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My Best Friends’ Kids

thestudioj — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:49:59 +0000

Hey everyone! It’s been a while since I last posted. And this post has been coming for a while.

A month ago when I was visiting the family, I had the wonderful opportunity of photographing my best friends’ kids. It was super, super hot that day so we didn’t get nearly as much time as we wanted but we still got some great stuff.

Ok, on to the pics…

New York, New York

thestudioj — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:54:11 +0000

…the city so nice they named it twice.

Any of you who follow my twittering will know that I spent last Sunday in NYC. I really did love the city. It is amazing, not as amazing to me as Paris, and I loved it.

I didn’t get close to seeing even a significant part of the city, but thanks to some great advice I did see some really great stuff. I went up to the top of Rockefeller Center, visited Times Square and Grand Central station, and then walked over the Brooklyn Bridge to get an awesome view of the Manhattan skyline.

I hope to revisit the city soon and spend a lot more time exploring. But for now, these will have to do.

Ok, on to the pics…

Day 19 – Some more from France

thestudioj — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:34:05 +0000

I won’t go on and on about how bad of a blogger I have been since people I know have been telling me that I am too hard on myself about it. But I am planning to get some good stuff up in the next few days.

For now, I wanted to share a couple more special images that I loved from France and a special piece I’ve put together. The piece is part of a collection that I am going to reveal soon. Right now, you’ll have to do with this one.

Ok, on to the photos…

Day 18 – My Hot Air Balloon Adventure

thestudioj — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:00:59 +0000

Wow. So as my time in Phoenix was ending, I decided to take advantage of an opportunity to do something that I’ve always wanted to do…ride in a hot air balloon.

The morning was absolutely perfect. The skies were blue and the weather was incredible. We rode for over an hour and then had an awesome brunch with mimosas, croissants, and other goodies.

Below are some of my favorites from the morning…

Day 16 – More Musings

thestudioj — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:57:44 +0000

Ok. Some more random musings and an image from last week.

Musing 1. It is an amazing thing to actually have the weather be consistent for a week. Being able to wake up in the morning and know that the weather will be pretty much the same as the day before was awesome.

Musing 2. I am digging the new season of ’24′ and I can’t wait to see the new season of ‘Burn Notice’. Though I am still mourning the loss of ‘Pushing Daisies’.

Musing 3. I am so in love with my new camera. The shot below was something I could never have done with my old cameras without using a tripod.

France Day Three – My Stuff

thestudioj — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:08:23 +0000

Ok. So I’m about to post the images from the dinner we all shared on Thursday night, but I have to show you a few images I took for me once we got to Bordeaux. Bordeaux is a gorgeous city that combines old world architecture with new world style for a truly fun experience.

I saw all of this during the afternoon when Darius and I walked up to have drinks with the family. I loved the organ player and his cat. Oh, and I have to say that I love the name of the lemonade drink in the last image.

Enjoy the piccies…

Paris Day Two

thestudioj — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:28:39 +0000

Ok. So I’m still up really late because I have so much that I am processing mentally and photographically. Tomorrow, Darius and I board the train to Bordeaux.

I’ll make the chatter brief. Here’s a quick recap. Today, I saw the Louvre, Notre Dame, Pompidou, and a lot of side streets and random places.

And now on to the pics…

Paris Day One

thestudioj — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:10:22 +0000

Ok. I really intended to blog this before I went to bed last night, but let’s just say it was a full day.

Let me start by saying that it only took one day for me to thoroughly fall in love with Paris. Everything is so amazing. I’ll report more on this later, but I’m stoked for day two.

So I walked most of the day, which is a great way to see the city. But when you combine it with all the stairs of the Eiffel Tower and the ones in the Arc de Triomphe, it makes for one tired body (and a couple of blisters).

I also made it to Musee D’Orsay which is gorgeous. Today’s agenda includes the Louvre and Notre Dame and whatever else I decide to throw in.

One little note. I bought a lens a few months ago that is a tilt/shift. In simple terms, it lets you adjust the depth of field and focus differently than you can achieve any other way. I have played with it, but never quite had enough time to get used to it. Yesterday, I decided to use it as my only lens and thus make myself learn it. I am now almost as in love with it as my big 85. I wouldn’t have used any other lens for yesterday (or today).

Enjoy some images. I am about to head out to soak up another day in Paris.

Streets of Nashville, part one

thestudioj — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:44:47 +0000

So after a long day of travel to Hartford, CT. I can’t sleep and had to post something that was just a great experience for me this week. When I went up to Nashville on Tuesday, I started thinkng about some of my favorite types of photography.

I love street photography. I’ve always been inspired by others’ images, but I have never gone out to the streets to actually shoot. So what did I do on Tuesday afternoon? You guessed it. I met some truly amazing people when I was out there and was blessed to get to know them.

Ok. On to the photos…