Saving photos

Well I have gone and done now and did it real good while I was at it. Every year in January, I move the past year photos to an external hard drive. Then delete the photos off the laptop to make room for the new photos I will be taking in the new year.

I followed my habit but this time something happened. I had finished moving nearly 3,000 photos to the external. I deleted. I picked up the hard drive to but in safe keeping when I dropped it. Horror.

Oh the tragedy of it all. Now all the little machine does now is beep.

Atlas, all is not dark. I have family who does not delete the photos I send. Ok, some of them do delete. But I have managed to get back roughly 400 photos out of the 3,000. Some lessons are just darn hard to learn. Now, if I can remember next January, I will put up the hard drive before I delete. Might even suggest to husband to buy me a kangaroo drive to use as a second back up for the photos.

Photoshop

After months of trying to remember how to watermark my photos, reading countless articles even sections in a photoshop book, I did it. Not on my own of course. I have a wonderful, talented nephew who knows Photoshop so well. Although you are probably saying, "Well he is your nephew therefore you have to think he is wonderful and talented."
"Not so." I say. Menopausal me will say nothing but the truth. Jody is extremely talented. His talent came from his dad's side of the family so I can not take credit for any encouragement on my part.

Now I spend part of my morning watermarking my million photos. The photo is of lead singer for the alternative rock band, Adrenaline. This photo is watermarked.

Thanks Jody for your patience, kindness, and love.
Aunt Betty

Why it's been awhile since last post - I have a reason or two or three

I make no excuses, wait, yes I do. I have been busy. Sooo. I have been working on learning how to write conversations, how to make this blog better and freelance writing. I also volunteer down at the local elementary school during kindergarten lunches. I eat, I sleep and the cycle starts all over again. Somehow I manage to sneak in some photography and television. (http://gallery.me.com/storyspider#100021)

The above link will direct you to some photos I took at a recent concert. ARTreach organization
(http://www.artreachcoterie.org/pages/home.asp) provides arts activities to the under served, young and old. The concert was a fund raiser for the Texas Music Project.
(http://www.texasmusicproject.org/)  Budget cuts in many of Texas school districts are forcing those programs out of the system. Many of these programs will never return. Jon Christopher Davis and the Lone Star Attitude band performed not only Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings hits, but their own brand of country music.  (http://www.jonchristopherdavis.com/)