Hello all!
This post is way overdue because I went to this show more than a month ago… I know I know… I should be more on top of things but I’ve just been too busy.
These pics are of my friend Chris August and his band. He’s an amazingly talented song writer and just released a new cd. Please check him out here.
Enjoy!
Thanks for looking and check back soon cause I’ll be posting a few more.
Equip used:
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8
Canon 85mm f/1.8
I was really excited to work with The Vault Mediterranean in Fort Worth again. I’ll give you one guess why…cause it involves food! These don’t really need much explanation except that it tasted as good as it looks! Thanks to Gabriel Ochoa, the head chef at the The Vault and my assistant Melissa!
Enjoy!
Thanks for looking!
Equip used:
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8
Canon 50mm f/1.4
Canon 85mm f/1.8
Off camera 580ex II w/ reflector & diffuser
Last week I had the pleasure of shooting an event at The Vault Mediterranean in Fort Worth. A new painting by The Vault’s exclusive artist, Lynx was unveiled. The painting was tribute to Van Cliburn, the founder of The Cliburn piano competition. If your not familiar with The Cliburn, it’s essentially the World Cup of piano competitions. It’s held every four years at the Bass Hall in Fort Worth because Van Cliburn is from Texas. The Vault happens to be the official restaurant of The Cliburn so I got to see live feed of the competition while I was there. I have to say it was the best piano playing I’ve ever seen (and this was only the semi-finals!!!). The last night of the competition will be held tonight at The Bass Hall.
Not only is The Vault one of my favorite restaurants, it’s also home to many paintings and sculptures from the artist Lynx. Please stop by to enjoy some amazing food and while your there check out Lynx’s great collection of art. I know you’ll love it.
Stay tuned cause next week I get to do another shoot for The Vault that will showcase new food. I love these!! haha
Here’s the amazing painting that was unveiled by Lynx. Its hard to see cause it’s so dark but it’s Lynx’s amazing rendition of a piano. I was really impressed cause it incorporated paint and sculpture all together. If you notice, there is a sculpture of a person next to the piano. Van Cliburn had been known to say that the human voice was the first instrument so Lynx incorporated that element into his piece of art.
Lynx is seen to the right and the Regional from Steinway Pianos on the left. Steinway was a main sponsor of The Cliburn.
The Vault hired a cigar roller for the outside patio. Very cool to watch.
Thanks for looking!!
Equip. used:
Canon 5D Mark II
24-70mm f/2.8
85mm f/1.8
Hello again! Meet my friend Justin Brooks. He’s a Dallas singer/songwriter and I had the opportunity to take some pics with him this week. We got permission from one of his friends to use their downtown loft apartment in Dallas. I was so excited cause afterward I got to eat at my favorite Italian place in downtown, Porta de Roma.
Enjoy!
Equip used:
Canon 5D
24-70mm f/2.8
50mm f/1.4
& an off camera 580ex II
I had another fun shoot over the weekend with a good friend Tabitha. We got to explore quite a bit of downtown Fort Worth while we were at it!! Sorry again for all the walking…haha
Enjoy!
I’ll try to get a few more on here later.
Thanks for looking!
Equip used:
Canon 5D
50mm f/1.4
Days like this I’m glad I recently bought a point and shoot camera to keep in my car! We had some weird weather today here in North Texas and of course I took some pictures. If someone out there has a cool scientific explanation for this I’d love to hear it. Even if they don’t it was really cool to watch God’s creation today!!
Enjoy!
Thanks for looking!!
Equip used:
my little Canon sx110 is
The Dallas Opera has been performing at The Music Hall for 50 years and is moving on to a new location! I have a good friend, Steve Hall, that sings in the chorus for the Opera here in Dallas and he needed some documentation shots of The Opera’s last production. Needless to say I was more than happy to do it for him. The last show in The Music Hall was called The Italian Girl in Algiers by Rossini and it was very entertaining to say the least. I can’t wait to see a show at the new Opera House in Dallas.
Enjoy!
One last group shot of the chorus!
Congratulations to the Dallas Opera for 50 great years!
Equip used:
Canon 5D
70 – 200 f/2.8L IS
24 – 70 f/2.8L
A while back when i first got into photography I had this thing about lightning photographs. I couldn’t figure out how anyone could be fast enough to catch a lightning strike!! haha Actually you don’t “catch” a lightning strike in a photograph, you have to “wait” for it. Lightning photographs cannot be captured on purpose but are caught with a long exposure while the shutter is open. Not that I recommend shooting pictures with a metal tripod in a lighting storm but if you must, this is a pretty good starting point. You would first set your ISO to a low setting such as 100 or 200, then set the aperture to around f/5.6 – f/11 (atleast that’s what I recommend) and then set your exposure to around 3 to 5 seconds. This is assuming the storm is happening at night with little ambient light. Once you’ve done this put your camera on a tripod and fire away, in the direction of the lightning (assuming you can see a pattern of where it’s striking). The shutter may have to be adjusted up or down a few stops to get the right exposure for the ambient condition you’re in.
Anyway, this photo was taken a few years back at a Rhythm concert at Firewater in Dallas. It obviously got rained out and the show was moved inside. This was was shot using a friends digital camera (don’t even remember what kind it was). You can see the reflection from the wooden railing I used to stabilize the camera in the bottom of the picture. I may never catch one like this again!!
Thanks for stopping by.
Settings:
ISO 200
f/6.3
shot with a 4 second exposure
As you’ve heard me mention before I purchased my first house at the end of last year. Furnishing my place has not been easy, partly due to the fact that I just can’t decide what to hang on my walls!! I obviously have many photos to pick from but I wanted a specific theme for my living room. I decided on an architectural theme and headed out to Fort Worth for an afternoon of shooting. This is what I came up with! The first three are what I picked for the wall above my couch. Enjoy!!
Thanks for looking!
Equipment used:
Canon 5D
85mm f/1.8 (that’s it!) I love this lens!!
Earlier this evening I got to shoot pictures for the The Spot. The Spot is the youth group that meets each Wednesday night at my church. They were in need of some new pictures and I was more than happy to help out. I love that they [Frontline Church] really have a heart after the youth of our community. Please if you’re in high school and looking for a great place to fellowship, Pastor Jamie would love to meet you.
Here’s the super cool bus we use to pick up kids for service
It’s game time!!
Worship time!
Time for the Word!
Thanks for looking and I hope you can make it by.
Equipment:
Canon 5D
24-70mm f/2.8
50mm f/1.4
