Category: Personal Story
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Sometimes I assist…Sometimes I shoot…It’s called balance!
IT’S OKAY TO BE THE ASSISTANT TOO! As a full time photographer, sometimes you want a little break from being the lead. Today, I got to help my friend Frank take some family photos and grad pics at Bill Schupp Park in McAllen, Texas of his brother’s family. We choose Bill Schupp Park because of…
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Friends in Photography
TBT 2010 Yesterday my friend Karen and I matted a few of the images I will be displaying/selling at the McAllen Art Walk March 5th. Karen is an expert matter, well not really but she’s dam good. So I asked her if she could help me matte my images. We began working at 9 a.m.…
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Estero Llano Grande State Park – Photography Nature Walk
A while back Sara and I invited her sister Mary and boyfriend Alex to a photography nature walk at Estero Llano Grande State Park in Weslaco, Texas. These are some of my top shots taken with my Fujifilm XH-1. If you know my work you know I am not a nature photographer but I have…
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There’s a first time for everything – UT Volleyball – Austin, Texas
While at The University of Texas at Austin I shot the sport of Volleyball for the first time. I really didn’t know what to expect, where I was allowed to stand, or what to shoot exactly. I had photographed collegiate basketball, track, soccer and baseball. Volleyball was going to a new challenge but I was…
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Neil Young at UT-Austin
In 2010 I had the opportunity to photograph Neil Young for a publication known as The Horn’s, He called me up around 5pm and asked if I was free to shoot something. I said, “Yeah sure, what is it?” Neil Young, he is playing at the performing center at The University of Texas at Austin. This…
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Looking for Light – Austin, Texas
When I lived in Austin, Texas while attending the University of Texas at Austin I would take walks and search for light. I loved exposing to the available light really capturing true contrast in real life. None of these photos are edited, they are JPEGs straight from my classic Canon 5D. I recently found these…
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Nature Photography – Austin, Texas
Traditionally my photography leans toward portraiture and photographing people. I’ve noticed that the majority of photographers start off their photography careers photographing nature and I don’t blame them because photographing people is very intimidating, especially as a beginner. There was a time when I would photograph butterflies on my college campus in between classes but…
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Meet Kylo – A Kitty that’s a Puppy, thats a Kitty!
Kylo is my first official pet. Sara and I originally got him to gift to Sara’s sister but as we had him at home we fell in love with him and decided to keep him. If you know me I am not a pet person but Kylo really changed my mind. I love him a lot…
