A warm Sunday afternoon in the park with Ava, Audrey, and a bunch of balloons.
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The Bones
Today I had the pleasure of shooting one of my favorite families, the Bones, in some new outdoor locations. Every once in a while the stars are in alignment and everything comes together; perfect weather, excellent lighting, and beautiful subjects. Here's a few of my favorites from their shoot!
Read MoreTiffany's Amazing Bridals
Time to play catch up, because I've been falling down on the job with this blog. The truth is I've been extremely busy and haven't had time to sit down and figure out exactly how I want this blog to look with all the changes Squarespace has made going to version 6.
But it's time to bite the bullet and just jump right in, and I can't imagine a better way to kick it off then with an amazing bridal session I had with Tiffany. There are some shoots you go out on and everything just fits; the subject, the environment, the props, etc, and this happend to be one of those perfect instances of everything fitting. Tiffany and her husband Quinton have a fondness for Prohibition Era gangsters and outlaws, so trying to find a shooting location in the DFW area that would best suite that feeling proved to be pretty tricky. But after a little bit of looking around, she found a perfect location down in Deep Ellum. From there, everything was a piece of cake, because when it comes down to it, what's better then shooting a beautiful bride and a Thompson machine gun?
Special thanks to Becky Ellis and Jennifer Schneider for their assitance and making this shoot run smooth!
This is it.....
This is the my new home on the interwebs, I like to call it Plastik Object Version 3.0. The layout has changed, the old blog entries are gone, but some may return over the course of the next few months. Time is always what balances that decision out.
So for I ask for a little patience as I slowly get all systems back up and running, and hopefully there will soon be a nice steady flow of blog entries . I know I have a lot to post and get caught up on. Until then thanks for swinging by and checking out the new place, house warming gifts are always appreciated.
Brittany - Senior Session | Class of 2012
I met Brittany last year while shooting her cousin's wedding and was instantly amused by her relaxed demure and anything goes attitude. So when she approached me to do her senior photos I really didn't know what was in store. I never imaged that we would be stomping through a forest, hanging off a bridge, herding cattle, and wrestling mesquite trees. After her sessions, I seriously thought about adding a safety clause to my releases.
Read MoreTaylor - A Washateria Party
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A few months ago my buddy Lindsay Garrett and I were walking through the streets of Roanoke on a senior session when I popped off and said that I wanted to do some sort of shoot in a laundromat somewhere. To my surprise, she was on the same page, so plans were set in motion to set something up. Lindsay said she knew the perfect girl for the shoot, and she couldn't have been more right. Taylor was amazing to work with; laid back and easy going, she was an absolute joy to work with.
Read MoreAssignment - Twin Peaks All Star Bikini Contest Finals - 05.30.12
It was a packed gathering at the Palladium Ballroom in Dallas, Texas as the finalist from each Twin Peaks restaurant duked it out, in an all out battle royale cage match, to be crowned Miss Twin Peaks 2012.
Read MoreAssignment - Twin Peaks Bikini Contest - Round Rock - 06.12.12
Oh it's summer time. The air is getting warmer, the days are getting longer, and bikini contests are popping up everywhere. But none of these contest can hold a candle to the annual Twin Peaks Bikini Contest. Each location across the country holds a contest in their restaurant to award one lucky girl a cash prize and a chance to compete in the finals held May 30th in Dallas, Texas. Eric and I traveled down to the Round Rock location last week to, thanks to the greatness of Jeremie Perez, help judge their semi-finals.
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Assignment - Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Auditions 2012 - 5.5.12
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Let's face it, you didn't click on this blog post to see me ramble on and on about the extremely difficult day Eric and I had at Dallas Cowboys Stadium watching 515 cheerleading hopefuls battle for 11 spots on the coveted roster. You could probably careless about this being the first round of auditions, with 2 more still to go. You also probably don't care that while we were slaving away, we were also covering the auditions for the Dallas Observer.
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Wedding - Monica & Wil - An April Fool's Wedding
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Monica & Wil....I don't know where to begin. I guess I'll start out by saying THANK YOU for not only letting Eric and I shoot your wedding, but THANK YOU for an amazing night that I will always remember. I've shot a lot of weddings over the last few years, but I can't remember ever having this much fun! It's always enjoyable shooting for a client that is laid back and spends more time focusing on having a good time then worrying about the little annoying nuances that may arise during your big wedding day. I know for a fact that Eric, Lindsay, and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and not once did we ever feel like we were there "to do a job". So once again THANK YOU!
