Posts Tagged ‘North Carolina’

Falls Lake Reflections

May 16, 2012 | No comments yet

I wish I had a better name for this photo, because it represents some of my favorite things about the South. I love the North Carolina clouds and spring thunderstorms. I’m not sure that I could live anywhere that didn’t have thunderstorms or, even though I swear I hate them, those muggy afternoons before the […]

Sol Food Mobile Farm

May 9, 2012 | No comments yet

I have been struggling this evening with the subject of my next blog post, so I thought instead I might feature and promote The Sol Food Mobile Farm, the lifelong dream of my friend Eliza Bordley and three of her longtime friends, Dylan Hammond, Reid Rosemond, and Ellen Duda. I haven’t met Ellen, but the […]

I Want to Get Out and Photograph Something…

April 26, 2012 | One comment

…but I don’t know what to photograph. My life as a photographer usually involves periods of intense activity followed by fallow periods where I’m not shooting much. When I have photo gigs with clients, I have an objective, a subject, a theme. When I am shooting for myself, sometimes I am motivated by an idea, […]

Some Recent Photos

April 21, 2012 | No comments yet

I have had a lot of gear and tech oriented blog posts recently, so this will not be one of them. I have another new camera that I have been playing with, and the savvy readers that want to know what it is will be able to figure out what it is. But I’ve decided […]

The Durham Skatepark and the 5D Mark III

March 31, 2012 | No comments yet

I like to shoot at the Durham skatepark, especially with a new camera with much-talked about autofocus, because it is a nice mix of action and environmental portraiture. I like the skater aesthetic, I like the customized and weathered boards, I like the tattoos, the scabs, the banter. It’s a good test for autofocus, as […]

Vacation or Photo Expedition? Balancing Photography and Family

March 27, 2012 | One comment

If you are like me, any time you take a trip somewhere, you get excited about opportunities to see new things with fresh eyes. Not only do you have some time away from the daily grind, but you have some time away from the familiar, and you can recharge your creative batteries. Every time I […]

Taking a Step Back

March 19, 2012 | No comments yet

Today is going to be a little bit of a continuation of what I wrote after Tracy Turpen’s death a few months ago. I realize that was the moment when my renewed initiative to post regularly went by the wayside. I don’t think it’s cause and effect, exactly, but it gave me some perspective, and […]

Jessica + Tim – Wedding Day!

December 7, 2011 | No comments yet

Once we get into the fall, everything always gets a little crazy as we head into the holidays. In October, I had the privilege of photographing Jessica and Tim’s wedding at the Flanders Art Gallery in Raleigh. Even though their wedding was well in advance of the holidays proper, crazy could definitely apply to the […]

Mmmmmm, Brains! Zombies Lurch in Durham’s Central Park

October 29, 2011 | One comment

I have to admit, I have a soft spot for zombies. Yet, somehow, I’ve never made it to a Zombie Lurch before this year. I was determined to make it this time for Durham’s Fifth Annual Zombie Lurch. I was delighted to see a good-sized crowd, and some wonderful, creative costumes. I’ll let the undead […]

Egrets! An Essay on How to Be Prepared and Unprepared for a Shoot

September 13, 2011 | No comments yet

Those that know me know that above all, I am a portrait shooter–I like photographing people. However, as I’ve mentioned before in this blog, when I’m not photographing people, I push myself to photograph other things–landscapes, wildlife, skateboarding, whatever. Whether the photographic results are good or bad, they always teach me something, usually useful, about […]

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