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Welcome to the new home of Arizona Treks. For those of you who have been reading for a while, I hope you like the new look and feel. I would love to hear what you like and what you don't like about it.
For those of you who are new, welcome. This is a place where I show some work but also document my journey to learning more photography. Feel free to comment or to send me email. It is always nice to hear from people who read the blog.

    Natalie Merchant Concert

    Natalie Merchant Concert

    On tuesday evening Mary and I went to the Natalie MErchant concert at the Dodge Theater. It was a special occasion for us and we really enjoyed the concert. Natalie has been performing for about 27 years now. That is nor unusual in itself but she is still growing in her art. As with most [...]

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    Comment Guidelines

    Comment Guidelines

    Since switching to WordPress the spam comments have changed but are still there. The nice part is, all comments require approval until the user has 2 approved. Most of the comments take the form of a generic positive comment posted with a commercial web site URL included. After watching this for a couple of week [...]

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    Portrait Shoot

    Portrait Shoot

    The portrait shoot yesterday went well in my opinion. I am developing several concepts that express the stated message. One thing I am learning is that clients frequently have unspoken expectations. Reading those is a skill I have yet to develop. We shall see how this is received and I hope to have permission to [...]

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    Portraits

    Portraits

    This morning I have a portrait job to photograph a gentleman for a business newsletter. He has given me a nice creative challenge. In a single photograph, he wishes to communicate that he is a professional but that he is someone who also enjoys having fun. The newsletter requires a color photograph so I will [...]

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    Printing

    Printing

    Wow, was that nice, finally got to do some printing yesterday. Got a few other things done as well but it was great to do some printing again. I printed 4 negatives, well sort of 5. During the trip to the Mogollon rim on July 17 and 18 I made about 11 negatives. On one [...]

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    Small Product Photography

    Small Product Photography

    Things in life often have a way of taking unexpected turns. My business has been diminishing recently because the market it is in is changing and I do not enjoy the business or work. It has become a chore to be available for tech support and development is a burden. There are many contributing factors [...]

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    Burned

    Printing
    Printing

    Wow, was that nice, finally got to do some printing yesterday. Got a few other things done as well b…

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    New Mexico

    Small Product Photography
    Small Product Photography

    Things in life often have a way of taking unexpected turns. My business has been diminishing recentl…

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    Portraits

    Portrait Shoot
    Portrait Shoot

    The portrait shoot yesterday went well in my opinion. I am developing several concepts that express …

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    Random

    Abstract
    Abstract

    This is another photo from our walk yesterday. Yesterday afternoon we took a drive to Bush Highway a…

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    Announcements

    Comment Guidelines
    Comment Guidelines

    Since switching to WordPress the spam comments have changed but are still there. The nice part is, a…

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