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I LIKE THIS WEBSITE | Coudal Partners (Chicago, IL)

HEY GUYS - Headed to New York anytime soon?

I am a location scout

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…via Coudal Partners…

$14 Steadicam “The Poorman’s Steadicam” | By Johnny Chung Lee

“Why build a cheap steadycam?

Steadycams (or camera stabilizers) are attachments used to capture smooth looking video even when the camera and camera operator are in motion. The camera operator may walk (or even jog), move through tight hallways and doorways, and even climb up and down stairs without shaking the camera. Unfortunately, professional steadycams cost around $1500. Even the cheap 3rd party ones cost $600+. Not exactly a bargain considering many of us use cameras in that price range. So, I decided to make my own version. It turns out, it only costs $14. Not too bad. And I’ll show you how to build your own right here (or you can buy a ready-to-use steadycam from me through this website [littlegreatideas.com]). Whether you are an aspiring filmmaker, a videographer, the family documentarian, or just want more utility out of your video camera, you’ll appreciate a steadycam.”

…read the rest…

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Michael Heilemann | Kubrick

I have always been fascinated by the work and life of film director Stanley Kubrick.

Looks like Michael found the motherlode

Thanks Michael!

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New Slang by The Shins came on my Ipod today and I was reminded how much I liked the song and the movie Garden State of which soundtrack the song was a part. That’s all.

Garden State at IMDB

Garden State DVD at Amazon

The Shins

The Shins at MySpace

The Shins Google Music Search

Zach Braff Website

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CNN Money | Many unaware of mortgage help: Freddie Mac | January 31 2008: 1:01 PM EST | Survey says more than half of delinquent mortgage borrowers still unaware of ways to avoid foreclosure.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — “More than half of borrowers who have missed mortgage payment deadlines are still in the dark about ways to avoid foreclosure, but that percentage is falling, said a survey released Thursday.

Research from government mortgage buyer Freddie Mac and marketing research firm Roper Public Affairs and Media said that 57% of late-paying borrowers are unaware of foreclosure alternatives offered by their lenders.”

Get help!

…read the rest…

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Any press is good press, right? (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) | DUBIOUS HONORS FOR LOCAL LOHAN FLICK | Posted By Sarah Linn | Tue, Jan. 22, 2008

Any press is good press, right? | Will ‘I Know Who Killed Me,’ up for nine shameful Razzies, put a black mark on the county as a filming locale? Promoters don’t seem fazed

“A Lindsay Lohan thriller with a Central Coast connection might have a new claim to fame: 2007’s worst movie…”

“…What’s really important is the experience that the film crew has here before they move on to other projects,” said Jonni Biaggini, Executive Director of the county Visitors & Conference Bureau. “It’s not as critical (that) the film is a box office gangbuster or not.”

…read the rest…

A lot of people (as in, perhaps a property owner or a town government) think that just because a movie might stink at the box office, it might affect their ability to secure future work hosting other shoots (and making money…)

Well, you see, it doesnt work like that - in short, supervision of a script is not the location department’s (the part of a production crew in charge of reccommending locations to the assistant director, director and executive producer) the only people with any direct responsibility regarding the script are the writer(s), the executive producer, and director, and what they are looking for in a location is its uniqueness and suitability to the task at hand - they could, for the most part, care less where a location might have been used in a production other than their own- it’s just plain a fallacy to think otherwise. Leave critiquing a film to the film critics and gossip magazine writers and the moviegoers who pay (or don’t) to see a film - the script is just not our problem, nor is the quality of same anything most of us have any control over, so stop worrying!

At the end of the day, the adage, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, was never truer - a good experience (i.e. lots of cooperation, hospitality and other experiences leave people with a good taste in their mouths…) had by the crew can go a long way toward successfully marketing a location. The best advertising is word of mouth and if people say good things about you, they and others will be back.

The article above illustrates everything I have said; it details the success of several areas in central coastal California who are experiencing continued success in attracting film production in spite of the fact that a recent winner of many Razzies was filmed in the vicinity.

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Outside.In | About

“Welcome to outside.in, the best way to discover the conversations that are going on in your neighborhood—whether that’s where you live, where you work, or where you want to be.”

…read more…

For whatever reason, outside.in has been picking up on my blog posts lately (or someone has been been mapping them…)

I just found a profile map for myself on outside.in that displays my post from a week or so about TromaDance / Salt City

…which is odd because at one time I was mapping my posts myself and they asked me to stop since mine is a “business blog”

dang them crazy internets

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Shoot Online: As Newspaper Internet Traffic Grows And Use Of Video Grows, Advertising Follows | ARLINGTON, VA, January 30, 2008

“The Newspaper Association of America reported last week that online newspaper readership reached an all-time high in 2007, with average monthly visitors up six percent, with 62.8 million during the fourth quarter, a nine percent increase over Q4 2006 and the largest quarter ever.”

