Tea Party

From a recent concept shoot for my friend Lisa.  She did a great job with costume and props.   And of course posing for the camera.  It was a fun shoot and I'm still working my way through the photos from it.

Getting the Word Out

Sometimes at a pre season kick off party, you just have to go the extra mile to get the word out.  

Frozen Black

Another week, another nice car!  As part of a project a fellow photog and I are working on, we had the chance to photograph this limited edition BMW M3 "Frozen" Black Edition.  Beautiful car!

Someone Call 911

I recently had the opportunity to photograph a very nice Porche 911.  This one had a number of body and engine modification.  Very sweet ride and sounded really mean as it rolled up into the parking garage for the shoot.   

The Mafia

When I showed up to shoot The Mafia's team portraits (roller derby team), I knew I was in for a fun evening.  They had full costumes for their individual portraits and real weapons as props! It was a true technical challenge shooting this many people.  But I went home feeling like I captured it well. 

Seniors!

Spring always means Senior Portrait time!  I really like doing these because they're always a fun age group to work with.  Although, the guys are usually kind of beat down by the idea of having their photo taken... while the girls go all out. hah!  But, I still enjoy shooting both. 

The Virgin Wolves

While walking around the Deep Ellum Arts Festival I came across the Virgin Wolves performing.  Withing seconds, I was an instant fan.  They were great!  Full of energy and with a great sound.  And that lead singer can rock it... no joke.  She's got some serious vocal power.  Check'em out!

Speed of Sound

Back in early April I joined a bunch of fellow photog friends in the Dallas area for a photo-walk at White Rock Lake.  I hadn't been down there in a few years and forgot what a really cool place it is.  For those who have never been, it's really like a Central Park in NYC... but for Dallas.  You've got urban sprawl everywhere.  Then, tucked away just off the road, is a small lake with trails and things to do.  It's very cool.  I think I'll visit it more often.  ;-)

Great Accidents

This is my friend Lucky Lou.  She doesn't like her photo being taken, so I have to be sneaky.  ha!  This is by far my all time favorite photo I've taken of her.  She was talking to another friend of ours and I just shot from the hip with my camera and this is what I got.  It's just such a genuine photo of her, laughing while listening to a funny story being told.  

Derby Portraits

I've been shooting a few Roller Derby team photos and headshots lately.  They're so much fun to do!  This is Cherry Cyanide Slammer.  She may be a pretty face, but don't mess with her on the oval track.   :)

Woof!

It's a fact, you just can't walk past a cute pup and not take it's photo.  This is Coco and she's very photogenic!  

Bridge to Everywhere

It had been a while since I loaded up the camera gear and went for a photo drive as I like to call them.  I pretty much just drive around the countryside, looking for anything interesting.  I came across a new park I had seen but not yet explored.  There were some trails so I went for a little hike.  I found myself under these bridges and thought it made an interesting shot. 

35 Denton!

This past March I was fortunate enough to be selected as one of the staff photographers for the 4 day music festival called 35 Denton.  It's kind of a mini SXSW.  But don't let that fool you.  Many of the bands at "35D" were headed south to Austin to play there as soon as the festival in Denton ended.  The crowds were great, music rocked and I had a blast shooting!!

Danielle Dorell

Danielle contacted me about shooting some portraits for her.  She was going to be starting up her own Youtube channel targeted at motivating young women to be creative and productive.  She arrived at the shoot with her own hair/makeup stylist and we had a great session!

Boxster

A coworker and I took his pretty red Porche Boxster out to the lake to take a few photos.  Very nice car that can get up and go when you want it too!

Woman in Red

Sometimes all you need is a camera, empty bike trail and a pretty girl in a tight red dress.  On this brisk January afternoon, Lacy was happy to strut her stuff for the lens.  

War Paint

Some of the derby girls take their bout-day face paint pretty seriously.  Hayley, here, did a great job!

New Years Shenanigans

I spent New Years Eve with some good friends which of course meant a few fireworks and sparklers in the street at midnight.  It was a fun evening with good people, good food and good photo opportunities.

A New Bridge in Town!

This is the new Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge just outside downtown Dallas Texas.  At the time of this photo, it wasn't open to traffic yet.  So, my friend Mike and I drove out... hoped the barriers and took some photos.  This is a very cool structure and I hope to return and shoot it again once its open.  (Which it is as of this writing)

Catching Up!

Ok the next few posts are going to be short and sweet.  I've been so busy I've neglected this here blog and I really like to keep it up with what I have going on as far as photography is concerned.  

To start things off, this photo is from this past January when I was invited to shoot the Certifiable Derby Training camp held in Dallas, Texas.  Hundreds of women from the region attend to learn from the nations best skaters.  It was a 3 day event and they all went home bruised, tired but better at their sport.  It was great fun to watch!  And if you haven't checked out a roller derby "bout", find out if there is a local league where you live and GO WATCH! It's a blast!