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Head on over to The Drop Shoppe on facebook and pick up this template for use on www.skinit.com!

Find it right HERE

free download!

Backdrops that is! Head on over to our online shop HERE to check out the variety of vinyl backdrops we offer in sizes 5′x8′ and 8′x10′! And have a peek of some photos the talented Chrissy Avila took using these backdrops… 4693589569_14f423c8ab_b


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And to give you an idea of the size of a person as compared to these backdrops we’ve made up some approximate size charts for you…


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The 8′x10′ backdrops are our newest, you can find them right HERE.


Also, you can check out our galleries of how we have hung these backdrops, the lighting we used, and more sample photos with models HERE.


And find the rest of the info (faq, facebook) on our main page at http://www.thedropshoppe.com

May 23rd is World Turtle Day!

The purpose of World Turtle Day, May 23, sponsored yearly since 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue, is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive.

Here’s a few turtles I’ve photographed….



I like to call this one, Yoga Class Is In Session!

Yoga Class Is In Session

A large Softshell Turtle:

Big Mamma

A large Tortoise at Flamingo Gardens in Davie, FL:

Tortoise - Flamingo Gardens, Davie, FL

A Florida Gopher Tortoise in Labelle, Florida:

Gopher Tortoise

A little Florida Cooter at Big Cypress National Park:

Cooter - Big Cypress NP

A little baby at Green Cay Wetlands in Delray, Florida:

Teeny Tiny Turt

And my sweet, animal loving and animal rescuing friend Missi….helps a big mamma Florida Softshell who was trying to get under a fence…

Turtle Rescue

Gunther LOVES to watch TV. He doesn’t like everything but he’s got a few favorites….

Scooby Doo Where Are You?

Meerkat Manor was a BIG highlight of his day! Too bad they don’t show it anymore. In the photo below you can see him watching it, we used to have to put the baby gate in front of the TV to keep him from going up to it and smearing his nose all over it. That’s our old TV by the way….we’ve got a new HD one that just blows that old one out of the water!

He's a Meerkat Manor fan...

I can’t recall what he was watching in this photo below…sometimes, whether there are animals on or not, he’ll just sit there and stare. Lately he’s been enjoying Golden Girls re-runs with me since my back has been out of whack and I’ve spent a lot of time at home.

TV Watcher

He also doesn’t restrict his viewing to the television, he’ll watch anything…..and if it involves cats…he’s thrilled!

Gunther Watching A Cat

This is one of his usual TV watching positions…

The 'Dane Way' to sit a couch

And a little video of him watching TV…please note this was before we got our beautiful corner unit for the TV, lol.