…read the rest…

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WordPress Planet | Mark Jaquith: Automattic secures $29.5 million B round | Posted in Automattic, funding, new york times, old media, venture capital by Mark Jaquith on January 23rd, 2008

“Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, just secured a $29.5 million B round of financing. Congrats to Matt, Toni, and everyone else at Automattic. $29.5 million is a monster round, considering that Automattic has so far grown by sipping daintily on a $1.2 million first round secured in 2006. I can’t wait to see what is next. Really interesting to me is that with this round the New York Times joins their investors. One word for that: adaptation. The line between old media and new media blurs further.”

…read more…

Matt: Act Two

“You’ve probably seen the news on GigaOM, Automattic has raised a new “series B” round of funding. We’re entering what I consider Act II of the Automattic story. I’ll talk about where we’re going, but first some history.”

…read the rest…

My favorite open-source website software just got a booster shot

Way to go, guys - keep em honest and keep on truckin’!

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PDN Online | Report: Getty Images For Sale | January 21, 2008 | By Daryl Lang

“The New York Times reported Monday that Seattle-based Getty Images has put itself up for sale.”

…read more…

First rumors, then confirmation (of sorts) that Getty Images is for sale.

Getty Images is the largest seller and producer of stock photography in the world.

Getty Images

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Doing location research lately looking for an art gallery in New York City with a certain architectural element to use as a location for a photo shoot and stumbled on Chelsea Art Galleries.

Holy Guacamole!

I know there was always a considerable number of art galleries in NYC, particularly in Soho (at least since maybe the 70’s) - it’s like there has been an EXPLOSION of art galleries in West Chelsea!

I like the way Chelsea Art Galleries presents their database street - by street.

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Urban Dictionary | January 19, 2008 | California Car Pool

“When each member of a group uses their own car to go to the same destination. Typically, describing the case where the group is together at the start or close enough to share rides.”

…read the rest…

Urban Dictionary sends me an email each morning with a new vernacular word or phrase currently common in urban culture, almost always good for a chuckle.

Urban Dictionary

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Never been to any of these locations before

…or these locations either…

Seems as if artist Nicolas Lampert has a “beef” with the beef industry:

Adweek Creative | AdFreak: Artist has a beef with new meat campaign | Posted by Tim Nudd | January 14th 2008

“When we saw the beef industry’s new “Powerful Beefscapes” ads (left), they rang a bell. Then we remembered Nicolas Lampert’s “Meatscapes” (right), which we wrote about last May. The similarities are striking, with giant cuts of beef dominating meaty landscapes in both efforts.”

…read the rest…

Nicolas Lampert Website | machineanimalcollages

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Sun Microsystems | Jonathan’s Blog | Helping Dolphins Fly | 1/16/08 | …via WordPress Planet via Matt Mullenweg

“We announced big news today - our preliminary results for our fiscal second quarter, and as importantly, that we’re acquiring MySQL AB.”

…

“But the biggest news of the day is… we’re putting a billion dollars behind the M in LAMP. If you’re an industry insider, you’ll know what that means - we’re acquiring MySQL AB, the company behind MySQL, the world’s most popular open source database.”

…read more…

*”Jonathan” is Sun Microsystems President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz

**MYSQL’s logo is a flying dolphin. MYSQL is the world’s most popular database system for the internet, also notable because it exists as open-source software.

So… why should any of this matter to me, especially as a location scout, a profession that would likely appear, at least at first glance, considerably removed from the inner workings of internet database systems?

1. This website utilizes MYSQL heavily
2. The only way to keep thousands of locations organized is via a database
3. A company pumping a billion bux into anything is a BIG deal!

So is Sun acquiring MYSQL a good thing?

Matt Seems to think so, and if he does, then so do I

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…now back to our regularly scheduled programming…

More Sundance Film Festival 2008

New Yorkers headed to Park City via New York Magazine January 13, 2008

Google News

Yahoo News

Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT)

Variety

Hollwood Reporter

On a WGA Writers Strike note… Your chances of getting a distribution deal for your film may be better than normal this year!?

New York Magazine - January 13, 2008: Hollywood’s Gotta Sundance!
“Writers’ strike has moguls tripping the light desperate.”

