Bree and Dennis Wedding

I'm a geek. One of my favorite past times is to play a game called Magic: The Gathering. On a trip to Toronto to participate in a tournament, I happened to meet a couple from Michigan. We kept in touch and just over a year later I was photographing their wedding. It was a beautiful event.

It was an outdoor wedding during a great warm fall day. I as so glad to be a part of the event. It was really nice to see my different worlds of photography and magic to combine. I wish the two of them the best in the future, including when we play at the next tournament.

Strobist Food Challenge

I am a huge fan of Strobist so when the first food photography challenge was presented, I had to jump in. I'd never done anything like this before, so I attempted a few different set ups.

In the spirit of DIY, everything for the shoot was either purchased at the dollar store or what I had around the house.

Caramel Apple


Then I got hungry...


Setup Shot for the above photos...


Humus


Don't mind the mess of my old apartment. As you can clearly see, a "good" studio isn't needed for good photography...


I also decided to challenge myself with food that didn't automatically look nice. This was my dinner that night from a local Chinese take out place...


Setup shot (say hi to Shiny...he was entertained by my running around that day)...


Final Products...

Fireworks in Riverview

While the weather turns colder, it's nice to remember some of the warmer days. I traveled down to Riverview with some friends last year to watch the fireworks. For the first time ever, I decided to try my hand at long exposure firework photography. These are my favorites from that batch.

Glowstick Portrait

This is what happens when friends are bored late at night with just a camera to entertain them. Combine a fan, glow sticks and a flash...and get this. It was a little experiment in flash plus long shutter speeds that came out fabulously.

Rochester Michigan Photowalk

Another photowalk I took part in located in Rochester Michigan. I'd never spent time in the area so grabbing my camera and just making my way around was an adventure. Partway through the day it started raining, but that definitely didn't damper the spirits...it just provided some nice dimensions to the shooting.

Henry Ford Museum Photowalk

The Henry Ford Museum is an amazing place to spend a day. A while ago I was lucky enough to participate in a photowalk there. It was a great way to spend a day. There's no way to see everything in one trip, I can't wait to go back.

Butch Walker at the Magic Bag

Getting my name out there

Hello all!

It's been a crazy few months, but I'm finally getting back to updating my blog. And to encourage myself and get my name out there more, I've just listed my photography online:

Professional Personable Photographer

More coming soon!

Laura's Social Media Portrait

One of my great friends, Laura, has recently started her own blog and wanted some portrait photos for her new Guilty Fabulous Blog.

Being a social media venture, we could be a little more adventurous with the photos. She was a great sport and we had a great time with this photo shoot.

Dragon*Con

You may not know this..but I'm a geek. A really big geek.

There's an event in Atlanta every year over Labor Day weekend called Dragon*Con...it's a geek heaven. I've been able to attend for the last two years and see some of my favorite actors talk about their experiences.