Comments on: Respect the Environment

By: ed atrero

ed atrero — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:42:30 +0000

awesome words, dustin!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:51:51 +0000

Hi Dustin! I just read about your studio and photography business through another blog- Eric Linebarger. We went to school together and he’s taken just about every one of my friends wedding pictures. But, I had no idea what you were up to. I’m sooooo impressed! It was great to see pictures of your family and Lacy and her new baby. It’s crazy how I’ve completely lost touch. I had no idea you had such an unbelievable talent for photography. I’m in San Francisco now working for a design firm and designing hotels. Email me sometime. I’d love to hear how you and your family are doing!
-Rebecca

By: liz

liz — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:22:37 +0000

I work for Cox Enterprises and saw that you participated in Blog Action Day. I thought you might be interested in visiting http://www.CoxConserves.com. The site details Coxâ€™s commitment to the environment and offers tips on how anyone can become eco-friendly.

Best,
Elizabeth

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:40:23 +0000

I just wanted to say ‘Amen!’ and thank you for sharing these thoughts with us

By: Dustin

Dustin — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:34:07 +0000

HA! Michael, I am sorry to laugh at your misfortune, but I did nearly the exact same thing this weekend only I *almost* laid in it when jumping down to the ground to get an upward perspective! It was a close one.

It is important that we teach our children the values that we hold dear to ourselves. We should each take time to recognize what is important to us and why, and then teach it to our kids and others. Great point and glad your session wasn’t a pile o’ poo!

By: Michael Gowin

Michael Gowin — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:20:31 +0000

Well said, Dustin. I’m not a “tree hugger” either but do endeavor to be a good steward, and am teaching my children to do the same.

Although it may not seem obvious, bad citizens can have an impact on portrait photographers. Case in point: I was doing a senior session at a local park recently. I hadn’t gotten five frames shot when I stepped in–yup–a big pile of dog poo. Some pet owner had been through that area without a thought for others who use the park.

Of course, my first thought was, “I hope this isn’t a metaphor for how this session’s going to go.” Fortunately it wasn’t.