I'm really excited that it's getting warmer out, and that the days are growing longer. "Rebirth" is a common theme for Spring, but with all of the changes ahead each time the weather starts warming here in New York? I can't help it - I look forward to changes, and with excitement...especially while building our new studio. These days, every time I take out the camera, it's something new and fun. Geraldo Rivera or another person of noteriety may let me get in close, and the mood is infectious when all are having a good time.

The person may not be known to anyone outside of their family, though, but it won't make the experience any less fun or rewarding. Katie here gave us wonderful smiles, and let the shoot go completely without a hitch. Her parents were great and cooperative, and the talk about how we'd get the shots we were after was planning time well-spent. It doesn't always go as planned, but when it does? You're thrilled right along with the client.

One shoot stands out as particularly amazing - I was to follow a tour bus of NYIT students, just off the jet from China, on their first experience seeing New York City. The job was to document their experiences, and it was truly a lot of fun being a part of their special day.

I write all of this to say that I'm looking forward to what the summer of 2010 will bring,and know that if I'm lucky, my life will be enriched as much as my subjects'. But with all of this, I too know that it's work. Work I can't disappoint a client with, and work I have to take from others to pay my bills while providing them with services they absolutely need.

Take Scott's end design for his promotions at left, which really look great, if you ask me! We had a fun day shooting these, but it was a long day involving cars, ferrys, and wagons.

A lot goes into what we do as photographers, and a big part of the bidding process on jobs is explaining where a client's money will go. I was browsing a photo business article the other day, and came across an Internet link that pretty well sums it all up. Click HERE.