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An illustration of my life, loves and various random information
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all from the island of St. Simons.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Cover shot!


The March issue of one of our local magazines, Elegant Island Living, just hit the stands, featuring a fashion spread shot by yours truly! The editors liked one of the shots so much they chose it for the cover.

My model had a wonderful look. I just love the dead-pan stare, and this chick had it down to a tee.

The shot was taken on the boardwalk heading out to the beach at the Coast Guard Station beach access. It was late afternoon. Shot at about 200mm with just a hint of fill flash, trying not to loose the warmth of the afternoon sun.

You can see the whole magazine, as well as the rest of my spread here. Thanks!

Monday, March 07, 2011

What I did this weekend



We have a family cabin in North Georgia, Epworth to be exact, (just north of Blue Ridge). It's an awesome place and I often post photos from recent trips. It's located right on Fighting Town Creek.

We decided to build a deck out back, that just hung over the bank. We wanted a place to be able to sit down outside, with a great view of the river. We had 6 guys up there this weekend and knocked the whole thing out, starting Friday morning by digging 8" by 4 foot deep holes for the cement pilings that we made. We finished Saturday around 2 p.m. with a aluminum ladder that extends down into the creek for easier access.

Of course, like any project, it's not REALLY finished yet. Future plans include a bench seat on the left and right and we're going to run power out to it for a plug, as well as some cool mood lighting under the bench seats.

It rained the better half of the weekend, but it didn't stop my time-lapsing! I set up a tent over the camera and had it running the whole weekend. On Friday I was trying the time-lapse out with one HDR image (three shot bursts) every 30 seconds. I didn't like the HDR for this because of the ghosting images when people moved. It also needed to be more often. So on Saturday I went with one image every 15 seconds. Then I strung them all together at 6fps and here you are.

And, right before I left, I strapped my old canoe to the top of my Jeep. Stay tuned for this one... she's getting a complete overhaul!




Tuesday, March 01, 2011

hello.


I was on a recent shoot for the Hampton Inn on Jekyll Island, and Anson tagged along as a model. Just thought I'd post a quick shot from this shoot. Anson certainly is a photographer's child. "CHEESE" is his favorite word.

If you've never been to the Hampton on Jekyll, I STRONGLY recommend it. It is a fantastic, brand-new hotel, with great amenities and an amazing boardwalk (seen above) that leisurely meanders through the forest out to the beach. Go check it out.