After heading downtown to shoot the new AIA building and Archdale buildings a few days earlier, Friday proved to be an overcast, windy day. I looked outside, had a bit of time and figured it would be a good chance to revisit those sites and walk a bit in downtown Raleigh. Friday was an overcast, windy day which I figured
Finally, the first blog of the year! It’s been a very busy and productive start to 2012 so I’ll be blogging very intermittently. I’ve been traveling a bunch between Durham and downtown Raleigh, so during some down time the past couple of days for some quick evening long-exposures. Zoom zoom! This is the Quintiles headquarters building in Durham off the
Last week I joined the Cary Photographic Artists on a shoot hosted by Wayne Dockery in Clayton, North Carolina. I’m rarely in Clayton and certainly haven’t explored it much but now I’m determined to do so more often. There are many rural treasures including this roadside heap of oxidized junk scattered into the trees. It reminded me of the hundreds
Each year at the state fair I try to eat one food I hadn’t tried before, and somehow get one different shot. With the increasing amount gastronomically challenging foods being offered, the first is less challenging the second. As far as food is concerned, I strayed on the safe side and got some fried crawfish tails which were pretty tasty.
I intended to spend 4-5 days in the mountains of west North Carolina. In typical fashion, I went up during weekdays to avoid insane weekend crowds; nothing seems so counter to the natural beauty of autumn colors than two hours worth of traffic backup along the Blue Ridge Parkway, you know? Unfortunately, due to how early the fall colors arrived
With the recent work I’ve had in Durham and Chapel Hill, I’ve had several opportunities to make a few quick stops in downtown Durham. That and I don’t like driving the rush hour traffic on I-40 in the evening… The American Tobacco District relaxing their rules regarding photographers was a welcome invite as well! I’ve been meaning to capture the
How many times have you ever thought to yourself, “It’s cloudy and looks like it’s about to rain, I’m not going to shoot today.” Remember that as complex as photography gets, it boils down to one very simple overarching idea. Photography is the recording of light. Whether it’s the effect of light from a specific source, reflected off a surface,
These days in North Carolina it’s typically hot, hazy, and humid – no fun to shoot in, and certainly not the most pleasant looking either. Then it cools off by about 5-8 degrees (that’s about all it takes), there’s a light breeze and the clouds above get to moving a bit faster. While driving around running errands yesterday afternoon, I
Well now that I’m back on the ground in Raleigh for the past few months, I’ve been concentrating on developing my business here. Which means not only are the “for fun” shots are few and far between, I don’t even bother looking at them until a month later. So these are from sometime in the middle of June. The first
Woo! Three days in St. Louis was fun. Got to see several friends while in town, eat at Pappy’s steakhouse, down three custards at Ted Drewes, satisfy my White Castle craving, get off some urban exploration and attend my buddy Jim’s wedding. Who the heck is Jim? Alright. For those of you who don’t know, there’s an arch thing in
Last month I made a short trip back to New Jersey and visit my parents and old neighborhood friends. Along the way and back I stopped in Baltimore and DC area to see several friends. These are some of the pics below: ROLESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Most of the trip was cloudy and rainy, resulting in some moody B&W’s.
This is final part of my 3000 mile trip through the midwest. The previous blogs are below: Part 1 – The In Between – rural photography off the highway Part 2 – Three cities, three structures – brief stops in Dayton, Indianapolis, Madison Part 3 – Tripping through Milwaukee – downtown and industrial Milwaukee Part 4 – That Was Totally