Sublett Wedding

A photo sample of what I did over the weekend. More will be coming soon. :o)

I've got a Dream

I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours.
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Like the fool I am and I’ll always be
I’ve got a Dream, I’ve got a Dream
They can change their minds but they can’t change me
I’ve got a Dream, I’ve got a Dream

I know I can share it if you want me to
If you’re going my way, I’ll go with you…

~Jim Croce

Kryptonite

Model: Tashina


It is my firm belief that we are all immortal until our first kiss. Until that moment we cannot be hurt, are bullet proof, we believe in fairies, the Easter Bunny, and that the guy under the bed that is bound and determined to take us away. Then comes that first moment of true bliss and excitement. It leads us on to something great, wonderful, beautiful, and…tragic. Then, we spend the rest of our lives trying to find something that can replicate that feeling or get as close to it as possible.

Then we have those people that come into our lives for only a short time. They bring different shades of colors to our world and teach us things about ourselves that we would have never have known about before. They give us a pitter-patter in our hearts, our hands shake, and we stutter. Then, one day it’s all over and a calm acceptance flows over us and we move on.

She was something else. She was everything that I had ever wanted in a woman. She was the perfect partner in crime. She was the Lois Lane to my Superman. She is my weakness. Her eyes were green…like Kryptonite.

Cannonball

Stones taught me to fly
Love, it taught me to cry
So come on courage, teach me to be shy
'Cause its not hard to fall, and I don't want to scare her
Its not hard to fall, and I don't want to lose
Its not hard to grow
When you know that...you just...don't know

Damien Rice - Cannonball
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Sometimes other people can say it better than we, ourselves, can.

Daydream

I took this today while thinking of someone. Something was said and the thought of this person popped into my mind. I wonder what they are doing now. Maybe I’ll ask them.

Daydream…
I fell asleep beneath the flowers
For a couple of hours
On a beautiful day

Daydream…
I dreamed of you beneath the flowers
For a couple of hours
Such a beautiful day

My Friend, Ben Lacy

Being a performing musician I have a lot of ties to the music world of my local area. Being a photographer, I get into a lot of places to take photos that most other people wouldn’t be allowed to. Put them together and you pretty much have an all access pass to most any place.

While walking about Lexington with Becca the other day I came across Ben playing at a local club. I knew at once it was him from his distinctive playing style of slapping, popping, and complex melodies. Becca and I crossed the street to where he was playing. He recognized me right away and nodded his head and asked (while still playing) how I was doing. We exchanged a small conversation and I explained that was I was taking photos of Becca and the storm. The rain came then and he had to move. We said a short farewell with the promise of coming back in a few after we had snapped some photos.

After the photos Becca and I made our way back to the outdoor patio where Ben was playing and another conversation ensued. Moments later I asked the lady mixing drinks on the patio if I could cross the fence and talk with him and take photos. She said “sure.”

Inside the barrier I kept talking to Ben and started snapping away. The manager came out and asked the bartender about the new visitors that hadn’t come through the front door. She said, “he’s friends with Ben and she’s with him.”

The manager said “ok.”

All Access. :o)

Check out some of Ben’s playing here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulC9TUqIjtg

Only Four Seasons

Model: Becca

Gus...the Wonder Dog. :o)

His name is Gus. He's probably the best model I've ever worked with! He's such a ham and loved the attention and camera. :o)

Butterfly

Sometimes I come across a photo that I took and I say to myself…I did that? This is one of them.

This is my friend Becca. She will jump off the moon for a photo if I ask her to. The trust we have in each other…I believe cannot be paralleled. She is truly a wonderful woman and great to work with. She’s also a riot to hang out with. You can see more of her on my site, facebook, or myspace.

Mom.

It’s 3:41AM on Mother’s Day, May 10th 2009.

My thoughts today are simple. I love my Mom. She spent the best part of her years giving me a life that I can look back on and smile, laugh, and cry about. She held me through heartbreaks and fixed my knees when I fell. She held my hand and held my dreams up when no one else in the world would. And through it all she asked for nothing in return.

She’s my hero.

I love you Mom, today and every day.

Mountains of Clouds

You ever just stare at the sky after a huge storm comes through and wonder who’s looking back down at you? I did today. My mom told me to look out at the sky and my thoughts immediately went to Michael, my cousin that passed a year back. I grabbed my camera and stood on my Mom’s porch and took photos with her. When I got back to my computer and uploaded them I couldn’t help but think of how much they look like the mountains that we grew up in.