BEST OF 2011
Ive been in Japan for the past few weeks so the annual “Best Of” post has been postponed until now. 2011 seemed to come and go in a breeze. Check out my brief year-end wrap up and 100 of my favorite images made in the year 2011 after the jump.
MOVEMENT OF KINGZ
Back in September I had the pleasure of photographing four talented musical artists from Movement of Kingz Entertainment at Houston Skyline Studios in Houston’s Warehouse District. We had a limited time to shoot, but managed to pull off several different looks for the guys. The crew from Vicious Films was on hand and produced an awesome behind the scenes piece from the shoot. Check out the behind the scenes video and the resulting images inside!
THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
After a few hectic weeks of non-stop shooting and editing in early August, I decided to drop everything and take a VERY spontaneous trip across The American Southwest. Loaded with a digital SLR, one of my GoPro HD cameras, my trusty Polaroid Spectra, and a few other film cameras, I set out on a brief, but exciting, Kerouacian adventure. Check out the story and images after the jump!
SUMMERFEST 2011
It seems like it’s been forever since last year’s Free Press Houston Summerfest and corresponding post. (Click here to visit last year’s blog post and relive Summerfest 2010) This year sort of snuck up on me. Regardless of my personal thoughts on the actual acts themselves, I’m proud to say that each year since its [...]
SXSW 2011
As I mentioned in my post last week, the past month or so has been crazy. A lot of actual shooting has given way to a lot of time editing and while I still have a ways to go to catch up (do we ever really catch up?) I wanted to pause for a second [...]
BEST OF 2010
2010 was a crazy year filled with lots of surprises. If you were to ask me a year ago, where I would be in a year, I most likely wouldn’t be anywhere near the reality of it all. Check out my annual, end-of-year, post filled with my favorite images made throughout 2010 here.
FEATURED IN PDN MAGAZINE
Back in October, I was browsing through my issue of PDN (Photo District News) magazine and came across an ad that was promoting one of their contests. I have never really paid much attention to contests, the few that I have entered in the past have been in the photojournalism realm and most of the [...]
FEATURED IN PHOTOSHOP USER MAGAZINE
About a month and a half ago I got an email from Mike Mackenzie, Associate Publisher of Photoshop User and Layers magazines, letting me know that they wanted me to be featured in Photoshop User magazine. I was thrilled to be featured in a magazine that I receive and read every month. Check out the story and see PDF images of the entire magazine feature spread here.
WORKING WITH KIDS!
For 3 days in mid-November I had the pleasure of working with a handful of children from local Houston area Boys and Girls Clubs, teaching them photography on behalf of Canon and the NFL. I worked with children ranging in age from 9-16 and had an absolute blast teaching the children different aspects of photography from camera techniques and fundamentals to sports and portrait photography. See photos of the kids and read more about the experience here.
PRINTS FOR SALE!
In June of 2010 I participated in a group gallery show called “Convergences” featuring an amazing group of local Houston illustrators, painters and street artists. I assembled a grid of 4 square prints to display which conveyed my theme of “abstract portraits”. These 4, 20″x20″ prints are now being sold to help fund an exciting upcoming project.
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.
SEEING SQUARES
For Libby’s birthday I got her a vintage Lubitel twin lens camera. She has always loved twin lens units so since the ones in our current collection had completed the transition from functioning camera to sitting on the shelf with the rest of the old-timers, I decided to get a new one. I went with [...]
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 [...]
SXSW 2010
It’s almost been a week since I departed Houston for Austin and the live music mecca that is South by Southwest, yet it still feels like I’m recovering. It’s mostly the severe seasonal allergies, but the journey wore me out, like it does every year, but like every year, I had a blast and saw [...]
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 [...]
