I only use the smart phone to ask folks in the business
Fortunately I know several and always willing to help.

Met Matt here years ago and he’s my go to before we used his services. I talked to one of our former members about cattle and said to call any time


I started a photography business in the 80s and knew nothing even though I’d been a photographer a long while. Became friends with a local B&W fashion shooter. Met him thru the local PPA after being given his number to borrow a camera. I had a shoot and dropped mine but needs one asap. Henley me borrow 10 k in equipment to get thru the day as I had a new system being overnighted. We became friends and he was the wedding guru in the shoals during that era. Having to Know how to shoot because film didn’t teach by chimping

I converted to digital beginning in Oct of 2001. Yep a month after 9/11. If not for rob Galbraith forum I’d still be stuck. The earlybdaysbifndigitalnwere the wild Wild West and full of hurdles.

By 06-07 digital had put a hurting on old timers. The business was filled with of newbies and chaotic times. I closed up in 2010 not willing to keep fighting with the chaos.

Technology changed numerous businesses. Music is not the same along with news sources and magazines are drying up.

Life is like a box of chocolates

But yeah the internet is full of experts and everybody is after the short route.

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