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Remember when this was fun?
A few grabs from the past few weeks. Remembering why I love this magic box.
Grandma with her boys.
More drive by shootings.
Jordan waiting for the El. She will get used to it one day :)
Grandma with her boys.
More drive by shootings.
Jordan waiting for the El. She will get used to it one day :)
The best camera...
... is the one you have with you. And as hard as it try, there are some times the big fancy camera has to stay home. After seeing some work by St. Petersburg Times photographer Melissa Lyttle and her trusty iPhone, I got to experimenting with the camera on my phone that I had long thought off as useless. But now...
.... who actually talks on a phone anyway anymore?
.... who actually talks on a phone anyway anymore?
State of the Industry?
Papers collect in the entrance to a long boarded up business on Roscoe street.
As Promised
More from the weekend down in Pana with the Powers family. This a portrait taken of them circa a long time ago. The other object is Grandma and Grandpa's original wedding topper from 50 years again.
Dad and Grandpa on the golf course.
The lovely Tiffany....
and Julie checking to make sure she is still alive.
Dad and Grandpa on the golf course.
The lovely Tiffany....
and Julie checking to make sure she is still alive.
Like father like son
Or at least we can hope not. :) It's always a party when the Powers come to town and we had the whole family down at the lake to celebrate Grandma and Grandpa's 50th anniversary. Preston loved the camera, Mike...... not so much. There is much more from the weekend and I promise more updates. Really...... I swear.
Taste O' summer time
With no internship to focus my photographic curiosities this summer my family has had to step in yet again as subjects. Here Grandpa, Dad (left) and Uncle Mike chillax on the couch watching golf.
Thanks guys!
These next two are from the drive to Jordan's house in Roscoe Village. Normally I would take the highway up there but heavy traffic changed my mind on this particularly well lit afternoon. Out came the camera and drive by shooting got a whole new meaning.
Thanks guys!
These next two are from the drive to Jordan's house in Roscoe Village. Normally I would take the highway up there but heavy traffic changed my mind on this particularly well lit afternoon. Out came the camera and drive by shooting got a whole new meaning.
Calm after the Storm
I went out during some crazy storms we had the other day to see how bad things were around town. We had lost power for almost 24 hours going into the start of Julie's graduation party..... ya that was fun.... but there is always a rainbow at the end of the tunnel. Right?
Insert Credence Clearwater Revival here: "Doo Doo Doo, Lookin out myyyyyyyy backdoor."
Insert Credence Clearwater Revival here: "Doo Doo Doo, Lookin out myyyyyyyy backdoor."
Pana, Ill: The City of Roses
Spent some time down at the lake this weekend. We were going to go see a concert down in St. Louis but Ben and Sam weren't coming up till Saturday so I had Friday night to play around downtown.
Birthday 1.0
A few more from Ayden's first birthday,
Auntie Cheryl doing what she does best, making him laugh.
Ulysses had special haircut for his son's big day. I'm thinking for the Second birthday we just make it permanent and go with a tattoo.
Auntie Cheryl doing what she does best, making him laugh.
Ulysses had special haircut for his son's big day. I'm thinking for the Second birthday we just make it permanent and go with a tattoo.
Days gone by
Just a random spattering of photos from the last week or so.
Ya... he destroyed it.
Waiting for the bus.
"Aw shucks." Nanny and Aunt Mary at Ayden's 1st B-day.
And the padres... married 24 years..... Oh to be young and in love....... :)
Ya... he destroyed it.
Waiting for the bus.
"Aw shucks." Nanny and Aunt Mary at Ayden's 1st B-day.
And the padres... married 24 years..... Oh to be young and in love....... :)
Well things are gonna get betta...
Went to a show the other night with Jordan and saw Deal's Gone Bad. Killer band that puts on a fantastic show.
We followed up the show with a burrito the size of a football. Does it get any better?
We followed up the show with a burrito the size of a football. Does it get any better?
Wedding Weekend
Wow, well sorry for the long time no post business. Things got kinda crazy as school let out, Julie graduating (more still to come on that), and a crazy weekend of weddings, but there will be more posts coming soon!
I had the privilege to shoot two great weddings last weekend back in Kentucky. Friday night was Sarah and Donny in Northern Kentucky...
... and then Hayley and Alex in Bowling Green on Saturday, actually right down the street from my apartment there.
I had a blast at both weddings and wish the couples the best of luck. Your photos will be done soon!
p.s. I must thank my girlfriend and lovely assistant this weekend, Jordan :). It would have been a nightmare without your help, Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!
I had the privilege to shoot two great weddings last weekend back in Kentucky. Friday night was Sarah and Donny in Northern Kentucky...
... and then Hayley and Alex in Bowling Green on Saturday, actually right down the street from my apartment there.
