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11
Jul
Wedding Mark Grace
How I spent my 30th Birthday?
All will be happy to know that my 30th birthday was nearly perfect. I awoke around 9am to the sound of Sunday and Ben sneaking up the stairs with a birthday muffin and candles. So darling. We did some work and email in the morning and then headed out to the Chicago Botanic Gardens. We spent the day taking pictures of flowers, waters, and ducks. Below is a photo from the day! Gorgeous huh?
Then it rained, we were sad, so we went and got some wine at Sam’s (the wine importer not the mega store!).
Then we returned to the Gardens to watch David Gweshe. This is part of their hot summer nights series. Thursday evenings at the Garden offer high-energy music on the Esplanade as the perfect lift to get you through the work week. Tafeneyi (David) Gweshe of Zimbabwe to Hot Summer Nights. David was accompanied by six musicians and the Boterekwa Dance Troupe, who will perform with him on the Esplanade.
http://www.chicago-botanic.org/calendar/hot_summer_nights.php
We closed off the night we a bottle of wine and a few short clips from the “short films” history of by Pixar Animation. I guess being 30 isn’t so bad huh? Feels like I am 25!
Anyone interested in joining for the next “Hot Summer Nights” ?
Hot Summer Nights Performance Schedule
June 12 – Big City Swing with The Flat Cats
June 19 – The Silver Beams
June 26 – Jesse Lege and Joel Savoy
(Cajun music)
July 3 – Chicago con Clase with Saladeen Alamin
July 10 – Tafaneyi (David) Gweshe and the Boterekwa Dance Troupe
July 17 – Big City Swing with Lesley Byers and
The Jazz Cats
July 24 – The Chicago Cajun Aces
July 31 – Tafaneyi (David) Gweshe and the Boterekwa Dance Troupe
August 7 – Chicago con Clase with Saladeen Alamin
August 14 – The Silver Beams
August 21 – Big City Swing with Lesley Byers and The Jazz Cats
August 28 – The Chicago Cajun Aces
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Network IT Consultant |
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Sweet Consulting |
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Thank you everyone for your referrals and client leads. Since March of 2007, Sweet Consulting has grown its client numbers by 500%. That is amazing growth for a new company! Our next update will go into specifics so you can see our expansion into 2008 and 2009.
Due to phenomenal growth of Sweet Consulting over the past year, we are looking to grow the business and expand our operations to new locations!
Sweet Consulting is currently hiring for a part time employee! We need to hire additional help to allow us provide the same top quality IT support to existing clients and help grow the business with new clients.
Do you know a talented IT professional interested in part time employment? Preference will be given to candidates local to the Kenosha (WI) and Racine (WI) areas, as no relocation and no mileage is offered. Job description is forthcoming and if you know someone interested already please do let us know!
On this fun and festive night, Mr. and Mrs. Plum decided to head out to Wauconda to enjoy a relaxing night off from work. No photography, no web design, no clients, just family time. We both cheated and took photos. 
This was a perfect place to take pictures and enjoy the fireworks — not too crowded and we got a perfect spot on the hill on which we could sit and relax and enjoy the display. On the way home the road out was a parking lot of traffic, however we didn’t mind because we were happy to have seen such a wonderful show! Thanks Wauconda!
03
Jul
Security for models
In response to a question posted on photography forum — “what should a model do if a photographer refuses to give information about their company?”
As a photographer myself, I can appreciate when models and clients ask me for detailed information. I recently had a client ask me “how old are you” and “are you married”. Not that it impacts my professional work, but he appreciated the fact that I was honest with him and didn’t dodge the questions. If you are going to spend 2 hours with someone in an enclosed room you need to feel comfortable with who they are and know they are a “real” person. I try to be as upfront as I can with my models about the session and the studio – I even offer green tea during my portrait shoots as this is part of who I am.My advice for models would be to be polite with questions but also persistent! If someone avoids your simply questions, can not tell you about their gear, will not provide you a photo of the studio or tells you to come alone… those are warning signs. Please do not put yourself into a dangerous situation.
On the flip side, maybe someone can offer some advice. Sometimes in the back of my mind I wonder about the models who come into the studio. How do I know they are legitimate and not just out to case the joint? To protect myself and my equipment, unless I have already worked with the person or they are a personal referral from a close friend, I have a second photographer on site. Most people are open and able to provide me sample photos, which I appreciate but not all clients do. Any thoughts for up front pre-screening of models and clients?
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