the first post (adaptation)
Hello all of you connected people.
My name is Parker J Pfister and I am a photographer.
I have had a camera in my hand for as long as I can remember.
Photography is my strength, my weakness, my passion, my addiction, my life.
My beautiful wife Melissa and handsome son Scout support my addiction often falling victim to the click.
I have made images of many things; appealing and appalling.
I have traveled to many places; amazing and strange.
I have met people; extraordinary and shocking.
All from following my love of the ART of photography.
I have made many transitions along the way. From yearbook photographer to wedding photographer, large format to small format, landscapes to portraits, film to digital and back again (partially), and Nikon to canon and back again (more on that later).
I have even sold perfume door to door at my lowest point in my life. thank you to all of my relatives for buying.
As a landscape photographer I cursed at anyone who dare step foot in my frame, spoiling the innocence of the virgin landscape I saw through my lens. There was to be no sign of man. I guess I was a bit of an introvert.
I now find my self lusting for someone, anyone to walk in front of my lens. I crave the photographic interaction; that ever-changing moment that we decide as photographers to stop and save as a memento for better or worse.
I have collected these mementos for many years and have never really felt the need to share them. I have always made images for myself, as if to feed my soul.
I now seem to have that need to share. Enter this blog. A place to find emotions, a place to find inspiration, maybe even a place to find yourself.
The purpose of this blog is to share my thoughts (oh boy), my images, and my stories. It is to be used by brides who want an amazing photographer, an interesting person in search of the perfect portrait, or a photographer in a rut that needs to know that we all get stuck in a rut all the time. If you are none of the above, then this is where you might just find the meaning of life. OK, probably not but you never know.
By the way, just a couple warnings about me and this blog. I can’t type, spell, or gramerize worth a hoot (does gramerize have 2 m’s or 1?), and the stories that you will read in future posts are 80% true 70% of the time. sometimes.
I am adapting. I recently posted my first FB image (friends tell me I can just put FB instead of Face Book). I am new to the “social networked world” so forgive me if I tweet, tag, blog, link, or SEO incorrectly. Speaking of SEO, lets see if it works. Charlie Sheen, Tiger Blood, Adonis DNA. Sorry Charlie I had to do it.
ad·ap·ta·tion modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its environment
Ok, enough for now. That is the most I have ever typed. My two fingers hurt. I promise to keep ’em short and sweet from now on. Unless someone pisses me off.
Keep on clickin’
Parker J
I am so happy we had a chance to catch up the other day! I love the blog and the first post. I look forward to keeping up with you more on it. Love. love, love the picture of Scout. Always rememember that there’s always a plate full of oysters waiting for you here in Jack-town and it will be worth the trip…again!
Yay you for starting a blog!
Will be fun to read your posts & see your pics.
Rock on.
☮
JC
Can’t wait to follow the blog Parker. Keep with it! it’s the most powerful tool at our studio for reaching and keeping connected to our clients. Good luck!
welcome to the wired world Parker!
I have enjoyed your teachings- and now the world will get to see some of what it’s like to be a photographer addicted to the click!
congrats-really!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been a fan of yours for so long, love the style you bring to the photographic world. I have followed you and I am so glad you are “bloggin” now!!
Winning!
yes jeremy. Winning!
You know I liked it Parker J, I’m your mom
Well now lets see how can i be the first one to piss you off, mmmmmm.
ok, that should do it 😉
-m
Hello Parker,
Welcome to the world of blogging!
You’ve been my inspiration since I first found your work on the net!
Keep inspiring us coz am looking forward to it!
Hafiz Ismail | http://www.hafizismail.com
you do have tiger blood! WINNING! Your work is so inspiring!
yeah, baby. welcome to the blogosphere. loved the first post. i miss ya man! seeing your face made me all misty.
Welcome to the blogosphere. I’m looking forward to this!
well it’s about flipping time!
whooozle and a great heap of schnoozles! congrats man.
looking forward to it.
looking forward to reading more… thanks…
welcome to the blogging world Parker, I’m thrilled to be able to add you to my list of daily views!
Thanks for the awesome post Parker J. We’ve been a fan of your work for many years, also a fan of Asheville too. Thanks for accepting our FB friends request and looking forward to reading more post and seeing more images here on your new blog.
Awesome that you have a blog now, big fan from mexico!
Perfect!
not sure about the 70 or 80% true stories lol you seem to forget stories that I remember love you
Yay Parker. I have been following you since one of your articles in studio photography. I think your work and workflow tools have been the most influential thing in my photographic journey. Enough of my gushing. ( I too stink at spelling and grammar I find them overrated and burdensome) I had 4 mispelled words in this post alone. Looking forward to more inspiration.
Susan Stripling mentioned your name to me a while back and I’m glad you have a blog now… so I can hear about you, from you now. Welcome to the world of blogging.
Thank you all for taking the time and sharing your kindness. Click on!
Parker! You are as gifted with the written word as the visual world….so happy that I googled your name for another reason today and this newly minted blog post popped up. welcome to cyber world 😉
Absolutely brilliant friend! The blogosphere will never be the same:)
Thank you sir Richard. Stay tuned for you.
Clicky, welcome to the blogosphere. Let’s do ribs soon, have more stories to tell.
C Fat
I am always ready for that. Any time.
I met you several years back @ an Illinois conference. I’m sure you remember me, amongst the several hundreds/thousands of peeps you’ve met, yeah right. 🙂 I love your work & you’ve been such an inspiration. I look forward to following your BLOG.
so excited for you 🙂
awesome! I admire you so much.
you make me happy.
I am already in love with your blog. Your photographs are nothing short of ____________?… I can’t even pick the most perfect word. Overwhelmingly remarkably beautiful. I guess thats gonna have to do even though its three words. Keep up the posts – they are most enjoyable.
In an industry full of wannabe rock stars.. you are
a 100%, gilt edge, original, authentic…. rock star..
As a long-time fan of your work and a fellow photographer who also FINALLY started a blog last week, welcome to blogland! For some great tips on social media, check out “Inbound Marketing” and “The Whuffie Factor” – I feel like I’m back in school and they are great teachers! 🙂
Love your first entry – looking forward to many more!
As a long-time fan of your work and a fellow photographer who FINALLY started my own blog last week, welcome to blogland! 🙂 For some great tips on social media, check out “Inbound Marketing” and “The Whuffie Factor.” I feel like I’m back in school and they are great teachers!
Love your first post, and look forward to many more!
Dude I am super stoked you have a blog and FB now! I have been keeping up with you for awhile. Well keeping up with you the best I could. Any who stoked you are blogging now!
WELCOME TO THE WORLD! I am so excited to see you here! We’ve met before but we are not personal friends, I am just you average non spelling typing, grammatically difficult chick who enjoys your work!
Keep posting!
I’m so glad to have discovered your new blog, with even more gorgeous photos! I’ve had your site bookmarked for years (seriously), and I especially loved the “Project 8” wedding photo/video compilations – are these still viewable somewhere on the new site? Thanks so much, and keep up the incredible work!