Helpful Insights On Photography
Grace Fellowship Church
I often take photo drives out to rural areas around Central Missouri when I have downtime from my commercial photography work. On this particular day, I drove out to Slater, Missouri, to photograph an abandoned house. On my way home, the sunset was creating vivid...
The State Historical Society of Missouri Building
Carrie Mabee of Gould Evans asked me to take architectural photos of the new State Historical Society of Missouri building on Elm Street in downtown Columbia, Missouri. I knew the light would be the best mid-afternoon and set up my tripod in the park across the...
Columbia College Science Center
In 2013, Nick Borgmeyer of Simon-Oswald hired me to take architectural photos of the Gerald T. and Bonnie M. Brouder Science Center building on the campus of Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri. I was honored to take pictures of the new building on the campus of my...
Center for Missouri Studies Art Gallery
I was honored to take architecture photographs at the Center for Missouri Studies Art Gallery featuring the works of Thomas Hart Benton. My painting teacher and mentor Sid Larson was a student of Benton’s, so I feel a strong connection to Benton’s work. Sid...
CARE Program Art Students
Ron Schmidt, who supervises the CARE Program for the Columbia Parks and Recreation, asked me to teach a fine-art photography course to the participating art students this past summer. Students are paid to attend the program with a weekly paycheck. They gain valuable...
Abandoned Stairway
Last month, I explored the western part of Saline County, Missouri, along Highway 65. I drove through Malta Bend, Grand Pass, and passed through Dover, Missouri. On my way, I saw a grand looking abandoned home, a two-story farmhouse in Grand Pass. I decided to stop at...
Burr Oak Floodwaters
Missouri Life Magazine asked me to take over their Instagram account for some editorial photography during the worst of the Missouri River flooding in Central Missouri this past summer. I spent a couple of weeks traveling to different flood areas in Boone, Cooper,...
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