To Blog On A Second Shoot Wedding…Ryan & Casey

Happy Belated Thanksgiving to All!  

With the arrival of my first official website coming soon, I want to take the opportunity to express my deep appreciation for “blogs.”  Blogs are just another awesome way to outsource yourself, especially as a photographer starting out, and they certainly make an impact in their own little way.  And since the arrival of my own little blog, I have had some pretty darn amazing feedback, so I say, “THANKS TO ALL FOR THE SUPPORT!”

Just about a week ago, I had a stupendous opportunity present itself to me.  An ole’ friend of mine, Wendy McCarthy (www.aphroditesilhouette.com), asked me to be her second shooter for a wedding in Charlotte, NC.  I was so excited I fell out of my chair, was sent to the emergency room, and was given some groovy painkillers, and finally regained my composure and agreed.  Actually, I was pretty excited and just simply said, “oh yeah!”  

Thanks to the blogging, my ole’ friend from school sought me out and asked me to help.  So, here below are my contributions to that brilliant day of shooting.  Enjoy.     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ah, the cup of delight…

This photo is dedicated to Adam Barnes (adambarnesphoto.com). An amazing and talented photographer, whom I have only met once in VA, but so glad I did. He’s just cool in my book. On a recent blog post of his (adambphoto.wordpress.com), there was an amazing photo of a Starbucks cup.

I was a second shooter at a wedding this past weekend and I saw a Starbucks cup, and I thought of Adam. So…”Adam, this one is for you. Now, when can we meet at the local Starbucks? Haha.”

Andria…Rising Superstar in Christian Music

Hello World. Ah, yes the return to blog posting once again.

Let me tell ya, I had the distinct and enjoyable honor of photographing a rising superstar this past weekend. And her name is Andria.

I grew up with Andria and her two polka dancing brothers, and I couldn’t believe my ears when Andria told me she needed some promotional shots.

I was like, “what for?” And she said, “for my upcoming CD.”

So, this past Saturday, we had a field day at Old-Salem (NC) and downtown Winston-Salem (NC), and got some groovy images.

I decided to post a bunch. Hope you like them and be on the look-out in Christian bookstores all over the Earth for Andria’s CD project….coming soon.

James Padgepp…a botanist.

During my time here at GWU, I have met a lot of interesting people with even more interesting occupations. This past Wednesday, I met James Padgepp; a GWU alum, and a botanist from Rutherford county.

This guy was amazing. I was asked to gather photos of him at the Broad River Greenway, and even though I had my camera with me, I was more interested in talking botany.

I will never forget James’ keen perspective on his environment. He was taking me all through the woods of the Greenway and I was amazed at how he found the plants he was looking for. I asked him, “how did you know to look all the way out here?” He responded, “the trees told me.” I will never be able to remember what all the names of plants he spoke of, but I will remember their smells. He said, “you can tell a lot from a plant by the way it smells.” It was like breaking bread, only breaking leaves.

Here are just a few photos of James in the Greenway.