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2013-06-12 14:51:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Your VOTE is needed!  :)

OK, my friend +Lenny Hirsh (who's not so much on G+ yet) is a rising star in the country music world (and a terrific guy, to boot, despite his being too busy touring to have much on his G+ profile).  And with his new joint "Mess with Texas" he's poised to get to the next level in a big country songwriting contest.  I mean, it's close - he needs to be in the top seven and he's sitting at about #5 with one day to go.

So if like country music (or just want to give my friend a boost), head on over here and cast your vote!  Go Lenny!

2013-05-31 13:57:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

A cloud storage service that's big enough to be truly useful at the Free level, and cheap enough to be affordable (even for me) at the Pro level. Loving it so far. +Dropbox is on notice. :-)

2013-05-24 21:47:17 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Still impressed with this new cloud storage service - Copy - 15GB free for signing up plus a bonus of 5GB for installing the client? And the paid plans are pretty reasonable, too.

And, referrals get you an extra 5GB - I'm up over 75 GB now of free cloud storage! W00t!
https://copy.com/?r=7FUsOE

2013-05-22 14:09:26 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Turned six, still looks exactly the same to me.  Sigh.

2013-05-24 21:46:07 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

15GB + 5GB of free cloud storage with Barracuda Networks' newly minted DropBox/G-Drive competitor: Copy

...plus an additional 5GB for every referral that signs up and installs the client, which is why I'm posting my link here.  :)

https://copy.com/?r=7FUsOE

2013-05-24 21:46:38 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

2nd of 3 times I plan to post this - sign up for Copy cloud storage (from Barracuda Networks).

Like DropBox, only they give you 15GB for signing up for a free acount and an extra 5GB for installing the DropBox-like client on your computer.

I know I wanted it immediately, and if you think you might, too, let me get the credit for telling you about by clicking my referral link - https://copy.com/?r=7FUsOE

THANKS!

2013-05-24 21:46:49 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Um, OK, so I don't usually post referral links, but then sometimes I do.

20GB of free cloud storage right out of the gate.  For you, and you, and you!  :)  Click the link - you want this anyway, might as well let me have the referral if you heard about it from me, K?  OK.  Go.

2013-05-17 18:16:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Lots of Photography blogs out there.  +Kirk Tuck's is not the fanciest, but I think it's one of the best.  Honest, informative, unpretentious, well-written.

2013-05-14 22:49:55 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

For +PortraitTuesday faithfully curated by +Laura Balc and +Tana Teel.

#portraittuesday   #portraitphotography   #portraiture  

2013-05-14 17:49:53 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

For +PortraitTuesday faithfully curated by +Laura Balc and +Tana Teel.

#portraittuesday   #portraitphotography   #portraiture  

2013-04-30 18:31:29 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Have you seen this?  Purchase for $1.29 or purchase for Free.  Same goes for the whole dang album.

Even though the descriptions are both the same, I'm guessing you can't download the free one to your computer.  Any ideas?

#music   #googgleplay  

2013-03-12 18:24:49 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

Learned to tie a tie, became serious.

Resharing for +PortraitTuesday curated by +Laura Balc and +Tana Teel.

#portraittuesday   #portrait   #portraitphotography  

2013-03-07 15:38:16 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

Learned how to tie a man's tie.  Became serious.

#portraitphotography   #portrait  

2013-02-19 20:56:14 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

On her birthday - for +Laura Balc and +Tana Teel's +PortraitTuesday.

#portraittuesday   #portraitphotography   #portrait  

2013-02-06 20:21:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Battlefield Stories

Had a great chat with a gate guard at Oakwood University (a quite distinguished older gentleman) on my lunch break this afternoon.  He came out of the guard house when I parked off to the side of the entryway, so with a smile I said, "I suppose you'd like to know what I'm doing?"  He said yes, so I gave him the penny tour - phone game, gps, portals, blue vs green.  He was friendly and interested, if a little puzzled.  I expressed surprise that I was the first player he’d seen, since that portal has changed hands a couple of times in the last few weeks.

At one point, after I showed him my phone he looked in the general direction of the portal and said, "You say there's a portal there, but I don't see anything..."  :)

A bit more chat and he grokked it. I said I'd be walking around for a few minutes, andhe wav... more »

2013-01-24 05:14:11 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 23 +1s)

It's still January, so I'm OK with continuing to post my Faves from 2012.  :)

#portraitphotography   #portrait   #2012inreview  

2013-01-14 05:10:28 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

The uncropped original edit of this shot has a very different feel, and my intention with this edit was simply to show my own reflecttion in the eye.  But in the end, I though the result stood on its own.  :)

2013-01-11 21:34:30 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

A very different approach to post processing for me, and it turned out to be another favorite of 2012.

#portrait   #portraitphotography   #2012inreview  

2013-01-10 22:47:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

And one more 2012 favorite for today...

#portraitphotography   #portrait   #2012inreview  

2013-01-10 22:46:15 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Adding more favorites from 2012.

#portraitphotography   #2012inreview   #portrait  

2013-01-07 22:35:04 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Did I mention that I'm mostly a portrait photographer and so most of my 2012 Faves will be portraits?  

Can't wait to do a whole session with this one - look at those eyes!

#portrait   #portraitphotography   #2012inreview  

2013-01-07 19:35:44 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Was too busy to do this over the Holidays, but I love taking a look back over the past year and remembering some of the shots I most enjoy.  I will be adding to this album over the coming week or two.  

Thank you, G+ friends and may 2013 bring amazing things your way!

2013-01-07 16:20:05 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Thanks, +Shantha Marie Fountain, and hello fellow community members!

About me: Project Manager by day, photographer as a passionate hobby, learning playground, and sidelight (pun un-intended, but intentionally left in place).    

