So, I was hoping to see an explosion!!!

But, alas, I did not. Damian called me and told me there was a bomb scare at Jared's very near my apartment. I headed over and didn't see much. Here's some pics anyway! The rest can be found here!

Thanks again Damian! I wish you could've come with me! At least then it would have been more fun!

It's TIME!!!

We are graduating! We have finished 2 years of hard work and have an opening this Saturday to show for it! Stop by Art Station in Stone Mountain Village Saturday, September 12th from 6:30-9:30!

The show hasn't even opened and we've already sold one print! Congrats Stevie!

Hope to see you all there!

FLIP

Okay, so when I bought my Flip camera off of woot.com it was this price (70 bucks plus shipping) ... and really old... and only 30 minutes of video... and stuff. its a good deal I think. If I only had the extra $75 to spend.

This is for those of you who may need or want a camera. I love mine!!! ... and this one is better :o)

So, I like my biz card...

what do you think?

front:



back:

FREE BRUSHES!!!

Hey guys! I was making some last minute changes to my business card and found this great website with free brushes! Check it out! They work great!!

Taylor from Jeeeeeeeesup!

A senior in high school and an old friend from my home town :) Heeeeeeeeeeeere's Taylor!

Ok, so I HAD to do it!

I know I just posted about her but it's 3am and I just finished editing a picture of Jessica. Here it is. I didn't do a whole lot of work on her. Mostly, I played around with backgrounds and tried to find one that would compliment her without taking over. Nothing yet. I like this anyway... the simplicity astounds me. The more I look at this one the more I want it in my portfolio... thoughts? Suggestions?

Much Love!

My beautiful Jessica.

I shot my friend and fellow photographer, Jessica today. She's has done some modeling with Elite Model Management so I was really excited to work with someone who has been in the biz and knows what she's doing! The idea I had for her was simple. I wanted to portray her simply and beautifully. It was not hard! Of the images below the first is her favorite the second is one of mine. Both pictures are unedited and she is wearing very little makeup. It was really hard to take a bad picture! I can't wait to edit them and get one into my portfolio! I'll keep you updated. Enjoy!

Final Portfolio!

I went back and forth trying to decide whether or not to advertise my portfolio pictures on here. Final decision..... Ooooookay!! I won't show all of them so definitely stop by our show!

Section A is kind of a catch all. It includes (but not limited to) black and white, color theory, landscapes, photojournalism and dark room techniques. My 4 painting with light images made it as a series. You can find an old blog about them here.

This image was originally approved for architecture Section B. But the Mrs. H decided it's more of a fine art piece. It was kind of a bummer to loose an architecture piece but it filled another spot!

1st Vacation in .... prolly 2 years!

Day 1:



It was an 8 hour drive... alone... with a lot of good music and terrible weather *slow, happy, smile* I saw so many places I want to shoot on the drive back and I am looking forward to it! Well, dinner was on the stove waiting for me when I got here so I hugged the family, ate some dinner, played with children, and then went outside and was blown away! I hope I did it justice. This one is straight from the camera... I have many more and will post some of them soon after applying my newly found mad ninja d&b skills! I'll also introduce the fam and show you the house... stay tuned!

Calling you all fashion photographers!

I want to try to enter this contest. I'm not sure if I'll be able to take and edit enough images in time. This link was posted on the SPS facebook page. I know a lot of you are really into fashion. It's only $25 to enter and the prizes look amazing!

It's Official!

I just received the confirmation email for being accepted as a student volunteer for the Imaging USA in Nashville! This last run with the PPA International Printing contest was incredible so I can't WAIT to be helping out again! They even have Facebook page I didn't now about! I am SOOO excited! Now, I just want to make sure everyone else who worked with PPA got their's too! Check your email friends and fellow voluteers! You should be one of the chosen!

Day 3, 4, and 5!

So days 3, 4, and 5 were very similar. Lots of judging to get down to the final Loan Collection. And then, more judging to determine the Best in Show! This experience was so great! I've learned so much about printing and have tons of new ideas for my portfolio and photoshopping technique.



Amanda, Damian, Lauren and I even had a little judging of our own....

1 Sale a Day!

So maybe it's not professional but I think it's cool!

Day Two!

The work continued today at Gwinnett Tech during the PPA Printing Contest. Today was incredible! As volunteers we worked behind the scene with the judges in the judgment process. We loaded the image to be judged, introduced it, listened to the judges discuss and decide if the print was merit worthy or not. I think after Wednesday I'll be hearing, Merit print and Non Merit in my sleep! It was a long day but the discussion between the judging panel has unmeasurable amount of wisdom when it comes to the printing process! I am learning so much and know I will be a better photographer for participating in the event. I can not wait for the rest of this week!

Well, day number one is under the belt for the PPA International Printing Contest. We did a lot of building and set up for the next four days. Its a solid beginning for a great production! I can not wait to see what the next few days have in store! Here's a few quick shots from earlier today...

Wedding with Danny Acres

I recently shot a wedding with Danny Acres, my internship for school. Here's a few of my favorite shots.

Madison Oaks

Madison Oaks Inn and Gardens is the location of my architecture final four. While these are not the images I turned in for the project I had fun taking tons of pictures for them! Check it...

So. Ahhhhh......

I heart Danny Acres!

P.I.2.

Its finally over! I liked the class and learned a lot and am really looking forward to Photo Imaging 3 next quarter! Here's one of the 3 final images I turned in. I really like and think I'll make it my header... one day soon!

Ladies and Gentlemen!!

Come and get them! Only $69 bucks + $5 shipping and it could be yours! Your very own personal Flip camera! Seriously cool! I got mine from here last time they were on sale and it works great!

Cyanotype Project

Here's the video I made for my group's photo history cyanotype project.

So, remember when I told you about woot?

Check it out!

Miles from Pangaea

I had the chance to shoot my friends' band Miles from Pangaea. I don't do a whole lot of stuff like this but I really enjoyed it! More to come when the photoshopping is done!

Leah Roth Photography

I wanted to share another photographer friend with you! Her name is Leah Roth and I love her work! She is a graduate of Gwinnett Tech and is now working the Atlanta scene! Check her out...

WOOT.com!!

I've been meaning to post about this site for a while! It's website that essentially sells one piece of technology every day. They get the items refurbished or from over stocked warehouses etc. The deals are usually pretty good. I've gotten cheap flash cards and a flip camera from them. Once the item they are selling sells out... its gone. And the site doesn't change until the next day. One day a week they have 2forTuesday (buy on get one) and the once a month they have a WOOT off. They advertise one item at a time and once that item sells out a new one pops up and so on for 24 hours! I've learned it worth the 30 seconds to check it out everyday! Soooo, check it out!

Today's WOOT: iRobot Roomba, an automatic vacuum!!!

A Princess's Birthday

I recently shot a birthday party for a little girl who wanted to be a princess for a day. The images turned out pretty well. I will post more as I complete the editing.

A little more photoshop fun

I am finally getting the hang of it and really beginning to enjoy digital manipulation!

Photo Imaging

Here' a few photos I edited for Mr. Jones's final assignment. Enjoy!

Cute lil Coco!

I shot my friend and fellow photographer Coco for a portfolio portrait assignment. This is the image Harkins and Finch picked...

I'll post more as I finish them over the break

C'mon back now :)

Food!

Its a long time coming but here it is, finally! I really am happy with the way my food turned out. The chef I worked with, Jay was great. I may not want to pursue a job in food photography but it was a great learning experience if a future job unfolds.

I was one of only a few students who got to shoot more than one item. I shot a salad and a soup. On both dishes we chose two different looks. Tell me what you think!