Book Links: Select a chapter below to find links to more info:

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Results Have been Posted for the Phoozl.com Pet Art Assignment

I recently had the honor of judging the Phoozl “Pet Art Show” Assignment. I’ve been fortunate to judge a number of photo contests over the years, both online and in person. It’s never easy to make final selections, but it’s always been enjoyable. You can see all the images I chose, plus my comments for first, second and third place (as well as 15 Honorable Mentions) here:
http://www.phoozl.com/phooznews/results-pet-art-show-photo-assignment/

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Get Your Photos Ready! I’m Judging a Free Contest on Phoozl.com

Hello! I wanted to send a quick note (and video) out to let you know that I am judging a photo contest that just launched on Phoozl.com. The winner will receive a 30 minute photo consultation with me (as well as worldwide recognition and a PhoozL award icons for your website). For more information or to enter, visit this page.

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Recent WLOB Maine Interview on Holiday Photo Tips Available for Download

I’m  very happy to announce that I was recently interviewed by Debi Davis of Mind Your Own Business Radio on the topic of how to take better holiday photos. The interview runs about 16 minutes, and you can listen to it here: 

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In the interview I share various tips for photographing people, pets and more during the holiday season.

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I’m Guest Author this Month on DogRead

I’m very happy to announce that I will be guest author for the month of September on DogRead. DogRead is a free, moderated online book club hosted on Yahoo!Groups where authors and members participate in an interactive workshop format featuring a new dog-related book each month. I’ll be answering questions and commenting on photos posted on our Flickr group page related to the topic of photographing dogs, people and other pets. I invite anyone who is interested to become a member of DogRead.

Here is some information about DogRead from the press release, which you can find here:

The group was founded in March of 2000 by Treshell Jones and currently has over 5700 members. Members can search the extensive archive of more than 70,000 posts from over 130 guest authors and members. Many DogRead authors have been recipients of prestigious writing awards and have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller lists. For more information or to become a member, visit http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/DogRead .

The group was founded in March of 2000 by Treshell Jones and currently has over 5700 members. Members can search the extensive archive of more than 70,000 posts from over 130 guest authors and members. Many DogRead authors have been recipients of prestigious writing awards and have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller lists. For more information or to become a member, visit http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/DogRead .

I hope to see you there!

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Video Interview by the Cute Pet Gazette at Super Pet Expo

A few months back I exhibited at the Super Pet Expo in Edison, NJ and was asked if I wanted to be interviewed by Kenneth Andrew Bell of the Cute Pet Gazette. I was honored to have the opportunity to share some tips, and here’s the result:

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