Merry Keatley Christmas
Posted by John Keatley | Filed under Personal Work
Now before you go freaking out sending cards and flowers, you should know Oliver and I are doing much better after the sledding accident. It was unfortunate timing, one day before our 2009 Keatley office Christmas photo, but the show must go on! We were lucky to walk away with only a few broken bones, a concussion and some mild dizziness. The snowman however, did not fare so well.
Please allow me to introduce you to the Keatley team. On the left is our bookkeeper Nichelle. Now you have a face to put with the name next time you receive an invoice from her. I am in the wheelchair, and on the right is our intern Allison. Oh, and Oliver is on Allison’s lap. He is the night janitor. No job goes unrecognized around here.
Every time I look at this picture, it makes me laugh. I like that, and it is a good reminder for me to continue making images that make me happy. I decided after this shoot to make it a goal to get hired to shoot a ridiculous holiday portrait like this. I know there may not be a big market for this kind of thing, but when someone wants it done right, I have full confidence my phone will ring. I just hope my arm will be fully healed by then. (Here) are the Christmas pictures I did last year. The plan at this point is to make this a yearly tradition.
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope this puts you in the holiday spirit, and gives you a good laugh.
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One Year Of Blogging With John Waters
Posted by John Keatley | Filed under News
Can you believe it? I sure can’t! Today marks one year exactly since I posted my first blog entry on the John Keatley Blog. I think I had 2 subscribers back then (thanks Mom and Dad) but I have been amazed and encouraged by the steady show of support during this last year. If you are somewhat new here, don’t feel obligated to drop what you are doing and read my first post. It is less than enthralling, and reads much like the screenplay for Gigli. That being said, I guess this is as good a time as any to let you know that John Waters has actually been ghost writing my blog for about 9 months now. Or since whenever it started becoming interesting. Maybe that is why I felt inclined to leave him in the picture.
I was hoping to take a celebratory 1st anniversary portrait of myself to mark this big milestone, but John Waters kept poking his head into the frame. As you can tell, I am less than amused. It was funny the first time, but seriously!
This last year has really been wonderful, and I am very thankful I start blogging when I did. I fought the blog for a while, but since I decided to take the plunge I have come to enjoy writing and it is something I look forward to each week. I should sign off before I become too sentimental, but thank you everyone for your support and for taking the time to read. I am looking forward to the adventures ahead in the next year.
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