Angels with Tails
On Sunday, May 6, I photographed the 15th anniversary Angels with Tails adoption event, for PAWS Chicago. Over 200 cats, dogs, kittens and puppies from local rescues and shelters were featured at retail stores along Michigan Avenue and the surrounding area. PAWS Chicago found loving homes for 45 pets that day. Also, raising awareness of [...]
Back, with a Vengence!!!
Hello and welcome back to my blog It’s been a while and let’s get caught up on what has been happening. Usually the months of December thru March are my busiest time. I normally will photograph one catalog after another with no time in between. Also during this busy season, this web site had some [...]
I'm Back!
Hello all I apologize for my absence from this blog ya see, every July they have this little cycling event overseas, ya might have heard of it called the Tour De France well you see, I’m a bit of a fan of cycling and this Tour De France is kind of a big deal Well…it [...]
Two Landing Pages
This web site now has two separate landing pages. Vrbuzard.com for the blog and now voncommercialphotographer.com for the gallery. Both are actually the same site just different ways to access it. The photo above was part of a PAWS Chicago adoption event. If you or a friend in the Chicago area is looking for a [...]
Do you look at what you are doing?
This is too funny and way too common today I’m not going to name names but the other day I was working on photos for a brochure for a B2B distributor. I hadn’t seen the layout. All I was told was that that needed a photo of item X The item was a Large store [...]
Angels with Tails
I right now in the middle of editing the photos I made Sunday at PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving) Chicago’s Angels with Tails adoption event. 38 shelters and 63 participating business were all there for one purpose, finding homes for some great pets. This was my second year photographing this event and I am already [...]
I Wub U !
Ah Grover, you’ve done it again. First Grover Sanschagrin at Photoshelter wrote “Top 13 Ways to Piss Off a Photo Editor” then posted “Top 10 Ways to Piss Off a Photographer“. Now he has posted “TOP 10 WAYS TO MAKE A PHOTOGRAPHER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU“. I’m only going to add a couple of points [...]
Don't make me angry, You wouldn't like me when I'm angry
Grover Sanschagrin over at Photoshelter has written a follow up to his blog post “Top 13 Ways to Piss Off a Photo Editor” with “Top 10 Ways to Piss Off a Photographer” I found it, in a way, kind of comforting to see that I wasn’t the only one who was bothered by some of [...]
New blog
Well now I’ve done it. I’ have started a second blog. Technically I have reinstated my original blog over at WordPress.com This new blog will be geared towards my personal photography and such. If I can get onto a consistent schedule of posting (Once or Twice a week), then I may start a third blog [...]
Let summer begin
Hurray!!! I don’t know about where you live but here in Chicago, Memorial day is considered to be the start of Summer. The beaches are officially open along with public pools. Most kids are out for vacation. Before we get carried away with BBQs and Lounging pool side I would like to take a moment [...]
Facebook Privacy Issues
There has been a lot going around about Facebook and your lack of privacy. I only have one thing to say. WELL DUH!!! If you post private information on the web, then it’s no longer private. The photo above is another of Danielle, photographed in private
Creativity?
On Saturday I had the great fortune to be able to have sit down with Judy Herrmann, Jay Kinghorn and Susan Carr. Judy and Jay had just finished their “I need a workflow that works for me” event and after wards we all went out for lunch. At one point I heard Susan mention a [...]
Projects
Recently I was pondering about posting projects that I am currently working on. Personal fine art stuff. Then I hear this podcast from Brooks Jensen, Editor of Lenswork Magazine. My concern was always, What if I tell people about it and then never finish it? or change it in some way? or, and this does [...]
Chase Jarvis: I’D BE MORE CREATIVE IF…
The other day Chase Jarvis (photographer extraordinaire) post at his blog, “I’D BE MORE CREATIVE IF…” I left the following smart a$$ comment, “I’d be more creative if I wasn’t trying to come up with excuse as to why I’m not more creative” Afterwards it dawned on me, that hey, I am creative. I’m creative [...]
Good, Fast and Cheap!
Pick Two You can either get product/catalog photography that’s Good and Fast, but it won’t be Cheap. Or Good and Cheap, but not Fast, Or how about Fast and Cheap. Guess what? it won’t be Good How many times have you heard that old business saying? Not just for photography but for any business? Quite [...]
Grand Reopening?
As an effort to expand my business I have been thinking about relaunching my online store. For those not aware I used to sell t-shirts and stuff Current links to items for sale are… SEXY Bike Lane Twisted Event and for fans of Dune Arakis Marathon First I need to make the commitment to create [...]
Dreams
I’ve been thinking about dreams recently. Not the type that take place while you sleep and sometimes involve a parrot (or is that just me?) The type I’m talking about are the dreams we dream about what it is we want and desire in life. Dreams aka Goals For me it all started back in [...]
Photoshop CS5 Extended Install Issue
If you follow me on Twitter then you probably would have seen that I recently got my upgrade to Adobe’s Photoshop CS5 The box arrived last Friday (I opted for the physical CD over just downloading it) and of course I rushed to my computer to install it Problem was, it wouldn’t install. It asked [...]
SNAFU
ARrgggg! You may have noticed that this web site was gone yesterday (Thursday May, 6th) This was caused by a glitch with the domain name and the hosting company I use We are back now Now waiting to see if I get an apology from the host company or at very least an explanation
Aggressive Dog Behavior?
I’ve been learning a lot about dog behavior since we got Dot almost two years ago. Mind you she is not my first dog (and not the last either) but I just always made the same assumptions that I think most dog owners make when it comes to aggressive behavior. So when I read this [...]
Copyright PSA – "Cloned"
Thanks to Carolyn E. Wright’s Photo Attorney blog for turning me on to this GP4BWFCTZABR
ANIMAL CLEAN-UP AFTER OIL SPILL: A LENGTHY PROCESS
Excerpt from an article published at Discovery News By Jennifer Viegas Experts and volunteers are streaming to Louisiana, eager for direction to help wildlife that may be affected by the Gulf oil spill.. Read the article ANIMAL CLEAN-UP AFTER OIL SPILL: A LENGTHY PROCESS
Cory Doctorow V Steve Jobs
For those who don’t know who Cory Doctorow is, he is an author best known (to me at least) for his book “Content” (I also highly recommend “Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom) And for those who don’t know who Steve Jobs is… well then… Well, I don’t know, I think even the Amish [...]
