Brrrrr... Well, it may have been cold, but the cold is really yet to come. It was a sight to see Janet driving throught the Frogpond to break up the ice.
I'll be without a fast connection over the next few days, but I'll do my best to get your images up and all photos ordered at the show delivered as soon as possible. Be patient please, and if you're coming to Full Gallop and Sporting Days, you can certainly still drop by my trailer to see your pics.
Mark
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Full Gallop Jumping Derby January 17, 2009
Hey everyone! Yes, I was in Aiken on Saturday. I had a few trainees there taking shots. You used it as a schooling show, and so did I.........
Sorry that keeping up with numbers proved to be extremely difficult, so I'v just posted by division...
Pics are posting now, so enjoy. Mark
Sorry that keeping up with numbers proved to be extremely difficult, so I'v just posted by division...
Pics are posting now, so enjoy. Mark
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Go In Peace, Peter
The eyes always told us all we needed to know. The handshake always affirmed it. While I didn't know you well, we'll all miss you, man....
Monday, January 12, 2009
Ark Frostbite, January 10, 2009
Yes folks, HoofClix was there! As the XC was pulled back, and as I had personally something come up, trusty Eileen covered it solo. She has sent me all the images so I can sort them out and post them on the site. Please be patient as I get them up. It should be by Wednesday, I'll guess.
Mark
Mark
Friday, December 26, 2008
Watermarks and Copyrights!
I hate terribly that I have to spend even a minute on this subject, but I thought I'd get it out of the way as a way to close out 2008 rather than to start out 2009! I'm basically having to start using a watermark on all of my galleries.
Folks, most of you know by now that I don't spend a single minute on the showgrounds trying to sell a photo to you. I spend my time making sure that I and my team take great pictures that you will want to buy, then I let you decide if and when you want to purchase any of them. I take the same quality and quantity of everyone regardless of buying history. My prices are below the average when compared against my competition pretty much throughout the southeast. Up to this point my sales have been just fine, so I've figured that my method has been correct.
What I have found in the last quarter, however, is that my images have been stolen rather regularly from my site via the "print-screen" method. I've known about this loophole pretty much all along, but I didn't realize until very recently how often and by how many people this has been done. Basically, I've been the putz!
It's mostly being done on the social networking sites. Most of those taking these I feel just really don't know that they are stealing because so many are doing it. Others know exactly what they're doing and just figure they won't get caught. Regardless, they are being stolen. Parents take note: If you see my watermark on your kids' Facebook or MySpace pages, the image was stolen from me! If there isn't a watermark, then I'll know the image was on a disc that was purchase from me.
I don't plan to do much at all going backwards to find all the people who've done this. The watermark will do. Other colleagues have installed ip address and keystroke reporting as a way to get right to the culprits. For now I don't plan to spend any time doing this. I'll just see how the new year progresses!
In the meantime, enjoy your pictures, and let's get 2009 off to a great start!
Folks, most of you know by now that I don't spend a single minute on the showgrounds trying to sell a photo to you. I spend my time making sure that I and my team take great pictures that you will want to buy, then I let you decide if and when you want to purchase any of them. I take the same quality and quantity of everyone regardless of buying history. My prices are below the average when compared against my competition pretty much throughout the southeast. Up to this point my sales have been just fine, so I've figured that my method has been correct.
What I have found in the last quarter, however, is that my images have been stolen rather regularly from my site via the "print-screen" method. I've known about this loophole pretty much all along, but I didn't realize until very recently how often and by how many people this has been done. Basically, I've been the putz!
It's mostly being done on the social networking sites. Most of those taking these I feel just really don't know that they are stealing because so many are doing it. Others know exactly what they're doing and just figure they won't get caught. Regardless, they are being stolen. Parents take note: If you see my watermark on your kids' Facebook or MySpace pages, the image was stolen from me! If there isn't a watermark, then I'll know the image was on a disc that was purchase from me.
I don't plan to do much at all going backwards to find all the people who've done this. The watermark will do. Other colleagues have installed ip address and keystroke reporting as a way to get right to the culprits. For now I don't plan to spend any time doing this. I'll just see how the new year progresses!
In the meantime, enjoy your pictures, and let's get 2009 off to a great start!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Thanks For a Great 2008!
Folks, while I still have a few very exciting portrait jobs left, all of my 2008 horse shows are basically on-line and in the can. While I'm looking forward to a few weeks of not-so-down-time, I have to extend to all of you my thanks for making 2008 a great year for me and my little band of photographers. We'll be back to our usual venues in 2009, but in the meantime, we wish you all a very nice holiday and a great start to 2009 for you and your mounts!
See you all soon!
Mark
See you all soon!
Mark
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