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Pots in the Fire
May 15, 2013 - I hate sitting still.
I hate not moving forward with something. If I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels, I will get...
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Creative Fear
May 03, 2013 - I have decided to write a book. Not a book on photography, lighting, cameras, or anything you might expect. Instead I am...
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Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Batman
April 26, 2013 - Shooting personal projects is one of the most important things I do. I talk to so many photographers who don't have "tim...
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No More Space
April 19, 2013 - In 2010 I was in Nashville for meetings with art directors of various recording labels. I had taken the trip in order to...
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Lighting Portraits On Location Workshop
April 12, 2013 - One of the great things about photography today is the number of photographers that are shooting on location. The old mo...
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This Is Not The Period of Your Life
April 09, 2013 - Sometime life just seemingly sucks. I know that's not proper language, but that is just the way it is. Sometimes so many...
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My Easter Surprise
March 29, 2013 - If not familiar with it you may not realize how photographers make (or at least attempt to make) a living. Of course the...
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It Is Finished
March 18, 2013 - For the last several weeks I've been working on putting a new book together for a portfolio review in May. I wanted to c...
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Color Theory
March 01, 2013 - When I first began in photography I became obsessed with getting color right. I thought every photo had to have the perf...
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Lighting: The Failure of Exposure
February 19, 2013 - I talk to many new and upcoming photographers. Those that are picking up a camera for the first time, or those that are...
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Something Wicked
February 13, 2013 - “Too late, I found you can’t wait to become perfect, you got to go out and fall down and get up with everybody else.” -...
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Flex
February 12, 2013 - A few weeks back I shot with Jennifer, a female figure competitor, for her portfolio. Most of the pictures were standard...
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Light & Shadow: Lighting the Human Form
February 06, 2013 - I approach lighting a little different than most. When I’m setting up lighting I think in terms of lighting for shadows.
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Day at Red House Books
January 29, 2013 - Red House Bookstore as been in our community for as long as I can remember. It was here long before my family and I move...
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Home Business Connection
January 24, 2013 - A few weeks ago I received a phone call from Christina at Cutting Edge Media about taking some pictures for an upcoming...
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Beating the Sun In Photographs
January 21, 2013 - I normally shoot a lot of urban locations, but recently I had been looking at a photographers work out of Germany who ha...
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One of Those Days
January 11, 2013 - I did some experimentation a few weeks ago. It was a day that things just went wrong:
First my son, who often times i...
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Early Morning Light
January 09, 2013 - There is nothing like early morning light. That light just as the sun crest the horizon is my favorite light of the day.
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Too Many Naked Photos: My Push for 2013
January 02, 2013 - Let’s face it. Photography has lost a lot of it’s value. The days of “I don’t know how they did that” are gone. Today ev...
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Shooting with Mary
December 12, 2012 - Periodically I will call around find and find someone willing to stand in front of my camera while I play around at taki...
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The Exotic Life?
November 16, 2012 - Its always funny to me what people think I do versus what I actually do. When people learn I’m a photographer they autom...
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Thank You
November 12, 2012 - Yesterday was Veteran's Day here in the USA. A day we set aside to remember and honor all the men and women who have and...
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The Fair
November 09, 2012 - Each year for the last several years I have made a habit of going to the the local fair that comes every October-Novembe...
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Halloween Night
November 01, 2012 - Every year around Halloween I have wanted to go out and take portraits of people in costume and every year something has...
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Haunted Girl
October 30, 2012 - As Halloween approaches I thought I would take an afternoon to create a little Halloween themed shoot. I didn’t want to...
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Goth Girls
October 26, 2012 - Every year as Halloween approaches it brings out this desire to shoot something I normally don’t shoot. To try and produ...
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Getting Ahead of the Rain
October 19, 2012 - Few weeks ago I went out to shoot some editorial portraits. A storm was quickly growing which left us very little time....
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The Starting Line
October 15, 2012 - "Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start."
I saw this on...
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Rainy Day Portaits
October 10, 2012 - Most people don’t like to take pictures on rainy days, me I love it. The light on a rainy day is very diffused, no harsh...
