Champagne Taste…on a Beer Budget

I recently received a call from a potential new client.  Like a lot of calls from folks I’ve never met before, she began with the phrase “We love your work…”  Usually this is a good indicator, but there are times when it can have a double meaning.  Such was the case with this call.  At this stage of my career, I’d consider myself an experienced business owner, and so I’ve learned to take a cautious stance when evaluating a potential client’s candor.

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Getting Inspired...

Three years ago I walked into a small aviation supply store, and it literally changed my life.  It's a small store, with advertisements provided by various vendors tacked up on the wall, and an exceedingly ordinary display area.  The products are neatly arranged and the florescent light makes it easy to read the small tags under each item.  Think antiseptic.  To be honest, I can't even remember why I went in, as I'm not yet a pilot, or an aircraft owner.

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WASP's at Oshkosh

Last summer at Oshkosh, during the event known as "AirVenture", I was having a casual conversation with Debby Rihn-Harvey, while making a few portraits of her for Women in Aviation International.  We were away from the main hubbub that is Oshkosh, in the Weeks Hangar. It is where all the aerobatic pilots keep their aircraft during the week of the show. It is large, secure, and close enough to maintenance help, should it be necessary. We were shooting in an area off the main floor, where we had set up an impromptu studio.

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