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I headed out to the Greenville Drive game last night for Greenville Metromix. Take a look at the photos. Now I have access to the field for closer shots of the players, so I will be posting more of those as I attend the games. Pretty cool!

I’m also working on my Dish of the Month feature. In May I am featuring burgers. Yum! Went to Overlook Grill this afternoon to shoot pictures of their Overlook Burger and then I’ll be heading over to Mojo’s Famous Burgers in Simpsonville next week.

I also do First Look shots at new Upstate restaurants. I just took pictures of Papas and Beer Mexican Restaurant on Haywood Road. Sunday it’s a road trip to Anderson to sell my book at First Presbyterian of Anderson and then photos of a new restaurant called Bullfeathers.

Hey there!

Here are the links to the Metromix photos I recently took:

Greenville Drive Home Opener

Sunrift Demo Day

Enjoy! Look for me at the next Thirsty Thursdays Greenville Drive game April 15.

Just a reminder that you can purchase my book for a discount right now! Just click on the page to your right “Firm Foundations: A Tour of Upstate Presbyterian Churches.” There will be a link that takes you straight to the publisher’s website.

I visited Easley Presbyterian and Fort Hill Presbyterian this week. I really enjoyed meeting the congregations. Sold about 25 books all together. It’s really nice to be able to get out and visit with the churches that are featured in the book.

I have some good news! My husband and I visited Mast General’s corporate offices in North Carolina and showed them the book on Friday. They have agreed to buy some copies to have in their downtown Greenville store!! How exciting!

Thank you so much for your interest in my book!

Here’s a new series I’m starting. I am often at different events and restaurants in Greenville and other parts of the Upstate. See if you can catch me at these places. I’ll have my Nikon D90 with me and might just get some photos of you!

I’ll be at the Greenville Drive Home Opener game at Fluor Field Thursday April 8 at 7 p.m. taking photos for Metromix. If I snap a picture of you and your friends, they’ll appear on the Metromix website and maybe in Link magazine!

Hope to see you there. Stay tuned for my next assignment.

I am trying to score a Nikon sponsorship to help with the cost of producing my book. I have the information I need, but now need to find an NPS registered photographer to verify that I am indeed a full-time photographer. Once I get approval for membership, then I can apply for sponsorship.

I may not get all of this done in time to help with the book, but becoming an NPS would be great professionally I think. My husband and I are discussing purchasing another camera body and lens to step up my capabilities even more. To qualify for the membership I have to have two professional bodies, so I’m not sure if the D50 and D90 count. Plus, I have to put together a portfolio looks like.

Wish me luck!

Hello all. My website has been updated with new photographs, such as a wedding that I shot, concerts, landscapes, modeling and some new baseball shots. Please take a look. I would love some feedback.

I have also added a button that now allows you to purchase my new book online. Please visit the page titled “Firm Foundations: A Tour of Upstate Presbyterian Churches” to purchase your copy.

Take a journey through the Upstate and see our local Presbyterian churches. See their beauty and hear their stories from long ago. Firm Foundations: A Tour of Upstate Presbyterian Churches includes more than 30 churches from the local area that were established in the 1700s and 1800s. The book will include pictures from the past and present and the history of each church.

Upstate areas that are included in the book are: Anderson, Clemson, Belton, Easley, Greenville, Greer, Honea Path, Pickens, Spartanburg, Seneca, Walhalla, Westminster, Pelzer, Iva, Moore, Gaffney, Williamston, Wellford, Sandy Springs, Fountain Inn and more.

A pre-sale is currently being held and those who purchase the coffee table book ahead of time can receive it for just $20 versus the store retail of $24.99. The book is due to be released in April by Ambassador International. To pre-order a copy please contact the publisher at 864-235-2434 or email sales@emeraldhouse.com. Or just shoot me a message that you would like to purchase one.

Trying to find a steady job is exhausting. Like so many others who are unemployed I am constantly looking for work from part-time to full-time. I do get some money from unemployment but that won’t last forever. Recently, I applied for several jobs and was very frustrated when I didn’t hear back at all. Not even a “we aren’t interested in hiring you.” I’m waiting to hear back from a couple right now.

Good thing is I so have some money coming in from my gigs with Metromix and Out of Debt Christian. I am lucky. Many people don’t have anything right now. I’ll just keep working at it and hope something comes along that I would enjoy.

I’ve been busy getting everything ready for Christmas. We leave for Florida tomorrow to visit family. We’re very excited. Check out Out of Debt Christian for gift ideas and other information that might be helpful to you. I recently wrote a blog about Microsoft Hohm, a new way to save energy on your home. The owners enjoyed my blog and asked my boss if I could write something for them. However, I never heard back. I would love to help out if they need it. Any extra blogs I can get the better.

I’m still doing work with Metromix. Check out the site regularly to see my photography. Recently met another local photographer, Libby Wright, whom I had a lot in common with. She mainly focuses on portraits and weddings. I turned in the photos of the wedding that I shot in November to the bride. She seemed to really like them. I will post some photos for my portfolio.

Happy Holidays!

I am finally close to finishing up my book “Firm Foundations: A Tour of Upstate Presbyterian Churches”. It’s my first book! It will be strange to see it on the shelves of book stores and in the hands of friends. I am hoping to get several pre-sales at a discounted rate. I have sent all of the churches the information about the book.

It’s a great showcase of local churches with their histories and a variety of photographs. Getting that initial interest and excitement is the tricky part. All of the pastors are excited about it, but they need to work on getting the congregations excited. Even if just 10 percent of each church’s congregation purchases a book that will be great!

Stay tuned for more info!