Category Archive: People

Well Done Buddy – 365/365

Well Done Buddy – 365/365

So it has been a year already. Though, it really doesn’t seem all that long ago that I decided I needed to a project to …

 

My Sis – 364/365

My Sis – 364/365

The project is almost over and I realized that of all my immediate family, everyone is represented in the project except my sister.  Quite startled …

 

Aaron – 363/365

Aaron – 363/365

This is Aaron.  He will play the violin in circles around you, so you better be on your best behavior.

 

Angry Garage Face – 359/365

Angry Garage Face – 359/365

It has always felt like there is an angry face in the parking garage at work.  I’m not sure if the angry face is trying …

 

Mother’s Day – 355/365

Mother’s Day – 355/365

Happy Mother’s Day to all those moms out there. I love you, Mom.  Thanks for all you do for me.  (Though, I hold reservation that you …

 

Jump for the 80′s – 349/365

Jump for the 80′s – 349/365

I’m proud to say I was born in the 80s.  I remember wearing neon shirts and ridiculous patterns.  Such happy times.

 

Busy Brain – 348/365

Busy Brain – 348/365

Lot of stuff going on. My brain is all over the place.

 

White Dress – 347/365

White Dress – 347/365

I have a friend who is graduating from UT, so I took some photos of her.  Then we ate some delicious hamburgers.

 

Kayak – 346/365

Kayak – 346/365

Someone remind me to rent a kayak some weekend when I have some spare time.

 

Lotsa White – 336/365

Lotsa White – 336/365

Today I met up with some friends and did some shooting.  We were going for something simple and clean, no frills or fuss.  I’m not …

 

Mom Reads With Kinzee – 327/365

Mom Reads With Kinzee – 327/365

This is my mom reading the newspaper with Kinzee. Mom likes to read. Kinzee likes to be a lap dog.

 

Skylight – 325/365

Skylight – 325/365

The parentals are in town to see the house and lend their expert advice on all things house related.  Quick trip to the mall…. check!

 

Ed – 324/365

Ed – 324/365

Ed is a good guy to know when your hair needs cutting.  Or if you need a good chat.  Or both.

 

Kevin – 320/365

Kevin – 320/365

Today I shot a guy named Kevin.  Fortunately, he has pulled through and is expected to make a full recovery. Huzzah for photography puns!

 

Lamp Post – 315/365

Lamp Post – 315/365

For some reason I thought I would look bigger in this photo.  Oh well. Can you see the anguish and alone-ness-ness in my face.  Oh, the …

 

300 Pi – 300/365

300 Pi – 300/365

Today is the magical collision of two important numerics.  First of all, it is day 300.  It is also Pi Day (3/14… 3.14… pi…π…).  So …

 

Reading Is Hard- 299/365

Reading Is Hard- 299/365

Reading is just so hard.

 

Baby – 291/365

Baby – 291/365

A friend that I have known since I have been in 5th grade is now a Dad.   That is awesome.

 

Self – 286/365

Self – 286/365

This is me in a very dark way.   I’m playing around with a modifier tool that I don’t get to use as much as …

 

Working Setup – 270/365

Working Setup – 270/365

Yesterday I took photos at a Mardi Gras Party.  Lindsay helped.

 

Cheers – 256/365

Cheers – 256/365

More dancing today.  A random dance party ensued during a break.  Very entertaining. Short sentences in this post.

 

I Proposed – 252/365

I Proposed – 252/365

She said yes.

 

On Break – 249/365

On Break – 249/365

I met up with a friend in downtown Austin to walk around and shoot what we saw. We walked past a newly developed condo and …

 

Editing – 242/365

Editing – 242/365

I’ve got lots of photos to edit… so I’m doing that instead of writing a lengthy post about the photo of me editing photos.

 

Dancer – 241/365

Dancer – 241/365

Man, this girl could jump. She needed some photos for a dance application so we spent a good long while jumping and posing and standing on …

 

Fighting the Cold – 238/265

Fighting the Cold – 238/265

Now that it is cold out, I continue to put more and more and more layers on to keep warm.  30 degree is cold….really cold …

 

Pier – 235/365

Pier – 235/365

There was a wedding.  I saw these guys during a break in the action.  I took their photo. I’m not sure they know. Let’s not tell them.

 

Batter Up – 218/365

Batter Up – 218/365

Today’s Toy-of-the-Day was a foam baseball and baseball bat.  Yesterday, it was a plastic lawnmower.  Previously, a truck. He is in a funny stage where every …

 

Ice Skating – 213/365

Ice Skating – 213/365

Each year, Whole Foods sets up an ice-skating rink on the rooftop/balcony of their store.  It isn’t large enough for me to show off my …

 

Fancy Shoes – 212/365

Fancy Shoes – 212/365

These are the shoes I wear when I am supposed to be fancy.  They are brown and leather and slightly pointier than your average shoe. Lindsay …

 

Tying Flies – 207/365

Tying Flies – 207/365

Ever since I can remember, my dad has had a shop out back where he can build stuff. Here, he is tying flies for …

 

DWTSA – 201/365

DWTSA – 201/365

For the third year, Lindsay performed in the in Dancing with the Stars Austin show benefiting the Center for Child Protective Services. This year …

 

Foam Sword Fight – 199/365

Foam Sword Fight – 199/365

The battle lines are drawn.  You stare at your enemies at the other side of the street.  The only thing keeping you from hurtling towards …

 

Inside or Outside – 188/365

Inside or Outside – 188/365

I love shooting reflections of people when the light from the other side of the glass combines with the light on the people.  It is …

 

Half-Birthday – 183/365

Half-Birthday – 183/365

Today is my half birthday.  I decided to throw a little party for myself.  I invited all the cool kids on the block, but only …

