Maternity Photo Shoot

   Tiffany and Jerrald McBride came to the studio to do a maternity photo shoot on Saturday as they prepare for the arrival of their daughter Caylee...

Timing Is Everything - Sunrise Photography

     Every morning I go out to feed the horses. Usually it's near sunrise and there is no telling what the sky will reveal. One thing I know is that if there is broken clouds covering the sky chances are the sunrise will produce a scene worthy of recording. Another thing you can count on is if you don't have your camera with you the moment you think it's spectacular it will be significantly different by the time you retrieve it. Sometimes it's for the better, but more times than not it goes the other direction.

   Such was the case this morning. As I was walking to the pasture I looked east as the sun began to show it's face and I knew I had missed the shot. Not to say I don't like this photo, but what was left behind because the camera was in the house, was arguable better. Be prepared!

Candid Children Photography

     One of the most rewarding types of photography for me is when I'm asked to shoot a gathering of children. Candid child shots seem to offer an array of genuine expressions. The ratio of keepers is low but the shots that are true keepers usually are moving and emotional...

Opening Gifts

Gift Envy

Any More Cake?

The Beauty of Lake Tahoe

     After baking in the Texas heat all summer, and I mean ALL SUMMER, my wife and I retreated to the cool dry air of Lake Tahoe California. Although the day time highs were in the eighties by morning we were treated to lows in the thirties. Although it was the cooler air we were after the beauty of the surroundings is something to behold.

     The heat of the summer had put a damper on my photographic activity. I could hardly wait to explore the mountains and lakes for renewed inspiration and I wasn't disappointed.

   

Emerald Bay Sunrise

South Lake Tahoe and Fallen Leaf Lake

Emerald Bay Sunset

New North Texas Stadium Nears Completion

A follow up to a previous post on the progress of construction of North Texas' new football stadium. The final stages of construction are nearing as photos show work appears to be right on schedule.

Boston Model Shoot

   During a recent vacation to the northeast with my wife I was requested to do an outside model shoot. I waited for an afternoon with good light to do the session. Although I didn't have the lighting gear I would normally would have used,  even with a single SB-900 and a Sto-Fen Omni Bounce diffuser, good results are still possible.

Friendship of Salem - Tall Ships Still Sail!

   Friendship of Salem is part of the National Park Service’s larger exhibit area at Salem Maritime National Historic Site. Friendship is a newly constructed ship based upon an East Indiaman built by Enos Briggs in Salem in 1797.

 The original Friendship was constructed in Briggs’ shipyard across the South River, near the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. The three-masted square-rigged 342-ton vessel was registered to merchants Jerathmiel Pierce and Aaron Wite of Salem.Friendship made 15 voyages around the world, trading for pepper, exotic spices, sugar, coffee and other goods.

 She was captured by the British during the War of 1812 and was condemned and sold. The newFriendship is handicap accessible and meets modern safety requirements but retains the appearance of the late 18th century vessel.