Win some, lose some...

Got a couple more showcases on OMP with images on Iris's portfolio, which is gratifying as always. She's been posting a lot of outstanding images lately -- apparently the photographers from her recent flurry of activity are catching up and getting work to her. As Andi observed, "she's so rockstar."

So, the gains were a little bit offset by the loss of one showcase on Mandy's portfolio when she downgraded to the free membership... she's going to focus her energies more on her website, MandyFigureModel.com, so be sure to check it out.

But maybe this is a good transition for me to the next level of "photographer cool" -- where one deletes showcased images because the recognition is irrelevant. Sort of a variation on the Zen koan of "if you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!" -- "if you post an image and it showcases, delete it!" I'll keep y'all posted on my progress towards Zen mastery.

At a Christmas gift exchange, someone received the The Zen Calendar, to which I commented "wouldn't a true Zen calendar just be blank pages?" but the recipient one-upped me: "No, on a true Zen calendar, every page would just say 'NOW!' "