May 16, 2007 by angela.

Great News…the Professional Photographer magazine is publishing an article on OpLove! In their section titled, “Good Works”, they are running an article about OpLove. I did an interview with the Editor-at-Large yesterday, and he said it will be in the July issue. Please help me spread the word about this article and OpLove.

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May 4, 2007 by angela.

Well, we went on a cruise last week. It was sooooo nice and relaxing. We went to St Thomas, St Martin, and Princess Cays. Here’s a link to some of our cruise pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/adbeene/2007Cruise

I’ll try to start updating this blog more often now that vacation is out of the way. Talk to you later.

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April 11, 2007 by angela.

I have been working as much as possible in my free time (haha) to help OpLove gain a 501(c)(3) status. I truly believe in this organization and it’s wonderful purpose to help support our men and women in uniform. Well…we’ve made some progess. As of last Friday, we are officially a non-profit organziation formed under the Colorado Secretary of State!   ~Woo Hoo!!!~  Now comes the hard part, the 501(c)(3) paperwork. :(  It is gruesome, to say the least, but definitely worth it. Well…back to work. Just wanted to give everyone an update.

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April 5, 2007 by angela.

I haven’t forgot about my blog…I’ve just been way too busy to mess with it. I actually have a couple pics from my Photo-A-Day project, but never posted them. I’ll try to get back to it soon. Anyway, gotta get back to work. I’ll try to get caught up soon

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March 25, 2007 by angela.

Today’s photo was again taken at my home in Jones, Oklahoma.
It is the inside of a clam shell that my son brought home from his Boy Scouts trip this weekend.
It reminds me of a butterfly’s wings.

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March 24, 2007 by angela.

I did not take a photo for today. I worked all day and night, and just ain’t gonna take any more pics. I just got home, and it’s 11:30pm. I will take one for tomorrow…I promise!!!

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March 23, 2007 by angela.

I didn’t forget my pic yesterday. I had a huge migraine, and I could not take a decent photo. But, here’s today’s photo.

This photo was taken in Jones, Oklahoma.
It is my horse, Bo.

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March 21, 2007 by angela.

I was recently asked by someone “What makes a photographer…a professional?” I had to give that a lot of thought to try to phrase it without sounding mean. I think most true professionals would agree with me. I thought I’d post my reply to her: 

“I believe some photography education is good because it can teach you the technical points of photography. But I think the biggest part of being a “pro” is having the photographer’s eye. When I drive down the street, 9 times out of 10, I see something through the camera’s perspective. Does that make sense? It could be a child playing, a leaf floating in the wind, or even trash on the side of the road. I actually see it as if it were a photo I had taken with the camera. My brain automatically zooms in, or converts it to b&w, or whatever.

As far as running it as a business, you do need marketing, management, accounting, and other knowledge. But you have to consider the competition in your area. If you’re in a city where there are lots of photographers, what makes you stand out? Is it just because you’re cheaper, do you have the formal education, do you have an awesome perspective, or do you just have a fancy camera and computer editing skills?

It is amazing to me how many “pros” there are out there, but they can’t actually take a proper photograph. They can take a photo and edit it to look more professional, but can’t actually take it that way! That’s where the education falls in. If you are taking photos in “automatic” mode even half the time, you’ve got a LOT to learn. It’s one thing to see something to take a pic of, but it’s another to actually take the pic and make it look like what you see.”

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March 21, 2007 by angela.

Well, I forgot yesterday’s photo also. Maybe I should call this the “Photo-Every-Other-Day” project. Oh well.

Today’s photo was taken in my home in Oklahoma.
It is a close-up of a wine glass.

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March 19, 2007 by angela.

Well, I forgot to take my photo for yesterday, but I did today’s.

Today’s photo was taken in my yard in Jones, Oklahoma.
It is the blooms on my Peach Tree (with some colored editing).

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