THE 400 PAGE BLURB BOOK
I recently created a mammoth, 400 page 7″x7″ book via Blurb.com for my grandmother’s 80th birthday celebration. The pages were filled with 100% scanned in film images from my family’s history. See how the book came to be as well as see lots of photos of the finished product in this post.
BEST OF THE CHRONICLE 2010 (JAN-JUNE)
One of my regular editorial clients is my hometown newspaper, The Houston Chronicle. Since my workload lately consists of more corporate work, getting an assignment from the Chron often seems like a much needed break. From triathlons to plastic surgeons, these are my favorite images produced on location for The Houston Chronicle between January and June, 2010.
JAMESON TAILLON
I recently photographed local pitching phenom, Jameson Taillon, at his high school’s home field in The Woodlands, Texas. Jameson was recently selected 2nd overall in Major League Baseball’s 2010 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
SUMMERFEST 2010
After 2 long days of live music at the 2010 Free Press Houston Summerfest at Eleanor Tinsley Park in Houston, Texas, I think I need a nap. Over 70 bands performed in total. Among the artists I photographed were, Girl Talk, Ra Ra Riot, Stars, Slim Thug and Bun-B, The Flaming Lips and more. Some rain on Sunday dampened the mood a bit, but everyone was in good spirits and had a great time.
DEJA VU ALA VINCE YOUNG
This past weekend I had the chance to photograph Vince Young’s annual celebrity basketball game here in Houston at Butler Sports Complex, a familiar spot for the native Houstonian. Vince Young is well known in Houston as he drew a lot of attention as a high school prospect in the area, eventually playing college ball [...]
FUTURE OLYMPIAN?
A couple of weeks ago I got an assignment to photograph an up and coming high school swimming star from Kingwood, Texas. The image was going to accompany an article for the All Greater Houston section of the Houston Chronicle which is a special section highlighting outstanding high school athletes from the Houston area. After [...]
IRON MAN
Late last Saturday evening I got a last minute call to cover the 2010 Lonestar Iron Man triathlon that was taking place in Galveston, Texas.
SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!
Last weekend (actually Saturday!) I got the call to shoot some racing action out in Baytown, Texas at Houston Raceway Park. The NHRA O’Reilly Spring Nationals drag racing event was in town and it was a great weekend to have it. The weather was awesome with a nice April breeze and without the sweltering heat. [...]
IN PRINT: Alpacas and Doctors for the Houston Chronicle
In early March I got an assignment to photograph famed Houston plastic surgeon, Dr. Joseph Agris. Agris is known for his charitable work all over the globe which is funded partially by his private practice here in Houston. We initially shot a few images of Dr. Agris at his Texas Med Center offices, but agreed [...]
POWERLIFTING
Earlier this month I spent a few hours with the University of Houston – Downtown‘s powerlifting team in their small gym space on their commuter campus downtown. The rather large team was cramped into a small public space in the school’s recreation center which made my assignment a little tough. What the team lacked in [...]
ADRIENNE & ELIZABETH
A few weeks ago my friend Adrienne assisted me on an editorial portrait shoot for The Houston Chronicle. It was a rather overcast and chilly day, but she was a trooper and patiently stood in as I got my lighting all set prior to the subject’s arrival. Of the few frames of Adrienne that I [...]
WATER WORLD
Last Saturday I had a rather unusual assignment to cover the 2010 Conference USA Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by my Alma-mater, the University of Houston. As I prepared for the event I realized that out of all the things I have shot in the past and out of all the sports I have shot [...]
BACKSTAGE WITH PLANET FUNK
I spent some time this past Saturday afternoon with longtime client, Planet Funk Academy at the Wortham Center in Houston’s theater district as they prepared to take the stage. I have photographed the renowned dance academy for nearly 5 years now and although the faces have changed, the energy is still the same. During my [...]
RANDOM ABSTRACTIONS
The other day I decided to play around with a few photo tools I rarely get the chance to utilize. I toyed with photographing a few things in the office and kitchen before finding inspiration and making some rather abstract imagery. The photo above is one I particularly liked from the set. There is a [...]
THE RED CURTAIN
No, this is entry has nothing to do with the USSR or the Cold War, but we do like red. Libby and I have some bold red curtains that span an entire wall in our living room, so we decided to have a bit of fun with some gear that was laying about being inventoried. [...]
BEST OF 2009
As we wrap up the first week of the new year I can’t help but reflect on the past year. There were struggles as there are with anything, but I’d be remised if I didn’t sit back and be thankful for the good things. I met a lot of great people, made a few new [...]
IPHONE ADVENTURE
Every year Libby and I send out a self-designed holiday card using our own skills as graphic artists and photographers. When it came time to produce this year’s card we had some initial trouble coming up with a fresh idea. After a bit of thinking I came up with the idea of using images taken [...]
IN PRINT: Edward Kampf for Houston Chronicle
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: Houston Chronicle PUBLICATION DATE: November 7, 2009 LINK: N/A NOTES: From time to time I get an assignment to make a quick business portrait from the Chronicle. A portrait assignment assigned to me by the Chron and a portrait assignment assigned to me by a business magazine may seem similar and may [...]
IN PRINT: Brad Ausmus for Sports Illustrated
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: SI.com / Sports Illustrated PUBLICATION DATE: October 16th, 2009 LINK: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_bonus/10/16/brad.ausmus/index.html NOTES: This image of former Astro, Brad Ausmus, was taken during batting practice. He had just signed with the Dodgers and this was his first time back at Minute Maid Park since the move. He was laughing and carrying on with [...]
CHRON FAVS 2
This is my second installment of my 2 part favorites post highlighting my favorite images taken during Houston Chronicle assignments. This post contains images from roughly mid-May 2009 through this past weekend taken from my Houston Chronicle assignments only. I am a regular contributor to my hometown newspaper and get to shoot all kinds of [...]
IN PRINT: Brad Burke for Rice University
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: Rice University: Jones Graduate School of Business promotional brochure PUBLICATION DATE: October 2009 LINK: http://business.rice.edu/ NOTES: I met Brad Burke, Rice University’s managing director of the Jones Graduate School of Business while on assignment for the Houston Chronicle. I was assigned to photograph Burke for a business feature for the paper and [...]
WHOSE HOUSE?
What a great few weeks. This is my first Fall back in Houston in 3 years. Fall internships have kept me away and its great to be home during this time. I have certainly missed the days when the Houston weather starts to get mild(er) and more importantly I get to cover my hometown Houston Texans [...]
IN PRINT: Houston Cougars for ESPN
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: ESPN.com / ESPN The Magazine PUBLICATION DATE: September 28th, 2009 LINK: http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/8520/houston-stays-even-keeled-after-texas-tech-win NOTES: I shot this image of Case Keenum, the quarterback of my Alma-Mater, the University of Houston Cougars during the amazing win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Robertson Stadium in Houston, Texas.
IN PRINT: The Dog Whisperer for Pet Talk
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: Pet Talk Magazine PUBLICATION DATE: September 2009 LINK: http://houstonpettalk.com NOTES: I shot this image during a shoot with Cesar near Lake Conroe, north of Houston during this past Summer. He was filming an episode of his hit NatGeo channel show, The Dog Whisperer and I was lucky to be able to tag [...]