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Q-spheres Website


(above) Quicktime output of Q-sphere of Team Q-spheres at Lake Mead, NV, December 2007 (c) 2007-2009 Q-spheres.com

Q-spheres Las Vegas Session @ Locamundo

R. Richard Hobbs / nyc.locationscout.us is now a qualified provider of Q-spheres HDRi 3d digital imaging services.

In association with LocationExchange, Locamundo, and Team Q-spheres qualified associates worldwide, we aim to build on our collective traditional location scouting and location management services skills and location archive assets and resources, going forward to provide an even greater range of services to not only keep pace with, but rather lead the way in rapidly changing digital imaging technologies for the still photography, motion pictures and 3-d gaming and animation industries.

Our current digital imaging system, developed by Locamundo founder Jo VanHove (Brussels, BE), provides the fastest currently-available methods for generating the highest-quality, full-dynamic-range, 3d, image-based lighting models (lightfields) and HDRi backgrounds. Our worldwide team of expert imaging and production professionals strives to keep abreast of and implement as we might find productive, new developments and available methods - adapting our imaging technologies to provide the highest-standard services and products with regard to not only imaging quality, but with considerations toward efficiency and cost-effectiveness as well.

Q-spheres can be hired to provide assignment-specific imaging and also maintains an archive of rights-managed post-ready high quality backgrounds and lightfields.

Please contact us for your next imaging project and let us show you how Q-spheres can work for you!

Q-spheres Official Press Release, July 2007 (pdf)

Q-spheres Associates Worldwide (Alphabetically, by company or last name):

1. Meuleman Manu (brauhaus.be / Antwerp, BE)
   
2. Thomas Duchnicki (creativelocation.de / Berlin, DE)
3. Rickard Molin (fixmolin.se / Stockholm, SE)
4. John Cody, Dan Uneken (fotofilmvideo.com / Jerez de la Frontera, Spain)
5. Francoise Huvelle (Q-spheres.com / Buenos Aires, AR)
6. Scott Clark (iwerken.com / Albuquerque, NM, USA)
7. Jo VanHove (loc8, locamundo.com, locationexchange.com / Brussels, BE)
8. Locations Portugal (locationsportugal.com / Lisbon, PT)
9. Peter Orth (planetorth.com / Los Angeles, CA, USA)
10. R. Richard Hobbs (rrhobbs.us / New York, NY, USA)
11. Francesca Carapelli, Leonardo Semplici, Stefano Tinti (scout.it / Siena, Italy)
12. Mark McMcKennon (scoutman.com / New York, NY, USA)
13. Frans VanDenBemd (vandenbemd.com / Prinsenbeek (Breda), NL)
14. Clare Beresford (worldlocations.com / Paris, FR)

In November / December 2007, I travelled to the Lake Mead, NV area to meet with, along with the rest of Team Q-spheres USA, Jo VanHove and Frans VanDenBemd for an opportunity to familiarize ourselves with and use the Q-spheres digital capture system. During the course of the trip, not only did the American contingent of Team Q-spheres come away with a thorough training in Q-spheres technology and practices, the results of the actual Q-spheres sessions have provided us all with the valuable assets of beautiful lightspheres and backgrounds of the Nevada desert.

(above) Actual low-resolution lightfield of Team Q-spheres USA

Q-spheres Las Vegas Session @ Locamundo

Q-spheres training session, Lake Mead, NV - Jo Van Hove instructs Q-spheres Team Members

View Q-spheres Nevada Photoset on Flickr

related content about Q-spheres

General information about HDRi

General Information about image based lighting

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One of the monthly email newsletters I receive is PDN’s Photoserve Newsletter (subscribe)

Lately Photoserve has been publishing two columns I find interesting and informative:

Portfolios of The Month

Editors Choice

(You can find both of the above columns on the Photoserve home page)

Of course, in addition to the portfolio features, PhotoServe, being a product of Photo District News (PDN), which is more or less the industry standard of trade publications for commercial photography, always has other news and information of interest to me as a photo producer and location scout.

Since PDN and PhotoServe are both published out of New York City, even tho the editorial “beat” is world-wide, I often find the content even more relevant to my own personal demographic.

Photo District News produces the annual Photo Plus Expo each fall, which traditionally takes place in New York City at Javits Center serving as a major photo-industry event and includes, along with Photo District News’ own annual awards party and co-sponsored industry party, many other independently-planned parties and events scheduled to take advantage of the many different photographers, vendors and other photo-industry associates normally in town during the Photo Plus Expo.

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Bill Westheimer is an photo industry associate, long-time photographer and artist residing here in New Jersey.

I am proud to have known Bill for a number of years at this point, which includes having viewed at least one of his public photo / art exhibits and am always impressed with his work and creativity.

I am subscribed to Bill’s monthly newsletter, which I always look forward to reading. I am continually inspired by the content contained within Bill’s newsletters and on his websites.

