It's been over a year since I did the first day of shooting for a project I've kept mostly secret. It's working name is Operation: Clown. It's been pretty insane preparing for the next day, there have been many failed attempts in this past year to make this happen, so let's all keep our fingers crossed.The cool thing is that you guys can help make this happen! I'm in dire need of location suggestions, here's a list of what I'm looking for.
Read MoreSo reading the book raised a question...do I need to be looking at famous photographers' work? Annie references her influences like I should know who they are, or what she's talking about. Reading this book is like having a conversation at a museum with one of those horn-rimmed glass wearing guys dressed in all black that speaks with a fake british accent.
Read MoreHere's some of the shots from my recent session with the wonderful Nashville country band Magnolia. We did the shoot over at the Nashville Zoo which turned out to be an AMAZING location as well as a rock beach off of Percy Priest.
Read MoreMy fiance bought this wallet for me for Christmas this past year and it's amazing. The idea of it is that it can hold all the crap from my old "costanza" wallet while still maintaining a slim profile. I was skeptical at first, but it was amazing when I got it, and after using it for 2 months now, I can say with all certainty that it's the best wallet I've ever owned.
Read MoreThis downtime is exactly the time we need to revamp and rethink, streamline and slim-down. In the end, I imagine that the poor economy may end up being the best thing to ever happen to my career. If you orchestrate it right, that statement could be true for you too.
Read MoreI'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge comic book characters like Peter Parker and Jimmy Olsen for making it seem cool and adventurous to be a photographer. That being said, who's your favorite fictional photographer? There have been plenty portrayed in books, tv, and film, pipe up in the comments below and let us know who you like!
Read MoreAlmost all photographers do it. There's something fun and magical about the possibilities when going to a new place, or even better yet, an old familiar place, with a camera to record what you find and the people you meet. I do this very often, and I thought I'd use this space to give a couple of pointers about how to approach a stranger that you want to photograph.
Read MoreAs we made our way underneath the tracks to the bottom side of the station I noticed from a dark area behind it, a hand waving. I politely waved back, and then I'm approached by a man asking if we're with the Courier-Journal (the Louisville paper, and we're not). I'm going to call this man John Doe, as I don't particularly know his back story and I'm not sure how comfortable he would be with me revealing his actual name to the whole world. We start talking about the building and the history of it, and he informs me that he has lived in/around this train station on and off for over 25 years.
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