“Merry Christmas, Festive and creative Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah (just past), Pleasant Diwali, Happy Ramadan and Eid Ul Adha, May Buddhist Bodhi Day find You peaceful, Happy Dong Zhi to all Chinese and Happy Yule Ya’all and Happy Yalda to all Zoroastrian. Happy Saturnalia, Happy Boxing Day and Three Kings Day too and may you all find Peace and Happiness in this festive season,” is what a dear friend of mine wrote to me last night and I figured I’d pass it along since it is that time of year.

A time of year where the photo industry hopes to rack up on sales just like all the retail outlets too. And in this “commercialization” of the holiday spirits, we often forget what it’s all about—celebrating the joy of life itself.

When I wake-up every morning I thank my God I actually woke up then I do a self-examination to make sure it all works—who else can I thank? Well not the alarm clock, besides, my kids are more reliable than the alarm clock, they always wake me up way too early, especially after a long, hard night working on post-production. [Read more...]

Just when I thought I could pay more attention to my blog, my life has had me pulled in a hundred different directions. So to sum it up, I’ve cooked a turkey, shot a couple of Spurs games, and drove up to Gadsden, Alabama then Atlanta from San Antonio and 15-hours later, I’m back home.

No, I didn’t do that in 15-hours, it was almost 15-hours that I drove from Atlanta to San Antonio yesterday and this morning. Normally I fly to all my locations, but I had this itch, my Chevy Silverado (think, “Like a Rock”) is 3-years old and I barely had 19,000 miles since I fly so much—I remember the days I drove 25,000 miles on my truck in one year. Actually, the real itch was to take some baby stuff to my daughter for my grandson—and as once heard in a movie, if anyone of you MF’s ever call me “grandpa” I’ll kill you! [Read more...]