Bill Westheimer’s Websites:

Bill’s blog

www.billwest.com

Oddyssey blog

Manual Project

Camera Obscura

Thank you Bill, for sharing your art and adventures with us all!

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Some material, in no specific order, I’ve found around the internet regarding the currently on-going WGA Strike:

…via Wheresspot Blog - One writer’s take on why they’ve gone on strike:

AMPTP - WGA Strike Frequently Asked Questions

Other links from the AMPTP WGA Strike Frequently Asked Questions page to other pages on the AMPTP site that represent news and presumably, AMPTP’s views:

1. Negotiation News
2. Our Proposals and Statements
3. Dollars and Sense
4. Video

Video on YouTube from the AMPTP website:

5. Google News Search Results - WGA Strike
6. Shoot Online Search Results: WGA Strike
7. Hollywood Reporter Online Search Results: WGA Strike
8. Variety Online Search Results: WGA Strike
9. Variety Online link: “Click Here For All WGA Writers Strike Coverage“
10. MSNBC Search Results: WGA Strike
11. Yahoo News Search: WGA Strike

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Shoot Online | Neil Abramson Happy “To Be At The Dance”

Shoot Online news article briefly profiles a number of directors possibly more well-known for tv commercial work, or at least known to direct commercials as well as short films or features such as might be entered in the Sundance Film Festival.

Many artists of just about any discipline lead a lifestyle of working in the commercial end of their craft - read: bringing someone else’s vision to fruition (often in the name of monetary gain) in exchange for a lucrative fee to pay for the opportunity (read: cover living expenses, other uncontributed or unreimbursed costs) to create art of their own vision…that is, unless, perhaps, the artist is somehow independently wealthy?

Directors profiled in Neil Abramson Happy “To Be At The Dance” include:

1. Neil Abramson
2. Johan Renck
3. Rawson Marshall Thurber
4. Jens Jonsson
5. Chris Waitt
6. Jinx Godfrey(Editor)
7. Michel Gondry
8. Noam Murro
9. Mark Pellington
10. Catherine Owens
11. Stacy Peralta
12. Dan Beers
13. Lauren Greenfield
14. Randy Krallman
15. Osbert Parker
16. The Vikings
17. Spencer Susser
18. Sara St. Onge

…read the rest

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International Herald - Tribune | top 10 world-wide locations to visit in 2008

1. Laos
2. Lisbon
3. Tunisia
4. Maritius
5. Mid-Beach, Miami
6. South Beach, Miami
7. Maldives
8. Death Valley
9. Courchevel
10. Libya

…read the rest and all 53 IHT picks…

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It’s that time of year once again with the Sundance Film Festival coming up, beginning January 18th, but how many of you know about TromaDance!?

New York Magazine | Movies | Film Festivals | Sundance | Comments | TromaDance

About TromaDance

“TromaDance is the first film festival wholeheartedly devoted to filmmakers and fans. Unlike every other film festival, TromaDance does not charge filmmakers to submit their films. Entrance to all screenings is free and open to the public. Also, there are no VIP reservations or preferential treatment regarding films, panels, or parties of any kind given. The organizers of TromaDance believe films are meant to be seen, especially when it comes to new filmmakers. Art - in all its forms - is for the people!”

…read more…

TromaDance | Wikipedia:

“TromaDance is an independent film festival organized by Troma Films and held annually in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. It was created as an alternative to the Sundance Film Festival, because the organizers felt that Sundance had become too “Hollywood” by charging high entry fees, showing multi-million-dollar “independent” movies, and limiting attendance.

Located in both Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah, it runs concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival in an attempt to lure people away from that well known event. Troma President, Lloyd Kaufman got the idea from South Park co-creator Trey Parker while the two were discussing the elitist structure and selection process of the Sundance Film Festival and its involvement with celebrities such as Robert Redford. Parker encouraged Kaufman to create his own festival and thus resulted TromaDance. TromaDance requires no entry fee for filmmakers and does not charge people to see their films. All money comes from donations.”

…read more…

TromaDance 2008 is January 22nd - 25th in Salt Lake City, UT.

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…by way of Theresa Raffetto and APANY…

Theresa writes:

“Typically January is a good month to settle in and start working on your goals but with this strange yet lovely spring-like weather it is a great time to get out and be inspired. A success team mate of mine reminded me of a good site to visit to find out what is going on, I would like to remind you all as well:

New York Magazine | online art events and news | http://nymag.com/arts/art”

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Adweek: Ad Legend Dusenberry Dies at 71 | …via Wheresspot

“NEW YORK Ad legend Phil Dusenberry, the former chairman and chief creative officer of Omnicom Group’s BBDO North America, died Dec. 29 after battling lung cancer for the past year. He was 71.

