I have been a bit slack updating imagi recently. I hope in the New Year I can fill the blog with something interesting to say and exciting photos with more regularity.

At work we have a few new staff members who I haven't even mentioned on my blog. Suzanne is the new, part-time marketing recruit who has worked with some big names in the business and is fun and energetic. Laura is her niece and a temp who is helping us with our database. She is really easy to talk to, hardworking and great to have around. And last, but not least, there is Kendrick, our new artworker. His friendly nature is matched only by his interest to learn and willingness to work very hard. He has fitted straight in and I know the whole team will be stronger for his contribution.

Like most people Nik and I are desperately trying to get Christmas presents sorted before the last few days of the holiday, but it seems that is easier said than done. I did intend to order most of our gifts online but we haven't sorted them out yet and I just hope it doesn't culminate in a Christmas Eve shopping trip, loaded with bags, banging into every insane Christmas shopper. Sod that!

Oh and tonight's photo is an abstract from a while ago. I came back from the gym and just randomly chose a photo to process. You know, just for a change.

My friend Minty has bought one of the new iPhones and I am jealous. I don't fancy the tariff but the phone is pretty much the same price as an iPod Touch (in contract). It's one of things I would love to have and, just like my iPod, probably wouldn't use that much. But they look so snazzy! It is literally like the touch pads you used to see in series of Star Trek. Who would have thought, back when I was a student in the early nineties, that you would have a touch screen telephone that played music and video, browsed the web and was as thin as a pencil. Fantastic!

I wonder where technology will be in the years to come?

More wedding snaps.

Like most people at the moment my Noo is getting into Facebook. I must admit I haven't got that into the Facebook phenomena but I have promised to set up an account at some point.

My photo buddy from work is selling his studio lighting, which he rarely uses. Any photographers that come here and are interested, I can vouch for their state. Ian is meticulous in looking after them and I know he has rarely gets them out, (hence the sale). I would get the lights but I blew any savings I had on a holiday.

More wedding shots, this time from the view of another wedding-goer.

I don't have anything new at the moment. I am having withdrawals from not picking up my D200.

I had a great dream last night, when I finally managed to get to sleep. I won loads of money and bought everyone I knew exactly what they wanted. Santa syndrome anyone?

This is a shot of one of the waitresses at the wedding Nik and I went to in August.

Poor ol' Noo was complaining that I don't have many photos of her so here is one.

I am starting to think the problems I have been having with my home network are from Leopard and not my hardware as I previously surmised. You always get teething troubles with a new version of an OS, so it is my fault for not waiting and installing the new OS X before these troubles have been dealt with. Ah well! That's an only child for you. Never could wait for anything.

I did have more photos to put up but I have been having problems with my router, which thankfully seems to be 'playing-ball' after a reset.

Here then is a quick black and white portrait shot from the Barrow Babies shoot. Jake, the baby in the shot, never was that enamored with the camera, as you can see. Come to think of it not many of the babies did like the D200, and they liked the flash even less.

I thought we would have a break from the fireworks with this shot from inside the Tour Eiffel from my trip to Paris. Nik and I really enjoyed our break early this year and really have to go and visit more European cities. (And at least the flights aren't that long).

It is poker tomorrow so no more 'photees' until the weekend.

And I am finally feeling better and shifting the cold!

I have been off shooting a catalogue for a client in Coalville (strange place) which went fantastically.

The models we use are great to work with and so professional. It makes such a difference photographing pros with the way they hold themselves in their different poses making the photos I took work so well.

I have a bit of cold at the moment but have just enough energy to post another firework night shot of sparkler shapes the girls made.

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