Exploring with the Lensbaby Composer lens.  My vision for this shot was an eagle’s eye view.  What do you think?

Mr. Worm got in on some of the action!

And now for the family shots!

Yes, they are silly like their Daddy and Mommy!!

Our family will be in the U.S. for the months of August and September.  We will be in Virginia most of the time but also doing a 3-week tour of the Midwest.  Let us know if you would like to meet during our stay.  We would love to hang out and catch up with dear friends and families.  Photog buddies, let me know if you want to hang out as well!  Shoot us a message (facebook, twitter or email) or comment on this post.  Hope to see you soon!

I was amazed at this feat of engineering.  The Great Wall just seems to go on forever, its walls disappearing into the horizon.  The Wall was built by the vision of its engineers along with the right tools.  And I think this sums up what it’s like to attend one of Scott’s workshops.  He gives you a vision and the tools needed to prosper in the photography business.  Just as the Wall seems to go on and on, Scott mentors and challenges us to see the potential and limitless possibilities before us as we build a career in photography.  I am looking forward to some more mentoring in 2010!

And I must be out of my mind for not saying this earlier.  Big, big, big props go to Jeremy Chan and his wife Zabrina Deng for organizing everything.  They worked so hard to give us a wonderful experience.  Thanks, Jeremy and Zabrina!  We are so thankful for you!  Check out their work on flickr.  I also want to thank the models (Yu-Cheng and Mei-Qian).  They braved the cold weather and worked hard to give us fantastic images.

Here’s Anwar helping me with my set up.  I learned a lot from him.

Enjoying a nice, relaxing dinner.

Tauran took this shot of me.  Thanks for the profile pic, T!  I appreciated Tauran sharing his insights.

And Chantal was very generous.  She gave me plenty of advice/coaching on setting up my images.

Chantal wondering if we will ever get to our destination.  It was a long trip from Badaling to central Beijing.

Paramilitary officers on duty inside the Forbidden City.

The walls just outside the Forbidden City.

Local Beijing resident.  I was happy to capture this image.  I realize that China is changing with the times but this image seems, to me, to symbolize China.