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Andrea Joki
Enjoying spokane with a lovely group of photographers!!
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m.lawrencephotography
Every time I start to feel a little more confident, I get some (much needed) CC that knocks me back down to feeling like I suck again. I love photography but it sure is painful.
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Andrea Joki
The only alternative seems to be ignorance and blue kids, though :)

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Yvonne Min
Nothing sends me back over here faster than whiney posters on CM.
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SonjaHammad
I am so sorry to hear this. Thinking of your family... And, I too noticed you hadn't been around. You've been missed!

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yummybaby
My prayers and thoughts are for your mom and your family.

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yummybaby
My prayers and thoughts are for your mom and your family.

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clm030
enjoying the simplicity of a rainy day...took some pure snap shots of my DS and just enjoying watching him play
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rosantofa73
I can only imagine how relieved you must feel! Very happy for you!

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marthaf72
Those are the best kind of shots to take! :)

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squareballoon
When clients say 'we just want natural, informal, unposed photos' not only do they really mean 'I want to look better looking, thinner, happier than I do in real life' but they want you to make it look easy too.
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Helen Savage
this is my pet hate Lynn, when people say they want 'natural photos' they don't realise that usually truly natural doesn't look good on camera and they still do need to be posed!!

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Dawncy
Beautiful cover image that especially speaks to me, as I have a brother with cerebral palsy. What a great and special capture! Nice work Bre!
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marthaf72
Beautiful! Love the emotion captured as well as the lighting - just divine!

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Mette Laurent
I Love Bree Thurston...everything she touches is gold :)
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L Robinson
Cover image is so fabulous.

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Carey
Cover is awesome!

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The Potter's Hand
Agreed & love the cover image especially!

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Lisa Holloway
I think Dewey is going to miss his preschool graduation thanks to the stomach flu. :((( Gotta love it when people send their SICK kids to school and spread this crap around. UGH! Nothing like missing a major milestone. :/
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Shannon Stroubakis
Oh. No! My little girl graduates pre school this week, such big milestone. Sorry he has to miss it :(

16 May
LaurenCH
I also have a preschool graduate in a few days. I'm so sorry he's missing the ceremony. :(

16 May
Lisa Holloway
He was well enough to go to school today and brought home his cap and graduation materials. :( He's my 1st child that has actually missed the ceremony. Sigh...

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BaileyPhotography
I have CS5 is it worth it to upgrade to CS6?
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15 May
Romana
Biggest thing for me so far is that it runs everything 64bit. So I can actually use all my 8GB Macbook memory rather than getting clogged up on big photos. I had to use 32bit mode on CS5 as many filters did not work in 64bit. Still testing other stuff.

15 May
photosbyejrussell
My CS5 runs at 64bit, I would have to hear REALLY good things to upgrade now, since CS7 will be here before we know it

16 May
rob.walstrom
CS6 is awesome, I've upgraded every version since buying CS2 and this is the best upgrade I can remember. It's way faster, awesome new interface, you can filter layers, etc.

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josall
Had my best session to date yesterday. I can actually say I rocked it. Finally! :)
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15 May
josall
Thanks :) I will share as soon as I get home - flickr is blocked at my work :P

15 May
Romana
YAY!

15 May
cmacky
That's great!

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tgirlphoto
Today I get to figure out how to get a urine sample from my dog. Don't mind the crazy lady carrying around a pie plate. On the bright side I will be able to cross this one off my bucket list.
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Carey
LOL!

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Stacie
Well, that had to be an interesting day!

15 May
skopittke
Been there...Done that...soup ladle all the way!

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Provocateur
It's an exilarating thing to unpack a new camera ;)
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