My son and I will be traveling to Utah to attend my brother's wedding tomorrow. Jenny is unable to join us due to her being 8 months pregnant. Last time I visited Utah it was also to shoot a wedding, but that one was for my sister in law Lisa. I also had some fun shooting around Salt Lake with my father, so I though in preparation for this visit I'd post up some photos from my last one.
December 01, 2008
November 05, 2008
Playground fun
Yesterday we took Gabe to the playground, where we found two other children playing, they were adorable, and their parents were gracious enough to permit me to take some pictures of them. Lots of fun.
November 04, 2008
Reflecting on Virginia
We've made the move up to New York, and it was a good move. We're enjoying the cool (cold!) weather and beautiful colors. I can't help but reflect on my time in Virginia and how beautiful it was there as well. I thought I'd put up some images from the last time I walked around the city and just took pictures for fun in memory of a place I've loved and left.
A view down the street from where we lived.
Scenes from a walk through downtown Roanoke.
July 15, 2008
May 21, 2008
Natalie Flood's Senior Photos
I've known Natalie and her family for about 5 years. Her father worked at one of the schools I've attended, and her mother and I have spoken on several occasions, including one where I'd mentioned to her that I thought Natalie was beautiful and I'd love to take pictures of her sometime. That was over a year ago, but I guess the sentiment stuck, because I got a call from Natalie asking for senior photos. We ended up shooting two days in a few different locations. She was a little nervous at first, but she really loosened up by the second day, and we had a lot of fun.
February 21, 2008
A Cappella Innovations
As I look forward the the upcoming A Cappella Innovations taking place April 4-6 I can't help but reflect on the last event that took place in December. This coming event will be the second in the series, and I am looking forward to it.
The last event took place in the unique "Egg" theater. It's a very interesting structure. The theaters are actually inside the "Egg". Two of them, one larger and one smaller.
It was through an introduction to Clare Bronfman by Mike Baker that I was brought in for this event. Mike and I had met at SoJam in North Carolina that year. When Mike told me about this event I was interested, so conversations with Clare led to me being brought up to take photos, and help with the video team if they needed anything. Being part of the video team meant an unique opportunity to work with Mark Vicente and his video team up in Albany.
I used to offer video services, but when I saw the way these guys got stuff done, I was very impressed.
The event itself is incredible. College a cappella groups from around the north eastern United States are invited to come and take workshops in a variety of areas from performance and arranging, to vocal percussion and even improv. I found myself running around a lot, but did get a chance to sit in on a bit of the workshops taught by Lauren Salzman and Allison Mack. Everyone in there seemed to be having a great time as these two kept energy high throughout.
I also sat in for awhile with the vocal percussion workshop, taught by Mike Baker of Simply Human, and Wes Carroll of The House Jacks.
The college performances were also excellent. They ran throughout the day. There were no requirements to perform, every group who was willing was given the opportunity to perform.
The college groups were judged by a panel of professionals from a variety of backgrounds. Singers, dancers, actors, and music industry executives, including Kristin Kruek from Smallville.
And A Cappella promoter Kurt Walker with artist BT.