 

Rocker Chik – 180/365

Rocker Chik – 180/365

Day two of the workshop.  Nearly 100% of the scheduled models did not show up, so the photographers got to be the guinea pigs today. For …

 

Red Dress – 179/365

Red Dress – 179/365

This weekend is all about the Learn to Light photography workshop put on by Don Giannetti from Lighting Essentials.  It is a weekend full of …

 

Working – 171/365

Working – 171/365

I spent a good portion of my day sitting at my computer at a coffee shop.  I tried working at home, but the dogs were …

 

Peter Pan – 166/365

Peter Pan – 166/365

It isn’t everyday that Peter Pan comes to visit you in your parents’ backyard.  He hung out for a bit, helped carve a pumpkin then …

 

Coffee Shop Mike – 164/365

Coffee Shop Mike – 164/365

This is Mike.  He works in a coffee shop near the local camera store that I make an effort to avoid anytime there is money …

 

Feathers – 162/365

Feathers – 162/365

I met up with some friends today and did some shooting.  Windows and high ceilings are my friend. So are feathers and fancy hats.

 

Push – 160/365

Push – 160/365

Saw some boys planing the apartment complex today.  They were doing all kinds of boyish things… pushing each around in a plastic wagon, dragging each …

 

Native Dance – 146/365

Native Dance – 146/365

Surrounded by these posters, a group of dancers from MEChA performed traditional Mexican dance on the West Mall of UT Campus, paying homage to their …

 

Four Guesses – 144/365

Four Guesses – 144/365

I’ll give you four guess as to what we did tonight.  No cheating!

 

Josh Hanks – 141/365

Josh Hanks – 141/365

There is a certain portrait of Tom Hanks taken by photographer Dan Winters that I have always admired.  So today I decided I would do …

 

Zombies – 139/365

Zombies – 139/365

The air is cooling and the air has that delicious crisp quality that lets everyone know that Halloween is swiftly approaching.  These neighborhood kids decided …

 

Chuck – 125/365

Chuck – 125/365

I never really was a devoted TV watcher.  There were some shows I liked, but I never could say “Such-n-such is my show.” Nothing really …

 

Peeping Lindsay – 120/365

Peeping Lindsay – 120/365

Be careful.  You never know when she may be watching. Cue dramatic music.

 

Little Footballers – 119/365

Little Footballers – 119/365

I was driving home from work and saw a football game at a nearby stadium.  They were 7th graders and after watching the game a …

 

Captain Davey – 109/365

Captain Davey – 109/365

Currently in Delcambre, LA.  Lindsay’s family showed me how to get to the pier along the canal, where I was greeted by a long line …

 

Shopping Carts – 104/365

Shopping Carts – 104/365

I was pretty tired when I ran an errand today.  The work day was over and I had fought traffic to get to the store.  …

 

My Girl – 103/365

My Girl – 103/365

Being my girlfriend, Lindsay gets to experience the joy and excitement of my photographic whims.  Today, I shot some headshots of some of the employees …

 

Alec and Edyta – 81/365

Alec and Edyta – 81/365

Alec Mazo and Edyta Sliwinksa came to Austin for a show at Dance Institute, the dance studio Lindsay works at.  They both are professional dancers …

 

Violin Shoot – 67/365

Violin Shoot – 67/365

Today I did a photoshoot with violinist Omar Lopez.  He has a new CD coming out soon and needed some images for the album.  We …

 

Profile – 66/365

Profile – 66/365

I like to imagine how people 100 years ago would react to some of the common things that we say today.   I’m guessing this is …

 

Birthday Flowers – 55/365

Birthday Flowers – 55/365

Today is Lindsay’s birthday!  I’m not usually a guy who goes out and buys flowers and Lindsay knows this.  So she was very clear when …

 

Goofy Portraits – 53/365

Goofy Portraits – 53/365

The day after my sister’s wedding, my parents had all the family who had come into town come over for dinner and festivities.  It was …

 

Go-Karts – 52/365

Go-Karts – 52/365

Today, while all the bridesmaids and female relatives and friends where having the official Bridal Brunch, all the groomsmen were at Track 21 making engines …

 

Jump – 51/365

Jump – 51/365

My sister had her dress rehearsal today.  Luckily, all the groomsmen were taking the occasion quite seriously.  This bodes well for tomorrow.

 

Picture Day – 44/365

Picture Day – 44/365

Though it was an annual event from kindergarten to the last year of high school, I never much liked picture day. Somehow I never …

 

Wedding – 39/365

Wedding – 39/365

I shot a wedding today.  I love receptions.  Everyone is always so happy and wanting to have fun. Congrats to Tasha and Tyler!

 

No Idea – 34/365

No Idea – 34/365

I’m not really sure what is going on in this photo.  It started off as a simple self portrait, but I quickly lost control of …

 

Tool Party – 25/365

Tool Party – 25/365

My sister is getting married and some family friends of the groom threw them a Tool Party.  It was basically an excuse to have BBQ, …

 

Dirty and Tired – 13/365

Dirty and Tired – 13/365

Camping trip is over. We are tired. We are dirty. There is a good chance this will become an annual event…hopefully in the cooler …

 

Emergency – 11/365

Emergency – 11/365

We camped out at an ranch that opens itself up on the weekends to ATVs, four-wheelers and dirt bikes. All day long you can …

 

Ms. Napkin Head – 7/365

Ms. Napkin Head – 7/365

Its not every day that I can get a photo of Lindsay being goofy.  But Ms. Napkin Head should not be denied to the public.  …

 

Terminal – 2/365

Terminal – 2/365

I went down to the creek today; apparently a host of others had the same idea.  It was a hot and sticky day, and the …