Portrait photography is my first love, so I think a lot about rendering the eyes and capturing the expression and emotion that often rests there for a moment.  Windows to the soul, the poets say, and I agree.

Now that I say that, please don't think from my self portrait here that I'm a dead-eyed, emotionless sociopath.  In reality, I'm a downright jolly laugh riot of a sociopath.  ;) 

2013-01-06 05:27:57 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Thank you for the invite!

2012-12-13 17:49:33 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

So the paper towel dispensers at work make you wait 10-15 seconds after you tear the towel off before the motion sensor re-arms to dispense another one.

Today while waiting to get a second towel I thought... "cool down".

#ingress  

2012-12-12 20:40:11 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Katie, available light.

2012-12-10 11:03:24 (0 comments, 7 reshares, 4 +1s)

Seems like a clear sign to me.

+Joe Philley +Brandon Badger +Anne Beuttenmüller +Brian Rose  #ingress   #ingressinvite   #ingressresistance  

2012-12-08 02:33:03 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

Thank you, +June Penn, looks to be a cool community in the making.  Glad to be here!  

2012-12-07 23:51:56 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I'm more of a portrait photographer than a headshot specialist, but hey, I like getting in close, so lots of my portraits are headshots.  I'm working on/exploring lighting technique, but this available light image is one of my favorites and my way of saying "Hi!" to the community.  :)

2012-12-07 16:03:29 (24 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

GIMP Post Processing - Before & After.  Finally connected with a fellow +GIMP user in +Charlotte Therese Björnström and we were discussing techniques learned from Photoshop tuts (which are MUCH more plentiful than GIMP photo manipulation/retouch tuts) and translated to the GIMP.

This is the before and after on one such image.  Though I can't remember where the PS tut was, the GIMP easily handled the color blending I wanted.

2012-12-07 04:38:16 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Hey all!  Portrait photographer, sometimes semi-pro but mostly life-long student of all things, particularly people, photography, music, and building/fixing things.  Daddy and Hubby, Project Manager by day.  

I've been amazed at how the de facto photography community on G+ has already helped me grow as both a technician and an artist, and I'm so excited to see what this official Community can become!  Woohoo!

2012-12-06 03:03:56 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Looks legit.
http://thedoghousediaries.com/3586

2012-12-05 19:51:06 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Even though it feels like forever since I last shared for +PortraitTuesday, it's been even longer since I've shared a shot for +Women Wednesday curated by the intrepid crew of +Niki Aguirre +Athena Carey +Lee Daniels +Kerry Murphy +Teresa Stover and +Christina Lawrie.

Because she may be beautiful all the time, but it's not every day that I can get her to sit by the window.

#womenwednesday   #portrait  

2012-12-04 14:32:42 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 17 +1s)

Back to share again at long last for +Laura Balc's +PortraitTuesday.

#portrait #portraittuesday

2012-11-30 14:05:36 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Still here, still on my much-needed social media break.  Back shortly, and have a great weekend!

2012-11-15 15:14:24 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Help! A mild head cold has temporarily left me with the deepest voice I've ever had, and I've run out of Worf and Darth Vader quotes.

2012-11-14 15:43:19 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

OK, I'm done with the Halloween spooky stare.  Back to a more inspiring view.

2012-11-12 05:38:38 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Shogun, Bryan Fuller's absolutely epic CB550.  Dare to dream I captured a bit of the greatness here.

2012-10-31 03:46:57 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

#disney   #lucasfilm  

2012-10-31 03:46:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

#disney   #lucasfilm  

2012-10-26 21:25:30 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

This is an older shot from #fourwheeledfriday  that came to mind when I discovered there was also a #curvyfriday .  And, of course, a very merry Friday to all!

2012-10-22 06:11:25 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

With October drawing to a close (and barring a Halloween miracle, little time to create a new scarey-themed selfy), might as well crop the "Dark Side" +Selfy Sunday  post from a few weeks ago as my avatar for the season.  :-)  Or maybe I should say...  :-/

View the original (and follow the link to the other Dark Side selfies) here - https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/105656572281780568085/albums/5788636715257777121

2012-10-17 17:50:20 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

OK, so we all know Sue Bryce is a genius at coaxing the best shots out of models who are not professionals.  

I loved this post and the shots in it, but I was puzzled by the phrase "connect the shoulder" .  I'm sure it's one of her catch-phrases, like "chin down" but I couldn't figure out what it meant and was at a loss to find an earlier post that explained it.

So, can anyone tell me what she means by "Connect the Shoulder"?  Thanks!

2012-10-10 03:13:31 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

A late entry to +Lars Clausen's #toytuesday  , and a good night to you fellow Plussers!

2012-10-09 15:59:07 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

For +Laura Balc's +PortraitTuesday.

With a nod to +Jaime Ibarra who's color wizardry makes me feel like a color muggle, but one can aspire. :-)

#portraittuesday  

2012-10-08 16:22:23 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Feel like my profile's getting dusty.  

I'm still here, just focused on some other things at the moment and doing little shooting.  It's temporary, glad to say.

2012-10-03 01:04:16 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Posted the following picture on Facebook with this caption - * "Pretty excited to count down to this one - May 17 is a ways off, though." * 

And since the preview over there only showed the top 2/3 of the picture, shocked friends were streaming in to congratulate me and the Missus.  

So you see what they saw?

2012-10-02 17:14:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Added photos to Send a picture (max.2) in BW, Monochrom, Schwarzweiss to +BW DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSIC STYLE #swdpcl.

2012-10-01 22:16:14 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

One of these days...  I'm only looking casually, +Doug DeTraz, but this one gave me pause.

2012-09-27 20:56:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Added photos to Submit photos of cameras.