Friday Foto: Canon 5DMII OMG

What a whirlwind week since my last post. Let's just start by saying how happy I am I have insurance. 

So, long story short, my camera was standing up on my tripod in my office. It was knocked over and the lens, flash and (later discovered) camera were broken. I called Allstate and, thanks to my extra insurance that I have taken out on my camera gear, it was all covered. Here's the beauty of it all though, instead of getting the same camera, I was able to get the newer and improved version... and improved it is. The Canon 5D Mark II (the one I blogged about a couple of months ago, that does HD video if you recall), is amazing... and VERY hard to find. I was actually worried because I needed a new camera and that was the most likely choice for me to get, but you couldn't find them anywhere. Sold out everywhere. Well as luck has it, the little consumer Ritz camera store in Jacksonville received the one and only one they were slated to get for the whole holiday season, just moments before I walked in last Saturday. I bought it without thinking twice. After having two major shoots this week so far, I can safely say this camera is incredible. 

Today's foto comes from a shoot I had up around Baxley, GA where a development is underway and we are doing all the marketing for. The piece of property, Eagle's Point, is amazing. All lots have river front views (Altamaha River). And, driving my Jeep up there was awesome too....

So, yesterday was my wife and I's four year anniversary. Pretty crazy to think that we've been married for four years. I'm very blessed. 

This weekend will be very relaxing, something I'm really looking forward to. A little last minute christmas shopping, a little work, a little getting ready for our Soiree and a lot of christmas music... I'm so ready for next week!

Stay tuned, because I'll post here again soon. Hope yall have a great weekend! 

Friday Foto: Almost here

What's almost here? Christmas. The weekend. The new year. The Music City Bowl in Nashville that Kelly's brother is playing in for Vandy and we are going to. Our annual Christmas Soiree that is going to be bigger and better than ever. My new business. What's that? A new business you ask? I'll elaborate more on that in future posts, but to put in a few words, I just sealed the deal on a partnership in which we are creating a new business that focuses on photography, design, marketing and advertising. We're basically taking what we have now, honing it and developing it into a much more polished enterprise. I'm extremely excited. 

Today's foto comes from a recent engagement photo session I had. I really enjoy shooting photos like this, because it gives me the time to really interact with the people, which I love to do. I love the intimacy that this photo gives off. It's simple, but beautiful. Great couple too, really sweet and you could really tell they were in love. 

I just finished the last photos for the upcoming issue of Golden Isles Magazine, which now frees up a lot of my time, until the next issue of course. So what am I going to do this weekend? Well, nothing. Might do a little Christmas shopping, although I did most of mine online this year. Might work on the house or the Jeep... OK, who am I kidding, of course I'll work on my Jeep. 

That's about it folks. Stay tuned for more info and more posts. I hope to be posting more in the future, as part of my new business plan, so bookmark me! Happy Friday. 

Friday Foto: Hello, I'm still alive

Yes, yes, yes... it's been too long since my last post. I am sorry. I've been so busy since the week before Thanksgiving that I'm just now coming up for air. First thing's first, Kelly and I went to her second check-up this week and found out the sex of our baby... let's just say it'll be Tonka truck time soon!!! It's a boy! We are so excited. Kelly said she felt it was a boy all along, and was really hoping it was. I was too, so we are so excited. 

Today's foto comes from my front yard. We had a sheet covering some plants one night when it got cold, and I was letting the dog out in the morning and saw this tiny little leaf laying on the sheet, with the drop of water just like that. I often see little things like that and say to myself, that would make a nice photo, but never actually take the shot. Too much hassle, etc. Not this morning. I got my stuff out, set up the tripod, attached the macro lens, enabled mirror lockup and dialed in a nice small aperture for maximum sharpness. Other than minor spot removal and dodging and burning in photochop, this is a pretty true shoot. Time spent from concept to completion? 20 minutes. It was fun. 

So this weekend we are getting our Christmas tree. It is easily one of mine and Kelly's favorite things to do in the entire world. Seriously. Decorate the tree, listen to christmas music, and then partake once again in the best christmas movie ever, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. After all, "It's all part of the experience." This photo came from Webster's Christmas tree farm, located north of Darien, GA in The Ridge. This is a cut-your-own tree farm and it's so much fun. We are planning on getting our tree there this year, but we'll see how the weekend folds out. This shot was part of a photo essay I did in The Golden Isle's Magazine titled "My Favorite Things."

I do have lots of other stuff going on right now. Lot's of change in my professional life, but I'm going to save that for another post, once I iron out all the details. So for now, that's all I have folks. Sit back and enjoy Friday and the weekend. If you are not yet listening to christmas music, you know who you are, get on it. I've had it blasting since November 1st.... I may not stop this year. I may continue listening well into May. We'll see.