Month: August 2017

Weddings are such a special time, a once in a lifetime event for a couple and proper documentation of this event is crucial. Photographing weddings can be hectic but I have been blessed with the most kind and cooperative couples whom I equally want to put at ease. In this post, I want to highlight the Kara and Trevor wedding shot this spring.

Growing up in a suburb of Birmingham, Al was a far sight removed from rural Middle TN. However, I would not give up the “country” life for anything as I have fallen in love with the rural landscape and slowed down pace of everything. The weddings locally often have this timeless feel, incorporating the atmosphere of the surrounding into the event. Though I have shot weddings in downtown Atlanta and downtown New Orleans which were elegant and extravagant, the most memorable have been around here. From farm weddings to cave weddings, the uniqueness of each is memorable. The wedding of Kara and Trevor had a feel of rural surroundings, complete with the improvised dance in the barn due to the heavy spring rains that came post ceremony. Interestingly, I learned from the wedding party that it is good luck if it rains on your wedding. Great news for the new couple!

Below, I will give a sampling from the Kara and Trevor wedding as I walk you pictorially through the events of the day. Enjoy!

The rest of the album can be viewed HERE

Wow! Long overdue blog posting that is much needed. I keep neglecting this site but need to add some fresh content. My plan was to do a series on my trip out to Guadaulupe Mtns NP and Carlsbad Caverns NP but that was waaaaaaay back in April and August in nigh upon us. I also want to do some wedding posting from some recent shoots but all of this takes time…which I like to spend photographing…or riding my dual sport through the dirt. So, here is an easy posting for me to add. It is from a roll of Ilford SFX 200. SFX 200 is a black and white film with extended red sensitivity into the infrared range. So with an IR72 filter (IR72 filter cuts out all visible light below 720nm, only infrared will be captured) attached to my Nikon FM and lowly Nikon series e 35/2.5 lens, I went a shooting. Some interesting results were had of which were intended which was to get the often desired “wood” effect. I developed this film in d-76 and scanned it with my Kodak Pakon F135+ scanner, slight editing in Lightroom 5. This is a brief pictorial review from a single roll, my only roll shot of this film. So, here are some images of Ilford SFX 200.