Entries from July 2008

Papa’s Grave

Date July 27, 2008

I was in Idaho recently for work, and decided that I would probably never be as close to Ketchum as I was at the moment, so I made the short trip over to see Ernest Hemingway’s final resting place. I don’t think he would be too fond of the town it has become, though.

Farmer’s Market

Date July 24, 2008

Last Saturday, I had another assignment at the local farmer’s market. The shoot was to illustrate a feature article on things you can cook with ingredients are currently available at the market. While I usually enjoy capturing people doing things, it was fun to do some “product” shots on location.

I just liked the [...]

Picking Peaches

Date July 21, 2008

On Saturday I had three assignments for the paper, all before noon. One of them involved driving for about an hour out to this family-owned farm near Cross Plains where you can pick your own peaches. This is a shot similar to one that ran in the paper, but oriented a little differently. [...]

Mardi Gras Acorn Squash

Date July 19, 2008

Just a weird looking vegetable from an assignment this morning.

Spectrum Minus One

Date July 17, 2008

For my wife, who has this bizarre obsession with bright colors.

Change of Command

Date July 14, 2008

Last week I was sent out to shoot the Change of Command ceremony of the 7th Bomb Wing at the local air force base.
The ceremony took place inside a huge B-1 hangar, and I was quite impressed with the pageantry and pomp of the whole thing. Technically, the change of command (the practice of [...]

QUOTE: Worries

Date July 9, 2008

I tried to find someone to attribute this to, but to no avail.

“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light.”- Unknown

Antique Cars

Date July 7, 2008

1941 Packard DeLuxe Convertible Coupe:

1931 Studebaker Regal Tourer:

Full Circle

Date July 5, 2008

About 25 years ago, I had my photo taken as a 5-year-old looking at a model train set.
Today, I was on assignment out in Brownwood, TX, and there was a 5-year-old looking at a model train set.

Dublin Dr. Pepper

Date July 5, 2008

This morning I had an assignment for the paper that took me pretty far out of town. After my last stop, we were only 11 miles from Dublin, TX, home of the world’s oldest Dr. Pepper bottling factory. It’s a Texas institution, so we felt like we had to stop in. They [...]