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One Hour to Shoot
October 04, 2012 - Just over a week ago my I did a photo shoot for my Pastor Jevon Goode. My pastor is both a friend and a great man. He ha...
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When the Word Arrived
October 01, 2012 - In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. - Joh...
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AM Walk
September 25, 2012 - This statue sits atop a fountain in the courtyard of one of our popular downtown restaurants. I really liked the way it...
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90 Minutes in Savannah
September 21, 2012 - Last weekend I was in Savannah, Georgia for the first time to photograph my nephew’s wedding. My family and I arrived Fr...
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Its Been A Hard Days & Night
September 17, 2012 - This morning I am recovering from a bad cold and a wedding.
This weekend my family and I drove to Savannah Georgia to...
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Being Awesome
September 10, 2012 - Let’s face it. No matter who you are, what you do, how much money you make, how popular you are, or how positive your ou...
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Me, A Camera, & Time
September 06, 2012 - The last few weeks I’ve been tinkering around with the camera just shooting anyone that was willing to stand in front of...
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Stories Part 1: Got Ink?
August 31, 2012 - When I was a kid growing up in the deep south the only people who had tattoos was sailors, military, bikers, or crooks....
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The Succubus Favor
August 28, 2012 - For those that are not into mythology a succubus is a evil supernatural being that according to legend would take the fo...
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For My Boys
August 20, 2012 - Today both of my son’s start back to school.
My oldest son, Aaron, starts his first day of his master’s program in in...
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Got Ink?
August 16, 2012 - Stories. Photography has always been connected with telling a story. The story of a family, a wedding, a news event, or...
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Pursue Vision
August 13, 2012 - Yesterday I recorded an interview with the host of Battle Drawn, an online radio broadcast focusing on artist and musici...
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The Path of Greatest Resistance
August 06, 2012 - It’s hard.
Nobody is helping me.
I’m afraid.
I can’t do it.
I’m too old (or too young).
I don’t have enou...
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I Am Second
July 30, 2012 - I should have read my own Monday Blogs last week, cause I was irritable and whiney all week.
Everyone has those momen...
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New Music Artist Jalesa McRae
July 25, 2012 - A few weeks ago I got to work new musical artist Jalesa McRae. Jalesa is a Christian artist working on her first album....
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Powerful Voices
July 23, 2012 - Powerful voices. Everyone needs has some, but not all of them are good ones. Voices that speak over and into your life t...
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Photoshop Workshop August 11th!!
July 18, 2012 - On August 11th, 2012 I will be hosting a Photoshop Workshop.
We will be looking at:
Raw Conversions: converting im...
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Evil Housewives of the 1950's
July 17, 2012 - “Horror is a neatly dressed man on a street corner with a spot of blood on his shoe.” Berrnie Wrightson
I heard that...
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Hiring Myself
July 16, 2012 - Ever been in a slump? A slump in your business? A slump in your creativity?
Not to be negative but slumps come, espec...
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Zack Arais: Gust Blog (Sort of)
July 13, 2012 - I have Zack Arias as my guest blogger today, well sort-of. Actually its a link to his blog today:
"If you are just ge...
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Right Man = Right World
July 09, 2012 - I once read a story of a minister who is preparing for his Sunday message. He’s home alone with his young son who has no...
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Photographing A Photographer
July 06, 2012 - Every now and then I look for something different. Something that is challenging me either creatively or mentally. Somet...
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Would You Please Shut Up!
July 02, 2012 - I was at the local post office last week buying stamps. While waiting in line I and everyone else had to endure the comp...
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Workshop Followup
June 27, 2012 - The lighting workshop was a success.
I was very nervous going in to it being my first time teaching a class to other...
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Thank You for Everything
June 25, 2012 - Thank you to everyone who made the class so successful. Thank you for all the kind words and encouraging remarks. Thank...
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Congratulations Dale!!
June 22, 2012 - Back in 2010 I photographed husband and wife body builder team Dale and Miro Comstock. Super nice people and both of the...
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GET UP YOU BUM AND FIGHT!
June 18, 2012 - Photography has got to be one of the most emotionally draining professions in the world. Maybe its because as creative p...
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The Backs Have It
June 13, 2012 - I have photographed lots of women over the years. It has been a great privilege that so many women have trusted me with...
