I don’t usually write much about my personal life on the blog. I typically reserve the blog for photography-related events, or at least things that affect more than just myself, like a holiday or national tragedy. I’m making an exception this time, because more and more people are going through a similar situation in this …
Today is May 1. We are now a third of the way through 2013. That seems crazy to me. Who sat with a flute of champagne in their hand four months ago and said, “I WILL spend more time with my husband/fiance/boyfriend this year!” but you haven’t, for a variety of reasons? It’s not your …
These last few weeks have been weird for me. My boss of the last seven years is retiring next week, after 28 years at VCU. It would be weird enough to not see him around campus, but to compound the weirdness, I’ve been promoted to his position. So not only will he not be around …
At the beginning of April, I published the first edition of the Allison Patel Client Guide, which is chock full of info for those curious and researching photographer options. One of the pages in the book has some inspirational photos for what to wear this season. This one is listed as being for maternity clients, …