We had a surprise waiting for us at the studio this morning: the ash tree in front of the church split in two, blocking the road and creating an opportunity for exercise this weekend.

One of our customers brought in a very old damaged print for restoration this week.

I spent two days learning more about photography with my peers at the annual seminar hosted by the South Dakota Professional Photographers Association. President Pam Karlen put a great program together and selected two of the most sought after photographers as our speakers: Kevin Jairaj and Alycia Alvarez.

I always enjoy hanging out with my friends and learning new techniques. I bought a few new very cool toys for our upcoming senior season and can’t wait to try some new awesome lighting.

Here are a few images taken from behind the scenes from Sunday and Monday.

This was my last seminar as a board member of the SDPPA. I’ve gotten into the habit of leaving my camera sitting at the table as I did whatever I needed to do. I didn’t have much to do this year as past president except to take care of whatever SDPPA President Pam Karlen might need. In this case it was to take pictures of the event throughout the two days. The rest of the time, I left my camera on the table as I visited with vendors at the tradeshow. Sunday night I came home and downloaded the images. Look what I found on camera: my friend Chad Phillips’ self portraits. You would think I would learn…Monday night I found more…