Guns and Hoses 2008

I had the pleasure of being part of the Guns and Hoses Fundraiser hosted by Ringside. For those of you that have not heard of GNH it is a boxing event that pits Fire Fighters against Police Officers in the ring all to raise money for the S.A.F.E. foundation. It turned out to be quite excited as the competition came down to the last match and the Fire Fighters look the trophy in dramatic fashion.

It was definitley a unique experience for me to cover such a large event right along side a photog from the KC Star and a camera man from a local news station. Although I really did have a blast, I could ever be a newspaper photojournalist, I think I would always be embellishing, posing and creating. Journalistic integrity be damned!

E-Sessions!

I can't believe it has been 10 days since my last post! My perception of time is crazy right now. I cannot wait until this semester is over and I can focus entirely on photo. I have done several engagement shoots recently and really had a lot of fun trying different locations and experimenting as much as possible. It always seems to be the spontaneous moments that I love the most. There is something about shooting a session that just makes me come alive and kicks my creativity into overdrive. Even if I am exhausted leading up to the shoot, once I meet my clients and start shooting I instantly feel energized and excited ready to CrEAte!









I love this shot so much I wish I could make it bigger! This is one of those spontaneous moments. I think this shot went from conception to execution is about 45 seconds. Which I am really glad cause by that time it was freezing!

Meet the Family

Well at least half my family that is :D

This is the night before a corporate gig I had booked and I had never used half the equipment before. So I setup my lights about 2PM and just shot solid through about 9PM with anyone who would sit for me. The best thing about shooting for such a long time is that it gave me time to really bring every bodies personality out. A portrait is nothing without personality and I think these following photographs are overflowing with personality!

I love this, David is such a goofball who always gives me excellent material.

I can always count on Patrick to give me something...unique

Ana Sat for about thirty minutes and did homework

Emma is such a little poser, I love her!

This what you might call 'sweet'

Of course I couldn't help but do some photoshop experimentation! David had gotten in big trouble earlier so this image just kinda made sense.


I didn't intend for this to have a "Dave hill" look it just kinda ended up that way through rampant experimentation. Randomly editing in the search for something new, it is actually quite educational. I am firm believe in experimentation you just don't know what will happen till you give actually get bogged down in all the nitty gritty details. :D

This was so much fun that I think this would make a cool party idea, setup up the studio lights and just see what happens!

It's Only Different From What You Know

The last couple of weeks have been an absolute blast. I have had the pleasure of shooting everything from a boxing match to an infant shoot. I love how different and unique each session is. I try to plan each session as much as possible, but honestly you never know what is going to happen. Once we start shooting and having fun peoples personalities bubble to the surface and at that point anything can happen! :D


This was from a model shoot that I did with Shamieka. She did and awesome job modeling even with all my crazy requests! Like "how bout you wear 4 inch stilettos and jump on a trapomline in the middle of a bug infested field", did I mention that this is about 35 feet off a busy street at rush hour? Nothing like an audience to get you going. :) Props to her for working the dress, the cold, bugs, and the busy street with all the gaping spectators.
I never pass up an opportunity to do some street photos. When I saw this guy chilling with his white headphones I just had to introduce myself. I love street because it is essentially about meeting people and getting to know them well enough to make a picture with you.

This adorable little thing is named Hayden. I Think infant shoots are really challenging but I had so much fun doing this shoot that I really didn't notice.