Like children, our fur kids demand equal measures of patience and spontaneity when portraying their essence in photographs. Expect to spend $150 for an hour with me on location for the first dog, with additional surcharges of $30 each. Distant mileage charges may apply. Call me or send a text to 423-486-8715 to schedule a free consultation.
Rebecca Giannini, 7, of Charlotte Hall, Md. plays in the surf in Ocean City Saturday, October 15.
With the Tennessee River and Hunter Art Museum for a backdrop, Chattanooga ballerina C. Mild performs a grand jeté.
Middle Tennessee Dance performance in Tullahoma February 23, 2018
Liv Bowen makes a block shot on a White County player Monday. The Lady Bobcats prevailed 20-18 in overtime.
Worcester Prep's Morgan Otway is sandwiched between Cape Henlopen's Alicia Comero, left, and Sam Corleski in game Friday, April 22.
Great blocking against North Cobb's #81, Mark Moss gives Pope's #45, Nate Rossi, a clear run. 2000 Marietta Daily Journal
2008 Bayside Conference Wrestling Championships in Cambridge, Md. Monday, February 25.
Hughesville's firstbaseman Brock Ruble grimaces as Fruitland's Ryan Alexander returns safely.
Children texting and talking on their cell phones during the Michelle Nunn for US Senate primary victory party at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, May 20.
At Trinity Lutheran Church in Tullahoma, Pastor Alex Hoffner sprinkles holy water over a gathering of preschoolers, who brought their dolls and bears to the annual Pets Blessing Tuesday.
One of nine finalists for Tennessee Teacher of the Year, Chelle Daniels adjusts the K'NEX roller coaster built by her students in the West Middle School STEM lab.
At dawn of Day 1, roof trusses are unpacked. By afternoon, the wooden skeleton of a house will stand atop the foundation. This Atlanta, GA Habitat For Humanity building is a joint effort of Big Bethel AME Church and the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip.
In the Powers Auditorium of Eoff Hall, Motlow State Community College set designer Kurt Krause illuminates stage decor for the college's holiday concerts Tuesday. "We are a community college and we like to entertain the community."
Jazz Night Out showcased musical talents from the Tullahoma City Schools, their alumni, and the South Jackson Street Jazz Band to raise funds for the Tullahoma Band Thursday night at Grace Baptist Church. Trombonist James Sabia and THS saxophonist Will Carter jam in a joint performance of the South Jackson Street Jazz Band and the Tullahoma High School Jazz Band.
In Unionville, Maryland, St. Stephen's AME Church Pastor Alfred C. Barnes, Jr. leads his congregation in the singing of the Doxology on Sunday, December 9.
Proprietor Herbert Williams trims the hair of Keith Harrison, who said he'd been a customer of the Vintage barber shop for several years because of the "good service, conversation and comraderie" found there. The shop is located in Fairlie-Poplar at 57 Forsyth Street in the Healey Building.
for What's Up? Eastern Shore: A view camera and classic cars make a timeless setting at the inaugural St Michael's Concours d'Elegance.
Dr. Robert Roberts of East Point, GA reflects on his 49 years of medical practice.
for Momentum Magazine: painter Melinda Borysevicz and Vista Duchess inside her Bull Street Studio
Command Master Chief Edward Lavieri rings the bell from the USS Tullahoma in honor of servicemen and women who have fallen in he line of duty during the annual Veterans Day ceremony.
Bosun/3rd Mate Ryan Graham of Pine Bush, NY tightens the main clew lashing aboard the Pride of Baltimore II in Annapolis Sunday, April 8. "Pride II is the fifth schooner I've worked on, quickly becoming my favorite."
Ships old and new are seen in Savannah, GA.
Harborside's Seared Ahi drizzled with wasabi cream.
In a window of the Elea Blake studio at 133 Frazier Avenue are three arm sculptures, fingers elegantly splayed upward. Darin Wright's aesthetics practice is one of many small gestures, nuances that blend art and science to complement one's natural complexion.
After cleansing her client's face, Wright searches for a foundation match. "Skin tones are different in different places," she explains and complements her well coordinated outfit of soft pinks and beiges. Empathy matters because these ladies will be spending most of an afternoon together.
"If eyes are the window to your soul, brows are the drapes," Wright continues. Like an energetic painter of canvas, her face is a fierce mask of concentration as the brush strokes are applied. Then, with hands apart, she steps away to gauge their effect. Smiling, bantering, mixing and applying color, her dance continues.
"We are mixologists creating on skin," she says. The powders are mineral-based and not tested on animals.
Blending them may follow one of three schemes. The monochromatic results in shading. Analogous colors harmonize in their proximity on a color wheel while complements reach across the wheel to balance each other.
As time passes, her working surface comes to resemble a painter's palette, and like that portrait artist's, the colors are unique, be they applied with a stipple brush or molded into a lipstick. Wright's clientele leave the studio refreshed, empowered, and knowing that they look their best.
The newest addition to my photographic kit is an anachronism. The Helios 44-2 is a mass-produced Russian copy of a Carl Zeiss Biotar lens from the early twentieth century. The numerical suffix is a design number. 58 mm is the focal length, and f2 its maximum aperture. Mounted to my high tech DSLR, this pairing has drawn notice the way a gypsy wagon might if hitched to a Corvette. It can be done, but begs the question, why?
In choosing this lens, I have forsaken Canon’s swift, Dual Pixel autofocusing for something that must be adjusted by hand. The optic is prone to flare when the light source comes anywhere near its axis. Imaging is sharp, but remains best in the center, and at smaller apertures. I am using mine wide open.
The little nose picker begins the arc of life with an inquiring gaze into the essence of humanity. She is ably supported by a cast of female scientists appearing on the book jacket, talking on a cell phone and peering into a telescope. Complementing the previous subject is mother’s little helper, who stands alone as an archetype.
At the gift shop, a retail transaction in the background mirrors the children playing with penlights. Their reciprocal gestures are opposed by the daring expressions swapped over the racer.
Some families had just arrived at the shore and wanted to mark the occasion with a group picture. Such scenes always bear watching, not for what they intend, but for their accidental moments. Like his predecessor, this young man too has found his zenith. The boat name Tinkerbell brings to mind other flying children.
An audience of youngsters once gave that souvenir of a memorable wait at the bank their best eeeewwwws. Shopping malls have been good to me.
Young Pioneers are the Eastern bloc's version of Scouting. In the hills above Budapest, they operate an aging commuter railway. Such grave formal bearing contrasts with their youth.
This pair contrast the social with the anti-social and share common interest in footwear.
The final group explores race relations in contemporary Georgia, from modern ease to lingering doubt, and closes with an expression of all conquering love.
