Slices in Time

I don’t usually get involved in too many causes as I am typically present to record events.  But being the owner of two wonderful dogs, Pixie (Yorshire-Terrier and Bichon mix) and Pippin (purebred Maltese), this was something that meant a lot to us.

Sharon and I took part in the Walk For Animal Abuse Awareness in our hometown of Windsor, Ontario Canada today.  The event page on Facebook had an “attending” list of 274 but there were many more. We were there shortly before the walk’s start time of 12 PM (noon).  We purchased our red bandanas for Pixie and Pippin (proceeeds from sales went to the Windsor-Essex County Humane Society) and waited with the crowd for the march to begin.  There were breed of all kinds, from toy shitzu to Sharon’s favorite large breed, the Newfoundland.

The Windsor-Essex County Humane Society led the way.  In attendance were event organizers Tammy Deslaurier, Samantha Saby and even Mr, Brian Masse, MP (NDP) for Windsor-West.  There were lots of “CHANGE THE LAW!” and other similar chants.  We cheered a lot as passers-by honked their vehicle horns in support! At one point along Ouellette street, the gracious staff of the Holiday Inn supplied large vessels of drinking water for the dogs!  What wonderful support!

There was also mention of the heart wrenching case that spurred the walk. We cannot forget the case of Tyson, the poor dog whose genitals were abused by someone less than humane (for lack of stronger language) and left in such a state for a prolonged period that caused Tyson, sadly, to be humanely euthanized, as the damage to his sexual organs was so severe. Windsor police made an arrest in the case; the dog’s owner.  Unfortunately, in the opinion of many - myself included - the penalty probably won’t be severe enough!

Please do your part and don’t let Tyson’s death be in vain!  Contact your members of parliament and any politician who can help the cause.  Let’s make Ottawa hear our voices and change the laws to make penalties for these cases more severe, so that proper justice can be applied and examples can be made of perpetrators who commit inhumane and indecent acts against animals, the helpless wildlife and pets that we are supposed to love and protect!

As the signs in the attached photos say, “MAKE SURE TYSON DIDN’T DIE IN VAIN,” and ”REFORM CRUELTY LAWS NOW!”

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Ray A. Akey
Luminescent Memories Photography
http://luminescentmemories.com
ray@luminescentmemories.com
519-562-8603

This is a casting call for women and men (not just models) of 18 years of age or older who are interested in being featured in a professionally bound and published, glossy coffee table book to be sold globally to connoisseurs and consumers of glamour, semi-nude, erotic and artistic nude photography and fans of Luminescent Memories Photography.

The Project

In late May of 2010, Ray and Sharon Akey of Luminescent Memories Photography will embark on a book project with a tentative, working title of “Ontario, Figuratively Speaking.” The book (with approximately 200 pages) will study the human form through the pictorial artistry of husband and wife team Ray and Sharon Akey. The project will feature genres of photography that Ray and wife Sharon have studied and engaged in for a number of years. The focal point of the project is to be the human form in light and shadow and will be the first in a series, featuring alternating genres and sub-genres.  Consecutive books will be more genre-specific. This first will be an introduction to successive works and will feature elements of glamour, lingerie, implied nudes and artistic nudes, mostly in natural settings, boudoirs, and at times in-studio (e.g. for pinup concepts/themes).  Those with a flair for the artistic will appreciate our plans to make use of atypical compositions and locations (such as abandoned buildings, waterfalls and rooms) that lend to the concepts/scenes we are shooting.

The book will include crisp, creative, classy and artistic nude, partial nude and erotic images (NOT pornography) and will be marketed on the website of our publisher and the website of Luminescent Memories Photography (LM) and affiliates who choose to retail the book.  The book will also be promoted on our photo blog “Slices in Time,” to friends and network associates of Ray, Sharon and Luminescent Memories Photography. We will also market the book at art and photography shows/galleries and wherever else Ray and Sharon’s work is exhibited, online and offline. The book will also target photographers who would like to enter into the fields of glamour and nude photography and will elaborate on obstacles they will need to overcome to be successful.  For those photographers, each image published will feature a paragraph or two on how the image was produced.

See the attached PDF file (4 pages) or images (castcall-01.jpg through castcall-03.jpg), or contact us using any of the methods noted below, for complete information.

 

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Ray A. Akey
Luminescent Memories Photography
http://luminescentmemories.com
ray@luminescentmemories.com
519-562-8603

Casting Call for Nude.pdf (173 KB)