Ambiance Tour Links

Hello. The purpose of this post is to provide folks with a couple differenent ways to view the Ambiance Gardens Photographic Tour that I put together.

Option 1: View on the internet. If you have a zippy internet connection and a zippy computer, this could be for you! Click on the link below, install the ActiveX controls as prompted, sit back and enjoy the show!

Option 1 Link

Option 2: Download an executable file to your computer. If you are unsure of your internet connection speed, or if your computer isn't the latest and greatest, this could be for you. With this option, you will download a file called Ambiance.exe to your desktop. When you double click on the file, it will run on its own. You will be asked to install a couple of small pieces of software from Photodex Corporation. They are trustworthy. With this option, you will have a copy of the file you can watch whenever you want!

Option 2 Link

Option 3: If you don't like downloading, or maybe if you have a fast internet connection at work but not at home, send me an email at mark@emvpix.com. I will reply with the executable file as an attachment. If you're at work, you could just copy the file to your thumb drive and take it home!

Option 4: Call Roberta at 509-586-0708, or call me at 509-378-0900, and we will mail you a DVD with the presentation on it. You will have a DVD that you can play on your TV or your computer.

Ashley at Ambiance

Ashley and I had another good photographic safari last Friday. We took this beautiful series of pictures as part of her Senior Portrait portfolio.

Ashley at Ambiance

Haley

On the Blog Again

I guess the value of these things develops over time. While any one entry might not seem very worthwhile, the patterns and connections that emerge as you add new entries increases the worth of the whole blog. That sounds kind of like something from New Rules for the New Economy, one of my favorite books. But I ain't nearly that smart.

Photographically speaking, a lot of good things have been going on. I have, over the past weeks, serenipitously developed a great relationship with Ambiance Gardens. It is simply a stunning place to get married in the Tri-Cities. In the spring, summer, or fall. I suppose a lot of people start places like this to make money, but it strikes me that Roberta, the owner of Ambiance Gardens, loves beauty and plants and that making money is just a side benefit.

I have uploaded a picture of their wedding patio. If you visit my website at www.emvpix.com and click on "Information," then "Ambiance Gardens," you can view a (rather lovely) presentation I put together for Roberta -- I call it a photographic tour.

The Poetry Intelligencer is Launched

I have just uploaded the first edition of my planned weekly Poetry Podcast, "The Poetry Intelligencer." At least until this post scrolls down, there should be a little box just to the right of what you are reading right now where you can listen, download, or subscribe. Let me know what you think!
I really consider this to be something of a rough draft, both content and technology-wise. I am certain I don't understand my audio studio software completely, and I am also certain that my narration is imperfect -- but I wanted to get this thing off the ground!

Podcast Almost Ready

My initital poetry podcast -- I have named it the "Poetry Intelligencer." I am going to use this blog, for now, to house my show notes. I plan on reviewing the podcast with my daughters tonight and posting it as early as tomorrow.

The floor is all finished in my new studio, and I am starting to set things up for my first shoots this weekend.

Poetry Podcast

I have spent a lot of time lately -- time that was formerly not as well used -- listening to Photography podcasts. There are a lot of good ones out there, and I have become very interested in the medium. I have decided to start my own weekly podcast -- on poetry. It will have an advanced secondary educational bent, but will be designed to be accessible to anyone who is interested. I am going to focus on the poetry I know and love best -- the English Romantics. Stay tuned for more updates. I get my podcasting studio from Amazon on Toosday!

Garage Studio

I am renting a 20x40' garage/storage unit to use as my studio. It is cheap and very flexible -- a big open room with 16' ceiling. I am quie excited about the possibilities -- and the picture shows where I am starting.

It seems like lots of people use their garage for a studio; I didn't have a spare garage, so I found one. It has a 100 amp power box with enough current to light a small city. It is almost all neutral colors -- the ceiling, the floor, the walls. The owner is giving me a great deal of latitude in what I do with the unit. I plan on keeping it kind of a quasi-industrial feel, but clearly a studio. I am drawing some of my inspiration from the facilities at Shootsmarter.