• personal,  school

    S.O.S. (save our schools)

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    All kinds of (bad) hubbub going on around Rockville Centre. There’s a HUGE deficit in the budget due to state cuts among other things and the Administration’s proposed 2009-10 budget is a complete disaster. They are discussing either closing one of the elementary schools and redistricting the remaining 4, or making gigantic cuts in the district’s programs (which includes increasing the already too high class caps).

    Really, both of the options presented are completely and utterly unacceptable. So much so, that I actually got up and spoke at the last BOE meeting in front of 500 or so people (and I loathe doing that but was so pissed off that I just did it. And I’m glad I did. Shaky voice and all.) The major point remains…where are the ADMINISTRATIVE cuts? Why are all the cuts they are proposing directly (negatively) effecting our childrens education? Nevermind the fact that the whole town is against closing one of the schools. Like I said, a giant mess. And another school tax increase looming.

    So if you live in Rockville Centre, whether or not you have kids in the RVC schools (and remember, if the schools suck, your property value will suck too) please, please come to the next BOE meeting tommorrow, Tuesday 2/10 at 7pm at the high school auditorium and show your support. We need to let the BOE know (and keep letting them know thru emails and letters) that the proposed ideas for the budget are NOT OK. We need to see some administrative cuts, not cuts in schools or school programs that will hurt our children and our whole community.

    Off my soapbox now…

    More normal posts starting up tommorrow. Trying to work out the whole gallery posting thing so that I can have albums of client’s images on this blog like on the old blog (only better).  There are a few kinks in the system that Matt and I are trying to work thru. I promise the new blog will be really really nice, really really soon!

    Come back tommorrow for some Timmy birthday pictures.

  • bsquared business

    welcome to the new blog!

     

    I think you are all going to like it here! The pictures and albums/galleries are all still in the process of being moved over from the old blog, so please be patient. Eventually, everything that was on the old blog will be here for your viewing enjoyment! Plus I think the new gallery viewing of your session will be much better here.

    Please be sure to bookmark or add the new blog to your favorties. Just in case you forgot where you were, you are here: www.bsquaredphotography.net. You can also get here by www.bethbeyrerphotography.com . Pretty fancy, huh? Two blog addresses!! Just keep coming back, ok?! The blog-stalking is good here- maybe even better!

    Please leave me a little comment love and let me know what you think of the new blog so far.

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  • personal & corporate branding {headshots},  school

    dancing with the teachers

    I mentioned a little while ago that I had volunteered to do the headshots for the RVC Education Foundation’s fundraiser: Dancing with the Teachers. I just finished up the headshots for the dancing teachers (they are each paired with a professional dance instructor and they each do a different dance- just like Dancing with the Stars). It should be a fun night by the looks of things!

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  • personal

    superSTAR

    Bought some seamless paper in grey and two new shirts for Timmy. Therefore, a shoot was in order. He was a great sport and with a promise of chocolate afterwards, even wore the glasses for me!

    The shirt is from www.ellabeebaby.com. They have some great stuff.

    Timmy really is a super*. Seriously, the boy is awesome! His birthday is in 5 days. Can't believe the baby is going to be 4! Not so baby.

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  • babies,  product

    bcause i said so…loved casting call

    This adorable little man was my first casting call taker, from Facebook. His mom and I went thru school together and haven’t seen eachother in about 20 years! But we did have a great little reunion and got some shots of her very adorable and loved son.

    Meet Jack, 4 months old and LOVED!

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    To see all the images from this shoot, please click HERE.