Here True Nature!!!

just kidding. can you tell i am soooo bored. i am coloring in eyes, and it doesnt get much easier than that. whatever have fun.

Farewell to the class not the blog

so this pretty much raps it up. stay tuned for more.

Cobe

this is a shot of my dads dog cobe. he is the man. let me know what you think.

Photo Drawing

this is a picture of my friend gary and his son eli. you can see another picture of gary on my flickr. i dont like doing a lot of the drawing in photoshop because it is kind of gimick-e, but it works on occasion. i originally shot this for a panning assignment, but recently found it on one of my hard drives and tricked it out in photoshop. there are drawing filters in photoshop, but this isnt one of them. it is from multiple techniques that i have tweeked to fit what i like. ohh, and yes eli is driving the bike, that isnt photoshop.

Fire Time

this is a picture of my friend steven i took over the weekend. sometimes these types of shots can work, but not very often. get outside and enjoy what the cold has to offer.

Gregory Heisler at GTC

i was really excited when i found out theat gregory heisler was coming to the school to speak. i encourage everybody to come a listen. he is an amaing portrait photographer and i cant wait to hear what he has to say.

Me on YouTube

this is my first attempt at a video.  it is a little shaky and i know that for next time.  the next attempt will be much better, but here it is anyway.

My Pops

this is a picture of my dad that i took this summer in the asheville area of north carolina. i used the serieal killer effect on it that i learned from my buddy mike. i think it works good on some pictures, but it isnt one of those things you want to do to a lot of pictures.

Donnie Before

this is the picture of donnie that i started with. i know it is horrible.

Donnie

i took a snapshot of my buddy donnie. i fooled around in photoshop and messed with the saturation. i made a copy of the background layer and went to image-adjustmens-desaturate. i then made a layer mask and inverted it. now that that was done i then used a low opacity and went to work with the pen and tablet.

Modern Day Hero

every generation needs a hero. to day more than any time. superman has always been a kickass hero, but times are changing. this is my look at a modern day superman. enjoy

Whatcha Think???

this is another shot of jamie that i took today. i was just trying some other techniques i think look cool. let me know what you think. thanks

More Tater

just some more photoshop. i guess one really good thing about photoshop is that it helps out with bordom. also she looks like a demon child but she is really sweet.

Moments... On The Run

we have had a crappy few days for shooting. today was cold, cloudy, and windy. every once in a while the sun would peek out a little. this is a picture i took of my girlfriend. the light was beautiful and warm, but only lasted a minue or two. good lighting can make almost any picture if it is composed correctly. i used a very shallow depth of field to blur the background because it didnt add anything to the picture. if it was sharp i think it would have hurt. i always keep my camera close and pictures on the run like this one make it worth it.

The Original

just like every other photographer that enjoys the ocassional landscape picture, i love ansel adams. this is a short video of some of his work. many you have seen before, but they never get old, so take a look anyway.

My Photo J Essay

with all the students doing their photo j essay's it made me remember mine. i decided to shoot hunter's last year. it turned out to be a lot of fun. i even got to kill a deer myself. whatever... i like shooting guns too. check out the set on my flickr.

Scouting the Predator

last night i went to my friend jack's house. he has a 5 foot monitor lizard. this was more of a scouting shoot. i needed to see what type of diffusion i would need for the scales. as soon as i can get the time i will go back for the real shoot of this lizard.

Huh!!!

here is another one for my sister. this is emma kate and she is two. the boots she is wearing are mine. this was just a chance shot, but i think i made it look cool with the help of photoshop.

Tater

my sister has been bugging me to put a picture of my niece on my blog, so here it is. i have been playing around in photoshop a little and i think i have got this picture to look pretty groovy. give me some feedback and let me know what you think about this technique.

All About Me

today michelle glass interviewed me. listen to it and you will hear a little about school, what i like to shoot, and who's work interests me.

