Chad Roseboro, back stage.

Greetings.

The other night I was wondering around backstage during one of the Orchestra performances at Gardner-Webb, and came across this guy waiting for his time to go on stage, and I thought I would grab some quick photos.   I really like the natural light on his face.  

 

Meet Chad Roseboro.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss.

 

As I have stated earlier, working full time for GWU, has some interesting and random photo requests and this past Wednesday night was my absolute favorite of all time photo request.  And to think I was almost a little groggy on going.  

 

I traveled to Rutherfordton, NC, to capture young kids interacting within the world of Dr. Seuss.  Allow me to explain a little…

 

In celebration of the creatively inspiring writer, Dr. Seuss’ birthday, random and fun activities focusing on literacy have been taking place all over the country. Gardner-Webb University, in partnership with KidSenses Children’s InterACTIVE Museum, hosted an amazing event for kids called, “Lets Read Together” in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday.

 

The event was held at the KidSenses Children’s InterACTIVE Museum and was developed to promote parent involvement in literacy, to encourage children’s literacy skills, and do so while stimulating the imagination and educating the mind. 

 

Lots of hands-on activities happened and I hope the photos below show just a glimpse of the excitement.  There’s a lot to look at.  

 

Hope you enjoy!  Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISS GWU Contestants….Photoshoot

Closing out January with a new post….

Again time escapes from me, and the little blog remains un-updated.  So, it’s time.  Time for new posts.  Time for new photos.  And time to go to the movies.  I haven’t been in awhile.  Oh well, moving on.  

So,  last week was ever so busy.  A wedding, photoshoots, and treating myself to a SMALLVILLE marathon.  Again, I’m getting off track.

Let’s start with the photoshoots.

This past Saturday was the Annual Miss GWU Pageant.  I felt so excited and humbled to be asked to take the photos for the contestants.  What fun!  It was a bit chilly and due to time constraints, we kept inside, and used the studio to wrap up real quick.

In this post, I would like to introduce to you some of the contestants.

And the last three photos are of Abigail, who actually won the Photographic award of the pageant.  So, fun times.

Thanks for checking out this post.  Would love to hear your thoughts!  Take care and coming soon, another wedding post!  YAY!

Talk to you soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slushy GWU campus….for my dear friends.

I consider myself one of great hope, especially when it comes to snow.  Like every young man, I always hope for and anticipate the snowy days.  Living in Boiling Springs, NC, snowy days aren’t always on the horizon.  BUT….every once in awhile surprising things happen.  

Take Thursday, 18th, for example.  All my dear friends were so excited on Wednesday that GWU would be closed on Thursday, due to snowy and icey weather.  I was hoping for it, but not expecting it.  Sure enough, the snow came, the freezing rain came and no GWU on Thursday.

So, in honor of all my dear friends, I grabbed a warm jacket, a big umbrella (to protect me from the freezing rain), grabbed the camera and took some photos of campus for them.  I hope you all enjoy them.  

And now they’re calling for more snow this weekend, will it come?  Only the Great SnowMaker above knows, but for now, I, we, will wait in high anticipation.

Take care.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet John and Adam….1st Umbrella Shoot EVER.

Good Morning!  Ah, Saturday…cartoons, coffee, donuts, and a day to post a new blog topic.

So, check this.  I have some amazing and very supportive parents.  This past Christmas they were so eager to give me some new photography gear, that I have never used before and one was a 40 inch white shoot through umbrella.  How cool?! 

This past week at work, I was asked to get some new promotional shots for a couple people at GWU and I thought what better time than now to try out my new umbrella.  

Meet John Bridges, Director of Church Relations at GWU; followed by Adam Fisher, Director of Marketing at GWU.

I thought I would post these new photos with my first time using my new white umbrella.  YAY!

Hope you enjoy.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joe Collins….Gardner-Webb’s Dulcimer Champion

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!  Let’s start this year with a blog entry!  Woo-hoo!   

So, I haven’t posted in awhile.  To all my loyal followers and “blog-aholics,” so very sorry for the lack of posts.  This time around I am posting something a little different then my normal studio shots.  

Meet Joe Collins, a professor at Gardner-Webb, and in fact this year’s National Dulcimer Champion.  Oh yes, this man is talented.  I only hope the photos give justice to the amount of talent this man has.

Granted the National Title for this year’s Dulcimer Championship, I was asked to photo Joe for a feature story.  

 

 

 

Hope you enjoy them!  

Gallery of Distinguished Graduates (portrait session)

Every year around Homecoming at GWU, a unique event presents itself. It is the Galley of Distinguished Graduates. These are alumni who, throughout the course of their lives, have achieved remarkable and interesting accomplishments. And oh my, what entertaining stories they all share about either their time at GWU and/or throughout their lives. Especially, love stories at GWU, those are a hoot.

I had the distinct opportunity to take portraits of them all, and below are a selected few. This portrait session was interesting for me, because it was my first attempt at a portable background setup (provided by Prof. Bob Carey). As Professional Photographer Joe McNally would say, “we have achieved a very accomplished looking portrait.”

And that’s how I feel about these shown photos. I hope I have presented these Distinguished Graduates well and in a very accomplished portrait, and portrayed the respect they deserve.

ENJOY!