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Eleven Days Left
June 12, 2012 - The lighting workshop is just eleven days away!
I am excited (and a little nervous) but my first lighting workshop is...
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What Do You See?
June 11, 2012 - I remember when we got our Great Dane puppies Aries and Oracle. They were quite small roughly about 3-4 lbs. At the time...
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Lighting Class Prep
June 06, 2012 - I've been busy getting ready for the lighting class on June 23rd. In getting ready I've been shooting some lighting samp...
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Think Big!!
June 04, 2012 - “As long as your going to be thinking anyway, think big.” - Donald Trump
I have a confession, I can’t stand being aro...
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Coastal Lifestyle Magazine Cover
June 01, 2012 - The new cover for Coastal Lifestyle magazine has been released. We shot this about a month ago along the coast in a very...
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On "About Photography"
May 29, 2012 - A few weeks ago I was contacted by Edward Verosky, a photographer/writer/instructor out of New York. He and I had met th...
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Remember To Be Grateful
May 28, 2012 - Today in the U.S. it is Memorial Day. It is a day that we take time to remember the men and women who died while in serv...
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Telling Your Story With Light
May 25, 2012 - Light tells your story.
On June 23rd I will host my first lighting workshop. One of the subjects we will attempt to t...
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Just Being Dad for A Day
May 24, 2012 - There is always a complex problem when your a photographer at family gathering and events. Do you take pictures like a p...
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They Hate Me
May 21, 2012 - Ever had anyone seemingly hate you for no reason? Ever been unjustly and unfairly accused of doing, not doing, saying th...
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Angels: The Process of Creating An Image
May 16, 2012 - I have strange dreams. I have always had strange and vivid dreams. Probably because I read so many comic books as a kid...
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Your In A Good Club
May 14, 2012 - Failed at anything lately? Was it a bigger failure? Something that felt devastating to you? Congratulations your in a go...
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Lighting Workshop
May 11, 2012 - I posted recently about my first lighting workshop. I was very pleased when the afternoon class filled up almost instant...
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My First Lighting Workshop
May 09, 2012 - I am hosting my very first lighting workshop. I have been asked over and over again if I would ever host one, but I did...
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You Weren't Born for That
May 07, 2012 - There are times when I feel completely overwhelmed. I look at the vision I have for my life and my business and think “I...
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Shooting Portfolios
May 03, 2012 - A few weeks ago I shot some new material for Stephanie, a model out of Panama City, Florida. Stephanie work has primaril...
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Lessons I've Learned From My Dogs
April 30, 2012 - I am not a huge animal person, but I do have two dogs that I love Aries and Oracle. They are three year old Great Danes...
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Pricing: A Peaceful Solution
April 25, 2012 - I read several blogs on a regular basis. Most are from photographers, some are from editors, others are just interesting...
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People Need Hope
April 16, 2012 - The first part of this year my pastor came to me and asked if I would help him design an ad campaign for the church. The...
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How We Got There
April 13, 2012 - I started receiving emails on how I shot this from other photographers and though I have tried to stay away from tutoria...
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Trees of Adullam
April 12, 2012 - Last night I was working the Gospel rock group Trees of Adullam. It was an excellent shoot with the band. We shot close...
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Spring Edition for Coastal Lifestyle Magazine
April 10, 2012 - The new issue of Coastal Lifestyle Magazine releases April 15th. We shot this in March along Pensacola Beach. Despite th...
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They Said, He Said
April 08, 2012 - They. Ever wonder who “they” are? To me they are the nay sayers, the ones who want to help you keep your head out of the...
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Impossible
April 01, 2012 - Impossible. The word itself has the power to shut down dreams, close hope, and cancel plans for the future. The word has...
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O Captain, My Captain
March 27, 2012 - Sorry couldn’t resist.
A few weeks ago I put out a call for people with costumes to come by and have a portrait made. I...
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I Quit!! …..
March 25, 2012 - Click to view slideshow. The words literally were on the tip of my tongue, “I quit.”
I had just received some bad news.
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Ghost, Faces, and Transformations
February 28, 2012 - Every year I do a handful of personal projects. For example one year I did a Project 365 where you try to take a picture...
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