Fire On The Water

I really like the funky swirly reflection at the bottom.

The annual fireworks show on Lake Norris, TN was last Saturday.   As the 4th largest show in TN you won't be surprised that we had a great show.  It was about 25 minutes of non-stop fireworks. There was a simulcast from a local radio station and … [Read more...]

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption Wedding Photography

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The Northern KY Wedding, Fashion & Portrait Photographers met at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, KY.  What a beautiful Church.   What a beautiful Church.  Tammy Bryan is the group leader and she was able to convince  a … [Read more...]

RadioPopper vs PocketWizard TTL … and the winner is… RADIOPOPPER PX / JrX!

RadioPopper PX Transmitter

I finally did it.  I placed my order for the RadioPopper PX system tonight.  It was painful in the checkbook but I'm excited!   I placed my order tonight and hope to have them in my hands by the end of this week!   :lol: UPDATE: I've  … [Read more...]

Nash Vegas

Black Tip Shark in "The Aquarium" Fish Tank

Soccer season is back in full swing and we had our first tournament in Smyrna, TN just south of Nashville.  I like to call Nashville, Nash Vegas because of all the lights, entertainment, and fun.  We stayed pretty far away from the soccer field … [Read more...]

California Sunset

We drove over to Malibu for a nice seafood dinner on the beach and caught one more sunset.  This trip sure has provided a lot of opportunities to capture some wonderfully colorful sunsets.  The pictures are below. There are no plans for tomorrow - … [Read more...]

Christmas Luau

We spent today sunning on the beach swimming and just being nice and lazy!  The weather was again 85 or better and the sun was scorching here 20 degrees latitude below home.   Makes me think of the Jimmy buffet song - "Changes in latitude, changes … [Read more...]

Lighting an entire basketball gym with two speed lights on 1/4 power

This weekend I had the opportunity to shoot a girls varsity basketball game at the local high school.  Some of you know I have another website where I shoot some sports as a way to help pay some of the photography equipment.  This summer … [Read more...]

Building a DIY beauty dish

The beauty dish is a light modifier that provides sort of an intermediate result between a soft box and a bare bulb.  The beauty dish has been said to provide a light for beautiful people because it can show all of the imperfections in skin - … [Read more...]

Balance The Ambient

This post is about my attempt to do some photos that used flash outdoors in bright sun light.  The idea is to balance the ambient sunlight with the flash and actually overpower the sun with the flash.  You can pull this off if you can balance the … [Read more...]

4th of July – 2008

We had a fun weekend at the lake over the 4th of July.  Skiing, tubing, BBQ, and some yard word too. The weather was wet part of the time but overall it was a great weekend.  The only downside was there was no fireworks a Sequoia Marina … [Read more...]