Note from the Publisher Hello and welcome to the Premier issue of PhatBelt.com. My name is Todd Akers and I am a freelance photographer in San Diego, California. I run a small studio (Stephen Akers Photography) and shoot a variety of subjects such as weddings, artistic portraits, products, life-style, executive portraits, model composites, and private session to name a few. I also have a "day job" working for a software company which has kept me gainfully employed for the past 9 years. I have a lot going on but I like to create and explore new options and the eZine seemed to be a tantalizing outlet. At first, this was to be a monthly publication. I soon realized monthly was too ambitious and decided that a new issue every other month would be best (it may go quarterly—we'll see). My main goal here is to expand and open up new opportunities, not only to see and explore but have my photo work, that I've put so much time and effort into, be seen. I have thousands of images in the analog and digital archive so there's certainly no shortage. Apart from that, I would also like PhatBelt.com to be an outlet for the talent that I work with; there are so many great people that come through the studio and their images need to be displayed in some fashion or another. My plan is simple, to showcase my work and offer variety and substance. Hopefully, PhatBelt.com will be enjoyable, entertaining and inspire others to create, shoot or go explore. Finally, the one thing I am very aware of is that I'm not a writer so please don't criticize, just grin or shake your head and move on –do send a note though if you find something outrageously funny. Enjoy!
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