Friday Foto: Slappin good music

A little late on the posting, I know. I try to get this published early for you readers, but I had a late night last night and slept in a little. 

I was hired by Rafter's Blues and Raw Bar to shoot Amy LaVere's performance last night. She's an unbelievable musician, playing the upright bass and accompanied by drums and lead guitar. Her vocals add a soothing contradiction, with her sweet high-pitched-Norah Jones-meets-Amy Winehouse sound. I highly recommend checking her site out and listening to some of her tunes. I love shooting live performances, and Rafter's is a great place to do this. 

So last weekend I drove up to Blue Ridge, GA and picked up my Tahoe. It's nice having an inclosed vehicle again. I forgot how nice it is to lock something in the car, to not get rained on. But, I'm already starting to miss the Jeep. As soon as I finish up some maintenance on the Jeep, I'll be back behind the wheel. Can't wait. 

Life has been busy, my business is doing very well now, we have a ton of work and it keeps coming in. It's great, I feel very fortunate to say that. With that said, I am looking very forward to a relaxing weekend. I WILL be spending time at the beach if weather permits. This will be one of the last "non-busy" weekends I will have for a very long time I fear, with weddings, showers, and, oh yeah, the baby. 

Anyway, yall have a great weekend. 

Friday Foto: Round and Round

That title about sums it up for me. Round and round. My head, my schedule. Crazy, to say the least. This shot has been in the works for a long time. I've been thinking about this shot since my good friends at Southern Soul BBQ took over the old Gisco Seafood location, which is adjacent to the the new roundabout on St. Simons Island. They let me in and allowed me to climb up on the roof too get this shot. I waited to get it when we had  full moon, to add to the ambiance. I really like the shot. The panoramic version came out cool too. You'll have to click on these images to see the larger version.

So, I've been busy. Work has been really good, lots going on. Our office renovations are coming to a close, with fresh paint on the walls, new rearrangement, and some really nice plant arrangements. I've got some minor things to still do, and once that is done, I'll give you a little walk-through tour of our new place.

My trip to the mountains to pick up my Tahoe has been postponed to next weekend, which is fine. I'm looking forward to getting it, and starting another project, but waiting one more week won't kill me. Patience is a virtue, Ben.

Last weekend we pretty much wrapped up my building project on my house. We have a couple more things to tidy up and then I need to get the tabby guy to come over, but for all accounts, it's finished. I'm so happy. It's giving us so much more space to store all of our junk. This weekend will find me finishing up those loose ends, and most definitely drinking some beer on the beach at some point. I feel like I perpetually need a break, and that any break I get isn't long enough. Well, welcome to life I guess. It's all good. Y'all have a great weekend. I will. 

Friday Foto: Lot's of shooting

FINALLY! Finally I can write again that I'm shooting a lot. I've been so busy with the rearrangement of our office, the startings of a new business and the slow drone of a working-to-late headache that I haven't been focusing on photography (pun intended). But not anymore, the past couple of days and the weeks to come have me where I love to be... behind the camera. 

Today's photo is from the Cloister at Sea Island. I was hired to shoot the door hardware by the manufacturer. I've done a couple different shoots like this in the past and really enjoy it. It gives me a chance to walk all around the grounds and fine interesting shots. I like being able to show the product in it's surroundings, not just a close up of a knob you know? Anyway, hope you like. 

This weekend I'll be finishing my downstairs construction project; the enclosure of the back half of our house. I'm extremely excited about this. It will provide so much more storage for us. I am convinced a bomb has gone off in our garage, scattering jeep parts, old books, clothes and used jeep fluids everywhere. Once complete, I plan on actually being able to park two cars in my two-car garage (although, I think I could easily build a second car from the parts that are in there currently).

What are you doing Sunday Ben? Well, thanks for asking my dear reader. BEACH!!!! That's right. I'm waking my butt up at the crack of dawn (used butt and crack in same sentence, hehe) and sitting on the beach all day. At least, that's the plan. We'll see... 

Last but not least, the new Golden Isles Magazine is out. I think it looks great. You can find it here. Be sure to check out my spread on porches, starting on page 48. Well folks, that's it!