I am really honored to have an interview featured on one of my favorite blogs. Okie Creative is a blog started by a great photographer in his own right, Jeremy Charles of Tulsa. Every tuesday the blog features interviews with some very outstanding photographers who live, work or started their careers in Oklahoma. I am humbled to have been asked to contribute. Click here to read my interview. Enjoy!

Wow! I have had such a great response to our "Combined Creativity" shoots! We had done Mrs. Oklahoma pageant head shots for Kristin earlier in the year and she contacted me again to photograph her beautiful family. She had enjoyed her "Combined Creativity" head shot session so much she wanted to do the same thing for her family session. Reseth Photography and I were so excited to be able to spend a beautiful morning with the Brawleys. We spent some time around midtown capturing the beautiful mid-morning light. We had a red wagon super cool sidewalks and too much fun. I wish Kristin the best of luck next month in the Mrs. Oklahoma Pageant. Also, Kristin has a great boutique in Northpark Mall called Tres Chic. You should really stop by and check it out. It's awesome!

You can see more Combined Creativity on Reseth Photography's blog.

The Anthony David Agency officially launched this past weekend. They have a great website and many outstanding models. Reseth and I have both been lucky to work with a lot of them on their portfolio development. It gives us both a chance to experiment and try new things photographically. We have decided that studio work would really create something unique and special to add to our photographic arsenal. Reseth is also a model with the Anthony David Agency and what better way to launch our studio work than to update her portfolio. My philosophy has always been to keep things simple. I strive to put the least amount of obstacles between myself and success as possible. We discussed many options and techniques that we could have used for this shoot but came to the conclusion that a creative editorial approach was the best way to go. We limited our tools to one lens, one light and a white seamless background. From those three elements we then expanded the process to create a Gobo from a piece of the white seamless background paper. Technically a "Gobo" is anything that "goes between" the light source and your subject. It's a simple technique that can create striking effects. From a subtle pattern that may fall on the background to add a textural element, to something more pronounced like we went with, Gobos are a fairly simple way to add striking elements to images. The studio shoot was a success and we gained so many ideas that we can use in the future.

The next day we had a client meeting in Norman and were lucky enough to get a quick snow storm. We very well couldn't pass up the chance to shoot in the snow! Enjoy! :) 

          

The great thing about being caught up on all of my editing is that it gives me a chance to go through my archives. I stumbled across this little blast from the past and thought I would share it with you. In late 2008 I took a trip with a dear friend of mine to the Big Bend area of Texas. It is hard to describe with words or photographs. Some places just have to be experienced to really be appreciated. That's exactly how I feel about Big Bend. The landscapes are enormous and the sky seems to envelop the earth in a magical light. At night the blackness above gives way to billions upon billions of clusters of stars and for the first time I saw the milky way as it truly is. We hiked up mountains, visited the Rio Grande and stayed in towns with names like Marathon, Marfa, Terlingua. We saw the Marfa Lights! Marfa is a hub of avant guard art and artists. The observatory in Ft. Davis was an outstanding experience. We met local folks, farmers, artist and general weirdos that are attracted to the special kind of beauty this area of Texas has to offer.

I have so much to say about this trip and these photos can only say a miniscule amount of what should be said. I hope to go back soon and have so much more to say. Enjoy!