Tuesday, May 30, 2006

This morning I fired up my email to find that I'd lost out on a bid for a rather large job. My bid came in the middle of three, but I lost out to the lower one. Bummer - I really wanted a crack at that job. Brings to mind, however, how important people are to my business.

The opportunity to bid on this job would not have happened if not for the owner of a home that I was photographing some months ago. She passed my card on with kind words, and I got a phone call. That's how it works best.

I truly value all those people that I do business with or come in contact with that value my work and me as a person. To everyone reading this that has ever shared my name, thank you.

Tuesday, May 16, 2006


Last Sunday I returned home from a trip with my family to Orlando, Florida. As you might guess, we did Disney World with a vengance. My brother had a pedometer, so we were able to estimate that we walked 45-65 miles in 7 days at the parks. Needless to say, I'm in need of a vacation.

The trip did, however, release me from the constrains of my everyday photography and allow for some experementation and creativity. Here are a few of my best shots: Above: At Epcot. I was intriqued by the sharp contrast between the neon, dark shadow and sky.

This fireworks display at Epcot is amazing. Saw it twice. I'd highly recommend it.

I love doing close-up work. The flower and garden expo was happening at Epcot, so the opportunities for this type of shot were endless. The entire park was decorated with flowers, plants and topiary for the expo.

This is a granite ball that floats on a cusion of water, allowing it to spin despite its weight.

Here I am feeling a bit apprehensive about blogging in general; yet feeling as if I need to participate in this new media in order to maintain a hold on progress.

I suppose I feel as if I need to take advantage of every opportunity to promote myself and my work. For those of you that are not familiar with my work, it can be seen at www.timothypark.com. I am a commercial photographer, photographing people, places and things for businesses. I own a studio in Milwaukie, Oregon, just outside Portland, Oregon (just outside of the Portland tax-grabber's reach...).

Milwaukie is a great place to do business. It is a quiet, long-established community, that is close to downtown Portland. Milwaukie's downtown has an old-town feel, that is undergoing urban renewal with the addition of a retail/condominium/apartment complex in the next couple of years, as well as a re-design of Hwy 99E that goes through downtown.

I'm born and raised in Milwaukie. I would consider myself fairly well traveled, yet have many desires to travel more. I am hoping that my career can direct my travels more, or can enable me to do more travel in the future.

That is all for now.