Kimberly Reed Photography

ray and i ran in the race for the cure this morning. it was a beautiful morning and the number of people there was overwhelming. it was so touching to see so many pink signs on people’s backs with the name of who they were running in celebration or memory of. I ran this morning in celebration of my mom and my grandma roeser, who are breast cancer survivors, and in memory of my grandma fec, who passed away from the disease.
this was our first 5k, and ray was such a rockstar; he has been sick the last few days and still ran this morning. i would have been in bed under the covers if i was him, but he was right next to me the whole time. i was so proud of him!
also, i met my fundraising goal so i wanted again to thank everyone who donated!

there’s another 5k coming up on father’s day (with a lot less hills), that i may sign up for. and then look out ironman, here i come!

here are a few of the pics I got from Sunday’s charity event for the humane society. as of yesterday, all of the animals pictured are available for adoption at the northside humane society.

seriously. how cute are these dogs?

i loved this little girl.

sniffing the camera

andrew stockey’s dog wasn’t loving the runway

ralph the pomeranian

and the models at the end of the show

on sunday i’ll be photographing a charity event for the western pennsylvania humane society. here are the details if you want to come out to support a good cause (and you should!):

Tails on the Catwalk: A spring fashion show featuring Pittsburgh models and adoptable animals from the Western PA Humane Society.

Sunday, May 6, 2007

2:00PM-4:00PM

Holiday Inn Pittsburgh-North Hills

4859 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh PA 15237

Tickets: $30 in advance/ $35 at the door

call 412.321.4625 ext. 248 or online at www.wpahumane.org

over 130 people came out to bootcamp on saturday. i saw a few old faces and met plenty of new folks. some of the folks i first met at podcamp in the fall that were here again: justin kownacki (the gentleman who spearheaded this operation), chris brogan (founder of the original podcamp in boston), alex landefield, justine, lindsay patross, mike woycheck of pittsburgh bloggers, and randy chambers. some of the people i met this time around included: cindy closkey, valerie head, jia ji of guru, matthew ebel, tommy vallier, mike sorg, and jim shireman. i love being surrounded by people who are doing really cool things!

i co-hosted a session on branding with lindsay of spreadshirt and i heart pgh, rachel of elias-savian and justine, which went pretty well. we had a lot of great questions and discussion. i also ended up co-hosting a session about flickr and social networking with chuck, paige, sriram and todd. Good times!

here’s what i loved about bootcamp: how helpful everyone was. how friendly everyone was. how they were just as interested in what i’m doing as they were in telling me what they were doing. how excited everyone was. the energy there. that so many people came out on a beautiful Saturday in pittsburgh, to learn more about what’s going on with blogging and podcasting and how they can incorporate new media into their lives.

i can’t wait for podcamp 2 in the fall.

john fetterman, mayor of braddock, made arrangements for open access to explore the Carrie blast furnace in Rankin this afternoon. Loving rusty old abandoned places like I do, I met up with some friends for an afternoon of wandering around exploring this fabulous old steel production facility. Here are a few of my shots from this afternoon:

industrial patterns

a talented graffiti artist

a pile of gloves

loved these curls of paint and this broken lightbulb

i love when you can find glimpses of life in amongst the decay

So, as a thank you, my friend shannon kidnapped me today and took me to sewickley for a little shopping, lunch at sewickley cafe (amazing tomato dill soup), and then some pampering treatments at sewickley spa. we had a really terrific time hanging out together and catching up, and i was so surprised by her thoughtfulness. i’m so blessed to have such amazing friends!

BootCamp PGH is a free one-day, immersive “entry level” version of podcamp. It’s designed to educate students, small business owners and corporate communications professionals on the power and possibilities of new media.

• WHEN: Saturday, April 21, from 9 AM to 4 PM
• WHERE: The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, 420 Boulevard of the Allies, 15219
• WHO: New media experts, aspiring new media creators, communications and PR personnel, and you!
• HOW MUCH: Free!

If you are interested in blogging, video blogging, podcasting, and/or web marketing in general, this is your chance to learn all about it. I’ll be there providing photo coverage of the event, and I may even co-host a session…

i was at liquid sunday at diesel this past sunday. they are free monthly events held in the southside that feature local bands and artists. here are some of my pics from the bands soulharmonic and life in bed (as usual, I was just using the lighting from the stage- no flash):

i love that just his hands are in focus, and everything else is in motion.

ryan from soulharmonic

do you guys remember super mario bros.?

amaryllis the florist in cranberry had a chocolate and champagne evening last night where they showcased different tablescapes for area wedding planners. i had the great pleasure of attending the evening’s festivities and was once again blown away by the caliber of their work. as soon as you walked in, you were met with a tree that touched the ceiling that had candles and balls of flowers hanging from it’s branches, and roses and orchids scattered along the base. and that was just the beginning…

here are some of my photos from the night:

this is part of a huge dome of 150 red roses.

yes, those are real grapes

this is on the side of a huge trellis, and those are real pears

the table under the trellis

this tree was my fave

this is at the base of the tree

i think these are just gorgeous

another one of the base

and the dream team that put it all together: emily and jim

Last night I had the great pleasure of hearing the band 28 North play at club cafe in the southside. Here are some of my shots from the night:

singing the blues

i want to thank everyone who made it out for the opening of our show on friday. it was a great success, and i appreciate everyone who came out to show your support!

(this is a picture of the four of us taken by emily’s brother adam. From left: Mark Knobil, me, Emily Baehr, Marc Rettig. We are standing in front of a slideshow of our photos being projected onto the wall).

Here are some pics from this past liquid sunday at the rex theatre. the first three band pics are from in the wake of giants, then author Bob Hartman, and the last two band pics are from soulharmonic:

I love how he is totally silhouetted, slightly outlined by the light behind him

i dig how ethan fades into the black background here

the stage lighting was awesome: check how it looks so thick that his body is casting shadows; cutting right through the light.