May 2009

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJLvv_Sr_6XCLf7zG6xkhlBcpcGVfuDDQyUMHe9N398F5daL-DVpfauWxYePamvY4VLSvHbAp101zO3PLdOgkH6ldx9wUUBBSn9-Ra9-dX8zO-BmFw8T04-WZdGI-GOeOttVHOI8pI-A/s1600-h/MayBobbieBush.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330706541976358434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJLvv_Sr_6XCLf7zG6xkhlBcpcGVfuDDQyUMHe9N398F5daL-DVpfauWxYePamvY4VLSvHbAp101zO3PLdOgkH6ldx9wUUBBSn9-Ra9-dX8zO-BmFw8T04-WZdGI-GOeOttVHOI8pI-A/s400/MayBobbieBush.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Calendar photo of Playa del Carmen by </span><a href="http://www.bobbiebush.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Bobbie Bush</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I recently got together with a friend of mine, <a href="http://www.bobbiebush.com/">Bobbie Bush</a>, at her photography studio in Salem, Massachusetts. I first met her many years ago when we both worked in direct-marketing for Epsilon in Burlington. She was a hip account exec with a passion for photography, and I was a graphic designer who spent much of my free time pouring over magazines like <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/living"><span style="font-style: italic;">Martha Stewart Living</span></a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I remember attending a show that featured Bobbie’s work – a series of Polaroid transfers from a trip to Africa in particular. I could see even back then that she had a lot of talent, and brought home this great image from the event ...</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOztwuF6-qMWBwswRp0-mcddIup0w0ewgfYdwzAvBUfEIpOw8gs4jT3TCPKcchHBwcgKpvUGRKTlS5TaUqU7evvLc-V8-YcrzGBewYq2S-uHI0sRHfec0WN1mpN3faumsTFYTI_LRnvzc/s1600-h/3LionsBobbieBush.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330896364165247698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOztwuF6-qMWBwswRp0-mcddIup0w0ewgfYdwzAvBUfEIpOw8gs4jT3TCPKcchHBwcgKpvUGRKTlS5TaUqU7evvLc-V8-YcrzGBewYq2S-uHI0sRHfec0WN1mpN3faumsTFYTI_LRnvzc/s320/3LionsBobbieBush.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;">Flash forward to 2009 </span><span style="font-size:130%;">and we are both following our creative passions. Bobbie is a full-time photographer with a great portfolio of portraits and still-lifes, an extensive corporate client list, and a beautifully decorated studio to boot (I wish I had </span><span style="font-size:130%;">my <span style="font-style: italic;">own</span> camera for our visit!).</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuwziCH2t_iMUPPb2UVCQbweBwdPDIR9tMVEOxLm1HalM5d5EGWLnMmwpSY9rnYTAeftuwIxc98C2uh8iRv4xDq70TcHEpH17pPOP3-kSk8FmLfNLgHznao5kV2F6WSHPMJRgGdBokew/s1600-h/Yvonne-bw-web.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330898435075504866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuwziCH2t_iMUPPb2UVCQbweBwdPDIR9tMVEOxLm1HalM5d5EGWLnMmwpSY9rnYTAeftuwIxc98C2uh8iRv4xDq70TcHEpH17pPOP3-kSk8FmLfNLgHznao5kV2F6WSHPMJRgGdBokew/s200/Yvonne-bw-web.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 200px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Meanwhile, I have been consulting with clients for the past ten years on how to create spaces that reflect their visions of home. I guess in a way our second career choices have that in common ... we both aim to make our subject look it’s best.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> Thanks to Bobbie, I now have a professional photo with an authentic “taken by a friend” look.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> Be sure to check out Bobbie’s website and <a href="http://www.bobbiebush.typepad.com/">blog</a> to enjoy a virtual snapshot of the talent behind the lens.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://bobbiebush.typepad.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330713722086957634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI42lm1OY77SUyV4PRehSzpxQ6Qoi4RLomfIn2COszf8HvGwxvqr07DWfzupDeDyh2PqR7TSB6EoVWa7nlBMS1xo9_bS0m_vmzMOT7ujT9Vbx_XaDJdjaJ15HYS_d5ZSwmNxEklDi98w/s400/BobbieBlog.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 126px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.bobbiebush.com/">Bobbie Bush Photography</a><br />35 Congress Street, Salem, MA<br />978-744-6918</span><br /></div>

May 2009

Calendar photo of Playa del Carmen by Bobbie Bush I recently got together with a friend of mine, Bobbie Bush , at her photography studio in ...

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