09
Feb
10

snOMG!

That’s what they were calling it in the twitterverse.
It’s snowed here two weekends in a row. I spent the time bundled up with the fam since my daughter’s only interested in talking about the snow.

I did manage to sneak out (and almost freeze my fingers off) this past Saturday to sneak a few pictures. It’s funny how such beautiful stuff as snow can bring a city like Richmond to a grinding halt.

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There was ample sledding at local Forest Hill Park.

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The local playground didn’t look as inviting as usual. More like something out of Silent Hill.

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There’s just something about a bit of blue filter and a snowy road scene that just evokes desolation. You’d never know the sledders were just down the way.

I thought the images looked a lot like pieces from a film so I borrowed some post process techniques and made them look like this.
Thanks for visiting. I’ll try to update more frequently.

29
Jan
10

Local Boys Make Good.

Reality television abounds. It’s not like you need me to tell you that but if you don’t pay attention, new shows appear that make you wish you paid closer attention.

One of those shows that’s both sensational and revolting is Hoarders, a new bit on A&E. The show spotlights people across the country who keep too much stuff, and that’s putting it mildly. These folks often refuse to throw things away. Their houses become suburban trash heaps, where all manner of things are just stuffed into rooms or piled high as the ceiling.

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That’s where they guys at Clutter Cleaner come in. Clutter Cleaner is the brainchild of Richmond entrepreneur Matt Paxton. He and his crew (Colin, Woody, and James) show up and help people decide what to keep and what to toss. They toss a lot. They worked mostly locally until the folks at A&E found out about them. Now they fly all over the place and do it.

I got to spend some time with them working on a few images they needed for their website and heard some amazing stories. One was about a man who was storing his own poo in plastic bags in the attic of his house. Another was about a woman who had collected so much stuff that she’s forced herself to live in her kitchen. It’s as creepy as it is fascinating to hear about and see.

22
Jan
10

Ooh, Baby Baby!

Hey, Baby!

When I pasted these together in Photoshop, I couldn’t stop thinking of this song. Dorky, I know.

Anyway, my wife held a baby shower for my sister at our house and I grabbed these really quickly before the shindig started.

I hope her husband takes pictures of their child as he or she (They won’t find out who’s coming, which drives me nuts!) grows ’cause nothing’s funnier than seeing who you and your parents used to be.

20
Jan
10

Pilates.

Awhile back I posted this image because for a not-so-limber fella like me, it was amazing to behold.

I went back a couple of weeks ago with an assistant to actually shoot the bendy lady and we got some amazing stuff. The client and model, Sylvia Nofsinger, is a pilates teacher here in Richmond. She’s good. Really good.

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What struck me the whole time was that it was hard for me not to just watch. I suppose that’s the hard thing about being a photographer of any stripe, though. It was hard not to just stare. She’s in such great shape and her ability to contort her body into so many interesting shapes is just amazing.

I suppose for fashion photographers the impulse is less pronounced but I wonder how sports shooters and (since we’re being honest) folks who shoot people completely naked-ish can pay attention.

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At any rate, hats off to people who can teach pilates and people who can be amazed at the things they photograph but avoid being gawkers.

18
Jan
10

A New Addition.

No.
Not at my house. We’re finished with the baby-making. Seriously.

My sister and her husband, on the other hand, are just getting started. On a recent visit to their house, they asked me to take some pictures of the belly. I had the small camera with me and took some grabs. I was happiest with this one.

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I’ve got a few more to sift through and will try to get one of them up later this week.

In the meantime, I’ve got some of the official shots of this young lady ready to go. Keep an eye out

15
Jan
10

Recently.

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This is actually a shot of me shooting done by a buddy of mine, Nia, while we were shooting Thadd. It seemed like a good image to get the blog rolling again.
Happy Friday, everyone.
Have a good weekend!

06
Jan
10

Time Off.

I’ve got a fairly large backlog of stuff to work on and it’s not all of it photo related.
To catch up, I’m gonna stop posting for a few days. Not to worry. New stuff will be here soon.

In the meantime, an old buddy of mine’s come back to town and agreed to lemme make her look cool.

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See how I’m gettin’ my money’s worth on that gun prop?
I’ll be back before you know it.

30
Dec
09

A Prison Sentence.

So my 10 month old son has taken to waking up in the middle of the night, standing at the edge of his crib, and screaming his bloody head off. It’s far less fun than it sounds, if you can believe that.

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What he wants most is for someone (namely me, ’cause my 2-year-old daughter is my wife’s responsibility in the small hours) to come pick him up and hold him. Maybe he’d even like to get into my bed so he can sleep somewhere that’s not his bed.

I am not down with this.

I’ve taken to going into his room and sitting with him. It occurred to me the first night I watched him try to stay awake (between the hours of 4:45 and 6:15) that it’d be super fun to photograph him, so I set up some lights the next night and caught this around 5:45. To my mind, he’s plotting his escape. He’s gonna get out of this dump, he figures. He’ll find a family that’ll treat him the way he wants.

I’m sure I should be doing more to help him, but at least this way, we’ll have proof of his idiosyncratic nocturnal ways when he’s bigger.

And maybe by then, it’ll be funnier than it is tragic.

28
Dec
09

A Moment of Frustration.

I told Nia to look like someone’d just run over her dog.
The face was amazing, but wrong.
Then I told her to shut her eyes and open her mouth really wide.

This is what we got:

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I figure she’s a woman in a moment and she’s just made a very big decision.

25
Dec
09

Happy Holidays.

Yeah.
This is the same shot as this, but in color.

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It’s a busy day with the two kids who live at my house. I’ll have newer, more interesting stuff next week.

Happy holidays, folks.




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