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It’s sill been a crazy few weeks, so it’s hard to be my organized self. And to top it off, I’mnow in Brazil on a hunt to track down reliable Internet. it’s great being able to work from wherever, except when things don’t quite work the way that you expect them to. I think I’ve been able to strike a pretty good deal with the hostel close to my apartment here in Salvador, so I should have easier access to WIFI. So, next week, I’ll go back to adding more photos. And I even have a few from Rio! I hope everyone is doing well.

So, I was all set to work on these blog posts and then realized that I was heading to Brazil in 2 days with way too much to do. Since I have too much to do this week, the blog is going to have to take  a back seat. I’ll have posts up on Monday morning. Enjoy the holiday weekend!

It’s been a crazy weekend, but I’m going to get the blog back on its Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule and put up some new photos today. But meanwhile I have you guys here, is there anything else (topics, features, etc) that you guys would like to see on the blog?

Not sure how many of you were following this whole Facebook terms of service fiasco. Pretty much Facebook created some crazily controversial clause saying that it owned all the content that users uploaded…forever. Meaning, even if you completely delete..get rid of…close..shut down…do away with..etc, your account, they still own the content you put on the site.

Crazy much?

I’m already not comfortable with them having rights to what I upload there and now they want to keep it forever…forever ever (outkast). Yeah, not going for it. For photographers, our copyright is everything. And I’m definitely not giving it away to Facebook.

Well, it seems that they’ve come to their senses (for now) and backtracked the policy. I’m waiting to see what they come up with.  But regardless, I won’t upload anything to Facebook again.  I’m glad this controvery started over the new clause, but honestly, the old terms weren’t (and still aren’t) cool.

Here are some links to what the rest of the blog world is saying about it:

Mashable…”Smart move, Facebook. Unlike the breakdown over Beacon, which lasted for weeks, Facebook has diffused this crisis in a matter of days.”

The Inquisitr…”To me, that change makes no difference, because it was the TOS to begin with which was where I objected, and many others have, the archive rights only served to highlight the flaws.”

Rubenerd…”Did people really think a closed, gated community such as Facebook where external search engines weren’t allowed access and where your uploaded media was only available to people who created accounts would breed ethical behaviour? Did people really think Facebook would behave ethically at all in the first place?”

I was supposed to do a Valentine’s day shoot yesterday. I found someone, went to Georgetown, picked the perfect location…and then they had a flat tire. So instead, I adapted and took a few photos of what I felt like. Pretty refreshing.

Then I attended the “Luck of the Draw” art show that Artomatic was having in Southwest. As I was there, I realized that there was really no reason that I wasn’t exhibiting my stuff. I’m pretty proud of what I shoot all the time, but especially when I’m just shooting something for myself. So now, one of my personal goals for this year is to exhibit some of my stuff. No use hiding all this talent! Artomatic registration opens in March and I’ll be applying. Wish me luck!

Here’s a photo I took in Georgetown on Saturday. You can see the others on flickr.

Georgetown, Washington DC

It feels like a lot has been going on, but I haven’t written about any of it. But since we have this great new blog theme (thanks ThinkTank!), it’s going to be my main goal to update at least 3 times a week. Errrr….make that twice. Yup, that sounds better. At least twice a week.

Now, on to the other updates…

1. The In the Light project is really coming along well. We finally did our first shoot in Philadelphia. It’s great working on somethng for months, but to finally see it come together…well…it’s great.

2. Speaking of the Philadelphia shoot, chances are I love warehouses and really raw spaces. I need a warehouse. The Philly shoot was at Dave Alexander’s place and as soon as I stepped inside, I fell in love. What is better than a custom built recording studio, a great view from a roof, a custom bar and a funky hallway with orange walls? Sigh…I want to move in ASAP!

3. I really plan on updating the portfolio and goodies page. Bear with me!

4. I should be sleeping, but I just finished shooting an event at the Signature Theatre and I’m excited to look at the photos. I love theatres! Make that all places creative. Photos coming soon.

There was a time when I could barely look at photos after I took them. (Ok, so I still get like that at times.) So, when Dale said he wanted to interview me, I shrieked. You mean, not only will people look at my photos, but they’ll also read about me. Yeah, I’m honored, but I don’t know what to think about it, much less what to say.

But I went along with it anyway. The article is up now, but I just can’t read it yet. I literally went to the page, peeked at a few words and then dived right back off the site.

So can someone read it for me and tell me what you think?

Thaaaaaaannnnnks!

It feels likes forever, but the Web site is finally here. I guess this means I should get to work and take some photos, huh?