Helpful Insights On Photography

Burr Oak

Feb 9, 2020 | Fine Art Photography

This Winter, I have been working on a series of photos of falling snow at notable locations throughout Central Missouri. A few days ago, we had a beautiful winter snowstorm in Boone County. I packed my photo gear and scouted some locations near my home. I went to the...

Mugs Up Drive-In

Oct 18, 2019 | Architectural Photography, Commercial Photography, Fine Art Photography

The Kewley family has owned and operated the iconic Mugs Up Drive-In since 1955. Patriarch Ray Kewley ran the restaurant for decades. Ray's grandson Brandon Kewley now manages the location. The spot is popular with Columbia locals for its homemade Root Beer. The...

Mizzou Homecoming Parade

Oct 17, 2019 | Drone Photography, Event Photography

Last Saturday, I was doing some architectural photography for Simon Oswald Architecture in downtown Columbia, Missouri. I was using my drone to photograph one of their new buildings on Walnut St. During the photo session, I decided to fly a few blocks down and take...

Abandoned Home Blue-Red

Oct 10, 2019 | Fine Art Photography, Light Painting Photography

Hidden in a cornfield in rural Saline County, Missouri sits an abandoned farmhouse. What was once a grand home has collapsed, leaving a shell of its former self. I visited the location during a full moon phase for some light painting photography. I used the powerful...

Line Dance

Oct 9, 2019 | Commercial Photography, Event Photography

Kaci Smart of Columbia College recently hired me for an event photography assignment at the college's Fall Formal. Kaci will often hire me for events because of my expertise with low-light photography. This event was such an occasion. The formal took place in a dimly...

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Oct 1, 2019 | Event Photography

I had the opportunity to do event photography for the promotors of the 2019 Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival in Columbia, Missouri this past weekend. The festival is held annually in late September at Stephens Lake Park. This year, two of my favorite performers was asked...

True Media Building

Sep 24, 2019 | Architectural Photography, Commercial Photography

I was recently hired for an architectural photography job by Simon Oswald Architecture of Columbia, Missouri. Lead architect Robbie Price asked me to take pictures of the True Media building. The building is the former location of the Commerce Bank. The building was...

Francis Scott Key

Sep 22, 2019 | Event Photography

I was thrilled when Karen Chandler of Columbia Parks & Recreation hired me to photograph the 42nd Annual Heritage Festival and Craft Show. The festival is held at Nifong Park in Columbia, Missouri. The show features reenactors and historical exhibits as well as...

SiteScapes Steel Furniture

Sep 21, 2019 | Commercial Photography

This past September, I completed a commercial photography assignment for SiteScapes out of Lincoln, Nebraska. SiteScapes designs and manufactures outdoor steel furniture. They recently installed their products at the new Captial City High School in Jefferson City,...

Blue Shuttlecock

Sep 12, 2019 | Fine Art Photography, Light Painting Photography

I did some light painting photography in Kansas City, Missouri at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art a few years ago. The subject was one of the Shuttlecocks by Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen. There was some controversy about the outdoor sculptures when the...