These are portraits of Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton (left) and Hubby Jenkins playing backstage at the 2010 Black Banjo Gathering. These guys are great musicians and so fun to be around. Neither one has a CD out, but you can listen to them on myspace. … Read More →
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Portrait of Jarrell
I met Jarrell at a party here in Norfolk. In addition to having great style, he was super easy to talk to and I thought it would be fun to photograph him. This was my favorite from our shoot. For anyone interested, Jarrell also does … Read More →
Chesapeake Bay at 4 seconds
Yesterday after a shoot, I walked onto the beach near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. I was testing out my old 5×7 wood field camera (read about it 2 posts down). I had one film holder which holds two sheets of film. I shot one … Read More →
Doctors and flourescent lights
I discovered a new trick today. You’ve probably seen those big light boxes on which doctors view x-rays. Well this office, had a huge panel of 6 of these light boxes on the wall. I turned them on to discover they make a nice side … Read More →
Inauguration 2009
“…it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.” -from Barack Obama’s Inauguration speech These 11 photos … Read More →
Der Spiegel unused image
The day after the Nov 2 election German magazine Der Spiegel hired me to photograph a nice Virginia man who normally votes Republican but voted Democrat in this election. He works for a home renovation company that has this great wood paneled meeting room with … Read More →
Train portrait for magazine
I got a call last week to photograph a guy who works in insurance. Could have been really boring, except that he insures a short line train company and the magazine wanted a shot of him with the train. Unfortunately, no budget for an assistant. … Read More →
Diversifying the business
I photograph a few weddings a year, mostly for friends of friends who know I am a photographer. It’s a good way to diversify the business without spending money on advertising. Given how the economy is going I might want to diversify a little more. … Read More →
Hospital
I have a great client who uses me regularly for hospital work. A lot of the layouts he does require a panoramic style photo. This can be especially challenging indoors when you want a subjects face to line up with other interesting visual elements across … Read More →
Authentic and honest for new portfolio
I’m toning photos for a new portfolio. It’s going to be almost all personal, slice-of-life work. I’m going for really honest and authentic. Not overly perfect and over-produced. Lots of natural light and some humor. Here is one photo. I love the little crumbs around … Read More →