So this year I've decided that I'm going to start a monthly challenge for myself. I find that when I get out to take photos I often head to the locations that I'm familiar with. This year, I'm going to attempt to get to at least one new-to-me location every month. I'm hoping this helps me to find many more great places to shoot in middle Tennessee.
January's "New Spot" was Poole Knobs Recreation Area. Less than 30 minutes from my house, I can't believe I've never been there. It's an absolutely beautiful spot and perfect for sunrise photography. There was tons of drift wood and rocks...
After leaving UVa, I headed north to meet my aunt, MariAnne. MariAnne is a great photographer, I encourage you to visit her blog. She is a master of black and white images and long exposures.
We rode all around some rural back roads looking for photo opportunities:
This is a new addition to a series I've started of self portrait reflections. This one was much different than any of my others with the curtain, and bars. I also liked how dirty the windows were.
This...
A few weeks ago I had to take an unexpected road trip to Charlottesville, Virginia. My wife and I both grew up in Charlottesville and we have family and friends who still live there. Early one morning, I decided to head into town to get some photos of the University of Virginia. UVa has a beautiful campus. I only had an hour or so so I decided to shoot the Rotunda as the sun came up. Turns out it was very foggy so there wasn't much of a sunrise, but I still managed a few good shots.
The statue shown is a statue of Thomas Jefferson.
Later, once it got a little...
2011 brought me many new opportunities to photograph people, something I didn't do a lot of in 2010. It started December 31st, 2010 with a beautiful wedding. I went on to shoot a couple parties, several engagement sessions, 3 weddings in September, many family sessions and even a few newborn shoots!
If I posted all of the photos from these sessions that I really liked there would be hundreds! The easiest way to share them is to share this short video I made.
Thank you to all of my clients for helping to make 2011 extra special! I hope to see you all again in 2012!
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So 2011 is drawing to a close. I feel like my photography world has grown exponentially this year. It started with the completion of my "This Week at the Lake" project. That was a project that I truly enjoyed and was proud that I made it the entire 52 weeks. I honestly wasn't sure what I was going to do once that was over. Was I still going to take many photos? Of course the answer was YES!
2011 brought me many new clients and friends. I photographed engagement sessions, family portraits, babies, weddings, and parties. I grew my stock photography collection on Getty Images from...
The last couple of months I've visited Radnor Lake in Nashville a few times watching fall arrive. No need to write much, I'll just show the photos :)
Here are a few shots I've collected during those visits:
Just...
A month ago, my brother and I planned a hiking trip on the Appalachian Trail. It's been so long since I did any overnight hiking, I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into!
I really wanted to do a section near Roan Mountain. I used to live in Johnson City and have been up to Roan Mountain many times, but never on the AT up there. After some internet research, we settled on starting at Carvers Gap.
Carvers Gap is right on the Tennessee/North Carolina state line.
On the way up, I stopped for a few photos
As I was heading up the mountain to meet my brother,...
Way behind on my blogging these days! So to catch up, I'm going to hit you with a series of short, photo-filled posts!
Back in September (man time flies!) I had the pleasure of photographing Paige and JD's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony and a fun afternoon/evening.
Here are just a few of my favorites:
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Erica and Justin contacted me only a few weeks before their wedding. They originally planned to have a very small wedding, just them and a pastor. They later decided that they should add one person, a photographer. They contacted me, I was available, and the rest is history! I even had to sign as a witness on their marriage license!
Erica and Justin were amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed shooting their beautiful wedding at Cannonsburgh Village in Murfreesboro.
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