Last night was the BEST! We had our monthly photographer’s meeting, and Ira Gershoff from Leather Craftsman flew up from CA to show us the latest albums. They are all breath taking! Loved and wanted them ALL! But on top of seeing the albums, it was so cool to listen to Ira share. He’s been […]

Do you have a blog and wonder how you can increase your blog’s traffic? The other night we had the privilege of having Steve Makofsky come and speak to our PUG group on blogging. His website, www.furrygoat.com, gets 100,000 hits per week. Amazing! Here’s a video with some of the highlights from the night. With […]

A year ago, Brian and I volunteered to host the monthly PUG (Pictage User Group) meetings at our home. Our vision was to provide a place for photographers to come together, find support, learn some new tricks, be encouraged, and most of all have fun! Brian and I had no idea what wonderful friends and […]

This last Monday night, 25 photographers from all over the Seattle area got together for dinner at the yummy Bizzarro Italien Cafe in Wallingford. My best friend from college, Jamie Irene, is one of the owners of this great place. She and Jack bought it almost a year ago (and they also own all the […]

The other night we got to have dinner with some new friends, David and Erin Streams. David and Erin attended one of our PUG groups, and Brian and I have had the best time getting to know them. They made this incredible BBQ chicken served with tangy lemon margaritas, blueberry cookies for dessert, I was […]

It’s probably not fair to say that last night’s PUG (Pictage User Group) was our best meeting ever because they’ve all been a blast. But you know what, I really think it was! 🙂 We decided to take our group into the downtown area and work on shooting techniques with models. Being able to share […]