Last week we had our CT Pictage users group “shoot out” planned. We were all geared up to head to Lighthouse Point in New Haven until we got rained out. No biggy, Steve Depino had offered to have the gang back to his place for a BBQ afterwards anyway, so we just took the party inside. Joy Moody visited us this month to demonstrate how she shoots her maternity sessions (belly shoots). It was so fun to watch her in action and perfect that one of our members, Missy happens to be pregnant! Thank you to Joy for showing us how you do your sessions with a Hasselblad and B&W film (I love it!), and many thanks to Missy our ever patient model. I loved the graphic simplicity of these shots when I gave them a B&W twist.

I had a One to One appointment today at the Apple store, and for the first time really picked up an iPhone to check out all of its features. Most of my creative or techie friends already own these babies, and here I sit with my super cool Razor phone (not!). Well with the price slash and faster speed I just can’t rationalize not owning one any longer. Talk about being organized, I need the iCal feature alone. Not to mention the ability to walk around with my portfolio in hand or show a prospective client my web page on the spot. I actually had an experience in Vegas at Red Rock Canyon where our bus driver got lost at night and one of the guys we were travelling with just pulled out his iPhone and located the highway in two minutes. Man were we grateful. We were freezing cold, late for a wedding and totally lost. I do not have a GPS in my car and have been considering some of the portable devices. Now I’m just beginning to think that I’ll rely on my iPhone instead. My only complaint about the new version is the plastic back and how it might be prone to scratching. I’ll probably be first in line to check them out on July 11th.