Nice job man, looking awesome. Pass this site along to your friends!  It’s a great idea, that needs to keep rolling!

Click here to check  it out!

The conditions weren’t really great… there was a combination of drizzle and really wet snow (not good for keeping lenses clear and cameras safe from harm), but nonetheless we put on our boots and crampons, and hiked up to access the climb. As you can see by the shots, the ice was a really neat yellow-gold color. It was a fun, short bit of shooting, but I was most definitely excited to get out into the fresh air and shoot.

Goddamn that’s an orange jacket. With the ice having that yellow – gold hue, it really kind of complements the shot.

When it comes to climbing, and climbing hard… Kevin Mahoney is the man. You can check out his website by clicking here.

Without further ado… here’s Cullen making cookies. Maybe this’ll go viral, and there will be a cookie-making revolution!

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These sessions are an incredible bargain. Bring your thinking caps, and get yourself  dialed in to better marketing for your craft.  I’ll post more about this later right here on Rovettidesign.
Let’s pack the house…

Members $80; Non-Members $105

Have questions about the class before it starts?  Post them here in the comment form below, and I’ll get back to you!  Let’s get it started!!

Quick Class Description…

BD1: Marketing Basics for Artists
Stephen Rovetti
4 weeks (June 1, 8, 15, 22)
Tuesdays, 6-8PM
Class size 12

In this 4-part series geared specifically for artists of all types, Stephen Rovetti will demystify marketing basics.  Students will learn how to put together a marketing strategy that includes tried and true tactics such as direct mail, advertising and promotion as well as the latest social networking tools (Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr). Also covered will be how to get online with your own website, maximize its reach and make the most of the myriad of free opportunities.
Members $80; Non-Members $105  Register online

Now the White Mountain Waldorf school has a site that can involve multiple authors, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, and other social integrations, and a boatload of other functionality to get the school more exposure! You get that warm and fuzzy feeling, right?  Check it out here.

Rovettidesign provided a turnkey solution….

Services Utilized:

• Framework installation
• Custom CSS
• Plugin implementation
• Photography
• Training to key contributors
• Custom Theming
• and much more….

• Layout and Design
• Photography (including custom HDR photography)
• Printing

As a side note… Marc was also very happy to know that Rovettidesign was able to deliver 2500 full-color tri-fold brochures to his doorstep for under $275.00!!!! This isn’t your local print shop quality either… these were beautiful brochures on 100 lb. high-quality gloss book paper with an aqueous (AQ) coating. Stunning print quality, printed at 500 line screen.

Not sure what more I should say… why are you still paying more for mediocre design, and lower quality printing? Logic dictates that better, more engaging design and higher quality printing at a fraction of what you would normally pay would make sense, right? Call us today, or use the contact page on this site, and let’s get something going.

Comment or contact if you want to know the nitty gritty on the technical stuff before I post it up here in the post later this week…

Nickie has been a resident of the Mount Washington Valley for the past 12 years, living in Fryeburg, ME with her 6 year old son Luke.  She is locally employed as the assistant director of SOLO, the leading school for wilderness medicine in the United States.  http://www.soloschools.com/ She is deeply involved in the global Free Burma movement, shaping US foreign policy and serves on the board of directors of US Campaign for Burma based in Washington, DC. http://uscampaignforburma.org/

While thinking globally, she also remains focused on the local scene and gives great support to the esteemed Kismet Rock Foundation.  http://www.kismetrockfoundation.org/

Please take a moment to visit these sites, and check them out.

Another giveaway will happen, so keep up with Rovettidesign online!

It was cold. Cold as all hell.

The need to create, practice, test, fail, try again, reshoot.  Some folks have to just do it. I need to just do it. Solving problems, testing new ideas, and practicing skills is important in any line of work.  It’s especially important for creatives.

It’s like muscle memory; the more often you do something, the better your brain is at remembering how it was done, and how to do it efficiently. My thought is this… the more I do something, the less work I have to do performing the regular movements, which leaves me more time to be creative.

So, freezing my hands off, I decided to set my camera up, and shoot a few long exposures (30 seconds). After I had remotely triggered the camera, I grabbed one of my SB600 flashguns, and started running around, striking a pose, and triggering the test flash.

You can see the result here.

I was cold, but it was kind of fun to go after it, and get it done. I want to see what Anne did. She gave herself the same assignment.

Just sending off a quick link to you all.  Anne and I had a talk about this recent experience she had today… thought I’d pass it along.  Good stuff.

Click here to read it.