Holland, MI

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While in Holland my father in law and I went out with our cameras to see what we could capture. He used to be a professional photographer and I love learning how to shoot from him.  I must say that I have become quite the wuss when it comes to cold weather - after a couple minutes out I wished I was back indoors again.  But like my father in law says the best of pictures usually happen in bad weather - so get used to it.  

Beauty All Around Pt2

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I have found a couple places here in Tuscaloosa that are amazingly beautiful. They are great sites for portraits and great places just to take in the sites & sounds.

ATL Georgia

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This last weekend I was in ATL Georgia for a training - the training was in a remodeled warehouse right near the heart of downtown. In the back of the warehouse the old part of the building was being torn down and it made for some fun photo. While I was there I walked to Grady Memorial Hospital where people that can't afford health insurance go to be treated it is one of the best trauma hospitals in the nation. While I was at Grady I was thinking about an opportunity to give my talents back to the community. I had the idea of taking new born baby pictures for families that would not be able to afford to hire someone. I was also thinking of doing family portraits for low income families as well. If you are a photographer consider doing this in your area - I am going to link up some other photographers to do this in the fall I will post more details in the future.

Beauty Is All Around Us

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I am continually trying out new logo designs until I find one I think really looks good and fits the style of the photography I shoot - that being said I am unveiling another look. I am sure there will be a few more looks until I land on one. I am posting pictures from several different shoots and seasons of finding beauty all around us. One of my favorite things to do is to go on a walk with my camera and see if anything jumps out at me or I am able to capture something unexpectantly.

Hunting Dog

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This last weekend we went to the Hartley's camp house for the ACA girls soccer retreat. At the camp house were two dogs that are used for hunting rabbits. I got some great pics of them both. The camp house was in Moundville and some of their property had swamp land that reminded me of Louisiana. We had a great time in the remote countryside and at night the sky was filled with stars - too beautiful.

TUSCALOOSA

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My wife Melissa and I recently moved to Tuscaloosa, AL. We were originally from Michigan - needless to say the winters have been a little different. I am not a big fan of snow - so the mild winter has been great for me. I am still able to be active all year long. We miss our family in Michigan greatly but we know this is where we are supposed to be. A couple days after I got my new camera I decided to tour the city of Tuscaloosa and snap some pictures.