All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.
- Tolstoy

I love Tolstoy. His insight into humanity is humbling, beautiful, and at times repulsive, but hits home everytime.
This is a short series I put together for a show at the beginning of the summer. It is up at Congress Street Coffee at least through the end of December if you live in Jacktown and want to see it in person.

I was recently downtown taking some architectural photographs for work, and there was a crisp, clear sunset, the kind that you have out west all the time but usually only shows up here in the fall. It produced beautiful light, and I grabbed a few shots of the light's interaction with the buildings, and a couple of fun longer exposure shots.

"The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always feeling your way. You never put into a photograph what you get out of it. I never have taken a photograph I've intended; they're always better or worse."

- Diana Arbus

My good friend Leslie and I have been working together to build both of our portfolios (her modeling and my photography). Here are a few photos from our latest shoot a couple of weeks ago; it was inspired by the paintings of Andrew Wyeth.

I'm taking a photography class right now to learn how to print in the darkroom. We have been using resin coated paper for all the assignments and it's been cool and all and I have definitely enjoyed it. BUT. A couple days ago I printed on fiber based paper (Ilford Multigrade IV Matt) for the first time and it blew me away. The depth. The tonality. The subtle contrast. I think I'm in love.

"There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept."

- Ansel Adams (1902—1984)

My first real post. Here are a few shots of the fall colors in Birmingham from this past weekend. I'm pretty sure they were about at their peak, and a heck of a lot better than what is here in Jacktown.



My roommate said the one below reminded him of fruit loops.





This is at St. Stephens Episcopal Church where I was photographing a friend's wedding on Saturday.

The Beginning

I've toyed with the idea of a photo blog for a while now, put it off, and then thought about it some more. No more thinking, here it is in all it's glory.