Seriously, how behind am I? In early October I went with the Triangle Photography Club Meetup to Duke Gardens. I needed a break, stayed for about an hour. It was the first real opportunity I got to shoot my new 24-70mm L (which is now my longest range lens – and by the time you’re reading this…no longer new). Many
I’ve never been to Kansas. My stereotypical impression was that it was flat and there was nothing there. I flew into Wichita with Chad, who I think to liven up the tundra went Beastie Boys all up in Kansas, imitating the sound of turntables before we even got off the ground. “Wichi Wichi Wichi WICHITA!” to which I’d respond, “Whachoosayin’
Some takes from this past Saturday with the Triangle Photography Club and Raleigh Outdoor Photography Club. (I’ve obviously been watching too much John Rosenthal photography) At the state capitol, I played a bit with the tilt-function on my lens, so the entire image isn’t exactly sharp. Oddly enough, I think the subtle difference helped bring more attention to the entablature
My early June trip was a combination of performing architectural + real-estate photography mixed with some fun, traveling through Columbia SC, Charleston SC, Savannah GA, Macon, GA, Atlanta, GA, Athens GA, and Greensboro GA. Oddly enough there was some sort of friend or associate in every city I had a building to shoot, including meeting my very first collector in
I’m very happy to tell you the First Friday opening, serving as benefit and exposure to the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence went incredibly well. With the July 4 weekend coming up, we weren’t sure what the official response would be, and I was pretty nerve-wracked about the whole thing. Your response was AMAZING. There wasn’t an official count,
Recently completed a major trip through South Carolina and Georgia, both for work and pleasure. My big stop was in Charleston, South Carolina where I photographed the Chamberlain Residence, conveniently located near downtown. This was a major house and garage addition designed and completed by my old boss Bennett Strahan and former colleague Phillip Jefferson when we were with Strahan
David Strevel and I served as leaders for the Capital City Camera Club‘s low-light architectural outing to the North Carolina Museum of Art. You may remember I scoped it out few weeks earlier. I’ll share some of the advice I offered the club in a later blog. The session was scheduled to start at 6pm – but the formerly sunny
May 5 Went to Durham to take an evening shot of the Carolina Theater at the “blue” hour. The tricky part was this shot was getting the proper ISO without making the tubes that form the glowing sign completely indistinguishable. Thankfully, the 5DMkII handles high-speed like a champ. Shot at F9, 1/13s, 1250 ISO. May 8 A few days later,
Got to scoop out the new addition to the North Carolina Museum of Art for the first time this weekend. I skipped the opening last weekend in order to avoid the crowds. Pretty neat addition, I’ll be checking it out more in the near future. Yes. That is a ginormous metal tree in front of the addition. Photos from one
Latest photos from the last month. I haven’t been doing much photography “for fun” lately, so it’s nice to get out once in awhile! This is a Camaro 350 captured in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Photography Meetup Group had a walk-around session in downtown Durham on Tuesday, April 6. Met a bunch of cool people who I definitely
This will be my last blog for awhile, I am slammed. I’m fighting off getting sick which I really can’t afford right now. Sleeping odd hours to not sleeping at all. There are several things I’m striving to balance over the next 60 days and beyond. STRIKING BALANCE …between my professional and personal life. My personal life has been completely
Growing up in Jersey, 3-4 inches of snow meant we’d have a delayed opening. Thankfully, in Carolina that means if it snows Friday night, people still have work off on Monday. Main highways are sketchy and side roads are atrociously laden with ice, we just don’t have the equipment to handle even small accumulations. As if a little bit of