A Wrightsville Beach Wedding, Ashleigh and Marshall.

May 082012
 

On April 28th I had the pleasure of recording the wedding of Ashleigh Burton and Marshall Fields. It was a Wrightsville Beach wedding and the setting and the weather blended together to make it just a splendid day. For Ashleigh and Marshall it was a destination wedding as they and their friends and families descended on the lowlands of Southeast North Carolina from West Virginia. They were a fun couple to spend the day with and I was honored to be able to record their most special event. The wedding was orchestrated by Orchid Island Events and Brittany Koontz and her girls did not disappoint! The reception was catered by Middle Of  The Island, and Jason of Absolute Best DJ’s rocked the house! It was great afternoon and evening and here are a few shots of the day! Thanks again Ashleigh and Marshall and best of luck to you both!

 

 

 

Rims on the River, Wilmington NC

Apr 232012
 

This past Saturday was a beautiful day in the Port City and I decided to once again visit the Rims on the River auto exhibit downtown. Its a great show and features many varieties of  customized and restored vintage cars. It always draws a great crowd and its a boost for the downtown business owners. There were even a few alleged sightings of actor Robert Downey Jr., as he is in town in preparation for the filming of the new Iron Man film.

I enjoy shooting automobiles, planes etc. and most of the time I capture little details of the subject. This was no different. Personally I was attracted to the old VW’s on exhibit. My favorite was not restored, but will make a great project for the owner. It was an old VW micro bus with the crank out safari wind shield. You rarely see them here and on the West Coast they bring a nice price. It was cool. Below are a few of my favorites from the day along with that of One Man Band Guy, as I call him, who was entertaining the crowd. He shows up quite a bit at downtown events. Kind of adds even more local color to the festivities. If you haven’t seen this show and you like cars, plan on catching it next year! It’s a great outing for family and friends.

Winter Walk with Kismet and IPhone 4s

Jan 142012
 

Yesterday afternoon on Wrightsville Beach it was very brisk, well cold actually, but beautiful. It was a great time for a winter walk. Kismet and I headed towards the North End. Now there is a leash law on WB and I am one who is always mindful of our local ordinances. However, the section of beach north of Mercers pier to Shell Island is flat, wide, and if there aren’t many people out on the beach, it is just calling to you and your dog to bring out the hidden scofflaw in you and let your dog run. Well we did and no animals were injured in the making of the short video which you can view here:  IMG_0929

Now all I had with me at the time was my IPhone 4s and I have to say that the camera and video functions on this device are nothing short of amazing. There is a little quality loss in the video during conversion to a smaller file size, but its usable for the blog.It really does the job in a pinch and the quality of the 8MP files are sweet. Straight out of the camera produces acceptable results and you can play around with them in PS if you so desire to tweak them beyond their original status. I can see the argument of the new IPhones replacing the small point and shoots for many people. The video it produces is pretty sweet as well. Anyway, Kismet and I had a great time on our walk, which we usually do, but anytime she has the chance to covertly run off leash, its always special.

The Laughter Is Long Gone.

Dec 312011
 

Last week while visiting family, I was bored and decided to just grab a camera and tripod and spend some time by myself. Like many photographers, I love to lurk around sites that have been neglected and abandoned. They usually make for fun and interesting photo ops and an opportunity to create art from something cast away. The exploration part of it may be a carry over from my childhood when there wasn’t an old abandoned house or barn that didn’t deserve exploring. There was also less chance of  being hassled for your endeavors. Either way, I don’t get the chance to do that often so this was a good time. And it was an easy access.

Near where we were staying there is a tennis and swim club that use to be consistently filled with old and young and their laughter during the warmer months. I had played tennis there once or twice long ago and hadn’t been on the grounds since. Over the years it had fallen on hard times and eventually closed down. Today its run down and a little eerie, and that day was no exception as the weather provided dark clouds to add to the atmosphere of the place. For me it was perfect. It provided solitude and a subject out of the ordinary scope of my work. I worked on the images and liked them both in color and also in the starkness afforded by black and white. I have included both in the post.

The laughter is long gone and the grounds have a sad appearance now, but the colors and textures coaxed from the images provide a little life to the solitude. For me it was a meditative moment.

Alyx in Black and White

Nov 222011
 

I had a portrait session recently with Alyx on Wrightsville Beach. Alyx and her parents spend the summers on Wrightsville Beach and she is a student at Cape Fear Academy. We initially had an idea for a shoot on the beach, but as luck would have it the wind was blowing 20-25 mph, so we had to go to plan B. Of course, plan B was developed as I was heading out the door and Alyx and her Mom were heading to meet me. We decided on going over to the Surf Club, where they are members. It gave us some protection from the wind and a nice venue to compose some shots. The following are all in black and white. Alyx’s Mom had asked for some B and W photos and I rarely get a request where the main selection will be in black and white. I really miss the days of shooting in Tri-X film and black and white. I don’t miss the long hours in a dark room and the chemicals involved, but the clean look and sometimes stark beauty of a black and white photograph are still my favorite. As you can see, Alyx was great and we made the best of somewhat tedious conditions.

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