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NEVER SWIM ALONE
A lot of the time, photography is a solitary pursuit. You get inspired, grab your camera and head out without thinking of anything else but the creative thought smashing around in your brain. Yes, the whole lone gunman thing is cinematically badass but once in a while it is kinda nice to have someone else…
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LORD OF THE RINGS
Okay, the title is a bit derivative I admit, but it’s one of the parts of a wedding I look forward to shooting the most. I never preplan these types of shots so I can deliver something unique for each client. After 250+ weddings, I have curated quite the deep catalogue of ring shots (I…
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MUSIC IS MY RADAR
Bet you thought this would be a post about the election but this space is a politics-free zone so there won’t be any of those shenanigans around these parts. There is only one kind of insanity that fits perfectly with photography and that’s music. The symbiosis that exists between audio and visual reaches into us…
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GOLD IS THE BROADEST OF SHOULDERS
As I was sitting here wondering what to blog in the dying hours of the weekly deadline and the slowburn of dusk provided some inspiration. The sun coming and going is some of the best lighting a photog can ask for. To those of you new to shooting, the first and last hour of the…
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THIRD WINTER OR FALSE SPRING?
So the weather is hopefully on the turn (finally) which means more shooting in the best studio – outdoors. No more trying to get creative with props and that backdrop stand that I’ve put together and taken down probably more times than I’ve pressed the shutter on my D5. The dynamic lighting and ever changing…