Ever since putting up our Facebook page, it seems I’ve been more inclined  to “micro blogging” rather than updating here. Since the last update, we’ve been keeping busy photographing lots of pet portraits and a couple amazing milestone events including a 90th birthday party and a 50th wedding anniversary party. In July I took a couple months off to recuperate from surgery, but we are back in action and kicking things off with a wedding at a central Oregon mountain resort. We are also very excited to be working with the Oregon Opportunity Network and will be photographing a series of events for them starting with their Annual Awards Gala and Industry Support Conference in mid-September.

We are delighted to have wrapped up the second phase of work on the Oregon Professional Science Masters (Oregon PSM) program website! In addition to designing & developing the website from scratch in Drupal 6, we also designed the logo, a couple brochures, and provided a number of environmental portraits and all of the advisory board headshots. The board members are all industry leaders in sustainability, bioscience, nanotech, renewable energy, education, politics, and technology. An amazing group of people, to say the least, and every one of them as nice as can be.

Drupal was at times a real bear to work with, but it is without question a very powerful platform. We will provide ongoing maintenance work and continue to make occasional updates to the site as well. Not the easiest project ever, but one we are certainly proud of. Check it out and let us know what you think!
http://oregonpsm.org/

One of the causes near and dear to us at H2Meyer Photography is the environment. Which is why we were honored and delighted when one of our clients, The Freshwater Trust asked us to be part of their 2011 “reThink” Annual Gala & Auction. We are donating our photography services to one of their live auction packages for a Personalized Party for 25 at The Treasury Ballroom.  The Gala & Auction will be held February 25th at the Portland Art Museum.

Last week we had the pleasure of photographing a wonderful family and their beloved dog and cats. Among them was this frisky fellow, who bonded with me as soon as we walked in for our second day of shooting. We had so much fun with them, we’re planning to have a little caption contest on our Facebook page in the next few days.

Amidst all the madness this summer, I did manage to do a tiny bit of personal work. For the last year or so I have worked to create a haven for our resident Anna’s Hummingbirds and the occasional Rufous. They have rewarded me with endless aerial acrobatics, unnervingly close encounters and even work to pollinate fruits and veggies in the garden. On top of all that, they even pose for the camera every now and again, not even flinching when I stand on a table a few feet away with an enormous lens trained on them.