Monthly Archives: August 2011

Eight tips to greatly improve your photography NOW!

DISCLAIMER: I wanted to first say, as a disclaimer, that I by no means suggest that Im an expert on anything photographic related, and any of my thoughts should be taken as just that… thoughts. Thoughts from a guy who has been shooting for a long time, who has learned a lot of these “rules”...

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A story about books and heres to hoping we dont all drown this weekend..

Hurricane smircanes.   OK, so not really.. but it felt good saying so. I live on the water here and I have to admit that Im a little nervous that Ill being singing “under the sea” a few days from now…ah but what can ya do? (lots really, but thats not the point ).. So...

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Natalie Portrait Session- Ocean View Fishing Pier, Norfolk VA

I had three shoots in about as many days this past week, and Ive been pretty sick with some sort of summer crud thats had me piloting my bed quite a lot. So, needless to say..Ive been running on empty. However, I had been wanting to photograph Natalie forever now, and couldnt pass up the...

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Nichole Portrait Session- Shore Drive- Virginia Beach, VA

So as I mentioned in my last post, Ive been going through a bit of a creative high point lately and have really been wanting to push the limits of what I normally do.. and when Nicole told me she had found  an old dress from a million years ago that she got for $3…I...

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Maddie in the Water- Shore Drive- Virginia Beach, VA

This is my 2nd opportunity to photography Maddie, with the first time being the bridal shoot a few weeks back.  During that session, we didnt really get to let lose at all because of time and light and plus the fact that I was using studio lights. Plus,she was in a wedding dress..(albeit a very...

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Anyone remember film?

So, Ive been thinking  about film a lot these days… Film? yeah…really…film. It started with a guy named Michael Door. Ive been a fan of his work for awhile now, and often find myself going to his website whenever I was having a “what is it all about” or ‘whats the point” moment. He shoots...

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Julian and Sarah- Virginia Beach VA

Sometimes competition is a good thing. Sometimes it challenges you to think and to grow and sometimes it just makes you a better person…and with photography, its not a bit different. Over the last few weeks, Ive found myself becoming a little despondent to the photography game and was becoming bored with my own work...

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A post about growing as a photographer..and remembering where you came from.

So I’m often conflicted about my work….well, not often.. CONSTANTLY and sometimes this blog makes me cringe. I look back at some of the posts from 2 years ago when I was first re-starting and I cant help but say: “dude, what were you thinking? Railroad tracks? Really?” and nearly every day I want to...

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New Website Launched

Hey everyone! So I finally decided to update my main website…I had been using several different versions of different sites over the last few months, and mostly using this blog as a place to show images, but I bit the bullet and went for something a little more graphic. Im a big fan of full...

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Maddie Bridal Shoot- Virgina Beach Va

For a long time now Ive wanted to do some kind of a stylized bridal shoot. What I mean by that is for brides on their wedding day, there is often next to NO time to actually a well lit, creative portrait of them… in truth, with a day as hectic as a wedding day,...

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