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New Feature Coming Soon — Flickr Friday

June 12, 2010
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When I first took up photography I have spent a lot of time on Flickr.com, posting my photos, participating in discussions and groups, and discovering some amazing photographers that have helped inspire some of my work. I can’t tell you how much being a member of the Flickr community has influenced me as a photographer. [...]

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Photography 101 — Sunny 16 Rule

June 7, 2010
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The sunny 16 rule is a good rule-of thumb to remember when you need to estimate the exposure of a shot. The rule states: “Set you camera’s aperture to f/16, then set the exposure time to the nearest reciprocal of the film speed (1/ISO).” So, say you are using an ISO (film speed) setting of [...]

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Last Wedding of 2009 — Lauren and Josh

February 25, 2010

I know this is a little late but here are some of the photos taken at Lauren and Josh’s wedding in September of last year at Riverwood Mansion:

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Album Art — Michele Ari

January 24, 2010

A friend and local Nashville musician Michele Ari released a EP not long ago and asked me to shoot the album art. We shot the photo at a small carnival in a parking lot of a grocery store just as it was beginning to get dark. Our goal was to shoot long exposures in order [...]

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An Engagement …

August 6, 2009

Lauren and Josh’s Engagement shoot done on a ridiculously hot day at a house in White House, Tennessee. The Wedding is next month at Riverwood Mansion.

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Making the Art of Photography Green.

August 2, 2009

Photography has been used over the years to exemplify our day-to-day impact on the environment. Nothing brings social issues to the forefront of thought more so than photography. But photography is not very environmentally friendly in its self. Printing, frames, and the day to day business side contributes to the carbon footprint. I have recently [...]

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Amanda and Jason — A County Chapel, Adams, TN

July 29, 2009

Amanda and Jason were married at the quint and beautiful A County Chapel in Adams Tennessee. Family, Friends and awesome cake. If you are looking for a small and quit place to have a wedding and reception, check out A Country Chapel in Adams Tenensse.

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Lauren's Bridal Sitting.

June 21, 2009

As promised, Here are Lauren’s Bridal Session taken at the historic Antebellum Mansion, Riverwood Mansion in Nashville, TN. A wonderful setting for photos and a wedding. (full screen sideshow). This a traditional photos taken by most all the brides at Riverwood. An artistic shot taken with a mirror Reflection The Famous Butterfly Chair. I shot [...]

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Lauren's Bridal Shoot preview

June 5, 2009

I did a wonderfully fun Bridal sitting with Lauren at the Riverwood Mansion in Nashville. Her friend and Family were a pleasure to be around and I am looking forward to shooting the Wedding at the same location in September. Here is a preview of some of the photos I will be posting sometime next [...]

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New Website Design…finally

March 20, 2009

My new website design has been a disaster since I tried to go live with it Monday. It all started when I tied to change my A Record with Go Daddy.com’s DNS server to point to my new website providers IP. When I set it up It didnt work.   After countless emails with portfoliositez.com [...]

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