Too Much to Learn, Too Little Time!!!

Wow. I have failed at blogging 101. Be Consistent they say. I realized I had not posted anything since January . I got to thinking why and I actually have been busy. That is a good thing. Besides when I started this blog it was to be a journal of sorts to get my thoughts and notes down on virtual paper rather than be a profound spewing of ego driven drivel and delusions of grandeur with  an eager audience hanging on my every word.
So this is what has been consuming my time and feeding my self importance:
-revamping my web presence with a fresh website and new portfolios
-revising my 2010 pricing for weddings, portraits, headshots, and restoration and retouching services.
-designing various sizes of coffee table style photo books to serve as my portfolios as well as marketing tools.
-awaiting the return of Kosal Eang, custom framer from Monroe, CT, with whom I have forged a professional alliance with. He recently dissolved his partnership with another framer and opened up a shop in the same locale under the moniker "Framed by Kosal". He offers competitive custom framing and he is really an artist.
I will be acting as his restoration and retouching person and helping out in his newly installed portrait studio.
-finishing up an intensive study of Katrin Eismann's Photoshop Restoration and Retouching book and the Photoshop CS3 Restoration and Retouching Bible.
-on the advice of LA Fashion Photographer Melissa Rodwell, I ordered several books on the subject of Fashion: history, icons of fashion, costume design, etc. Fashion photography is about the clothes and not the attractive people who model said clothes. I have logged countless hours learning and honing the craft of portrait lighting( a lifelong endeavor mind you) but have very little knowledge of fashion. For those who know me jeans and tshirts are my "haute couture".
-in that vein I also have been studying two books on makeup artistry by Kevin Aucoin and Bobbi Brown.
- I have also subscribed to Vogue, W, and Harpers Bazaar to keep up-to-date on current fashion trends and the way they are lit, photographed, retouched, and produced.
-watched the amazing documentary "The September Issue" which follows Anna Wintour, editor in chief, of Vogue as she prepares the 2007 September issue. An amazing behind the scenes look at the industry and at the process of a creative genius.
-joined Model Mayhem, a networking site for fashion professionals so I can network with photographers, models, make up artists, stylists, and retouchers alike. I have formed several relationships with a few models I will be working with in the near future and I am excited about this leap.
-booked a wedding, restoration work, and shot some new images for my port.
Coupled with my day job, my spiritual life, and the little time I have for family and friends I guess I have been busy.
I hope to start featuring some shoots I will doing in the future with some behind the scenes set up shots as well.
What I love about this craft of photography is the endless sources of information, learning opportunities, inspiring artists, and paths to go in. I never have a dull day. really!