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Brittnie - Abandoned Steel Mill
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One of the things I love about my normal day job is that I get to drive all over North Texas and find some of the coolest spots to shoot. Little did I know that there were so many empty warehouses and factory buildings within a ten minute drive. So the day I found out about a 120,000 square foot steel mill being abandoned in North Fort Worth, I immediately started planning photo shoots, and the first person that crossed my mind was Brittnie.
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Engagements - Monica & Wil - A Couple of April Fools
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Last October a few friends and I headed for Sin City, Las Vegas, Nevada for a few days of relaxation and fun in the desert. Little did I know that my friend and co-worker Wil was also heading out there at the same time with his girlfriend for a little bit of same. After a few Facebook post and text messages we made plans for all of us to hook up one evening while we were there, but what happened was something I was totally unprepared for.
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Music - A Skylit Drive @ The Main for SXSW
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My goal for SXSW this year was just to go down there, wonder aimlessly, and just see what we happened upon (see yesterday's post here). The only thing we had in stone was making it to The Main Friday night to see The Artery Foundation Showcase featuring A Lot Like Birds, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, For The Fallen Dreams, Attila, Woe Is Me, Chelsea Grin and A Skylit Drive.
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Music - Our 19 Hours of South By Southwest
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South by Southwest is a chaotic orgy of sensory overload that leaves your body and mind pummeled for days. Over 90 venues and 2000 artists turn downtown Austin into the largest music festival for 5 days every year. It's a music nerd's nirvana.
It's been years since I've made the trip down for SXSW, and until a couple of weeks ago, it looked like I was going to be missing out on another year. But my schedule cleared up and the madness of last minute planning began.
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Stacy & Andre - I Finally Got To Shoot Your Engagements!
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Well its about damn time! I know I'm not the first one to say that, but I thought I'd add to the chorus of others that have said it before, but in a happy and teasing way while making the infamous "dusty face". Okay, that maybe a little too inside. For those that don't know, Stacy is my cousin, and she has been a major part of both mine and Jennifer's life for as long as we can remember. It seems like yesterday that you were living with us and we were meeting Andre for the first time in his little bicycle shorts, hahaha.
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In Flames @ The Granada Theater 1.22.12
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This past Sunday, Swedish heavy metal band, In Flames return to Dallas in support of their latest release Sounds of a Playground Fading with Trivium, Veil the Maya, and Kyng along for the ride. Each of the opening bands did a pretty decent job warming up the crowd, but for me, this night was all about finally seeing In Flames after gaining knowledge of them in 2003. Well that's kind of misleading, I did see them at Ozzfest in 2005 on the side stage, but seeing a band in the parking lot of an amplitheater with crappy sound and a 20 minute set really doesn't count as seeing them. I digress.
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The Burning Hotels @ The Granada Theater 01.14.12
If you take a look through this blog I don't think I've made it much of a secret that the Burning Hotels are one of my favorite local bands, and over the past few years I've probably seen them a couple of dozen times. But their headlining show at the Granada this past Saturday, part of the inaugural "Local Edge Presents" showcase, easily rivaled some of the greatest local shows I've seen, including those of Tripping Daisy, The Toadies, and Brutal Juice.
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Michelle & Josh - A Night Out On The Town - Engagement Session
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My preferred working time is anywhere from about 2 hours before the sunsets till about 3-4 am. Most photographers fear working at night, but I openly invite it. My somewhat logical thinking is that controlling light is a lot easier in the dark then when a giant orb of orange and yellow is hanging in the sky. It always helps to have a full arsenal of speed lights and remotes at your disposal, as well as nice warm ambient surroundings. So when Lisa called me up and said she had an amazing couple that wanted to go out on the town for the night, I instantly got all tingly inside.
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Lyndsey & John: Wedding at the Marty Leonard Chapel
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Lyndsey and John, I don't even know where to begin with these two. It always seems harder the closer you are to a couple, and I've known these two for quite a while now. Lyndsey is a down home girl with punk rock appeal, and John is a "guys guy" who works with his hands and plays in the mud. Put these two together and they are a perfect fit. I met up with Lyndsey early that morning with her girls at the salon, even though John tried his hardest to put me out of commission the night before. That's a different story for a different time.
Read MoreArtopia Prints Are Available
Thank you to everyone that came out the Dallas Observer's Artopia 2010, it was a great night full of aural and visual arts from artist all over North Texas. A special thank you to everyone that purchased one of the prints I had available for sale. It's a great feeling knowing that one of your little babies is going to be hanging on the wall of someone else's home, hopefully bringing a little joy to their day.
If you wanted to purchase a print, but weren't able to make it out to Artopia, well I have some good news for you. I have a few left over! They are all