Sara was so natural, this was intended to be a light-test photo, but like so many “tests”, it ended up in the final batch. This was taken with the Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 – one of the later renditions of the lens. I love how sharp and contrasty this lens is without any tweaking. It’s certainly [...]

I shot portraits for the Homeschool Prom. Now, before you start the homeschooler jokes, you should know two things: First, only those who have been homeschooled may make fun of homeschoolers. Secondly, yes, it was pretty weird. I haven’t been to a prom in about 10 years, so I went there expecting one thing, and [...]

Carrie and Dave are incredible parents. They have these lovely twins, and are very honest with their parenting. Carrie runs a really great blog about raising the twins, and life as a mommy. I’ve known Carrie for over 10 years, so to be able to shoot their family portraits was a real treat. I’m proud [...]

I had the opportunity to shoot a few bands at The Norva this past weekend, and I had a blast. They allowed me to set up a couple lights as well, so I used my Alien Bee 800 and 1600. This shot of Ben from Behold A Pale White Horse was shot using the Nikon [...]

This is my beautiful sister-in-law Sara. She wanted to have a “country” feel to her portraits, and so we decided to shoot them all out in Ivor, Virginia where her family lives. We started on their own family farm and then ventured out to find some country treasures around the area. One such treasure we [...]