February 2012
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A February Storm Chase
After a routine print delivery to Vanceboro, NC, I noticed some neat clouds in the sky. As I drove along, I began to see a really big billowing storm cloud that normally brings severe summer weather. Driving blindly with my eyes on the clouds, I took twists and turns until I had no idea where I was. That’s when I came down a very long, straight road, cut a u-turn, got out of my Jeep and laid...
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Best Test Answer, Ever.
As most of you know, I’m a Pittsburgher transplanted to Eastern North Carolina. Growing up around the ‘burgh, you hear a lot about sports legends of the area, particularly of the 1960’s and 70’s. Family members speak fondly of the likes of Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Willie Stargell, Lynn Swann, Bill Mazeroski, the list goes on. But one name stands out above the others:...
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Emerald Isle Photography Workshop
Folks have been asking me for a while now about offering some photography classes and training sessions. I have always wanted to do something along those lines. Although I’m very flattered that people want to learn from me, I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t intimidating. Luckily, in talking with my friend and fellow photographer Brad Styron I learned that he was looking to do the...
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Paranormal Activity?
This was probably the freakiest photo shoot location I’ve been to and am pretty sure I had my first paranormal encounter here. Here’s the story:
This winter, I set out with my friend Ben in Pennsylvania for an abandoned coal facility that I had shot at before. Problem was, I hadn’t been there for over two years. It was a lot freakier this time than the last. To make matters...
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January 2012
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For Sale- Jeep Grand Cherokee Rocky Mtn. Ed.
Well, I’ve decided to sell my ‘photo adventure mobile,’ my 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Rocky Mountain Edition. This vehicle has made some great memories for me and has gotten me to some awesome places, but it’s time to get into something else. I’ve attached some images of it along with it’s features. Pass this on if you know someone in the market, or better yet,...
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4 Things That Every Photo I Take Is Built On
The image pictured below was originally just going to be my typical daily photo post on the blog and on my Facebook page. As I was processing it, however, my mind started to wander (as it so often does when I’m buried in Photoshop). There have been so many tips, tricks and suggestions made to me since I first started shooting, that I forget what they all are. However, I have taken them all...
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Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta Test Drive
-updated January 13, 2011-
As most photographers know, on January 10, Adobe released the public beta version of the new Lightroom 4. Personally, I’m pretty new to the Lightroom game. The fist version I had even used was Lightroom 3 and at that, I’ve only really used it to convert RAW files to JPEG when processing portraits. And if you’ve followed my work for any amount of time,...
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treecylcing.
I recently viewed a very interesting blog post by Tim Gibson of NYCHDR in which he shared a collection of photos of abandoned Christmas trees laying on the curbs of New York City in his post titled Used and Abused. At the end he described the New York Department of Sanitation’s new Christmas Tree Recycling program.
This reminded me of a program in place here in Eastern North Carolina that I...
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December 2011
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Candid Thoughts of a Photographer- Validation
I don’t do this often here, but I feel inclined to write today. The thoughts that I’m about to share may not necessarily be the same as all photographers and artists, but I suspect that many, if not the majority, share the same sentiments as I do. I just hope this doesn’t come across as conceited, cocky or what have you. I’m just trying to very candidly share my thoughts...