The Car... Again

i have been messing around with the chevy a little more. i made the sky bluer and darker and got rid of the white highlights and made it look like the sky was reflecting off the chrome instead. let me know which one you think is better because i am going to print and frame this picture. thanks

Do You Know Who Is Big?

like any recently out of school photographer i look at photographer's work all the time. the internet search engines pull up all kinds of crap when you put in photographers. i have found it is a lot easier to go to the agency websites and look through photographers there. here are a few you can chack out stockland martel, art + commerce, radical media, and work book are just a few i enjoy, but there are a lot more out there. it is good to know the styles and people who are making it right now. it is just good business sense.

Hubble Space Photographs

i know it isn't traditional photography, but it is still photography. these pictures of space are beautiful and definently worth watching.

Ken Gehle Photography

this past summer i had the privilage to intern with ken gehle. he is an amazing photographer and an all out good person. he has a very unique way of looking at the world and you see that in his photos. check him out here.

It's F'in Cold

the temperature is supposed to drop down to 27 degrees tonight. make sure you get all your equipment put up because lcd (liquid crystal display) screens can freeze. just a little tip i picked up. have fun and bundle up like jamie who is in the photography above.

Chris Stanford

chris stanford is one of the photographers that i really like. his work is exceptional and i enjoy it very much. you should difinently check out his website and look through his work cause it is amazing.

Chillaxin'

this week has sucked as far as location shooting is concerned. this is my favorite type of shooting and i try to get out a couple times a week to shoot for myself. that hasnt happened this week, and it seems my weekend has been more busy than the past week. i know boo hoo. i shot my dog while he was chillaxin on on the couch. i know not my usual subject matter, but i couldnt help it. his name is ziggy and he is named after ziggy marley.

35th Annual Turkey Run

it's kind of a family tradition to go to daytona beach, florida over thanksgiving and go to the turkey rod run. the event is only four days, but there wil be beautiful and unique traffic all week. i'm not sure if i will be able to make it this year, and that sucks. there are so many shooting opertunities at the run. very unique people and their very unique vehicles. it is a great place for photo j. this is a picture i took the last time i made it down there. it was a nice ride down there but i took the bike and the way back it got a little cold, but it was worth it.

Interview With Sarah Dillon

today i did an interview with sarah dillon. i asked her about school, work, and inspiration. you should check out the interview.

Black Book

the black book has been around longer than i have. back in the day photographers would pay to put their work into an anthology that was bought by many creative and art directors, as well as many other people a photographer needs to impress. some photographers still do it today but not as many. the have recently changed the format of the book. click the link to see the online version of the black book. there are a lot of neat photographs in it and you should check it out.

Vignette

i recently posted a question to brian hall asking how he does his vignetting. he responded and i used the lens correction technique to get this picture. i had to use the filter twice to get the vignette dark enough but i think it worked pretty good. let me know what you think.

Photo Set

i made a new set on flickr of the five pictures i have hanging at gwinnett tech. i am glad we finally got to hang our work because the previous work had been hanging for a year, and it is nice to have new stuff on the wall. Check out my flickr set hanging work.

Underwater Clouds

i ran across this video and really liked it. what he says about the water looking like clouds is pretty cool. the black and whites are pretty good. you should check out wayne levin''s site here.

For The Love of God Please!!!

i really need someone to interview for mr. jones' midterm. i will come to open lab on wednesday afternoon. if you will be there and be available just leave me a comment and let me know what time. it will only take a couple of minutes. thanks

i just got back today from a motorcycle trip to gatlinburg, tn. it was amazing to ride through the smoky mountains with all the leaves changing even though it was a little cold. i was really excited to be able to shoot the mountains with the beautiful colors and even saw another small group of elk, but left my cf cards at home. it's a bummer but this is a picture from the same area. this shot was taken this summer, but reworked recently.

Gone Baby Gone

my sister was leaving my house today and a snake slithered across the driveway and scared the hell out of her. in true ninja style (taught by mr. jones) i tracked the snake through the yard and then chopped its head off with a samurai sword i got from my room. i felt it was post worthy so here it is. the head is a little blurry because of motion blur. both parts of the snake kept moving for a while which was a little gross. (so what if it isnt big it's still a snake)

Brush Strokes

i recently got a tablet and installed it today. it is absolutley amazing and a must for anyone who uses photoshop. the place i have found it the most helpful is masking. it is so much easier to get close to things. i recommend this product for everyone.

