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Holden’s First Birthday

Jul 2

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I spent last week visiting in-laws in Michigan and most important on that list was my 1 year old nephew. We did not get to meet him last year since travel was out of the question with the events of last year, so we jumped at the opportunity to go this year.

I felt lousy all week.. fighting off an allergy attack that turned into a full blown sinus migraine that is only now fading, but I did manage to do some photography of the kids at the party…

Holden

Sascha (her blue eyes just fascinated me)

Aiden

We spent the week staying with a friend.. and my kids spent the week staying with my wife’s cousin’s family. As a thank you, I also did a few portraits of their son, Luke…

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Elizabeth High School Senior – Back From Texas School

May 7

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Well, I’m back from my week long stint at Texas School. I was working as a wrangler (assistant) for an amazing photographer out of the U.K. named Martin Grahame-Dunn. It was an exhausting week and my duties as wrangler made it difficult to get much shooting for myself in, but it certainly was a great, great week. My class was amazing.. great group of talented people.. and none of us particularly wanted it to end, even though we were all barely standing.

This was one of the few frames I captured out there.. Elizabeth isn’t really a high school senior – she’s not even a freshman yet – but I set out to photographer and process the image in that style.

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eMentoring Spots Available

Mar 27

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I’ve had a couple spots open in my schedule that allow me to open up a couple of eMentoring spots again.

What is eMentoring? Simply described, for a small monthly fee, you can ask me specific questions about photography. You will get my private email address and my IM screen name for access. Most inquiries will be answered within 24 hours. I can offer help on lighting, posing, composition, and all manner of other photography matters. I will also offer in depth critiques on your images.

If you are interested, please use the contact link at the top of the blog.

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Judging for I Heart Faces

Mar 21

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So last minute this morning, I was asked to be the guest judge for I ♥ Faces. I enjoy the site a great deal and I have written tutorials for them in the past, so I thought it would be a lot of fun. I can’t wait to see everyone’s entries for this week’s theme: Angles.

Check out I ♥ Faces by clicking on the button below..

My daughter (who’s only a freshman this year) wants to try and drum up some business among the seniors she knows at school, so we recently shot some images – senior style – just for her. I’ll share a couple of non-traditional angles of her to get everyone started..

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Coastal Vacation Part 1: Wildlife

Jan 26

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As you probably already know, my wife and I got a much needed vacation last week down to Corpus Christi, TX – North Padre Island to be exact. Of course, I take the camera everywhere and it was the perfect opportunity to add some art pieces with a coastal feel to the collection.

This is the first set of the best images from the trip.. the wildlife: birds and deer

Black Skimmer

Six Point Buck

Royal Tern

Brown Pelicans

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Favorite Image of 2009

Dec 31

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Update: I’ve entered this image in a contest.. if you’d like to cast your vote for it, go to this link: http://facesphotocontest.com/bin/Rate?image_id=1009400362

My favorite image from 2009 gains that distinction not just because it is a compelling photograph with a strong sense of story and emotion.. its also deeply personal to me. My dear friend Lar was diagnosed with breast cancer in October of 2008. She had me do her photo several times during the course of treatment, but none were as emotional as making this image in May in the middle of her chemotherapy. Lar is an amazingly beautiful woman with piercing blue eyes and its those same eyes that are so penetrating here, full of strength and sadness and pain all at once.

She was a Godsend to my wife this year, who was diagnosed with cancer – lymphoma – herself in March. She was able to help with advice and commiseration. They are both cancer free now and ready to put this nightmare year behind them.. another reason to post this image today.

Photography info: This is shot with a dark room for a background and in a room with two skylights above and south facing windows. An off camera fill flash to camera right was used to fill in shadows and get a small catchlight. Shot with a 70-200 2.8L wide open.

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New Year Countdown: Best Images of the Year Part 3

Dec 30

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This image and the one I finally chose as my favorite went back and forth in the running. I love both images for the feeling of the backstory… this one, an entertainer, down on her luck, smoking in a back alley. This was a set up shot, of course, done at After Dark in Austin. No instructor input on this, it was done away from the crowds. One other photographer was also working with Raina here, but she chose a different angle.

This was shot using my own strobist kit. The model is sitting at a receiving door, down in a hole of sorts. The main light is above her to camera right and there is another with a purple gel sitting near her hip,

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Classic Planes and Cars Shoot

Dec 11

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Zuzzie

Had a shoot with one of my photographer groups last week at a nearby small airport. We had classic planes and classic cars (and one Harley) as well as some local models at our disposal. This is a strobist group, so everything you see is lit with small flashes and modifiers mixed with ambient light. Of course, I made a few headshots while I had them as well.


Stephanie


Holleymarie


Rashell


Ashley (Who reminds me of an actress, but I can’t put my finger on it)


Lloyd


Deve

And a couple more of the lovely Zuzzie. I could shoot this woman all day…



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Modeling for KnittingFairy

Dec 4

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As many know, we have two different businesses in house. There is the photography business, of course, and then there is Knitting Fairy. My wife creates new pattern designs for that side of the house all the time, and we take advantage of having a studio on the other side of the house.

Here the beautiful Ashley models one of our newer patterns, the Shoulder Bling shawl.

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Published in a National Calendar

Dec 1

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One of my images from the Air Hogs this season has been chosen to be the August image for Baseball America’s “Great Parks” calendar for 2010.

No additional money for this (I was paid by the Hogs for photo rights and they submitted the photo), but I do have a photo credit.

Here is the image they used:

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Keywords: baseball, stadium, air hogs, calendar, Texas

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