As the Greek philosopher Heraclitus said, "A man cannot step in the same river twice. In the winds of time, an opportunity lost is lost forever, for it is neither the same river, or the same man."

All too often, we tend to wait until the opportunity has passed to preserve the memories that we take for granted each day. Our little ones grow up so fast and then we say, "I remember it was just yesterday when you were a toddler and now look, all grown up and leaving for college...", and older relatives and friends can pass on all too quickly. Do you have a three or four generation portrait for example? If we wait too long we may never get the opportunity to get a portrait like that, professionally done and priceless in value.

I would like to sincerely thank all of my customers once again for your trust and business during 2008. It was the busiest year for Fine Art Photography by David Paul yet, and it was all due to each of you. We sure had a good time during the shoots and were glad to meet many new people and work again with previous customers.

Also, during the Spring of 2008 we were able to once again visit Yellowstone National Park before the tourist season started. We were able to get some fantastic shots of the park animals after a long winter season. We were even within 50 feet (yes, it’s true although we stayed in the car) of a mother grizzly and her three yearlings who lazily walked right past us.

During the winter of 2008, we had the opportunity to stop by Bryce Canyon National Park for some photos on our way back from a family gathering photo shoot we did in Arizona. What a beautiful treasure Bryce Canyon is.

During 2009 we are going to continue to do the fine high quality work you have come to expect but are going to add 2 new exciting specialties.

The first will be the inclusion of model portraiture. For those wanting to break into this exciting and challenging field, Fine Art Photography by David Paul will assist by offering high quality portraiture both in and out of studio and by doing TFP (time for prints) / TFCD (time for CD). In these hard economic times and high competition, trying to break into a new vocation like modeling can be challenging at best, and very expensive. Helping the beginning model build a portfolio at minimal or no cost to them allows them a chance to build a quality portfolio that will get them noticed whereas it could otherwise be prohibitive expense wise.

Speaking of building portfolios, I am very excited about the possibility of photographing one of the most beautiful models in the world. I will announce more as the deal solidifies.

The second new specialty will be announced in late spring and I’m sure it will keep us very busy since we will be the only ones in the area doing it. Stay tuned.

We look forward to another exciting and busy year. Take a look at our gallery and see for yourself that we offer the highest quality photography that will be cherished for years to come.

Thanks!