This is my dad. He is 87 years old and is going…if not strong, at least solid. He grew up the son of a tailor (who did some work for the local mob figures) outside of Chicago at the beginning of the Depression. He is a veteran of WWII and took part of the Normandy [...]
View PostI know a bit about graphic design. Anyone who knows something about framing a picture will know something about composition, empty (or negative) space, etc. This is not the same as being a trained graphic designer by any stretch of the imagination – let me put that disclaimer out there. But I do know something [...]
View PostI do enjoy when things come full circle. Janet and John contacted me some time ago to see about photographing their new daughter Nicole. Janet had some ideas that could not be met by the local JCPenny studios…(restraint prevents me from commenting here – I am nothing if not mature). In truth, I have not [...]
View PostI wrote about this band some time ago, but felt compelled to revisit them recently. By no means a music expert (I have friends who excel in this area), but they just excite me every time I listen to them. No great wisdom here (yes, I hear the snickers), but these guys – really a [...]
View PostThe other night, I accompanied my friend Grant Perry down to photograph Bob McDonnell’s celebration for being elected governor of Virginia. All viewpoints aside, it was an interesting window into the regional/national politcal stage. It was quite a fun time. Now, keep those promises sir!
View PostI became really excited on my way to the rehearsal dinner last week. Emma and Theron’s (pronounced Teron) rehearsal dinner was held at Emma’s grandparents home on the sprawling land of her family’s farm. One of the fields had been freshly cut and there were a series of those huge round bales that I thought [...]
View PostAnother trip into the depths of the exotic south. Another exhilarating drive down hell’s highway (or I-95 for the uninitiated). Fingers crossed that the heat will have lessened, that the mosquitoes will have migrated away to wherever they go in the winter. A little anxious at forecast of the only day of rain this week [...]
View PostWorking on images from last weekend’s wedding and I came across this image. I throwaway shot, but I thought that with some tweaking it could be interesting. It made me think a bit while I worked on it. I am a Southerner – something I felt in purely academic terms mostly; neither particularly proud nor [...]
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