Had a photo shoot the other week with the new Atlanta, Georgia group Woe, Is Me. They recently signed to Velocity/Rise records. Here are a few photos from the shoot, seven member bands are rough to photograph!

Woe, Is Me

Woe, Is Me

Woe, Is Me

We stopped in at RCA Studio B in Nashville and Ocean is Theory demoed some songs. This studio was used to record artists such as Elvis and Dolly Parton back in the day.

Fun shot from a recent Dead Bury Dead shoot I had the other week. Shot a short film that day as well, expect that within a month or two. Click the photo to view larger.

Ingredients -

One giant blanket acting as a cheap 4×8 flag.

Three lights

One smoke grenade (note – obtain more next time. They don’t last long)

Various mixed surplus war apparel.

Fake blood and soot

One killer cigar.

Mix well in an empty field area, bake at ISO 100 400 and pick the best shot for final promotional use. Season to taste.

I needed a first post on this page. I decided I’d post a shot from a trip I made earlier this year, albeit after I ramble a little.

I will be using this blog for many things. I will talk about gear, I will talk about techniques (some, I’m not giving everything away!), how I do some things or thoughts and ideas about photography. I will occasionally talk about other photographers, things I am inspired by. I will sometimes talk about life and not even mention anything even distantly related to photography. I definitely plan on using this blog to post a lot of photos that are of a different style than what is typically in my portfolio.

Either way, you should use that “subscribe” link down on the bottom of the page and keep up to date with things I’m saying, because we all know how important my ramblings are

A month or two ago, I made a trip up to New England to do a few photo shoots. I did one in New Hampshire with a good group of guys in a band called Armor For The Broken, then I had to make the trek down to southern Massachusetts to shoot a band called The Miles Between. That trek involved me driving through Boston in the morning. I was doing what I often do when traveling, which is putting my 5D on aperture priority with my 24mm f2.8 lens and holding it at arms length while shooting some random shots. I came up upon the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge bridge and somehow was able to miraculously get two really good shots of it. I then managed to put a sneaky good lightroom edit on it that I liked, and I usually don’t like these weird edits, but I think it turned out good. If interested in buying this as a print or licensing usage, please get in touch with me. Anyway, here is that photo:

the Zakum Bridge in Boston