Must be bored

It’s been a ridiculously long time since I’ve last made a post I’m sure anyone passing by would think I’m bored – but, honestly, I’m not, I’m just on vacation. In this blog I wanted to offer another [...]

North Carolina

One of my passions is mountain biking, which, every weekend from October to May you’re likely to see me at one of the local parks here in the Tampa bay area, Scrub Boyette being the most likely of [...]

Mushroom Soup

Mushroom soup couldn’t be more simple of a recipe. If you’re used to the condensed version that comes in a can (god help you if you actually like that) you’ll love this home made recipe. This soup will [...]

The magic word

When I first sat Mollie down to photograph her she quickly huddled to the floor and coward.  I quickly thought “what can I do to make her feel more comfortable?” and then it hit me… “Mollie want a [...]

Pet Portraiture

I love the honesty we get from animals.  I wonder at times when people believe creatures to be soulless and somehow less deserving of respect than humans.  Although I shouldn’t wonder too much considering the number of suicides [...]

Oh the love

My two little children.  If there’s one thing these two will experience more often than feeding it will be me with a camera.  This weeks theme is the lives of my babies.  What perfect composition these two have. [...]

A new member of the family

We’ve been thinking about adding a new member to our family for about a year now.  So glad we did.  This little kitten has been such a cutie.  She’s so well behaved and cuddly.  I’m not used to [...]

Back to it

I’ve taken the weekend off but now I’m back to the blog.  I should share a few recipes but I don’t have time to photograph while cooking.  This weekend was pretty busy as we purchased a new dinnerware [...]

Back to Black and White Portraiture

It seems no one likes nor remembers black and white photography.  One of the things I miss most about black and white film is having my own lab at home.  There’s something magical about watching your negative turn [...]

Portraits: one light

Mood is everything to a portrait.  The mood sets the stage for the product and here the product could be anything to be taken serious. This almost reminds me of the Twilight series.  Believe it or not the [...]

An old look at mood

I’ve been such a fan of 1970′s portraiture.  Particularly the colors and the mood that was always set by a mysterious looking female.  This is my recreation of that look.  Not an exact match, no, that would be [...]

150009

The art of photography is the way we see things reinterpreted through the lens, and the medium.  The picture to the left is just that. I call this one 150009 and I’m sure you’ve guessed why but what [...]

And on the 7th Day… some stuff happened

I’m excited about this blog now.  I’ll admit it’s taken even more time away from my already busy schedule but with a little planning I’ll have a post a day everyday. I call this Lightroom Preset Lost Little [...]

Day 6

I should point out for this preset that the colors are especially altered.  Not drastically reversed but very controlled reds and yellows. This was fun getting out to photograph the fine details we so often walk right by [...]

Day Five and two presets

I very nearly didn’t get a post in today.  Been extremely busy but I’d like to share this beautiful sunset done right off the Courtney Campbell Causeway.  The sun looked so much larger than usual as it set. [...]

Day Four

I’ve been on the hunt for sunsets lately.  Partly because a few years back I tried to do a sunset shot on Clearwater Beach and was recently reminded of this lady who walked right in my frame.  It [...]

Day Three

Another from my Sunday walk through Safety Harbor as the sun was setting.  I wanted to create a little grit here in the grain.  I thought this Lightroom Preset might work well for city streets that have yellow [...]

Day Two

I took this beautiful photo about an hour or two before the sunset in Safety Harbor this past Sunday.  I wanted to do something to bring back the colors that I saw so, I created a Lightroom Preset [...]

Day One + Free Lightroom Preset

I’ve been ignoring my website long enough, it’s time to commit to a few photography projects.  So, starting today for no other reason than I must start somewhere I’m doing a photo-a-day blog.  This will not be a [...]

Avatar The Last Airbender

What an incredible movie.  What usually happens when a book or television series is turned blockbuster movie is disappointment.  Not this time, no, M. Night Shyamalan has done an incredible job retelling my favorite Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar the [...]