Work and pleasure, all mixed together……

Today I ran up to Georgetown to meet with three professional photographers that have been working with me on a very special project. Above, from left to right, Jim Begley from Corbin, Ken- tucky (my home town also), Jim Haverstock, from Bloomington, Indiana, the pilgrim, and Chuck Summers, from Pikeville, Kentucky. It turns out Jim H. was attending a meeting in Covington,
Kentucky which made all of us only a couple of hours away from each other so we agreed to have a planning meeting in Georgetown, where of course, Fava’s happens to be. More on Fava’s later.
We had a great meeting in a coffee shop that used to be a bank, above we are seated in the best place to meet, the vault…..

We had a great meeting and
no one had to drive an excess-
ive distance. While we met
about the project and talked
about cameras and lenses, we
also got a chance to shoot some
cool stuff in the coffee house.
I love the coffee mug to the
right, oh how true. Meeting
in a bank vault was a first for
me, certainly felt safe.

The meeting was important
business, but the fellowship was
all pleasure. I’ve been working with these three men for some time and the work we are accomplishing has been wonderful, and the friendships have really deepened. Just in case you
are not aware of who these guys are, please let me tell you a little about each of them. Jim Begley is one of the top HDR photographers in America and a great teacher. He has worked with me on
several workshops in the past and will be involved in many more. Jim Haverstock is a former
police detective, and now a very successful freelancer specializing in travel, nature landscape,
and Americana subject matter. It’s good to have former law enforcement involved with a group like this! Not sure what the guy in the green shirt does? Chuck Summers in a very successful nature photographer with three books to his credit, his most resent, Kentucky, Unbridled Spirit, has been
a very successful release.

In spite of a serious meeting, we never let work stand in the way of great burger, and Fava’s is the best in the east. Mine today was pushing really hard to top the 4.85 pickles it got during the NASCAR assignment a couple of weeks back. When there is work to be done, do it with friends,
and then enjoy life! On the way home Jim and I stopped by Murphy’s Camera to talk about a future program they have requested. Keeping in touch with clients, and friends doesn’t have to be boring.

Thank you Lord for a job that let’s me work with great folks, like these guys….

Be blessed,

the pilgrim

*Photo Note: All images with the Nikon Coolpix P300.