Well, in typical Grattan fashion the morning consisted of me trying not to get sunburned and the afternoon was rather soggy. In between there were winds high enough to batter my canopy so bad we decided to tear it down to prevent it’s imminent destruction. All went well except for one stubborn Flash Card that decided it wasn’t going to work today. I lost the Advanced group’s first session photos. I’m sure everyone from the Advanced group is bummed I lost the shots of them going slow in the morning.
The high winds today played some havoc on my telephoto shots. I have plenty of shots of heads cut off and empty track. If you were looking for those you have plenty to choose from. It was quite frustrating battling the wind, those long telephoto shots are hard enough to pull off without a tripod. I also got plenty of awesome photos of everyone so head over to the gallery and check them out! Sunday was a much better day for photos. There are plenty of them coming!
I shot roughly 19,000 photos the entire weekend and they will be in the GALLERY.
Prices are:
99 cents for small web images.
$5 for large web images.
$10 for full size files.
You can also order prints in a wide variety of sizes. All downloads and prints are available directly from the GALLERY.
I can also provide you with a CD/DVD with all your images if you would prefer that. The prices for the CD/DVD is $50 for one day or $60 for both days. Just fill in the info below and pay securely with a credit card. Easy Peasy!
I took the family out to Grand Ledge to cookout with our friends Ed and Darcy and to take some photos of everyone rock climbing. My family was bored to tears but I had a great time and got some killer shots. I took about 400 photos I will be editing and uploading. They should be done by Tuesday morning May 26th.
UPDATE: All the photos are done uploading. The gallery is available here:
I had a blast. I am sunburnt. I am going to bed. I shot roughly 8,700 photos of the event. Photos started uploading Monday and will be finished by Friday at the latest. It was great to see everyone again! I am giving MIVEr’s a break and pricing both the SMALL and STANDARD web photos at just 99 cents!!! Head over to the gallery to check out the photos:
ONLINE GALLERY
Update: ALL photos have now been uploaded !!!! Enjoy!!!!
I have gotten a few requests for the Photo CD’s. This is a CD or DVD with all your photos on it. These are a lot of work for me and I was hoping to keep everything a la carte off the web store for ease of fulfilling orders. If you want a Photo CD you can order one but they are full price. The photos on the web store are discounted. You can purchase a Photo CD below:
2009 MIVE Gingerman Raceway Photo CD: $80
Well, It’s 2009! Yeah! Last year I got super busy at my day job and didn’t bother to update the main photo blog much. I was still taking photos, just not updating the blog. I plan on at least a monthly update so you can check out new pics once in a while. Cheers and have a great new year!
I am a member of a car club called MIVE (Michigan Volkswagen Enthusiasts). Every year we hold a lapping day at a Raceway. This year we will be enjoying the challenging course at Grattan Raceway! I will be offering INSANELY high pre-purchase discounts to MIVE members and attendees. Normal Price for a photo CD, which includes all the photos of you and your car during the event, is $60. MIVE members can Pre-Order theirs for $20!!! That’s a 66% discount!! I urge all members to take advantage of this offer as that price is only good for pre-purchases. Those who will also be attending but are not MIVE members can also get a reduced Pre-Order Price of $30, that’s a 50% Discount! Shipping and handling for each Photo CD is $5.00. Photos purchased the day of the event or afterwards will be the normal price. When purchasing using the buttons below please remember to include a complete vehicle description and your username on MIVE:
I will be working out of town for the rest of January. If you try to reach me, you probably will, but just not quite as quickly as you’d like.
The new website and galleries are nearly done. Here is a link to the old gallery and site just in case anyone is looking for event photos from last year. I have already gotten a few requests for last years photos since the new site launched. I will be adding photos from the old gallery slowly as I revisit them and decide if they will make the cut for the new website. It might a never ending job to add photos.THE OLD GALLERY If you have any questions just hit the contact button and ask away.
There are going to be some major upgrades to the ordering systems for photos. I’m getting to the point where I can’t keep up with order requests done manually by myself. I will be migrating my entire event based gallery sets over to a commercial company that can process the orders quickly and easily so that customers can order with their credit card thru a trusted company instead of Paypal. This will translate into very very easy ordering of photos. As you browse the gallery you can just add photos you wish to purchase, in whatever size you want, as you go. Then the photos will be shipped directly to you. It will make my job easier so I can focus on shooting more photos and customers will get their photos quicker. It’s a win-win situation. Look for the changes by the first of the year!
Third generation 00Photo.com site is now fully operational. Be afraid. Be Very afraid. I will be trying to make the site EASIER to navigate than the old one. Easy is good.