New England can receive. As we tried out the hills at the local golf course, it was interesting to see that out of the large group that had assembled, Keegan was the only child. Many adults felt the wonders of the snow too and played hookie from work to sled!

Jellies!

Last week we took the family to Boston and stayed at the Seaport Hotel and visited the New England Aquarium and the Boston Museum of Science. Here are a few pics of the jelly fish exhibit at the Aquarium. SO cool and scary as some of these jellies were seen and felt off the shores of the Cape last summer.... enjoy!