Before n' After

it was good seeing everybody today and being able to catch up on what we are all doing. it also makes me a little sad to take down my first show. our work is now hanging in the gwinnett tech main building and wil be there for the next year. stop by and take a look.

This is no way to run a railroad. Photographers and agencies were left reeling after technology provider Digital Railroad declared it was shutting down. Digital Railroad-powered Web sites were still functional mid-afternoon on October 28, but the main site had been replaced by a short announcement about the shutdown.The four-year-old company provided an e-commerce platform for scores of photography Web sites, and offered supposedly secure backup of image archives. click here for more article

Our New President

i'm not even going to go there... but congratulations to our new president.

And Then There Was Nothing...

tomorrow is the day... our show at ART Station will finally be over. it was an intense graduation, but i am thankful for every second of stress because it was worth it. ill post some pics of the show "un"hanging tomorrow.

think about how much has changed since "this guy's" day. this election is going to impact our business pretty seriously. i can't wait to find out how it will swing.

Job of Hard Knocks

photography can be a full contact profession. this cop goes crazy and you need to check out the video.

Chinese Wins Wildlife Photo Contest

LONDON, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese photographer Zhu Yongkang is among the winners in the 44th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition held here.
Zhu's "Snow Swans" won the "Animals in their Environment" category in the world renowned competition held by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
Zhu, who is from Wuxi City in east China's Jiangsu Province, took his winning image at Rongcheng Swan Lake Nature Reserve in eastern China. In the fairy-tale image, the whooper swans are forced to find food in snowy fields. He captured a moment when one swan took off into the squall, followed moments later by the others. article continues here

Adobe Unveils CS4 Suite

right about the time all of us get use to photoshop cs3, adobe has announced that they will be releasing cs4 in october. check out the article here.

For Real Its Your Last Chance!!!!

this is really the last chance to catch the 2008 portfolio show at ART Station. check out the link and see when ART Station is open, it is absolutley worth the trip to stone mountain. we will be pulling the show on november 5th so the last day to get in there will be on the 3rd.

It's About Time

fall is my favorite time of year. it is finally time to breake out the fire barrell. i am looking forward to sitting by the fire with some of my friends and enjoying what the south has to offer. i like shooting more in the fall because the air is a lot clearer, and the smog isnt a problem with landscape/cityscape shots. i hope everybody gets a chance to get outside and sit by a nice fire.

The First Photographer

i ran across an artice on the pdn news website that i found very interesting. i hadnt really thought of the president having a photographer before i read this. it is a really important job and i think you might find it interesting too! click here to view article.

Hidden Treasures

i was riding around atlanta with my camera trying to find something interesting. i found this place tucked into one of the many cubbies of atlanta. there are four or five buildings surrounding a courtyard and this is my favorite shot.

Yettie Returns... Beware

I had another chance to shoot my buddy yettie. more shots will be on flickr soon. this started out as a test shot to check the lights, but it worked so here it is.

Last Chance

this is your last chance to see the gwinnett tech portfolio show at the ART Station in stone mountain. the show will be coming down november 5th. this is one of mine that is hanging.

The Mountains

i finally made it to the mountains. there are some interesting things up in north carolina. over the past few years the department of natural resources has been re-introducing elk to the blue ridge mountains. i was lucky enough to spot these elk grazing in a field on the side of the rode. i pulled over and put my 200mm lens on and shot to my heart's content.

Monkey-ing around

this is a self-portrait. i decided to have a little fun with it in photoshop to make it a little more interesting (and no it isnt a photoshop filter). every once in a while i will monkey around with a picture that sucks, and see if my computer geek side can work it out.

Rain- What a Bummer

i had a trip up to north ga planned for today. i was going to go and take pictures of the changing leaves, but i got rained out.

The Picture

Yettie

From a Shoot of one of my friends

Just Checking Things Out

this is just a test to see if it worked