Ansel Adams: Landscapes of the American West
I just received this book as a gift, and man, is it BIG! For a coffee-table book, it certainly necessitates a big table! All jokes aside though, it is packed full of wonderful (as you would expect) Ansel Adams imagery. If you are part of the photography community, in a professional or amateur holding, and [...]
Prairie Chickens…what will become of them?
I recently wrote about the current cover story for Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine (link to post here), and how we are noticing a drastic decline in Lesser Prairie Chicken populations in Texas. The story covers stewardship of land and enterprise amidst necessary renewable energy resources, as well as research that can aid in maintaining [...]
Catherine Keeney Fine Jewelry
Meet Catherine Keeney, a super artistic jewelry designer. A few weeks ago, I had the chance to photograph her work for a Lookbook that she is using to promote her jewelry to fine fashion entities across the nation. As you can see, she has a unique vision with her jewelry, and the Gallo-Roman inspired designs [...]
A Little More Wine With Your Blog!
I love West Texas wine! I had a conversation the other day with a gentleman about a friend of his that was a supposed “wine snob.” You know, one of those folks that will only drink $60+ bottles of imported wines, letting only the “finest” wines indulge his palette. Anyways, said gentleman sent his snobbish [...]
I LOVE this shot!
Most of you probably know me as a portrait and natural history photographer, but not necessarily a family photographer. Sure, just because I used to have real long hair and a scary beard, we’ll label me as the hippie, one-with-nature guy, ha! You would probably be right most of the time, and for certain, I [...]
Hogg Maulies…a quick, random photoshoot.
Several folks on Twitter have messaged me wanting to see how the Hogg Maulies photos turned out. The Hogg Maulies is the band that I play around Texas in, and we decided the other day to take a few quick photos for a promotional poster for a few upcoming shows. I love doing quick shoots [...]
Ever wonder where your wine comes from? I know.
I’ve been in and out of shooting and getting married and traveling a bit and playing music for the past month, but it’s been a great month! I got one last blog out right before I left to be married to my wonderful Amanda, and after taking a trip following the event, I played catch [...]
15 days, 11 new friends, thousands of new memories…
I’m starting to think that those folks that blog everyday either a) have a lot of time on their hands, b) are making direct advertising monies (yes, monies) from their blog hits (just check out Strobist, great blog), c) are always at a computer, or d) love what they do, and see the benefit in [...]
Home Away From Home – Wyman and Jerod’s Bogus Adventure: Junction
Alright! Wyman and I are back at Texas Tech University in Junction, our OTHER place, ha! Each year, Wyman and I come to Junction to lead a 15-day photography workshop that counts as class credit with the university, and each year, we get a totally new batch of eager students who get to see some [...]
Feed Your Spirit Pizza – In Your Face Pizza Hut
Wow! I don’t know even where to begin, it’s been so long…if there’s anyone still out there reading this blog, no, I have not quit, died, been abducted by the aliens mentioned in an earlier post that found me on Twitter then picked me up out of the sandhills of West Texas where I have [...]
Meet Mike Greer: 70-year-old Extraordinaire!
It’s been a doooooozy of a past couple of weeks, but I can’t complain from any kind of standpoint. Being busy is good. I often read Joe McNally’s blog, as well as Chase Jarvis’s blog, about how busy one can really be in this industry!
Talk about a guy that has been busy, especially for the majority of [...]
This is my stand-in model, err…my brother, Seth!
Thank God for brothers! What would we do without them? I used to call only-children “lonely children” (no offense to all you only-children out there), mainly because I would have went bonkers without my sister and brother. And even though we’re all “grown-up,” my sister as an accountant, and my brother as a college student, [...]
Aliens And My Grandfather (would be a cool name for a band!)
Here’s a quick look at what I’m doing when I travel to a shoot.
This is me all hunky dory (maybe not hunky, but you know what I mean):
This is me when I see something up ahead on the horizon that looks like it may delay me, non-photographically, from my destination (I hate being late to [...]
New Life Children’s Home and a very special shoot!
I’m fortunate to see some pretty interesting things and meet some outstanding people as a photographer! I have a great attraction to people and their stories, because each is so unique and deserves telling. The photograph above is of Michelle. Michelle really drove home what I do for a living: help tell a story!
Michelle is [...]
The Return of Mighty Joe
OK, OK, OK, it’s been a while. It’s been a heckuva past couple of weeks, but it’s been productive. Teaching is a great job! I can’t tell you how fun it is to be able to lecture and discuss something you love, and I’m fortunate enough to do so in conjunction actually fulfilling that passion! [...]
Not People Watching, Rather Watching People
I’m not real sure how I see portraiture, but I love photographing people. If you had talked to me several years ago, I would have told you, “no, I do not shoot portraits, I do not like the studio, and no, I will not shoot your wedding.” That was several years ago, before I started [...]
Come Party With Us!
It’s been pretty busy the last few days, and I have been meaning to post this for several days now! Finally, it’s here. Everyone, I would like to introduce Joe!
Joe is the VAL I mentioned in the last post, but there’s a lot more to Joe than just a steady hand for a light (see [...]
Pay Attention, You Never Know Who You’re Talking To
I have been shooting quite a bit lately for a variety of stories, as well as preparing material for a new book that Badlands is getting geared up to produce. I’m heading to BDP headquarters tomorrow to take a breather from getting caught up and to finalize one book and start on another.
A word of [...]
