I usually don't mention it, as this site is about photography, but I also do a formidable amount of writing and editing on a daily basis - and these past few weeks too quite a bit of print production. My schedule has been hectic, as deadlines loom.

So, not particularly able to promote myself lately it was nice to get a call from Huntington's Village Connection magazine about how they wanted to feature me in their "Local Exposure" section in the April issue (on stands approx. April 4). Everyone at the magazine was great to work and chat with, so a special thanks to them for calling!!

The two-page spread offers quite the variety of images, spanning people, pets, wildlife, a landscape, and hey - even a new self-portrait of moi.

The spread mentions that I consider myself a "...photography generalist, with an emphasis on portraiture." This is often considered the kiss of death in this business, by the way. You can't be a generalist anymore and succeed, they say. You must specialize, tailor your portfolio to that specialty, and stick with it.

Yeah well, easier said than done.

Portraiture is a driving force with me, and I love meeting new people and figuring out how to flatter them in photographs. Now, if people stopped calling me to photograph dogs and parrots, I likely wouldn't shoot them that often, as much as I love to - and those I consider portraits too, so you know. If I didn't take these trips to make stock images of wildlife and landscapes that sold pretty well through my stock distributors, I likely wouldn't post any of those on my site either (but I'd still make the photos - I simply have too much passion for the birds and camping, and even getting up early enough to meet the dawn is something I enjoy). But too I'm often called on for shots of new homes, products, etc. The variety is stimulating, challenging, fun, and keeps me on the move.

So. I'll stop being a generalist if clients stop asking me to be. Fair enough? Good!

At left, here's the wonderful Mya, who has been fantastically kind and generous in supporting the North Shore Animal League America's Tour for Life .

Mya was in Port Washington recently to help kick off the campaign, and gave a very warm-hearted speech to introduce herself and the League's efforts.

It was a partly cloudy day around noon, which meant instead of harsh, top-down hard light and deep shadows we had soft, even lighting for photography. A friend pointed out the other day that photographers are some of the few who are gleeful when it's partly cloudy. Yup!