River Arts Fest

Here are a few of the images I shot at the River Arts Fest last weekend in downtown Memphis.

More Flowers

I'm having fun with these flowers. I shot these magnolias at Rhodes last night. Then, when I got up this morning and took Emma out for her walk, the light mist on the green leaves was calling me.

Fun with a Macro Lens

Lately I've been pulling out all of my old manual-focus lenses and working them back in to my shooting. As it turns out, I like them better than my hot new zooms. These old things are like tanks–huge and heavy. But they also have just beautiful glass and make some really nice images.

I feel like most photographers today wouldn't know what to do if I gave them a full manual camera and told them to go shoot. Sometimes I think I rely too much on the technology. Lately I want to get back to my roots. All manual, all the time. That's how I shot all of these flower images. Tell me what you think.

A Big Girl Haircut

As promised, here are the images from Sarah’s first “big girl” haircut. My favorites are the ones with the lolly-pop. No matter how hard she tries to be big, I think she secretly wants to remain small.

I love you, Bear.

More from Mexico

No, I'm not in Mexico, but this weather has been making me want to go to the beach. It's getting warm and everything is blooming, so here are a couple of images to get you in the mood.

St. Louis, Part 1

We made a quick trip to St. Louis this past weekend to shoot some pics. It was snowing when we got there.

I really like St. Louis. I think I like its grittiness. I like the old industrial look from the 20s and 30s. Anyway, here's the first part of what I got...