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Opinion: Best. Endorsement. Ever.
Saturday, February 18, 2012 4:12PM
 Being pretty awesome I occasionally get the odd encouraging email. Not enough to get overly big-headed, but not so few as I wet my pants with excitement when I do. This one however got me pretty close to such a loss of control...Name: Optimus PrimeEmail: oqtimusqrime@*******.comEvent Date: ForeverEvent Location: CybertronHow did you find me?: GoogleTell me what I'm getting into...: I don't think there are going to be any questions in this form, but I can't be certain. I mostly just wanted to let you know that your work is awesome. Not that you didn't already know that. But encouraging words from someone as great as Optimus Prime surely must make you somewhat happy. I'm an aspiring ...
Shoot: Ashley & Andrew. Engaged.
Monday, February 13, 2012 10:49PM
Another visit to the KM State Forest... now I only need to go there in spring for the full set. Perhaps I'll get a t-shirt. Today I was accompanied by Ashley and Andrew, neither of whom are from Wisconsin. They certainly looked at home as I traipsed them through the woods, though Andrew certainly should given he manages Wisconsin's deer herd, while Ashley herds Wisconsin's children in a school close to Madison...there's a joke there somewhere, but I'm darned if I can find it... surely looking forward to their Christmas Kalahari resort wedding..Ashley & Andrew. Engaged. from Steve Bowman on Vimeo.I love this location, I really do. It's always quiet and has some great features all within ...
Shoot: Jana & Jeff. Married
Monday, February 13, 2012 4:39PM
 An excellent start to the wedding season with Jana and Jeff, with a wonderfully intimate wedding at Hotel Metro... the collection of family and friends were mercifully much warmer than the biting winds which bite much harder on the Milwaukee rooftops...something Jana & Jeff won't have to worry about as they head to Tahiti shortly...Jana & Jeff. Married. from Steve Bowman on Vimeo.So this was a perfect way to get back into the swing of things. It had most of the elements I enjoy in a wedding, and it was nice and short too. There were two elements that were challenging for this one. The first was the fact that I had only spoken with Jana and Jeff through email before we showed ...
Opinion: "If You're Explaining, You're Losing.."
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:48PM
That rather neat and tidy title really sums up my thoughts on pricing. Yes, it's that omnipresent post that belongs on every photographer's blog at some point or another: Justifying the Monstrous Cost of Photography.I had always read with mild amusement and a little bit of eye-rolling these articles when I ran up against them. However, in one of the photography forums I haunt quite frequently, someone posted this delightful little Craigslist ad... Yeah, she's a pretty angry girl.While she was right that 'fancy photographers' don't hang out on Craigslist, she was wrong that no one would read it. It straight up, blew. up. in the community.What followed from that posting was a long, long ...