Over the years, his work won virtually every industry award, including Addys, Clios, One Show Pencils and Cannes Gold Lions. He was one of the industry’s towering figures and leading creative lights for nearly five decades.”

…read the rest…

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Peter Callesen | Selected Works | … by way of Little Wing

Quote from artist’s website:

“Most recently I have started making white paper cuts/sculptures inspired by fairytales and romanticism exploring the relationship between two and three dimensionality, between image and reality. I find the materialization of a flat piece of paper into a 3D form as an almost magic process - or maybe one could call it obvious magic, because the process is obvious and the figures still stick to their origin, without the possibility of escaping. In that sense there is also an aspect of something tragic in most of the cuts.”

…read the rest and see Danish artist Peter Callesen’s work…

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Michael Porte, one of the partners at the helm of the media production community portal, Wheresspot, just sent an email around announcing his latest start-up, The Field.

…per Michael’s email:

“The Field combines a philosophy and a physical space. Located at 119 5th Avenue at 19th Street (NYC) - RH), The Field is comprised of an edit company, a graphic design and branding company and an animation company.”

Michael: Best wishes and good luck going forward with the new venture!

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I received a publicity release late Friday afternoon from the national office of ASMP announcing a new start-up, Image Warehouse, operated by ASMP member, Carroll Seghers.

Image Warehouse is an internet-based stock photography agency with a focus toward book and fine-art-print markets.

I am always on the lookout for new and innovative businesses and vehicles to market same; Image Warehouse brings to the table very attractive commission-splits as well as a strong online presence and offers discounted rates on fees for peripheral services for its photo contributors. More info about Image Warehouse may be found here.

I didnt realize at the time I received ASMP’s announcement that Image Warehouse’s owner, Carroll Seghers, was based in the Princeton, NJ area, so I was quite thrilled at the unexpected opportunity meet Carroll in person Saturday evening at ASMP New Jersey’s Annual Holiday Party as well as being impressed by his Leica D-Lux3 camera (I also own a D-Lux3)

Best wishes for good luck with your new venture, Carroll!

- RH

I recently authored my second article for Wikipedia, a short definition / description of the term “location library”:

Location Library (Motion Pictures and Still Photography)

…the title is nearly as long as the article! Believe it or not, even tho the terms “location archive” or actually, more frequently, “location library” are terms I (and maybe you, too, if you are reading this - it’s not like I ever purported my blog to even attempt to appeal to anyone beyond a very specific niche of folks who work in various capacities in the film, photo and tv production communities… so unless you fit that profile the only way I can imagine you ended up here is you are really lost or really bored )

…but I digress…

I started a considerably lengthier article on the subject of location scouting several years ago:

Location Scouting

..which I have continued to contribute to regularly as the article has matured - thanks of course to the generous contributions other Wikipedians…

Both articles are part of my efforts as a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Filmmaking task force

Also, altho the Wikipedia no-follow links policy is in place for very good reasons (i.e. link spam) and therefore, since Wikipedia doesnt generate any “link love“, I am tooting my horn here!

…elsewhere on nyc.locationscout.us (…references to relevant Wikipedia articles…):

Wikipedia / Location Scouting

Wikipedia / Location Manager

Wikipedia / Location Library

Wikipedia / Filming Location

Wikipedia / Film Producer

Wikipedia / Film Production (Film Making)

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FeedAge Group - Location Scouting | Lots of browser-readable content feeds from my sites and other rss-enabled sources

FeedAge Group - Location Scouting OPML

About FeedAge

“Feedage is a free, fully categorized and searchable RSS directory. Our mission is to categorize the large number of RSS data feeds available to make it easier for you to find and subscribe to the content you are interested in.”

…read more…

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Louisa Curtis, aka Chatterbox, just redid her website (which looks great, by the way!) including the recent addition of the ChatterBlog.

Louisa is a well-known face around the New York City commercial and editorial photography industries and if you know Louisa at all, you will understand what all the “Chatter-this” and “Chatter-that” is all about It’s true, Louisa is a person who loves to talk, however, unlike many people I have encountered over the years who talk incessantly (and I am pretty sensitive to this), Louisa generally actually has something to say and I have always found Louisa to only have good things to say about others as well as exhibiting an unusually positive attitude about business and life, not to mention, due to her gregarious nature and many years of experience in the photography business, Louisa “knows everybody” and is a bottomless well of photo business knowledge and advice.

Best wishes for continued success in 2008, Louisa!

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