playground

Nothing much to write about on this post. It's another Lensbaby shot taken at the park. I figure a photograph of a kid playing at the park is a pretty self-explanatory photograph, what the photograph may not tell you is that while they ran around, hung around, and jumped around on the set, I was having just as much fun capturing it.

at the park

During the Metroplex White Out of 2011, I did get out in it. A couple times. I mean, parents aren't meant to spend every waking hour with their children, that's why we invented things like school, summer camp, day cares, and sleep overs. But, when a wintry blast comes in and closes those important institutions down, we're forced to. Well, on day 4 I couldn't take it anymore and got the kids bundled up and off to the park we went. I packed with me my Mamiya C330-medium format film camera, and my Nikon D200 with the lensbaby. The original lens baby. I know...old school right? Feeling inspired lately by the likes of Mother Nature and Ella Manor, and by a documentary I saw about Steve McCurry, I set out with the kids to the park, camera 'round my neck, and an entire world to fit inside a frame. Here's the first interesting image I took.

terra and eddie-wedding

Still catching up from last year, here are a few shots from Terra and Eddie's beautiful wedding day. The ceremony was gorgeous and I love how her colors fit right in with the Christmas decor that the church had on display. Anyway, good luck to the both of you, and of course: Congratulations!

snow dayz II

Another shot from the recent frigid storm that passed through Fort Worth. One day, antsy and slowly succumbing to cabin fever, I packed up the kids and we just went on a drive/slide down the road to see the snowy sights. I took my camera along and brought this back.

snow dayz

Been quite a week here in the DFW: below freezing days turned into an entire week of staying in, drinking hot coffee, building fires, and scraping windshields when we had to get out. I know it's nothing compared to the storms of the north, but for north Texans, we just aren't used to it. Anyway, here's an image that helps capture the frigid temps. It hearkens back to when I first started blogging, I posted a pic similar to this one that people just loved, well, that image got lost in the folds of archived folders of images, so here's a recreation.

the boys

A belated post of the boys: I love this shot, both of the boys nailed the pose, the expression, the total mood of the shot-which ties in the tone, the color, and the setting. From Aidan's lean to the way Ewan has his hands pressed together. They both look smug yet their baby faces tell-all about their un-assuming innocence. I mean...did I say I loved this shot?

down south

My personal project focusing on Livingston Parish is slowly dying down. Over the past seven years I've brought my camera gear along on all the trips back home for holidays, birthdays, weddings, getaways, to wake up early in the morning and hit the road, camera in the passenger seat beside me, and whatever I found along the way. Often the road would bring me old buildings, old churches. Some pictures were planned, shots of my old school, shots of my grandparents, and I had a blast capturing every image. Knocking on doors, meeting the folks whose property I was traipsing around, visiting with those whose old broken down car interested me. A lot of times they didn't understand it, but still kind enough to let me do my thing. This image is not the last image I took, but the journey is nearing its end. This spring I plan to drive back and capture a few more portraits that I lack in telling the story of the place I grew up. And after that, a new one begins as I write and piece together images and stories and search for a publisher who's willing to help me make my book a reality. I hope everyone has enjoyed these images as much as I've enjoyed getting out there and making them, and when the book is complete my true goal is to have told a story about Louisiana that doesn't come from the department of tourism. Louisiana isn't just New Orleans. Louisiana isn't just fishing and hunting. Louisiana is a sort of diamond in the rough, and to find it, all one has to do is drive a few miles down the road and knock on a door or two, have a cup of coffee, and sit out on the porch.

polaroid series II

Another initial shot taken with the ol' Land Camera. The film expired in the eighties, but sometimes things like that work for a photograph and not against it.

christ chapel

An old photograph of a new church. This is one of my very first polaroids taken with a vintage polaroid 100 land camera. Scanned, photoshopped the contrast, gave it the sepia tone, posted it on my blog. Wa-la.

little ballarina

So, back tracking a bit... Took this beautiful little girl's one year pictures before the holidays. She did NOT like that tutu, and the jewelry was the only thing that helped make her smile, sounds like mom has a prima donna on her hands already.
Look at those eyes!