Jingle All the Way

A Leaf

For Kelly

Baby H Preview

Concentrating

No Socks

I love the ruffles at the bottom of her jeans.

Heather Preview

Autumn

Latest Photo Shoot

I thought I'd post a preview of today's photo session with my friend Heather. She is a finalist to be in a new reality show that is described as a combination of Survivor and Amazing Race. Heather asked if I'd take some portraits for her portfolio. We visited Downtown Carrollton and had a great time with the shoot.

Just a Sampling of Epcot...

Old

St. Augustine is old. And beautiful.

The Vineyard

As I mentioned in my other blog, I got lost in a vineyard last Monday. Well, not like physically lost where I was crying-for-my-momma lost, but mentally, emotionally lost in the beauty. It was quiet except for the rustling of the leaves in the wind. I'm not very poetic, so to describe it wouldn't do it justice.

Anyway... I got lots of photos of grapes and grape parts and vines and stuff. I thought I'd add some texture to the photos to make them seem rustic and antique-ish.

Nice grouping...

Where raisins really come from:

I pretended this grape could talk and was saying, "What, I'm not good enough for your wine? Pfft."

Can you see the bee on the top grape?
I loved the way the vines reached out and got ahold of the support wire. Look at that grip! I call this "Grape Knots".

You may notice that I placed my logo in the middle of the photos. I'm trying to discourage people from stealing my work. I haven't had any stolen yet, but I've got a couple of friends whose work has been stolen and the theif uses it as their own. Not cool.

Saints and Sinners

I photographed the Ideal Image Guy Contest Finale yesterday. It was a lot of fun! After the winner was announced, there was a band that played while people mingled and had cocktails. The band's name was Saints and Sinners. Actually, it wasn't the whole band, just the lead singer and another guy that accompanied him on the guitar. So it was really Saint and Sinner. Anyway, he was excellent. But I felt so bad for him because during his set was when the crowd decided it was time to go. Nobody clapped (except me) and between each song he was cursing the guy who hired him. He was miserable and hating each moment, but one good thing came of his gig--he gained a fan. Me.

Winston

This is straight out of the camera:


I added a little color pop to this one:

And to this one, I increased the contrast and decreased the saturation:

And this one is black and white:

Which one do you like the best?

Just a Slice

Looks delicious, doesn't it?

Buddy

I came across this photo and decided to "fix" it in Photoshop.
What do you think?

The Seeker

More of The Michaels...

Random Lock

I saw this lock yesterday and couldn't figure out what it was locking. It was attached to a brick in a wall, but there wasn't a door or anything. I was confused. Still am...

The Michaels

I got the awesome opportunity to photograph the Michaels. It was so fun! What a pleasure it was to take photos of such handsome guys!

Antique? Or just junk?

I came across this little guy while cleaning out a closet. Isn't he cute? His name is Major Morgan.

He's this neat little musical toy that I got many, many years ago. He had these little music cards that you slipped in the front display and you could play tunes. I was good at playing these tunes. Sometimes I could play without the music cards to prompt me. In fact, I entered a talent show at church where I played Major Morgan.



He still works, sorta. One note works. The hi D, up in the top right corner. I was hoping to pass this thing down to Emily. Except I lost all the music cards. It's kinda pointless without those, unless you already know how to play Major Morgan. So my question is, do I throw it out? What about the memories? I get nostalgic when I see him. I realize I'd only be throwing out the toy, not the memories, but I just can't seem to let him go. I mean, really, just look at that face!

Hope...

Demotive This!

This is a drain from a water fountain I found in a park. I love all the colors.

Fun with a Canon

Bread crumbs
And a red twisty tie.