The Soil & The Sun @ Story 2012
Any band that describes themselves as "Experiential Spiritual Folk-Rock//New Mexican Space Music" is going to grab your attention. Definitely one of the more eclectic bands from the Story conference in Chicago, The Soil & The Sun put on an energetic set that didn't disappoint. They were...
GOYR Photography Challenge: Decay
And now for something completely different. A few months ago I was talking with friend of mine who is also a photographer. We were discussing ways to get out of the rut that we all find ourselves in occasionally as photographers. A project to jump start our creativity and force us to get out and...
Sarah Macintosh @ Story 2012
For someone who prides himself on knowing quite a bit about music, I was starting to feel pretty out of touch by the time Sarah Macintosh took the stage at the Story conference in Chicago. Sarah was one of the many amazing artists that I had the privilege to shoot during the event, and...
Vertical Church Band @ Story 2012
Here is another set of images from the Story conference in Chicago. This band blew me away! I wasn't sure what to expect when I saw Vertical Church Band on the schedule, but they certainly did not disappoint. What an amazing heart for worship these guys had. There were times I wanted to just put...
The Cathedral Concert @ Story 2012
While we were in Chicago shooting the Story conference, they had a special concert event at this really cool venue/church called The Cathedral. Once we saw pictures of the venue online, we knew we had to get access to shoot the event. I'm so glad we did. It was an amazing night of music from two...
All Sons & Daughters @ Story 2012
I recently had the opportunity to shoot the Story conference in Chicago with my good friend Josh White. Josh has photographed this event for the last few years and was kind enough to hook me up with credentials. I'm so glad he did. Story is an event geared towards creatives. From musicians to...
Sanctus Real @ Winter Jam 2012 Tour
Last week I shared some of my portrait work from this past year. There's plenty more of that to come, but this week I wanted to share some of my recent concert photography. Up first, Sanctus Real - Winter Jam 2012. One of the coolest things I got to do this year was to hang out with my good...
Everyday Things
I recently stumbled across a photographer, Patrick La Roque, that just completely captivated me. I loved the look of his images and his very simple, yet engaging style. I found myself going through blog post after blog post to find out more about this guy and his art. Just insanely good work....
Patton Family Portraits
What can I say about the Patton family? These guys were fun! We had a such a great time on this shoot. I've known Diana for a while now from our work together at CedarCreek and I was thrilled when she asked me to take some family pictures for them. The story was a familiar one. "We haven't had a...
Mady Graham Portraits
Keeping with my promise from a few days ago, I'm going back through the images I shot over the course of the last year and sharing a few of my favorites. Last fall, the Graham's asked me to take some photo's for Mady's sweet 16 birthday. It was a perfect day and we walked away with some of my...
Koralewski Family Portraits
Where has all the time gone?!?! It's been way too long since I've updated the blog so I'm going to change that starting right now. I've got a library full of images from this past year that I want to share so expect to see more frequent updates from me in the coming weeks. First up are some images...
Fall Mornings
I love fall. Probably my favorite time of year. Don't get me wrong, I'll take a beach any day of the week, but there's just something about the changing of the seasons here in Northwest Ohio. We've had some unusually warm weather around here this past week. I took advantage of that this weekend...
Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk
Yesterday, my friend Josh White and I led a group of photographers on a photo walk through downtown Toledo, OH. We were a part of Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk where more than 30,000 photographers in groups all around the world gathered together to walk around, take some photos and get to...
Casting Crowns @ Iowa State Fair
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of joining my friends from Sanctus Real out on the road. I was filling in for Pete on guitar at the Iowa State Fair. Anytime I get to play with these guys it's an awesome experience and this show was certainly no exception. We were opening up for Casting...
Fire In The Sky
We were driving home last night from my wife's family reunion and there was an amazing sky off to our West. Those that have been hanging around the blog know that I love clouds. Something captivating about a gorgeous sky. I'm watching this develop wondering if I'd make it home in time to get a few...
Streets Of Chicago
Last week I posted some images of Chicago architecture. This week I wanted to share some of my street photography from that same trip. You may remember from an earlier post (click here to view it) that this whole street photography thing is pretty new to me. I've still got a lot to learn, but each...
Chicago Architecture
A few weeks ago I visited Chicago with my family. I've been there many times before and it's always a great time. I'm continually struck by the sites and sounds of this beautiful city, but this time around, the architecture really grabbed my eye. I loved the old buildings contrasted against the...
CedarCreek @ Northwest Ohio Rib Off
On Sunday the band from my home church, CedarCreek.tv, put on an awesome concert at the annual Rib Off. Those of you that know me know that I'm a musician and play out at CedarCreek.tv regularly. Normally I would have been playing at an event like this. However, this time we had some of our other...
Destin Sand Dunes
Back in April, we took the family down to Destin, FL for Spring Break. We met up with my 2 brothers and their families for a little fun on the beach. We took this same trip last year and had so much fun we've decided to make it an annual thing. We spent most of our time doing your typical family...
Street Photography @ Perrysburg Farmers Market
So I haven't been shooting a lot of pictures lately. I'm not entirely sure why that is. Certainly I've been busy with other things, but to be honest, I simply haven't felt that pull to get out and shoot like a usually do. I seem to go through these 'down periods' with other things in my life as...