Video | Balloons, Tunes, and BBQ
This year was the 20th anniversary for the annual Ballooning event in my hometown, Bowling Green, KY. The event was previously known as the Balloon Classic, now, it's Balloon, Tunes, and BBQ. There are some big sponsors and all the profits go towards the United Way...
Blog | Why I love photography
This is not an easy blog post to write. It's a large subject that crosses a lot of aspects of my life. I've always loved photography. Even before the only photography class I took in college, I loved it. We used large format cameras in that class and I spent a lot of...
Blog | Cool Stuff #17
The Benjamin Franklin-ing of photography Just beautiful - I imagine this is right up there with practicing tia chi. (Thanks for posting Jon) The great life lesson of the tar baby: Hilarious old lady speaks her mind to questions: Classic SNL short Been enjoying Zach...
Blog | Interviewing Tips & Sewanee
I recently was hired to do three more vignette-type pieces for Sewanee: The University of the South. See the three videos I already completed for them here: one, two, three. Being an alumnus myself, I know my way around the 13,000 acre campus well and with it being...
Photography | Westcott Apollo Soft Box
I was pumped to get my 28" Westcott Apollo Soft Box in the mail today and immediately did some tests with it. I've seen it used all over the internet and I know it's one of the most popular and cheapest options out there for a soft box light modifier and wanted to see...
Photography | Jasmine Star Inspired
So I've decided to start hitting the photography side of things a little harder, if for no other reason because I enjoy it! Out of necessity, I will be taking a lot of self-portraits since that will be the easiest and quickest way to experiment and take photos, not...
Photography | Mom in the Cooler
I posted a photo yesterday on my tumblr photo blog of my Mom sitting inside the flower cooler of her florist shop, MacKenzies. I came up with the idea for this photo because I wanted her to have some more photographs of her and her store, I wanted the practice, and I...
Blog | Cool Stuff #16
__________ Inspirational 1. You will be watching this over and over and see something new, and a new hidden meaning each time. Great job by Everynone _____ Funny 1. Some great social commentary ____________ Film/Animation Sound design for two great films! 1. Inception...
How to | Custom Bokeh Shapes
UPDATE: I created a more in-depth class on this subject because so many people had questions about this effect. Take the course here: http://skl.sh/2jGvWNy I've seen this effect used in some wedding photographer's images with the heart shaped bokeh (blur) is in the...
Blog | Cool Stuff #15
Three cool videos I've seen this week: One of the coolest videos I've seen in a while, very creative: Ever wonder what goes into filming a food commercial? How about screwing the pizza down to the table . . . A short on the brutal reality of the oil spill on a small...
Blog | Cool Stuff #14
__________ Inspirational 1. A photographer was fed up with seeing lower quality images of the volcano and so took it upon himself to go get some good images of the eruption in Iceland. That's the kind of personal project I admire. This guy wasn't getting paid to do...
Photography | Lookout Mountain Flight Park
I spent yesterday taking photos with my new Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 lens (see bottom photo) getting some shots while I was at launch and the break down area at Lookout Mountain Flight Park. The idea was to go about and take pictures more of the people of the sport than...