Wedding: Andrew & Tara
Had a blast shooting a beautiful back country wedding a few weeks ago. How many Virginians have never enjoyed the rolling hills and farms …
19 Jul
SpeedLight ProKit Test 1
SpeedLight ProKit Test 1
I got a package in the mail from SpeedLight containing their portable flash reflectors called PRO KITs. I love packing light with just standard …
03 Jun
Baby Ellis in a Bass Drum
Baby Ellis in a Bass Drum
Today we had a fun shoot with Craig Sowby, owner of My Online Drummer and his new baby boy of 7 days. He brought …
22 May
Pushing time-lapse
Pushing time-lapse
I thought this video by Ross Ching was very cool. Here is a short interview with additional insights to how it was made.
22 May
National Botanical Gardens
National Botanical Gardens
I just picked up a $9 reverse lens adapter, allowing me to take standard lenses and mount them backwards. I had some fun playing …
17 May
The Phipps Family
The Phipps Family
Shooting family portraits may be the most enjoyable genre of photography for my wife and me. There’s no all day commitment and no “the most …
08 May
Gallery: Surfing Under an Orange Sky
Gallery: Surfing Under an Orange Sky
Very interesting shots taken with the California wildfires in the background. Hopefully they’ll get them under control soon. LINK: Surfing Under an Orange Sky
27 Apr
Film vs. Digital
Film vs. Digital
I’m not sure if this is the final nail in the coffin, but it’s an interesting comparison using extreme enlargements (building size) between the Nikon …
19 Apr
Marks’ Military Marriage
Marks’ Military Marriage
As a second shooter, I shot a very fun and unique military wedding this last weekend. Here are just a few of my candid shots. …
17 Apr
Tea Party
Tea Party
I try and get out to cover local events when they occur down town. Two days ago I decided to see what interesting shots might …
14 Apr
Shooting Sherrell
Shooting Sherrell
Looking back on recent posts, I realized that I haven’t put much of my own work on this blog lately so I’m doing that now. …
05 Apr
The Vintage Look by Jim Talkington
The Vintage Look by Jim Talkington
As I peruse the wild world of photography on the wild world web, I occasionally find gems worth sharing with DPS readers. In this post, …
22 Mar
Smoke and Mirroring
Smoke and Mirroring
I had the opportunity to interview Stoffel De Roover, one of the great smoke photographers out there. If you haven’t seen smoke photography before, check out this interview …
12 Mar
I don’t follow… a crazy cat walk
I don’t follow… a crazy cat walk
I don’t follow fashion. But the photos in this series were interesting enough to keep me viewing for a few minuets. Strange and interesting (are …
02 Mar
Baby on white
Baby on white
I had a great time taking pictures of little baby Olive last week. We went for what I have officially named, “the baby on …