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The "booth" is now a small "gallery" in downtown Grants Pass (6th and "G")! It's really coming together since this last Saturday, and a lot more is coming! Also, I got to Pottsville this last Sunday afternoon -- got some new OLD frames, met some people, and got some really nice photographs :) A few are up now.

It's late at night and I tired, so I'll sign off for now! Stay tuned... :)

Welcome to another installment of my photo-art blog! I'm busy preparing to do some updates at the booth in downtown Grants Pass. Sarine has some ideas that I think will add a lot of class to the display. And I'm preparing a few more pieces for display, too. We'll be there on Saturday, so stop by and say hello if you're in town. If you're not close by, drop me an email at mick@micksphoto.com.

Future plans include metallic prints (no glass!) and paint-over Canvas prints. I might even throw in some calendars, cards and other items from time to time. What do YOU think? :)

Thanks for visiting, and keep coming back to see what's new around here! PS... updates coming to the website soon, too!

Until next time, take care and Peace be with you,
~ Mick

Hello all you photo and art affecianatos!,
I may not have spelled that correctly, but you KNOW who you are :) Well, as of Saturday afternoon, my booth at "Special Creations and Crafters Corner" at the corner of 6th and "G" Street in Grants Pass is officially "in business" :) I had a wooden sign made for over the top, which turned out very nice. With Sarine's help, I have hung a nice selection of photography. We even put a swag of velvet material across the back wall of the booth (Sarine's idea!) that looks really nice and sets the tone of quality. I put a floor in that really adds a nice touch -- there's only one other booth that has a floor in it instead of the carpet that covers the rest of Special Creations floor. The lighting is good, but it will be better when I replace the track lighting bulbs with ones that will show off the photo-art to a better degree. For any of you who venture into downtown Grants Pass, Oregon, either soon or sometime in the future, stop by and take a look! The address of 6th and G in Grants Pass is THE business address to have in our city -- if and when you see our town you'll see why :) I'll post a few photos one day soon.
Have a great week everyone!! Stay tuned for more surprises coming round the bend! ~ Mick

We had a rare opportunity to witness Venus in Transit today across the entire country. Sure, a lot of photographers and astronomers captured the image, but so did I :) This blog entry features one of those photos, and there are three additional images on FAA tonight. In other news, Sarine and I signed papers this last weekend for a booth in a new artist and crafter showplace in downtown Grants Pass, at the corner of 6th and "G", the very best address for any business in town!! I'll have photo-art on display by this weekend, and some really unique pieces will be displayed there in the very near future :) Keep track here at the Blog for more news!

Hi Peeps! Well, Memorial Day is but a memory now. I got a lot of photos at the races, and I was fortunate enough to have the F-15 fly low right over my house! That photo is up on FAA as of tonight. I have more of the fly over and the jetboat races, but honestly... how many photos of that kind of activity do I need on the site?? :) I have a plethora of photos taken on our trip to Chico to see grandson Kevin graduate from Chico High School (my old school!!). I doubt if I'll put much up from that event, but the trip down and back provided many opportunities to practice my craft! The peak of Shasta with clouds blowing over the top is just the beginning... :) There is much more to come, and new adventures to announce in the near future! Keep reading :) ~ Mick

Hi Peeps! Well, the annular eclipse came and darkened the skies over southern Oregon last Sunday afternoon, late. I was out there with my camera and captured images far exceeding my wildest expectations! In fact, I had no idea what I was going to be able to capture since I'd never tried anything like this kind of photography before. The results are here on my site for you to see, so let me know what you think -- if you haven't already done so. I knew my eyes would be safe since my Sony a55 does not reflect sunlight directly into the eyepiece. So I set the camera in the manual mode, 1/4000 sec, f32, 300mm (450mm equiv. in 35mm terms), manual focus at infinity... then a lot of exposures!! The results blew me away! Then I got into Photoshop... :)

I'll be doing more with the eclipse shots; I have ideas.... :)

This is Memorial Day weekend which means Boatnik here in Grants Pass, a fun time indeed... and a LOT of photo ops! We will start the weekend in California at grandson Kevin's graduation from Chico High. Not to worry -- we have neighbors watching our home for us. (Nice to live in a tight-knit cluster of homes and families!) While there we'll visit friends in the area, then head back home to enjoy the remainder of the weekend. Expect a new collection of photo-art pieces to come out of the activities of the weekend :) AND, I have a lot of images from both the recent and more distant past to optimize for display.

I hope you ALL have a wonderful holiday weekend, stay safe, and enjoy family and friends! Keep in touch, Peeps!!
~ Mick

Hi y'all... Well, the craft fair was held at work today (Monday) and it was a successful venture! There were 15 of us employees showing our crafts, and I was the only photographer among the talented folks there. Sales of my photography made up approx. 20% of total sales -- not bad!! This gives me the push I need to prepare for future shows, and to get busy producing more sell-able items for the next event, whenever that may be... perhaps this summer. The biggest bit of news I kept hearing is that I priced my work too low! Well, the idea today was to SELL items rather than have people look and say "That's really nice!" -- then walk away. I think I got it right today, but the point is well taken. Presentations designed for high-end placement will be forthcoming. I have many cards yet to play, so to speak! :) Stay tuned, and again thanks for reading!! The best is yet to come :)

Tonight I just uploaded a few images for prints in a continuing effort to get ready for the craft fair on Monday. Sarine is going to help by manning the tables while the rest of us employees of the insurance company work. Yeah, we still have to work... If I sell a HUGE amount of photos online AND win the lottery I might be able to retire early. Somehow I don't see that happening! :) But what I do see happening is a steady increase in activity with the camera leading to a nice supplemental income when retirement does finally reach me -- about 5 - 6 years from now. Keep reading and watching because I have a lot of ideas to expand my business and passion that have yet to be realized. All it takes is time, and I'm working on freeing some time up to work on these new ventures :) Thanks for reading!! ~ Mick

This coming Monday I'll be participating in an Employee Craft Fair at work, Mid Rogue Health Plan/CareSource, here in Grants Pass. If anyone is around the GP area, stop in at 740 SE 7th St between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and take a look! This is the start of a new direction for me -- showing my work for sale in public. Most of the pieces this time will be older works with newer items appearing at future showings at art fairs and galleries. I will be showing a few select newer photos this time around, just not many :)

The rain is falling again today. This puts off any need to water the garden and lawn for a few more days -- I love it! Well, time to go to work. I'll update the blog again sooner, so keep watching and thanks for reading :) ~ Mick

Hey, it's Sunday! And it's warm and sunny outside... supposed to be around 85 today. Just a few high wispy clouds floating by harolding some cooler cloudier weather coming this next week, pretty much normal spring weather. My apple tree and cherry trees are blooming now, and the iris plants are budding. My lawn is so green and growing so fast that it's all I can do to keep up with it with weekly mowings!

I've added some new photo-art pieces, including the one at the left. And I have a LOT more to upload in the days and weeks to come, including some brand new art unlike anything I've ever done before. I'll be introducing it slowly over the next few months -- so keep coming back!! Also, I'll be getting out to the coast and the mountains for some new photo opportunities this spring and summer. I'm looking forward to charting some new territory photographically.

Thanks for stopping by and reading. Tell your friends to stop by and browse my galleries! Have a great day and week -- talk to you again soon! :) ~ Mick