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isPermaLink="false">http://www.michaelalbany.com/?p=2491</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; First my apologies for not posting recently but I have been busy shooting some great people. Why are they great? Because they embrace the idea of having fun throughout the shoot! &#160; This past Monday was the most recent portrait shoot: a mother and daughter that just have a kind of chemistry that really [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.michaelalbany.com/2012/01/its-also-about-having-fun/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Memories Are Priceless</title><link>http://www.michaelalbany.com/2012/01/memories-are-priceless/</link> <comments>http://www.michaelalbany.com/2012/01/memories-are-priceless/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:09:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Portrait Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[loved one]]></category> <category><![CDATA[memories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Portrait]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.michaelalbany.com/?p=2405</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; Back in early October I wrote an article about seizing opportunity where ever it arises, in this case the beginning of Occupy Philadelphia, titled Opportunity in the Streets. I really didn’t know what business I might get out of that but I am happy to say that those images and thousands I took at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.michaelalbany.com/2011/12/it%e2%80%99s-about-giving-your-all/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Virtual vs. Digital</title><link>http://www.michaelalbany.com/2011/11/virtual-vs-digital/</link> <comments>http://www.michaelalbany.com/2011/11/virtual-vs-digital/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:17:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commercial - Architecture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Portrait Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cost]]></category> <category><![CDATA[digital]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.michaelalbany.com/?p=2288</guid> <description><![CDATA[Many times I don’t hear the question “Do I need a professional?” but I do know that many clients and potential clients ask the question, at least of themselves. The answer is, to be honest, not always. But if you want the quality that either creates memories or helps you achieve your goals, yes you [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.michaelalbany.com/2011/08/do-i-need-a-professional/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>To Retouch or Not to Retouch, THAT Is the Question</title><link>http://www.michaelalbany.com/2011/07/to-retouch-or-not-to-retouch-that-is-the-question/</link> <comments>http://www.michaelalbany.com/2011/07/to-retouch-or-not-to-retouch-that-is-the-question/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:18:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commercial - Architecture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photoshop - Lightroom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Portrait Photography]]></category><guid
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