Volume 1, Issue 2: Learn About Wine Single Malt Scotch and Artisnal Cheese Tasting

Before I get started with issue #2, just a quick reminder about our Operation Smile campaign. During the month of October, 2008, State of the Art Images will donate $50 from every family's portrait session fees to benefit Operation Smile, which treats children around the world who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities. Your session fee donation will truly help change a child's life. See last week's "State of the Art Images Inaugural Blog" for more information.

Now, on to this week's events. I had the pleasure of shooting a very special event on Thursday night - Learn About Wine ran a charity event for The LAM Foundation, an organization committed to finding a cure for a benefit for lymphangioleiomyomatosis
(easy for me to say ;-). LAM is a progressive lung disease that typically strikes women in the prime of their lives - most often during their childbearing years.

Ian Blackburn of Lean About Wine teamed up with Barry Lynn Krich, The Cheese Impresario, and Ray Pearson, Glenfiddich Brand Ambassador, to present a wonderful Single Malt Scotch and Artisanal Cheese tasting event at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Wow! Talk about being in heaven - Your faithful photographer is both a single malt scotch fan and a cheese lover, so this was right up my alley. Unfortunately, I was shooting the event so I had to taste vicariously through all the wonderful speakers and guests. Herewith a few images from this beautiful, delicious and very educational event . . .

The evening got off to a wonderful start with a welcome from our hosts.