I had a blast at both weddings and wish the couples the best of luck. Your photos will be done soon!
p.s. I must thank my girlfriend and lovely assistant this weekend, Jordan :). It would have been a nightmare without your help, Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!
Graduation day
Congrats Julie on your big day. Keep on smilin', your going to do some great things.
TRUCKS!!!
Going to the truck pull = Major truck envy for me.
Rolling into this show I was feeling pretty darn good about my truck.... then I realized that I am driving a Hot Wheels truck compared to these things.
Rolling into this show I was feeling pretty darn good about my truck.... then I realized that I am driving a Hot Wheels truck compared to these things.
Almost...
As the end of the school year settles in and finals week descends upon campus things pick up so I'm sorry for the lack of posting. I have been keeping a little backlog of things to post so another posting blitzkrieg will soon hit. Until then though here is something to feast upon.
Donny and Sarah will be getting married in about a week and wanted to have portrait done before the wedding to hang there. We have had a lot of rain lately so when we finally got a break in the weather we met up at this little chapel covered in ivy and goofed around until the sun disappeared. It was great time and I am really excited to shoot their wedding. Congrats!
A lost roll of film from Easter popped up today so I thought I would share. We had a Easter bunny bouncing around outside Shutterbug advertising for Easter portraits that we were doing. It got a few honks and a scream or too.
Donny and Sarah will be getting married in about a week and wanted to have portrait done before the wedding to hang there. We have had a lot of rain lately so when we finally got a break in the weather we met up at this little chapel covered in ivy and goofed around until the sun disappeared. It was great time and I am really excited to shoot their wedding. Congrats!
A lost roll of film from Easter popped up today so I thought I would share. We had a Easter bunny bouncing around outside Shutterbug advertising for Easter portraits that we were doing. It got a few honks and a scream or too.
Concerto de Trombone
Trombone concert in the Fine Arts Center on Campus. The ended the night with the James Bond theme song. It made me feel like I needed to be sneaking around shooting people, but instead of a pistol I was using a camera.
Pressing Matters
Greg Nanney brought his van, loaded with t-shirts, press and ink, to Western's campus the other day. Drive by Press was born out of a Masters project of Greg's and he has been on the road for the past 3 1/2 years hopscotching campus's around the country printing his artwork on T-shirts for $10 a pop if you bring your own shirt or $20 if you buy a shirt from them.
Nick Alley has been on the road with Greg for the past 4 months. Everywhere they go they collect prints from other artists and have amassed quite the collection of artwork from college's around the country.
The sale from these shirts is all that Greg and Nick use to fund their venture, but they have gotten help from other artists willing to support their cause. When their old truck broke down it was a donation that helped them get the van they now use to continue on with their business. "I think we got about another year in this." said Greg, "It will be nice to have a home again. Right now I don't even have a bed." he said laughing.
Check out more on Drive by Press HERE.
Nick Alley has been on the road with Greg for the past 4 months. Everywhere they go they collect prints from other artists and have amassed quite the collection of artwork from college's around the country.
The sale from these shirts is all that Greg and Nick use to fund their venture, but they have gotten help from other artists willing to support their cause. When their old truck broke down it was a donation that helped them get the van they now use to continue on with their business. "I think we got about another year in this." said Greg, "It will be nice to have a home again. Right now I don't even have a bed." he said laughing.
Check out more on Drive by Press HERE.
Convocation
As greek week wound to a close the 30 something percent of campus that takes part in it converged on the student center auditorium for the awards show. The place was packed and felt like a sauna just without the big sweaty guys in towels.
Kappa Delta was one of the sororities that won a bunch of awards, but the one that really mattered was the Sisterhood award for Sorority of the year.
Thank god this room didn't have windows because when they were announced as the winners I'm pretty sure they would have shattered.
These guys are from the SAE frat and are so exicted because they just won frat of the year.
Kappa Delta was one of the sororities that won a bunch of awards, but the one that really mattered was the Sisterhood award for Sorority of the year.
Thank god this room didn't have windows because when they were announced as the winners I'm pretty sure they would have shattered.
These guys are from the SAE frat and are so exicted because they just won frat of the year.
More 24
My last slot of the 24 hours assignment was 6am to 7am and The Farmers Market has opened in town so I thought I would take a gander to make some photos. I met a father and son from Oakland, Ky who run a small farm growing produce. It was the sons idea to start coming to the market and now they have been coming for close to 7 years.
His son went to Western for a semester but went back to the farm life. He said he just wants to take over the farm and could learn that out there. His brother though still goes to school and is in a singing group on campus.
I had some time to kill between the market and class to I went up the hill to rest me eyes a bit.
His son went to Western for a semester but went back to the farm life. He said he just wants to take over the farm and could learn that out there. His brother though still goes to school and is in a singing group on campus.
I had some time to kill between the market and class to I went up the hill to rest me eyes a bit.