On Jan 2nd, I met up with 28 other photographers during a mini photography convention in Mystic, CT. We were all members of the DWF and arranged this get-together as a means of networking. I was asked to do two presentations. For the first one, I decided to hone my numerous postings on various photography forums, into a cohesive presentation on using on-camera flash effectively.

I was astonished by the response the presentation received. I initially thought it might be too elementary in its nature to keep the attention of other photographers, but it appeared that the presentation brought a lot of elements together for some.
A few weeks later I turned it into an online tutorial on my main website
- Techniques in using on-camera flash.
Response to this on numerous photography forums was great. So thanks to everyone who wrote in and replied.

The second part of my presentation was on raw work-flow with Adobe Camera Raw.
It was really nice meeting the other photographers, and talking shop. The high-light of the day was listening to, and watching Michael Cody present his work. So much quiet passion and warmth and love for his work was inspiring. I realized there that I need to work harder, and push myself harder.
Anyway, as you can see in these photos of me in action during the presentation, I use my hands a lot! It’s true .. I’m one of those people who can’t talk if they can’t move their hands.
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