Tag Archives: Canon 85mm f/1.8

Crowell Wedding No 6 © 2012 . All rights reserved.

Kate + Collin

  A few weeks back I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of the newly minted couple, Kate and Collin. The wedding took place at the house of the groom’s father. It had a beautifully maintained garden and yard … Continue reading

Stephanie No 2 © 2012 . All rights reserved.

Outtakes and Odds and Ends

  It has been a busy few weeks, planning and executing a seven part project for one of my favorite clients and squeaking in other work between those shoots. Between at project and my other responsibilities, I have pulled almost … Continue reading

Zydeco Breakfast No 3 © 2012 . All rights reserved.

Zydeco Breakfast at Cafe Des Ami

  There is a small number of quintessentially Louisiana things-to-do that I have yet to tick off of my list. That probably sounds pretty grandiose but it is sort of my job to ferret out and explore the treasures of … Continue reading

Baton Rouge Bus Terminal No 3 © 2012 . All rights reserved.

A Morning on the Bus

I am doing a series of portraits and photographic studies for The Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX) and The Capital Area Transits System (CATS). The first morning of shooting started early. My brain was still a little cloudy from only … Continue reading

Lens Testing © 2012 . All rights reserved.

That’s a Lot of Focal Lengths

  Okay, so what do these images show? Mainly they show the differences in distortion, magnification, angle of view and image quality of the lenses that I have in my stable. I performed the test to, as closely as possible, … Continue reading

State Fair No 10 © 2011 . All rights reserved.

Quinn Goes to the Fair

  Anna and I took Quinn to the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair last Sunday. Suffice it to say, there is little that is more joyous than watching the novelty of the world unfold in front of a little child, … Continue reading

Scared Heart © 2011 . All rights reserved.

Gregory DeWitt, Monk and Muralist

  “Caricature does not tell the full story of its subject. Such is the case with both the life and work of Gregory DeWitt. Dewitt was sometimes uncharitably caricatured as the “mad monk” responsible for painting the murals at the … Continue reading

Of Moving Colors | Green Paradise No 1 © 2011 . All rights reserved.

How to Photograph Concerts and Performances

  Sorry, the captions don’t seem to be showing up for these photos. Some show examples of noise, over-smoothing from noise reduction and other issues. I’ll try to get the caption issue worked out. Shooting under stage lights is a … Continue reading

Winnie © 2011 . All rights reserved.

The Manfrotto 175F-1 and its uses in Dog Portraiture

  If you use off-camera lighting then you may occasionally find yourself in a situation in which a traditional lighting stand is impractical or inconvenient. If you don’t have the options of having an assistant hold your remote flash in … Continue reading

Anna and Quinn © 2011 . All rights reserved.

All the News I have to Report

  I am way behind with my photo editing and the care and feeding of this blog. That is not to say I have not been busy, it’s just that none of that activity has been directed at this little … Continue reading

Angola Boxing No 5 © 2011 . All rights reserved.

Boxing at Angola Prison

  I saw my first boxing match in a decrepit train depot in Greensboro, North Carolina sometime in the spring of 1997. I was finishing a degree in Religious Studies and working at an investment firm. In so far as … Continue reading

The Host © 2011 . All rights reserved.

It’s Not Trivial if You Win

  I just finished writing an article for Country Roads about the oxbow lakes of Louisiana so I will keep the prose pretty brief today. Red Star started hosting a trivia night, put on by Michael Chalaron and MonkeyBR, a … Continue reading