Finally it's made!

There is nothing like a move to get you to catch up on things you have been meaning to do. Since we have just moved our principal residence to Austin (and still keeping my home in Dahlonega for my frequent visits), I have had this image made into a 3x4.5' print mounted on plexiglass. It looks fantastic. I have shown it to SOHO Myriad Gallery in Atlanta, and they thought these types of images have some promise for use in hotel lobbies where a bit of the outdoors needs to be brought inside.

Let me know what you think. There are many other images from our sailing trip that I am hoping to have enlarged like this for use in large public spaces. I am also offering them in a limited edition of fine art prints.

For those of you who were unaware of our move, all my clients can still have the benefit of my services with no changes. I am expecting to be in Atlanta at least a week a month (it was two in January) to service their needs and to take time to visit with both clients and friends (and maybe even an occasional motorcycle ride). All of my telephone numbers are remaining the same. The only thing that has changed is my mailing address which is now, P.O. Box 50136, Austin, Texas 78763.

I just got back, in fact, where last week we shot for two of my regular clients. One client was Peachtree Planning. We photographed the whole company, about 125 people, for an image that will be used for their annual advertising campaign. It was chilly, but the session came off without a hitch and we dodged the rain. I will post that image once it is published in their new campaign.

Class at the Georgia Aquarium this month

Photography Class at the Georgia Aquarium

Making images at the Georgia Aquarium is no small feat. I have once again teamed up with the Georgia Aquarium to teach full day class on getting good images when you visit the G.A. The class will be held the weekend of September 20th.

The class offers one the chance to have instruction time (held at the Aquarium on Thursday the 17th) to get all the information you will need to then spend about 4.5 hours uninterrupted at the Aquarium (the first 2 hours of which we will be by ourselves on the morning of September 20th) capturing the images you always wanted to get of this other world below the water line. After the shoot, we have a catered lunch, a critique of the images you made and a behind the scenes tour of the Aquarium. Check out this link for all the details concerning times, cost, and camera suggestions. http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/supportus/photography.aspx

I hope you can join us!

Great news! The Family Church & Farmin' show has found a new venue for June. The show will be hung at BlackStock Vineyards and Winery (http://www.bsvw.com/) located at 5400 Town Creek Road, Dahlonega, Georgia USA. Their phone number is 706-219-2789.

The show will go up around the first of June and be up for about a month. During the month of June there are a couple events there at the winery. The weekend of June 7-9 there is the 2nd Annual Fine Wine Festival where you can tour all the wineries in North Georgia. Then the weekend of June 19-21 is not only Father's Day weekend, it is also a celebration of art through out the northern counties of the State. The winery will be having special lunches and dinners along with their great wine as well! So come on by sip some wine, eat some food and enjoy the show.

Family, Church & Farmin'

My show at the Kryder Gallery in Dahlonega has been up for a month now and will be up until the 26th of April. To find the gallery go to http://www.krydergallery.com/. If you can't make it to the show, you can purchase the book I have made of the show. The book contains the images and quotes from the subjects illustrated. Have a look at http://www.blurb.com/ and search by my name or by the title, Family, Church and Farmin'-Living Off the Land in Lumpkin County.

Here is sample image from the book. Let me know what you think.

Bard