Hot Pick of the Week!

I just found out that the editors of www.soaphoto.com (Samsung of America) chose FUN WITH SAND as one of their HOT PICKS OF THE WEEK. I had a chance last week to edit one of my favorite photographs of my son playing in the sand. Someone asked me if he was posed or prompted for this shot, but he was not. When we walked down to the beach he just started throwing sand everywhere.I was amazed when I got home and saw it on the computer, because I had never seen sand captured in that way before.
I also had a little fun with my daughter outside my photo studio here in Warsaw, NC. I used a shoot through umbrella from about 4 feet away to try and overpower the sun that was coming through the trees. I always worry about frying the sensor on my camera, when aiming directly at the sun. Anyway, I just loved the way it turned out. If you are reading this blog, drop me a line. I would love to hear a word from SOMEONE!!!

Kirk

Studio Stuff

I've been toying around in the studio this weekend, here in Warsaw, North Carolina. I had to proove to myself that I could do a better job photographing my child than LIFETOUCH did. My wife thinks I did. Max is cheap! He posed for 2 dollars! I also got my daughter in there as well. I want to thank GOD for blessing me with such a wonderful family!

Tennis 2009-10

I just finished up coaching a high school girls tennis team. We came in third in the conference and had a great year! The team is made up of mostly sophomores and we are hoping to see great things in the near future. Im going to enjoy a couple of weeks off before middle school basketball begins. Pray for me!! lol

So many pictures...so little time!

This year is the busiest time of my life! I have never thought I would be taking on 4 jobs at once, but it has happened. I currently teach Middle School Physical Education, teach an online class of Health and Physical Education with the North Carolina Virtual Public School, coach a High School Girl's tennis team and am a Professional Photographer. The weekend of October 10th was also very busy. I took on two weddings in one day and needless to say I was worn out by the end of the day. I just want to thank God for helping me through everything. I had the honor of photographing the Kornegay wedding here in Warsaw, North Carolina. We were a little worried when the groom had to take off, because he forgot the rings, but he managed to get down the isle on time. Ron and Janice had a beautiful wedding and my wife and I both agreed that the singing might have been the best we have ever heard.

With a short break between weddings, we then headed over to Wallace, North Carolina to an amazing restaurant called THE MAD BOAR. I can't think of a more immaculately designed interior than this place. They spared no expense with the attention to detail and I can see why many couples choose this place for wedding receptions and in this case the actual wedding. I coached the bride of this wedding when she was on the softball team at Union High School. It was just by coincidence that she chose me as her photographer. It has been great getting to know Jadie and Jeremy Hamm as we took their engagement photos and bridal portraits.

Tropical Storm Danny

I was supposed to shoot some family portraits in Hatteras, NC this morning. Tropical Storm Danny was coming so close to the coast, that I didnt want to risk getting stuck going on or off the island. I also didnt want to risk driving through salt water. I hear it does alot of damage to the underside of your car. I dont have any pictures of Danny, so I used this picture from a tropical storm a few years ago. Probably about the same strength as Danny.

I'll be getting three new backgrounds for the studio this week. It should be fun installing them. I will have some subjects to test the backgrounds with in about a week.

Hot Pick of the Week!

I was happy to find out that Samsung of America's Photography Website picked my Enchanted House digital darkroom entry as a hot pick of the week.

Here is the link: Soaphoto.com

Enchanted House

The great thing about summer is you can spend a whole day, doing whatever you please. I spent about 6 hours on this photo. It is made up of about 6 stock photos and 6 photos of my own, that I blended together in photoshop. I've really been inspired by Dave Hill to get better at editing in photoshop. While I'm not quite in his league yet, I do enjoy it and I'm sure I'll get better as the years go on.
Kirk