With the season of Christmas and giving here upon us, I just wanted to stop by to say thank you. Thank you to all of those who have supported my photography and my art.  Thank you to those who have wanted my interpretation of light for your personal portraits.  Thank you to those who have given freely of their feedback (both good and bad) for me to cultivate and grow from.  Here is a glass raised in holiday spirit to you.  May you have more than you want, and need for nothing.

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Just had to stop by long enough to wish everyone a Happy Halloween!

I am discovering a new program to help with some of the sales on the site.  VIOLA seems to be a very straight forward way to capture video from the screen of your computer.  I think this will help tremendously on the way I can show people how to order, sell, and otherwise share on the website.  See what you think :

Zenfolio and BlackRapid! What a pair!

So what are the two most important accessories you would say a photographer has?  I would argue that the strap/sling for the camera, and the way you display your art would fall into the top ten!  In the list, Zenfolio has to rank toward the top with an easy to use interface for web-based display.  The ability to compose galleries, custom price lists, send links and emails to customers, change and customize your orders.... love it!  The vendors in the background are national superstars of print (MPix Pro is one of my favorite print services).  Head over to my site, www.tblphotography.com, select a photograph you like, hit buy and try out all the different things you can add to your favorite wall!

The strap comes next in this.  I have had my eye on BlackRapid for some time, and would dearly love to try one out.  I have looked at several, and spoke to several photographers that use them.  I have not heard one bad thing about them.  I think if you knew that you were not going to be going back and forth to a tripod, this would be the sling for you!

First Fridays

The Start of a new month is here.  With it, a new First Fridays in the Crossroads Art District in downtown Kansas City, Mo.  Several things have changed over the last month.  One, my lovely wife gave me a healthy baby girl.  Two, I have added seven prints for display at the El Patron Restaurant.  Tricia Cronk, owner of Ethan Cole Desgins, contacted me about the possibility of displaying some of my work for the restaurant.  I took her up on her idea, and we will see what the first First Fridays brings.

The works are of various iconic areas and views of Kansas City.  Feel free to stop by the Facebook page with the album El Patron images.  While you are there, hit the like button to be able to follow updates for TBL Photography on Facebook.

Also, for those of you who love to adorn your walls with photographic art... Fracture is a very unique way of getting your favorite shots up on the wall.  I have a couple of these (soon to be more), and love them.  The photo is uploaded to their website (give it a minute as there is not an upload monitor) and then the process begins.  Pick the size you want, add a fancy digital frame around the pic, and order.  

The idea behind this is one of simplicity.  The photo is adhered to the back of the glass so that you can scrub away those pesky toddler fingerprints, and there is no worry of scratching your photo.  Also, the back has your mounting already as part of the backing.  Pull out the provided screw when you open it up, screw it in the wall, and you are set. 

One of the interesting things about this item, is the size is measured from corner to corner (like your television).  There are some estimates as to size comparison on the website.  Also, you can email the company for custom works (i.e. three panel splits).  I think that will be one of my next orders.  All in all, I really like the product.

Hope to see all of you at the First Fridays tonight.  Don't forget to stop by 2010 Gallery KC (located at 2010 Main Street, KC, Mo) for some great artwork.  Currently I have one gallery piece there, and it looks great.  A 20x30 framed print of the Liberty Memorial (Happy Easter from the Liberty Memorial).

Have a safe and fun weekend,

Jason

TBL Photography