Last night I helped with the Detroit Professional Photographers Association print competition. It’s always interesting to see these things from behind the scenes… and it’s fun to be a part of making sure things run smoothly! Anyways, my prints all received ribbons again; I’ll have some decisions to make for Regional print competition as far [...]
Today I spent the day in Flint, MI… doing a full day speaking program for other photographers. The program was part of a nationwide educational event put on by Professional Photographers of America (they call it “Super Monday”). Though it was a long day, it was definitely packed full of learning. It’s so great to [...]
This past week I got to travel to Tennessee for a whirlwind tour of the state. My stops included Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, and Knoxville. In each of the cities I was the keynote speaker for local Tennessee Professional Photographer affiliate groups. I had a great time, and enjoyed teaching and sharing my knowledge with other [...]
This is a true story, but names and some details have been changed to protect the identity of the family.
As a professional photographer, I’m no stranger to capturing smiles and photographing exciting, happy times in peoples’ lives. Most of my clients want me to document joyous events – those moments you will remember forever. [...]
The other day, I went out into my yard after a session to relax… seeing as the weather has been great lately! Well, I didn’t quite get the break from photographing I expected… since I found a turtle who needed his portrait taken. Unfortunately, he wasn’t very cooperative! But, I guess I’ll [...]
Earlier this week I went to Atlanta for a committee meeting at the Professional Photographers of America headquarters. I got to meet and talk with some of the people who are supporting the photography industry during my two days there.
I wanted to share this painting I created from some photographs from my hotel room. [...]
This past week went by very quickly! The nephews had a lot of sports events going on, and I went to Virginia for two days. So, what was I doing in Virginia? I was one of three photographers invited to speak at a seminar held by the Virginia Professional Photographers’ Association (VPPA).
The [...]
Well you may have noticed some new photographs of me floating around the website. And I’m really excited to share some more of them with you. In January, I was talking with a good friend of mine (Jeff Dachowski) about how Steven and I would really love to have an amazing portrait of the two [...]
Today I saw a news blurb about the Ann Arbor News — it appears as though management has made a decision to discontinue the publication in July of 2009. This will be a tough transition for many. I’ve always grown up with the Ann Arbor News — and remember my mother reading it daily.
Here’s an [...]
Let’s face it. Photography and printed photographs are never going to be completely environmentally friendly. We care for the environment and want to share some ways in which we are doing our part to reuse, reduce, and recycle. Some of the ways that Betsy’s Photography is “going green” include going digital, using [...]
Some exciting news to start off the week. My husband, Steven (Finn’s Insurance) just completed the CIC accreditation process for insurance agents!
Now you may not be too familiar with the designation “CIC” — Certified Insurance Counselor. The designation denotes an agent’s high standards of professional level of experience and competence. Steven has working [...]
Well, I don’t know about you, but Steven and I had a great New Year’s Eve + New Year’s Day! As you know, we were without power from Saturday through Wednesday. Thankfully, the maintenance crews got power back to us before the end of 2008 (to be precise, approximately 9:30pm on Dec. 31st). So, [...]
Well, we are without power at the moment. My guess as to the cause would be the high winds and heavy gusts… anyways, the power went out sometime around 4:15 this morning. We normally don’t lose power unless there’s a bigger outage (very thankful about that… my parents’ house loses power about [...]
Today I was quite surprised to find a package left by the front door. Now, it being the holidays, of course I have some expected deliveries… but I didn’t remember ordering anything requiring a cooler container. Turned out to be a present from my aunt and uncle in Montana (thank you!!). Now, [...]
Well, Hanukkah started today, Christmas is in three days, and Kwanzaa is the day after that. So, Happy Holidays! Steven and I finally had the time to schedule our own family portrait for our holiday card (this year, it’s going to be a “New Year” card, as it will go out [...]
