Things I Love

This is Kelly. She's smart, funny and can make me smile even when I'd much rather break something. She lives in Tallahassee, which I think is much too far away. She has two cats, one of whom is named after a Sci-fi television series, and the other after a hockey goalie who played for the wrong team. She also likes flowers that are made out of palm fronds. This photo is a HDR composition of 3 exposures taken at the river walk in Savannah, Georgia.

This is my cat, Rousseau. He's also known by family and friends as "Fuzz" because he leaves little orange hairs on all the furniture in the house. His pastimes include duck hunting, fishing and begging for food. He can leap tall china cabinets in a single bound, though not very gracefully.

This is my family. I have three brothers: two younger and one older. We have been known to drive each other slightly insane at times, but we still love each other anyways. As a general rule, we all get along, which makes life so much easier when there's other stuff to worry about.

When push comes to shove and you run out of colloquial phrases to use, having people and places to love are what makes life worth living, because those relationships are going to last forever.

Self Portrait

Almost every photographer out there right now has a blog they use to post previews of clients and assignments so everyone can get a taste of what they're doing. Unfortunately, I don't really have a steady flow of assignments that would allow me to blog consistently, so I have to take a different approach.

A couple times a week (read "at least once") I'm going to post either a new picture I was able to take or one from my archives and write a quick blurb or story about it. Nothing too long, mostly just to write and give people something to look at. Depending on what people want (or if anyone actually reads this) I can also post the details of the setup to help anyone that's curious.

I figure an appropriate starting point would be a self portrait, because only by first looking at yourself can you figure out how you view the rest of the world.



Sometimes when it comes to photography, simpler is better. A single-light setup against a neutral background and a natural smile goes a long way in today's age of cell phone mirror pictures and sensationalized Myspace shots. Always make sure you focus and expose for the eyes, be aware of your shadows, and look for the catchlight that gives your pictures that little bit of sparkle.