Photo of the Week: Organ Pipes

Happy New Year! That means it is time for new years resolutions, mine is to blog more often. I know that I should be doing more after all why start a blog if you aren't going to post anything on it. I just get bogged down in the everyday stuff that needs doing and I let my blog fall to the wayside. But no more, starting today I am adding a new feature - Photo of the Week. After my posts on the Austin Ave. Baptist pictures so many people sent me emails telling me how much they liked them that I have decided to make it a regular post. Once a week I will post a picture or series of pictures that I have taken either for my art portfolio or just because I felt like it and talk a little bit about the how and why of my photography. To start the whole thing off I will finish up with the Austin Ave. Baptist photos.
One of the first things I noticed when walking in to the sanctuary at the church was the wall of organ pipes. They just go on and on from one side of the wall to the other and so far up too. It was like a forest of metal covering undulating wooden hills. It is that idea that I tried to convey with my images. That the forest of metal pipes goes on forever.

Portrait Session : Autumn and Hayden

Autumn and Hayden came in for some Christmas pictures this week and we had a blast! I had the pleasure of shooting Miss Autumn back in May for a Baby Beauty Pageant she was entering but this was the first time a got to photograph her brother. They look so cute together in their matching Christmas outfits! Mom Ashley tells me they are giving the pictures as Christmas gifts to the whole family and I'm sure they will all love them!

Bridal Portraits: Kim

Where do you go shoot bridal portraits of an Austin bartender? 6th Street of course! Kim was a real trooper(and has a beautiful name). She was up for something different that showcased her personality and since I specialize in different it was a perfect fit!

Personal Work: Piano

A few weeks ago I posted some pictures I took for my own personal portfolio at the First Baptist Church on Austin Ave. I'll be posting a few more of them today. Initially I went to the church to shoot the stained glass windows. I notice them every time I drive by and I thought they would make a beautiful color study in a series. While I was in the church I started shooting some images of the organ and the piano they use for services. I have always loved music and wish that I could play an instrument but the artist skill God has given me does not bend in that direction. The piano was sitting off to the side bathed in late afternoon light from the aforementioned stained glass windows. I wondered if I could make it look as beautiful as it sounds so I shot a few images composed to show the inner workings. My intent was to make the strings sing with light, you can decide if I succeeded.

Personal Work: Stained Glass Window

Sometimes I am shocked by how nice people are for no good reason in a small town. A couple weeks ago I called up the First Baptist Church on Austin Ave. to see if they would let me take some pictures of their sanctuary. The woman I talked to on the phone said sure just come on down anytime and I thought, really? Is it that easy, you just ask and they say yes? When I was living in Orlando not too long ago I went downtown several times to take pictures and was actually chased away from a Catholic church because they thought I might vandalize something when they weren't looking. So thanks to the good people Austin Ave. First Baptist who let me wonder around inside taking pictures. Here are a few shots of their beautiful stained glass windows.

Pet Portraits: Dillon & Pancakes

I went to Abilene this week to shoot some pictures of two cute little dogs. Dillon is a miniature Pomeranian with proclivity for accidents. When he was a puppy he broke one of his front legs and as soon as his cast was set jumped off the couch and broke the other leg! He had to walk around for weeks with his two front legs wrapped in plaster. Pancakes has to be the friendliest Lhasa Apso I've met. His owner Megan tells me she sometimes feeds pancakes to Pancakes. Which makes me wonder, does that make Pancakes a cannibal? Any way here are some cute puppy pics.

Happy Halloween

Kyle and I went to a costume party this past weekend and I thought I would share a picture. A little morbid I'm told, but it was all done in fun. I'm a vegetarian and Kyle is an avid hunter, so we dressed as a hunter and a dead deer. Get it? Much fun was had at the party and I freaked out a gas station attendant so all in all a good night.