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My Passion

Photography is my passion. People and their stories are my subject matter of choice. I strive to deliver images that wow my subject or client or connect with the viewer and generate the desired emotional response. That feedback is my reward! Moreover, my shoots are as much about the experience as the images and are thus infused with joy, fun, and exitement! I simply love what I do and I go about it with all the joy and enthusiasm I can muster.

I bought my first camera at age seven. It was the first thing I ever bought with my own money. Photography has been a part of my life ever since. Sports, college, girls, marriage, and another career took priority for many years but the digital era renewed my passion. The onset of digital technology allowed me to marry the two halves of my brain once again! I'll never look back and I truly look forward to working with you to deliver exeptional images and an unforgettable experience.

I am an experineced professional photographer. I am competent and proficient at a wide variety of work including commercial and editorial work, fashion and modeling, weddings, and portraiture. While I always attempt to produce image that "wow" the viewer, I also realize that my ability to effectively manage shoots, work with other creative professionals, connect with poeple, hold up under stress and chaos, and ultimately deliver a rewarding and fun experience for my subject or client is equally important most of the time.

My Work

My work is an expression of how I see the world and how I interpret a scene. It has been said that every image is a lie. I attempt to manage that lie to the benefit or my subject or client. Left to my own devices, I will usually attempt to show people at their best -- looking fabulous, full of joy, having fun. Of course, for some of my work, the desired emotional impact is different. Regardless, my style is consistent and could be classified as simulataneously simple and clean yet dynamic and impactful.

If you like my work , please contact me. Hopefully we will connect and find a way to work together. I am always looking for unique challenges and opportunities and simply love meeting others with a shared passion for photography, wheter they be fellow photographers of potential clients!

This blog is intentionally a fusion of my commercial work, my wedding and portraiture work, and my personal work. My photography absolutely permeates every aspect of my daily life. In addition to sharing my images, I hope that this forum will allow me to shed some light on the human side of the equation and yield some insight into the person behind the images. Enjoy and PLEASE share your thoughts and comments.

Category Archives: Wedding

New Year’s Day with Jeana & Alex

Hello everyone and welcome to a new decade! Unbelievable how fast that one went. I’m now embarking on my second year of blogging. Though my posts were somewhat erratic last year, I did surprisingly end up with 50 posts, which is almost one per week. That’s about what I was going for and about the...

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Pamela & Ron – Sneak Peek

Had a fantastic time yesterday shooting the wedding of Pamela & Ron. Again, weather was threatening all week but all turned out perfectly! A bit chilly but the sun broke through and lit up the early Fall colors at the most opportune times. Here’s but a few quick sneak peek shots. Thanks to Jim and...

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Kara & Frank – Sneak Peek

Here’s a few quick sneak peek shots of Kara & Frank. Many, many more to come. I nearly sprained my trigger finger with these two! These guys were a pure delight to photograph and the scenery was just spectacular as well. Kara and Frank were married on Frank’s parents’ incredible property on Douglas Lake. We...

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Robb & Angie’s – Turning up the heat in Hot-lanta!

Robb and Angie should be back from a beautiful honeymoon in Fiji by now so I wanted to get some images up for them to enjoy and share with friends and family. This wedding was a blast despite the August heat in Atlanta. Robb and Angie and all of their friends and family were incredible...

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Matt & Kenya – A Hot Summer’s Night

HEAT seems to be a running theme for me lately. I guess that’s to be expected with the summer wedding season. This post goes back to mid June and the reception of Matt & Kenya. It was a blistering hot afternoon when the party started, and it didn’t end until well after midnight. Matt and...

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Angie Taylor – Bridal Session

Now that Robb and Angie are officially hitched, here’s a look back at some of her bridal session images. We spent a wonderful afternoon at my studio and around downtown Knoxville shooting these images. Angie was glowing and radiant and full of life and energy. We spent a few hours making these images and then...

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Robb & Angie – Hitched in HOT!-lanta

Hey Everyone. Put these words together in one sentence . . . August, Wedding, Atlanta, Noon . . . and what do you get? HOT!! That’s right HOT-lanta lived up to its end of the bargain and delivered a steamy August day for Robb and Angie. This bridal party was beautiful and full of life...

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Angie & Robb – A Night on the Town

Today’s post is from a super fun couple’s shoot with Angie and Robb. I am shooting Angie and Robb’s wedding in a few weeks in Atlanta and can’t wait. It’s going to be a blast. Angie was in town recently for her Bridal shots (future post after wedding) so we decided to have a little...

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Happy Anniversary Matt & Amanda!

I am heading out of town bright and early in the am to help out with a workshop with my good friends over at SuperShoots.com. More on that in future posts. This post is in honor of the first anniversary of Matt & Amanda which will be coming up this weekend while I am away....

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Jason & Megan Hakerem, Atlanta GA

Here’s a quick slideshow from the wedding of Jason Hakerem and Megan Culos that I shot last month in Atlanta, GA. Jason and Megan were just fantastic and their families were fun and interesting. The wedding featured a mixed Jewish and Catholic ceremony and was officiated by both a Rabbi and a Priest . ....

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