Starting a business from scratch with only the money in your pocket is an endeavor most see as a risk not many are willing to take. I've tried to do just that and the risk of failure is ever present and constant in my mind. Because of that I'm constantly checking stats and figures of which helps me gauge exposure to the public. Finding a way to ratio exposure to profit is something I've not yet mastered in any form as I've always had some amount of "hits" to my website but I try to look at it as one more person looking is one more potential client in the future. Why am I saying all this for? Simply because I'm amazed at the amount of "hits" this website has received since studio opening. In July I had 884 page loads or 81 visitors. So far this month I've had 20116 page loads or 1598 visitors and the month is not over! Last month (Sept) I had 1436 visitors so as you can see the rate is going up each month. Now in the big picture of the World Wide Web this is a small drop in the bucket I'm sure but I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to visit especially those who have purchased photos and/or commented on the site. Every little bit helps and adds up as you can see. In order for any business to succeed it needs customers who like the product and are willing to pay for the product. Ask any small business who has been at the mercy of your WalMarts and other large chain stores. It's especially true in small towns and sometimes people have to make a conscience choice of what they want in their community and to support these businesses and organizations by purchasing their products. I never intended nor am I ignorant to think that I can actually compete with chain store products in the long run and count on people such as yourself that want a better quality product with personal customer attention. So I hope that I continue to gain exposure and I pray that people want what I can offer so I can be around to provide the services this area deserves! Again, thank you for your support so far and ask that you spread the word and bring in more clients.

Now off to other things. Took this shot the other day just because I wanted to experiment a little and was bored. It's a glass of?? If you guessed water you are correct. Camera angle and lighting produced the yin and yang effect, not photoshop. It's still not the shot I was after as I think it can be refined a great deal but I didn't have a glass suitable at the time. This is why I love digital and how I think it can be one of the greatest teachers you can have if you USE it. Never cost me a thing to experiment and see instantly my results. Go out and take photos folks, you'd be amazed at what you can capture.

Rodeo at Henderson's Arena this weekend starting tonight at 8PM! I know it's not a full fledged big time rodeo as you'd see on ESPN but it's one you can participate in easily and close to home. It's also ran by Diamond J rodeo productions out of Oakhill who I'm sure would love to have you out to help them find more of these events would be worth the time and effort they make to produce these. Again it's one of those things if you'd like to see more of, to see it grow, to see this community grow then you should support it. Hope to see you there!