Helpful Insights On Photography
Gordon-Patton Wedding
The lovely Katherine Patton hired me to be her wedding photographer at her nuptials with her fiancé Sean Gordon at the Alpine Valley wedding venue just north of Columbia, Missouri. Katherine was super easy to work with, and I spent extra time photographing her...
National School Choice Week
The staff at the National School Choice Week organization hired me to do event photography at their student assembly at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. The National School Choice Week organization advocates individual choice for parents on schooling...
Salvage Yard Nadir
One of my favorite types of drone photography shots is the “nadir” shot. I consider the “nadir” shot to be a topographical photo looking directly down from the hovering drone. Repetitive patterns such as parking lots, junkyards, and farm fields are my favorite...
Sault’s Drug Store
One of my recent assignments was a commercial photography job for the Callaway County Tourism Board for the “Visit Fulton” campaign. Renee Graham, the tourism director, hired me to take pictures around Fulton and Callaway County to promote tourism. I photographed many...
Parking Lot Carnival
The carnival has been a frequent motif in my fine-art photography for the last 15 years. I have traveled to many fairs and carnivals around the Midwest to take photos. This past weekend I noticed a Ferris wheel set up in the parking lot at the Columbia Mall parking...
Gravel Road Forest Canopy
Recently, I went on a photo drive to Chamois, in Osage County, Missouri. I decided to take the back roads on my return home. My GPS unit guided down some previously untraveled gravel roads. The area borders the Ozark plateau and is heavily forested. As I drove down...
Abandoned Home Blue-Red
On Highway 100, that runs along the Missouri River bottoms in Osage County near Chamois, Missouri, there is an abandoned farmhouse that sits like a sentinel. The house is surrounded by tall trees and sits alone in rich farmland. On a moonlit evening, the house is...
Abandoned Trailer Floodwater
In my travels, I continually seek out abandoned motifs with little or no artificial light nearby. When I find the right spot, I use my light painting technique to illuminate the surroundings. I either use Quantum Trio flash units or handheld flashlights. On this...
Tiger Walk Redux
In 2016, I took an epic picture of the annual "Tiger Walk" on the campus of the University of Missouri. I returned in 2019 to recreate the photo. I also have a freshman nephew attending Mizzou this year and he was participating in the walk. I set up my shot up in the...
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
I was excited when the State Historical Society of Missouri hired me for event photography at their grand opening ceremonies for the new Center of Missouri Studies. The new building is located on Elm Street in downtown Columbia, Missouri, and is open to the public....
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