The Afters
Well, if you've been following the blog, you may recall that I had the opportunity to go out on the road last fall with Sanctus Real, Leeland and The Afters on the Hungry For Love Tour. You can see some of my shots of Sanctus Real from the tour by clicking here. I've been meaning to get some shots...
Sanctus Real In The Studio
This past weekend, my good friends from the band Sanctus Real were in the studio recording demos for their new CD. While I've spent time with them on the road, this was the first time the entire band had been in my studio. We had a great time hanging out and laying down some tracks. It was great...
Sanctus Real @ CedarCreek New Years Eve 2010
Last night capped off the most musically satisfying year of my life. Let me explain. If you've been following the blog at all you know that my two great passions in life are music and photography (family, faith, etc... notwithstanding). As a musician, I've had a number of cool opportunities...
Dempsey Family Portraits
When I launched my website back in October, Keith Dempsey was the first guy who reached out and asked me to take some pictures of his family. We met up at the Farmer's Market in late October and just wandered around downtown for an hour or so. Keith's sister and her son came along as well and we...
The Kids
It's not often that my own kids let me take pictures of them. Usually I'm in stealth mode trying to grab a snapshot here and there. If my camera is out, more often than not I'm hearing some kind of grumbling from them. In fact, my daughter has a t-shirt with a picture of a camera on it that says...
Sanctus Real @ Hungry For Love Tour
Last weekend I had the pleasure of going back out on the road with my friends from the band Sanctus Real. They have been out on the Hungry For Love Tour with Leeland and The Afters. We had a great time just hanging out and I got a chance to take a lot of pictures. Back in August I got a little...
The Proposal
On Novemeber 1st, I had one of the most unique photographic opportunities I've ever had. My good very good friends, Cory and Lindsey, got engaged that day. Just like the paparazzi, I was hiding in the bushes to capture the moment. Truth be told, Cory had worked out this elaborate plan to surprise...
CedarCreek Worship
Last weekend I shot the 10:45 service at CedarCreek. I love shooting live music. Being a musician myself, I'm drawn to everything about that kind of environment. The lights, the sound. All the enegy and passion the artists put into a performance. It sure makes for great photographic opportunities....
Jake Kanable Senior Portraits
We've been friends with the Kanable's for a long time. As neighbors, we spent many summer days and nights hanging out at their pool. Fond memories. It's hard to believe, but their oldest son Jake is graduating from high school this year. I was honored that they asked me to take his senior...
Sunrise At Sidecut
I love the fall. It's my favorite time of year. The air is crisp and the colors are amazing. Something I haven't done nearly enough of this year is to get up before the sun rises and go out to shoot some pictures. I'll admit, it takes a bit of effort to set the alarm clock on the weekends, but the...
Dramatic Skies Over Perrysburg, OH
Clouds. I love clouds. I can't explain it. I just think they're cool. Light and dark, power and majesty. A new show every day. For the last few weeks I've been watching as the farmers have been harvesting their crops and cutting back their fields. Another sure sign of fall. Driving to and from...
CedarCreek Worship
Strange as it may seem, up until a couple of years ago I never really thought about combining my 2 passions - music and photography. I have the privilege of playing guitar and singing at a very cool church called CedarCreek. For the last 18 months or so I've been coming out and shooting some of...
Harrison Rally Day 2010
Perrysburg is a small little town in Northwest Ohio. One of the annual traditions around here is the end of summer celebration called Harrison Rally Day. The festival gets its name from a political rally held in 1840 at the site of Fort Meigs where 40,000 people gathered to hear presidential...
Tornado Devastation In Millbury, OH
On June 5, 2010, a devastating series of storms swept across Northwest Ohio. Numerous tornados left a path of destruction that consumed 7 lives, a high school, police station and numerous homes. I went out with my camera early the next morning without really knowing the extent of what had happened...
Destin, FL
We just got back from an unbelievable vacation with my brothers and their families. We all piled into a big house down in Destin, FL for a week and pretty much did nothing except hang out at the beach/pool, eat and sleep. We realized that it was the first time that the 3 of us (me and my 2...
Smithers Family Portraits
My friends Jason and Jessica let me do a little "experimenting" with them and their beautiful baby girl, Maci. While I'm generally more comfortable out shooting landscapes when it's just me and the world around me, this gave me a chance to work on my portrait work a bit. A little bit of off camera...
A Winter Morning at Sidecut
Recently I spent a cold winter morning at Sidecut Park in Maumee, OH. It was a beautiful morning. There was freshly fallen snow on the ground, the air was crisp and the sun was glorious. I kind of felt like that kid from the movie "A Christmas Story" all bundled up in my snow gear, but at...