Gallery opening with Lee & April at Studio 12 Gallery!

I am so happy, I finally I get to announce my first gallery opening ever!

April Connolly & Lee Trujillo Photography

My dear Friend April Connolly and I will be at Sean Brown’s Studio 12 Gallery showing our fine art photography.  The show runs the entire month of April but April C. and I will be at the gallery from 4-9pm on April 3rd!

Studio 12 Gallery

209 Kalamath St. #12
Denver 80223
303 629 8744

http://www.studio12gallery.com/

More about Studio 12 Gallery

I met April in 1996 where we were employed at one of the first dot coms to hit the scene.  Even though the company went the way of the dodo (dot bomb) April, her husband Jeff and I always kept in touch.  Some time in 2005 we realized we both shared a love of photography.  Not long after we started shooting together and sharing tips.

I love April’s work.  She has a special ability to see shapes and colors in which she creates great works of art.

Please forward this link to anyone who loves fine photography.

We hope to see you Friday night!

Reflection and Light Photography

aprilpix photography

Lee

The Elusive Alluvial Fans!

Chris Marquardt has released a new video on Tips from the Top Floor from last years Fort Collins Colorado workshop…so funny!

You can see me making my photo I titled “Summer Freeze“; an infrared shot which I talk about shooting later in the video.  This photo as well as others I have taken over the years will be seen this April at Studio 12 Gallery in Denver, Colorado.

Summer Freeze

Video: tfttf348 – Alluvial Fans pt2 – Rocky Mountains Landscape Photography

Enjoy!

Lee

I’m not addicted to Facebook. Really.

What are you doing?

For those who aren’t in the know, I am NOT addicted to Facebook.  I actually rarely get on it. And when I do, it’s to reply to someone or, on occasion, view a friend’s latest pictures.

I am, however, addicted to Twitter.  Yes, Twitter.

Many of my friends have asked, “What is Twitter?”  I like to think of it as a 140-character micro-blog. Its motto is, “What are you doing?”  It doesn’t end there.  “What are you doing” only scratches the surface.  Twitter has evolved from “what are you doing” to “what are you thinking, where are you going, what do you like, what do you hate, what do you think of X and what do you believe.”  Twitter has even become a pseudo IM (chat) system and is now top of the food chain with regard to Social Media.  See more about Twitter here Twitter in Plain English.

I hate fads and resisted joining Twitter until December of 2007 when photographer Chris Marquardt suggested I join as a method of communicating with him regarding an upcoming U.S. tour I was helping him with.

Originally, I joined Twitter to promote my new photography site Reflection and Light.com. I found myself constantly checking in to see what people were saying, and soon after I started interacting with people all over the world.  I’ve also hooked up with local Twitter followers for what is known around the country as Tweetups. Our group, known as the Denver Tweetup, gets together about once a month to catch up, meet knew people, network and have a few cocktails; #denvertweetup. I’ve even had Twitter Friends I only knew virtually (@Jaynee and @MyrickStudios) stay with us on their way to WPPI in Las Vegas!

What does all this have to do with Facebook?  Well, a few months ago I was having lunch with IRL friends Ian, Mark and Chad at the Cheeky Monk when Ian asked, “Why aren’t you on Facebook?” Did I mention I hate fads?  I felt Facebook was no different than MySpace. I was wrong. Shortly after that lunch, I joined.  Through Facebook I’ve been able to connect with my old friends, colleagues and even my wife’s friends spanning from New York, to Phoenix to Calgary, Alberta.

So why do people think I’m addicted to Facebook?  Simple. Shortly after joining Facebook, my friend April told me how I could link updates sent from Brightkite and Twitter to Facebook. I Twitter and Brightkite “a lot.”  Because of the API (i.e. “links” between them all), my Facebook followers are overwhelmed by my updates. At the time of this blog, I have 8,907 Twitter updates and I have no idea how many have made it to Facebook since joining.  I’ve had many of my friends in Colorado and my wife’s friends in Canada suggest I’m addicted to Facebook.  Even my friends Ian and Mark, at our last Cheeky Monk lunch, said “dood, you’re out of control!” To which I replied, “Be careful for what you ask for.” HAHA!  Now they’re sorry that they prodded me to join Facebook.

So no, I’m not addicted to Facebook. But yes, I am addicted to Twitter. I do hate fads, but I am firmly entrenched in Twitter, Brightkite and … yes … now Facebook.

Follow me on Twitter

Want to see what I’m saying? You know what to do…

Cheers!

[LT]

P.S. After reading this blog both Chad and Ian said “yeah uh huh…whatever”.

Ian – “You and twitter are like a high school chick and SMS msgs”

HAHA wow I am really addicted to Twitter.