Just Got Home

I have been on the road since last Wed . Lets see Wednesday I did a show. Thursday I helped another photographer shoot a prom. Friday morning I started shooting a 2 day destination wedding. Sunday night I did a show in Jacksonville Fl. Monday night a show in Anniston , Al and Tuesday night a show in Huntsville. I got home at 4:30 this morning and slept till noon. Then went and took possession of my new building. See my other blog at http://image-doctor.blogspot.com/ to see what is going on with that.
The photo is from this weekends wedding.

Also,

Hey you in Va Beach. Is that you Mechelle ? It has been almost 10 years now, why don't you drop me a line.

Just Dreaming

For all of you that run your own photography business, y'all all know how complicated it is. You spend very little time photographing and tons of time on production, advertising, getting this piece of equipment and that piece of equipment etc. Those of us who run our photography business according to the "Rules" also have to deal with INSURANCE, CITY CODES, LOCAL ORDINANCES, SIGN PERMITS, SALES TAX, CITY TAX, INVENTORY TAX, OCCUPANCY TAX, THE OLD LADIES AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE MAIN STREET COMMITTEE, and the DUDE THAT CHECKS THE PARKING METERS AND WRITES OUR CUSTOMERS TICKETS. AND last but not least, some of you (Not Me) have some terrible employees. Some EMPLOYEES are a bigger pain in the ass than the CUSTOMERS.

Now if you have ever met me, and we talked for more than 10 minuets, you know that my DREAM JOB is not what I do right now. Although I LOVE LOVE LOVE being a photographer, sometimes it just gets to be to much. Believe it or not, up until last week, my dream job was to be the guy that picks up the trash at a state park. You get to be outside. Nobody bothers you and you get to carry a sharp stick. If I had found a park that paid 300K yearly for picking up trash I would have been there. But that is now the #2 job on my list.
I found my calling last weekend. All I have to do is loose 150 pounds.
I want to be a Barny Fife Impersonator.

This guy was great! He even had a Mayberry patrol car.

Prom Girls

I called an old friend of mine today that I have not seen in a few years and she was not home. But her daughter was. And when I told her who I was she said "Do you still do pictures ? What are you doing tonight ?" Next thing I know, I am sitting on a bench outside of my soon to be new shop waiting for her to show up for some photos before she goes off to her Jr Prom.

While I sat there waiting, I watched about ten prom couples and their parents walk up to the center of the park in the middle of the town sq and pose for photos. I had NO PLANS on photographing my friends daughter and her friends at the same place as everyone else from her school. We went to my favorite alley behind my shop just 1/2 block from the sq. In this post are 4 photos from their session.

The Image Doctor Inc. Photograph Restoration

This post is just a reminder that I do still enjoy photograph restoration. I started my company The Image Doctor Inc. over 25 years ago. As the Image Doctor , I and my small but smart assy team restore photographs for museums, historical societies and individuals and have been doing so for a very long time. 2 years ago, I decided to take a well deserved break and stooped advertising The Image Doctor and closed our retail store. Erin wanted a break. Melanie wanted and demanded a break, and I wanted to do some different stuff. So, we all took a break. Melanie tended to some family needs. Erin restored a hotel. and I created instructional DVDs, gave seminars, shot some great weddings, fished and flew all over the country to see concerts that I wanted to see.
Well Play time is over. We are all getting things together for the reopening of the retail shop and school. Joining us will be Melissa Custer. And keeping with the Image Doctor tradition, man is she good lookin'. Also, an addition to the staff that really gets my tears flowing is that my daughter Marah (also very good looking) will be working with us for the first time this Summer.

What a Day

Schools out here in Ga this week for Spring break. Kids are going here and there doing this and that.
Today at the batting cages I had to explain the "shot gun, a shovel and 40 acres" concept to this local dope dealing 19 year old punk that was messing with my daughter. He called the police and said I threatened him. The policeman was very nice and said this kid was always calling the police when people run him off trying to get whomever ran him off in trouble. I am in no trouble, and I am sure this punk doesn't want to see me again. Don't mess with my kids.

I have a wedding tomorrow and then corporate head shots to do all next week. I will have photos in the next post.
Also, I have a new way for you guys to send files to me for "File Pimping or Printing" Just use this link http://dropbox.yousendit.com/ScottEvans7759107 You can send multiple files or send a folder and it is VERY EASY. Also, it will not get caught up in spam filters like an e mail attachment will.

Nothing

Today was the first Saturday in a while that I have not had a wedding or some kind of event. All my wedding albums that I needed to design were finished this week so today I just did NOTHING.
Well, I did mosey on in to town and stoped by the antique store that will be my new shop in about a month. I bought this cool change maker. Lets say you were a shop owner in the 30s or 40s and and you had to give a customer change for a purchase. If the change due was say 47 cents, well then you just push the number 47 and out comes a quarter, two dimes and 2 pennies. The money falls into a little cup and when you push the cup in the change falls into your palm. I thought this would be a great way for the kids to get their lunch money in the mornings and they could get the exact $1.75 that they need instead of snagging a 5 out of my wallet. EACH.

I also have put it by the front door so that they will now remember to go out of the front door when they leave for school instead of going out the garage door and leaving it up so that the squirrels can get under the hood of my truck and eat the wiring up again. Everything I do has a purpose. Tomorrow, I Fish.
Oh, and the Braves beat the Mets. What a great day !