Look’en might good in them All American jeans.
All American Cotton When I first considered becoming a professional photographer/videographer, my lofty dreams immediately went to Annie Leibovitz, Terry Gilliam, and photographing girls on the beach. Granted, I’m no Gilliam or Leibovitz and shooting girls on the beach is not as dreamy as it seems… Though they do make for pretty pictures and it’s [...]
VHS, Atlanta, and The Sundance Film Festival
Watch Video Here: Sundancing_high_res Atlanta based film director and good friend David Bruckner was asked to participate in a horror anthology (VHS) this past fall with a few other like-minded filmmakers from around the country. With a quick rush of inspiration, Dave and Nicholas Tecosky banged out a script, called in the local indie [...]
“Orphaned Images”
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristotle Oh orphans. Those loose ends, mistakes, those leftovers we find after all is done and it’s time to sweep up. What do we do with them? Where should they live? Where should we place these renegade creations? These are [...]
Riding with “Ghost”. On the Highway from Atlanta to Asheville
The LA Premier of “Ghost of Old Highways” would be pretty hard to top, but we brought it home to Atlanta where Christopher Campbell (DP) negotiated a few venues then led the charge to The Midtown Arts Center’s Landmark Theater! Over the years the Landmark has been a great supporter of local filmmakers and artist, they [...]
Spring in Full Fling
Winter always seems like a time of regrouping. Once the holidays have passed and the leftovers are digested; we’re left with a bluish cloudy grey funk that seems to cover everything. This got me thinking about color a bit more then usual and I wanted to try something different. I had a simple idea in my head: [...]
A Year In Review
It’s the beginning of a new year and what have we learned? Well, life doesn’t get any easier, but it certainly gets more interesting. It seems a lot of people scoff at the idea of making resolutions or joke about the practicality of actually keeping them. Yes, there are some of us that have the [...]
Family Time in California,
Family Time in California, I promised myself that I’d take a few vacations this year, mostly to visit and catch up with old friends. My first trip came early in the summer when I flew down to Naples FL. It was here, where an old high school buddy of mine and I were able to talk up [...]
New Adventures in Advertising
The Sea Press is a beautifully put together publication for local business owners along Florida’s 30-A. It truly is an advertising book of art, and certainly a creative way of promoting yourself. Photographer, Tommy Crow put the concept together and in only it’s 2nd year running, it’s gotten a tremendous response. In a day where [...]
The Chronicles of Follicles Recapitulation
Chapter one of The Chronicles of Follicles has come to a close and we couldn’t be happier with the results. People from all backgrounds gathered together in harmony to bask in the aura of Man’s hairy gift; the beard. Being a DornBrothers project, Nate and I felt much pride knowing that we had done our [...]
The Chronicles of Follicles Photo Project
A man’s face can grow it’s own art. It is a canvas for which the owner can decide how he wants to present himself. Obviously some men have more to work with than others (which can be a either a blessing or a curse). Why grow facial hair? Why not? The associations and stereotypes that [...]
“DRAGONS AND HAWKS COLLIDE AT PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY”
“DRAGONS AND HAWKS COLLIDE AT PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY” Atlanta Hawks’ forward Joe Smith took a little time off to go to Parkside Elementary last March to read “How To Train Your Dragon”. This was the first time I’d been back in an elementary school since, well, I don’t remember. Although things have changed quite a bit, [...]
“PossumDiva” -Heather Luttrell
“PossumDiva” -Heather Luttrell The very talented singer, songwriter, and blues woman Heather Luttrell recently contacted me to help her out with some new promotional photos for her upcoming album and tour. At the time I wasn’t very familiar with her music or the style of photography she needed, but as she began to explain what [...]
