Using Color Photography to Tell a More Complete Story
What is color photography, really? As I always say… “Color Photography isn’t about taking photos IN color, it’s about taking
Continue readingUsing Color Photography to Tell a More Complete Story
Category: events
The Challenge of Photographing a Balloon Glow
Photographing a Balloon Glow like Jupiter Flights at Connor Prairie is challenging due to quickly changing light conditions. Digital photography makes this much easier with instant feedback and take a lot of frames. However it is possible on film especially with an automatic mode like aperture priority. … Continue readingThe Challenge of Photographing a Balloon Glow
Colors, Excitement, and Moments of the 2024 Indiana State Fair
The Indiana State Fair is one of my favorite places to take photos. I go each year and there’s always
Continue readingColors, Excitement, and Moments of the 2024 Indiana State Fair
Reverence & Spectacle of the National Eucharistic Congress
Gregorian chants echoed off the bleachers as tens of thousands knelt in the darkness, in near-silent prayer & meditation. It
Continue readingReverence & Spectacle of the National Eucharistic Congress
Taking the Familiar and Making it New & Exciting: Cars & Coffee Photography
Cars & Coffee photography is something I’ve done regularly this year. When engaging with a familiar subject, it’s important to
Continue readingTaking the Familiar and Making it New & Exciting: Cars & Coffee Photography
Backstage With a Professional Ballet Company
Ballet INitiative in a nonprofit dance collective based in Indianapolis, Indiana. My introduction to their group came last winter when
Continue readingBackstage With a Professional Ballet Company
Cars & Coffee & Cameras: Using the X100VI with some Amazing Autos
Last weekend Graham Rahal Performance hosted a cars & coffee event at their location in Brownsburg, IN. I headed out
Continue readingCars & Coffee & Cameras: Using the X100VI with some Amazing Autos
Street Photography at a Carmel Artomobilia
This past weekend we made our sorta annual visit to Carmel Artomobilia, a car show in our town of Carmel,
Documenting Race Weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
I recently worked with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to document their Verizon 200 at the Brickyard race weekend. There were
Continue readingDocumenting Race Weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Photoshoot with an Indianapolis Motor Speedway Camaro
Having lived in Indianapolis for 17 years now, I always wondered who got to drive the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Camaros
Continue readingPhotoshoot with an Indianapolis Motor Speedway Camaro
Photography by Candlelight – A Merry Prairie Holiday
Available Light Only Documenting the mood and atmosphere of A Merry Prairie Holiday at Conner Prairie was a fun challenge
Continue readingPhotography by Candlelight – A Merry Prairie Holiday
Monumental Marathon
Last fall marked my third time documenting the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. It’s always a lot of action and emotion with
Bethel Cemetery
One of the many reasons I love my work is that I never know what type of shoots are going
Check out 2019 Indy Mural Fest
Documentary photography from Indy Mural Fest, Indianapolis Indiana 2019 … Continue readingCheck out 2019 Indy Mural Fest
Indiana Grown Marketplace
Indiana Grown Marketplace These are images from the 2019 Indiana Grown Monumental Marketplace. This event only happens once a year
Work Truck Show
2019 NTEA Work Truck Show “TRUCKS!!!!!!” (read in the voice of Benny from the LEGO Movie yelling “SPACESHIP”) is what
Low Light Photography: Post-Production
Welcome to my third and final post on my practices for shooting in low light using only available light. This
Low Light Photography: Technique
Thanks for checking out my second post on my practices for shooting in low light using only available light. For
Low Light Photography: Intro
One of the most difficult aspects of photography is shooting in low light. However, with my documentary approach, it’s a
Jingle Rails 2018
You see model trains a lot during the holiday season, but nobody does model trains like the Eiteljorg Museum in
Christmas at the Zoo
Next up for our holiday events is Christmas at the Zoo in Indianapolis. This is always a great event at
Indiana Pacers Premium Experiences
In October I was commissioned to document the Indiana Pacers premium experiences. They want to give fans looking to purchase tickets a
Happy Birthday, America!
One of the things I enjoy most about shooting this time of year is the diversity of people that come
Jingle Rails
Another stop we made on our holiday tour of Indianapolis was Jingle Rails, presented by The Indiana Rail Road Company,
Christmas at the Zoo
This week we headed to the Indianapolis Zoo for their annual Christmas at the Zoo. 2017 saw the addition of
winterlights
Winterlights is the newest of the major holiday attractions in the Indianapolis area. A part of the 152-acre Indianapolis Museum
Christkindlmarkt
This past weekend was the grand opening of the Carmel Christkindlmarkt. I stopped by on Sunday evening to check out
Photographing a Solar Eclipse : An Amazing Experience!
Photographing a solar eclipse was an incredible adventure! It was only a 4 hour drive to Hopkinsville, KY to get
Continue readingPhotographing a Solar Eclipse : An Amazing Experience!
Youth Baseball
Here’s some documentary photography of a youth baseball team from Carmel, Indiana. These photos are taking at Grand Park, a
Trade Show Photography
Trafic Design, is a Quebec company specializing in corporate design and branded environments for business. Trafic contacted me to document their promotional
The Fun & Excitement of Indiana Fairs and Festivals
As a born and bred Midwesterner, I love documenting Indiana fairs & festivals. I grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Continue readingThe Fun & Excitement of Indiana Fairs and Festivals
RIOTLA 2016
RIOT LA 2016 is currently underway in downtown Los Angeles and this is my 3rd time documenting the festival. It’s
Indy First Friday
Thought I’d get out and do some shooting yesterday evening. I went to the Cole Noble Gallery at Artistry Apartments
CarmelFest
CarmelFest is a big Independence Day celebration held every year on July 3rd & 4th in Carmel, Indiana. Since 2012,
The Whole Story
Whatever I’m shooting, my aim is to document all aspects I see, so viewers will have the most complete picture
Washington D.C. – Conference
At the beginning of May, I was brought on to photograph Finance & Society, an economic conference in Washington D.C. produced