As the months tick by under the shadow of COVID-19, and schedules are still on hold, it’s easy to think our time as event professionals has ended. It’s hard to remain hopeful when you look at the news. Daily your bank account shrinks, and politicians either focus on their re-election, or worry about the postal […]
As COVID-19 continues to murder the event industry, we are all watching more television. For me, I’m addicted to two shows: RuPaul’s Drag Race and Project Runway. Both contest-centered shows remind me of my dad’s most important rule of business: “If they want crap, give them crap.” (I’ve actually changed the quote slightly to make […]
Last September, Matthew and I moved to inner-city Baltimore. A “transitional” neighborhood, we’re blocks from John’s Hopkins University Medical Center on Baltimore’s East side. Our neighborhood is economically deprived with lots of struggling people. The primary mode of transportation in our neighborhood? City bus. The second most dangerous way to travel in the age of […]
Even while stuck at home during COVID-19 The more things change, the more they stay the same. During this once in a century pandemic, it’s hard not to feel trapped in amber. Everything. Is. Stopped. Just as you start to feel normal as you venture out to the big box store, you remember you have […]
The path forward becomes clearer. With Tourette’s Notes! As the country looks toward opening up, one of our flagship clients, the Travel and Adventure Show, asked us to put together details of how our 20′ x 20′ green screen photo experience will look moving forward. (Oh, geeze. I can just imagine seeing myself on CNN: […]
For part one of this series, I recycled a rambling story about how I came to do so much business with Starwood Hotels — something like 1/5th of every night I have on earth is spent at a Starwood branded hotel. Since 2006, I estimate I’ve spent $70,000 in their hotels. (Yes, smart ass, that […]
“Oh my God, I have fat cheeks.” Really? You have fat cheeks? You’re a professional cheerleader for the NFL, there isn’t an ounce of fat on you, and you think any part of you is ugly? If you don’t think you are beautiful, what hope is there for the rest of us? My mom had […]
I just wrapped shooting a major conference in New York City. Four long days, the theme of the executive event was simple: Be bold. That’s it. Be bold. More than 40 hours of shooting in four days, boiled down to two simple words. But it’s not as easy as you think. Being bold inherently means […]
This year’s busy season (which stretches from mid-February to Thanksgiving) is winding down. A few shoots left, and the year will wrap. Tornadoes. Ice chunks falling from the sky. Severe thunderstorms. Locust. Drizzle. Wall of Fire. Earthquake. Even tsunami warnings were all part of this year’s photo executions which spanned from coast to coast. You […]