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out with the old… in with the new!
Hey there loyal follower and trusted subscriber! I just wanted to post up a quick note to let you that my new blog is up and running. Please take a minute to head over and check things out. Also, you’ll … Continue reading
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what’s in your feed?
After doing an overwhelming amount of “collecting” of blogs in my RSS feed… then downsizing quite a bit… then re-“collecting” even more (I may have a problem)… and then ultimately streamlining the feed to include truly what I want to … Continue reading
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Tagged commercial photography, phoenix photographer, photo blog, photography
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words of wisdom
I’ve always felt that it’s important to seek out the works of others to help keep my own inspirational fire burning. A couple times a week I’ll make a point to do something as simple as a Google search to … Continue reading
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Tagged commercial photography, phoenix photographer, photography
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steppin’ up my game
Over the past few months I’ve really been making a conscious effort to step up my photography game! In particular I’ve been working with some local commercial photographers to try and soak up what knowledge I can from them. Some … Continue reading
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Tagged arizona photographer, beauty, commercial photography, magazine, model, phoenix photographer, photo blog, photography
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cell phone friday [take 14]
Found these little guys at a local Mexican food restaurant. Funny thing is there’s kind of a whole subculture centered around them. WTWF = World Thumb Wrestling Federation?
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the faces of tucson
In the wake of the horrible events on Saturday morning, where six people’s lives were tragically brought to an end in a senseless act of violence, President Obama was scheduled to speak at a memorial for the victims at the … Continue reading
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Tagged canon, photo blog, photography, President Obama, Tucson shooting
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getting to carnegie hall [a new year’s “resolution”]
Resolution: an expression of intention or determining upon a course of action. Goal: the result or achievement toward which effort is directed. I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions… I’m more of a goal kinda guy. It just seems to … Continue reading
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Tagged arizona photographer, canon, carengie hall, new years resolution, new york city, phoenix photographer, photo blog, photography
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cell phone friday [take 13]
I’m not superstitious! As a matter of fact, I think it’s bad luck to be superstitious. So when it came time to post “take 13” of Cell Phone Friday, did I take the sky scraper approach to it and skip … Continue reading
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new year’s cell phone friday [take 12]
You may remember that last week’s Cell Phone Friday fell on Christmas eve so in keeping with the holiday spirit this holiday season, I give you the very first New Year’s Cell Phone Friday! Raise your glasses for a safe, … Continue reading
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Tagged camera phone, cell phone, fine art, happy new year, holiday, photo blog, photography
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americana [revisited]
In a post I did back in October I talked about those certain images we all remember as a child. The images we saw through the window of our family car as we traveled on our summer vacations. The images … Continue reading
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Tagged america, architecture, arizona photographer, commercial photography, fine art, nikon, photo blog, photography, urban photography
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a very merry cell phone friday [take 11]
Here’s wishing you and your family a wonderful and safe holiday season!
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Tagged camera phone, cell phone, christmas, fine art, holiday, photo blog, photography
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heart your life
It’s not everyday that I get the chance to meet strong, motivated, passionate, and inspirational individuals… especially someone who doesn’t even consider themselves strong, motivated, passionate, or inspirational. Earlier this month I had the opportunity to sit down with Jennifer … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, fitness, health, magazine, model, photo blog, photography, scottsdale
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cell phone friday [take 10]
Sometimes the simplest objects around us can represent art. It all depends on how we choose to look at them. In this case I was standing outside an office complex, looked up and saw this fence. A simple object that … Continue reading
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run
You may remember in last week’s blog post that I mentioned I was working on a project in my Commercial Photography class that entailed creating a series of 5 images based on a singular theme. After taking in some much … Continue reading
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Tagged commercial photography, photo blog, photography, run, running
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cell phone friday [take 9]
It’s a real treat to have the old parade fire truck at our house, and unfortunately I think a lot of us tend to take that for granted. So, I figured, why not share her with all of you! Last … Continue reading
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Tagged camera phone, cell phone, photo blog, photography
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everynone
So, this is the first time that I’m blogging about something that hasn’t occurred yet… let me explain. A few weeks ago in class we were given the assignment of creating a series of images based around a singular subject. … Continue reading
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Tagged commercial photography, photo blog, photography, school, video
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cell phone friday [take 8]
The other day I mentioned that we took the ol’ parade truck (a.k.a. “Red Rat”) out for a spin and I got this shot of it’s rear end. The bed of this old 1941 Seagraves pumper is just as beautiful … Continue reading
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help-portrait
This December 4th, photographers from around the globe will be collectively taking part in a worldwide movement started by Nashville based photographer Jeremy Cowart called Help-Portrait. The idea behind this project is simple; find someone in need… take their photograph… … Continue reading
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Tagged community, photo blog, photography, volunteerism
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cell phone friday [take 7]
With Thanksgiving under our belts (no pun intended) and Christmas right around the corner, this week’s Cell Phone Friday asks an appropriate question… Mine’s traditionally cooked turkey with stuffing by the way… in case you were wondering.
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Tagged camera phone, cell phone, fine art, food, photo blog, photography
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holiday family photos
Before I get started here, let me just say that the photo here is clearly an example of what NOT to do when it comes to family photos during the holidays! More on that later… The holidays are always a … Continue reading
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