Everyone has them, even me. One day I want to travel with a band, or a group, or a singer and do the photography for the tour. But, in the mean time I will be happy paying for tickets and shooting them at concert.
When people ask if I go to enjoy the music, I do, but I enjoy the images afterwards even more. It is a photo shoot I have always dreamed of, but I ended up paying to take the pictures instead of getting paid to take the pictures. Crazy, I know, but when you want something bad enough you will do anything to get or do it.
Amway has allowed me to do this with my favorite camera. I bought a Nikon Coolpics for concerts but I was not pleased with the results and the battery died within 1 hour, so this was not a reliable camera for me. Then one day I noticed someone carrying a camera like mine in and out of the venue. So I asked if it was ok for me to bring in my Canon and they said “as long as the lens does not extend out, and you are not transporting it in a large case”. Oh YEA!!! That baby has been brought with me ever since. And as long as the seats are good, it will still come with me. .
When you are at concert the lighting is perfect, of course they pay great money for this. So every image I get is perfect when it comes out of the camera. This makes me happy because I don’t spend that much time on editing. Images are usually posted in hours after a concert.
I also take time shooting at a concert, I try to remember my rules of thirds, unless the person singing is right in front of me. Then due to excitement and adrenalin all I have learned flies out the window and as Gary Fong likes to say “I Spray and Pray” hey I am human, and when P!nk is within arm’s length of me I become the one handed shooter. Hey Spraying and Praying worked for me that night!
With that being said here are some shots from that night’s concert! Enjoy!! <3
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of shooting this beautiful family, it was a blast putting together the backdrop for the shoot. Yes those are Orlando Sentinels on the wall. Here is a few of my favorites from the shoot.
Well with this being a new year I have quite a few things I am going to do a bit differently, this year while I have down time I have decided to do a blog about my life in general. I love photojournalism and telling a story with images. I starting my blog with a new thing that I have never done before, taking our two older dogs to the dog park. It was my first time taking the dogs and I am trying to find things to do with my kids that don’t require money. Also I am trying to teach them how to enjoy the simple things in life, like a beautiful day. I was a bit apprehensive about doing this because my female Sheppard mix is a bit aggressively friendly. Basically she thinks she is the head of any dog pack and lets everyone know it. But, to my surprise and with a help of some very friendly people I manage to make it through the gate without incident and the children and the dogs had a blast!
Even Lee made a friend at the dog park! I think he was in love!!
Two week ago I was asked to shoot a small wedding, it was a sweet and personal get togeather. Quite diffrent from most, and included a beautiful unity ceremony with Charlene's daughter. Here are a few of the images that were taken from that day, and Charlene, thank you for allowing me to be a part of your special day! <3
My favorite families to shoot every year, it is so nice to see the children as they grow. Last weekend I got to do their Christmas/Family shoot. Thank you for allowing me to create these memories for you. Here is a sneak peak of some of the images.
Terry loved her last shoot so much that she brought her grand daughter back for another one. Thank you Terry, she is so beautiful, I enjoyed every minute of it. Here is a sneak peak of some of the images I got from yesterdays shoot.
It was a beautiful day this past sunday, a great day to get married in Titusville Florida. Congratulations to Robbie and Courtney, may you two be blessed with many years of happiness! Here is a sneak peak of some of the images that were captured on that day!