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Rainy days…

June 24, 2009 by Peter 

Wow, can you believe all the rain we have had here in the Hudson Valley lately?! It took me a moment to figure out that the big yellow thing in the sky yesterday was the sun. Finally!

So, to catch you guys up on a few of the things that we here at Quinnco Photography have been up to….

We went out to support the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life here in Pine Bush. It was a great event and they had a wonderful turnout despite all the rain. It was quite a muddy walk but everyone’s spirits were high and a lot of money was raised for cancer research. Thanks to everyone who supported the effort! This event has really been growing here in Orange County and this year they launched a long term study (Cancer Prevention Study -3) that will help future generations with the ongoing fight to find the causes and cures for the various forms of cancers that exist.

We also had the opportunity to support another casue on a much more local level. Autism is a misunderstood disability which as often gone misdiagnosed. A young local businessman, Jimmy Burpoe, who heads up Operation Skate teamed up with the folks from Autism Move-O-Thon of Orange County and put together Bord BQ. This event was to not only help raise autism awareness but to introduce the public to Jimmy’s goal of a skateboard park in Middletown. As an avid skateboarder and owner of Little Jimmy’s Skateboard Shop this dream of a skate plaza is very personal to Jimmy and seeing a young businessman out there working to promote something like this was great! There were bands and food and a lot of fun to be had! Thanks to all the sponsors and participants who braved the rain to make this a fun event. We were glad to be a part of it. Anything that promotes a drug-free environment for kids and gives them an outlet for their passion is good by us!

Here are some shots from the event. Great turnout and a lot of fun!

We sure had a good time at the Board BQ and were glad that we could be a sponsor and help these two causes. Nice work putting this together Jimmy and we’ll see you again soon!

And still more rain came…. Those that have followed the blog for a while know that I am always trying to learn something new or to experiment with some lighting or to find other local area artists that want to have some fun from time to time. Well, this rain delay for the summer has given me some spare time and one of the projects I was able to do was to team up with one of my favorite makeup artists, Nicole, and a model named Kelly and we spent an afternoon just goofing around with some leaves, glue and lights. These little sessions can be fun because it’s just a chance to kick back and play around a bit. Nicole is a wonderful makeup and hair artist and she does a lot of bridal make-up so if there are any ladies out there who are looking for someone, drop Nicole an email at beautybynicole@yahoo.com and maybe she can help you out.

Anyway, we had a good time and we are able to forget about the rain for a while. Here’s a couple for the session, If you like them feel free to let us know!

-Pete

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