More of that sweet morning light
OK, so I’ve been tagged by the first time. Thanks, Earl! 
I guess that I’ll participate!
1. I was born a breach baby. From what I understand, I wanted to come out butt first! Some people don’t know how to cooperate. Sorry mom!
2. I once considered a career as a professional bowler. I had an average of 210, which I held for a few years. When I tried to make the regional squad, I found out just how good I WASN’T. Under professional conditions I averaged about 160. In other words, don’t quitcher day job!
3. Some 2 years after I started learning photography, I shot weddings professionally. My targeted market were those who couldn’t afford the more expensive photographers. I made decent money and was always busy. I hated it!
4. When I was in second grade, I believe, I had pneumonia followed immediately by German Measles. I missed 2 weeks of school and almost had to repeat second grade.
5. I also did a short stint doing model portfolios. Now that, I liked!
6. Hanging out with a friend whom I would now consider, most likely to get arrested, I was almost arrested for shoplifting when I was about 13. I’ve never even thought about it since then!
7. That same friend, as mentioned in item 6, later ran off to join the circus. He actually worked with Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Baily cleaning up poop!
8. I had a friend named Chuck Wagner. We were friends in Junior High School (7-9th grades). We had lost touch after 9th grade. While I was on my workshop in Jekyll Island last year, I met Chuck and his wife. They were staying in the same hotel as I! Elapsed time, 20 years!
9. Bonus: The first photography contest that I ever entered, I won first place. I’ve never entered a contest since then. I don’t like them.
OK, now it’s time for me to continue this chain and tag 5 more people. What the heck! Hopefully they’ll participate and we’ll learn something about them!
Chantal Stone
Rajesh Kumar
Bonnie Bruno
Mark Graf
Doug Stockdale
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Paul,
Thanks for participating…see it only hurts for a moment.
It’s an interesting exercise and usually you do learn something new about the person.
Cool!
[...] Stem in Abstract We cannot see anything until we are possessed with the idea of it, take it into our heads, —and then we can hardly see anything else. – Henry David Thoreau Now…Paul over at Paul Lester Photography has tagged me for a series of questions–eight things you probably don’t know about me. I’ve thrown in a bonus #9 for good measure. (Read about Paul’s exciting life in his post today. [...]
Paul, I love your use of natural light. Your black/white photography is stunning.
Ok…I usually don’t fall for these tag things, but thought this one might be fun. I’ve posted my answers under today’s image at Photo Buffet.
I was surprised to discover that you spent time as a wedding photographer. Nothing sounds scarier to me, because I’ve read so many horror stories of Bridezillas. Plus, if a digital photographer’s memory card failed them, it’s not an event that could be re-captured. (No wonder they pay well!)
Yes, Bonnie. I spent time as a wedding photographer shooting FILM. Talk about scary! I always had at least 2 cameras and 2 flashes. I never had a failure, but it was a bit too stressful. Wedding days, generally, are not happy days!
LOL! Your life sounds as confused… er, varied as mine.
What a nice image this post has. The light is just great.
This is a very wonderful high contrast smooth as silk black and whit image. Such great tones and the shadow lines are awesome.
To your mom on #1…Ouch!!! I hope you get her really great Mother’s Day gifts!!!
I can’t imaging doing wedding and event photography on a regular basis. I did a Bat Mitzvah and it was fun and I did pretty well, but I know I am not cut out for that kind of work. It’s way too stressful!!! I have to hand it to those who do and did.
You reminded me that I had Mono in 10th grade and missed a LOT of school toward the end of the year, but tutors came to the house while I was sick so I was able to finish the year ok. I still fell behind and found it tough and frustrating to catch up.
It’s fun to look back and see where we all came from and how far we’ve come isn’t it?
Bonnie tagged me.
OK paul, you have tagged me with something I find hard to do… I may have to be ‘it’ for awhile to think about this one.
Here you go, Paul!
http://chantalstone.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/8-things-previously-unknown/
I finally wrote eight things about me
http://www.versionoftruth.com
OK, OK, so I put up #2… hopefully this post will be around next year when I get around to #8.