this time tomorrow

Happy Halloween Eddie

goodbye, for now

I have not used this blog very often to express my personal life. I usually save that content for my journal, which I have not been using much lately. In an effort to increase everyday reflection on my life, my family and all the smiles, tears, adventures and hardships that go along with that, I am going to start posting more personal content.

Today I leave for the Eddie Adams workshop. It's an intensive four day workshop held in Jeffersonville, NY. I am very humbled and excited to be a part of this prestigious experience. I am going to go into this with no inhibitions or preconceptions. I am going to open my heart, my ears and my eyes and internalize everything I can.

Although I am very excited to get the trip under way, I didn't consider how hard it would be leaving Cohen for more than a couple hours. This will be the first time that we will spend more than 12 hours apart. It's and interesting emotional experience, to love something so much it hurts, but I have cherished every second so far. People say that parenting is the greatest thing ever. The jury is still out, but I can see how it could be true.

I snapped this picture before I dropped off Cohen at the sitters and headed to the airport. It's amazing. Cohen really looks at you. He studies everything he sees. I will miss that look.

See you in one week,

-dad-

fly on the wall

When I am working with subjects I try and be a fly on the wall, but lately, I have been feeling like this?

football preview

Just wrapped up our 2009 football preview. I thought we executed our concept well. I think Kurtis Gregory ate four bowls of cereal.




Mizzou Art Director and super-duper design genius Blake Dinsdale created this behind the scenes video of the shoot.

love

Am I sure about this?

I shot some engagement photos this weekend for a wedding that I am shooting in October. Sarah and Mike were great to work with and Shane and I had a good time on the shoot, despite the 5:30 am wake up call.

I am still up in the air about weddings in general, but I had a good time on this shoot. I like the pictures that I made, but I feel they have a stock quality them that is almost inescapable. That is my issue with this type of work. It's very hard to not use a stylistic crutch. I don't know, all in all, I am happy and I think they will be too.

Here is a small selection of what I shot.

The beginning stages

I have a son. His name is Cohen Isaac. He wakes me up in the middle of the night. I don’t even mind much. His neck bobbles like a bowl of jelly and his eyes bounce from object as he begins to absorb his new world. I can tell he is a dreamer. This world needs more of them. These are the beginning stages of his life.

ROTC

I have been revisiting some old work lately. This is a new edit of a story that I shot last year. I think it still needs some work, but I like where it is going.

fiddlers

A wiswer man than I

Running Deer.

legs, belly, hand and eyes

legs and eyes

confessions?

not on the 25th!

vanity fair