Snow again in middle Tennessee.  Not a bad thing at all but it was the wet and rainy type of snow falling when i decided to interrupt my morning of relaxing and head on down to the tracks.  Somewhere down the line I may look into a protective sleeve for the camera.  This time I used a ziplock bag which isnt the greatest way to shoot and only somewhat protects the camera/lens.  This particular stretch of track did not make it through our floods a couple years back.  One of the first things getting repaired.  Multiple dump trucks down the street, back and forth day after day.  No railroads, no supplies, no life as you and I know it.

Most of the images i tuned down the saturation and made them monochrome with only a hint of color.  I accidentally applied adjustments from another image to one of the railroad ones and it was highly saturated and really stood out to me…so i kept it in tact.

love the weekend…who doesnt!  also got our first significant snowfall of the year.  yes, significant for TN is not very much at all but its fun.  brought my camera along with me to grab some morning coffee.  grabbed an image i have been thinking about for a while.  i drive by this location everyday.  its an empty lot with the mailbox still sitting out on the street.  there is no longer a home, dont know if there ever was but there is a small cemetery.  like the perspective of the cemetery having a mailbox.  dont think too much mail comes to this address.

the other thing i am so excited about with these images is they are shot in RAW.  learning about this in photoshop class and should have been shooting this way from the beginning.  workflow is key and my productivity is increasing – BIG TIME!

iheart faces – holiday bokeh!

love the inspiration of these challenges coupled with my favorite time of year!   GO CHRISTMAS.

50, f/1.8

Getting out to a farm in franklin in November.  Yes, great weather and timing for a family shoot.  Brought the dogs out too so it was even more special.  I was able to get some amazing images and am in the process of going through the bulk of them.  Squeezed out a quick edit on one so to make the cut for their Christmas card.  I need to take some shot of that for the blog.  Getting the rest of the images worked on so Lauren can fill those frames she already has hanging in their home!

those that have issues or concerns with pit bulls, you need to meet Ginger.  she is a bull and anywhere she goes is her china shop but her heart is a big as her tongue is long

new project for class was to experiment with type layer effects.  went through several tutorials that ended (not well).  after clearing the dust i stumbled upon this site very fun…not the best message but interesting text effect.  got the ‘smoke’ brushes from these peeps – here

Heather and I got bikes a week ago today.  I feel like a kid again and im ready to take on the world – two wheels at a time.  Riding this bike is so freeing…did research and found a great dual sport bike from Trek that gives me a taste of both street and off-street.  I take Ellie out to the bathroom on it, i ride around while she does her thing then we race up and down the street.

So today’s lesson is – GO OUT AND GET A BIKE!

These bands were great!  Down at the Loveless Cafe they have the Music City Roots shows.  There were about 5 bands there this night a wednesday (and yes, school) night.  But we made it out, just down the street and had a great time.  Lots and lots of people were onto it and there early!  Check it out…dont know the name of the groups but they were fun…

and a little clarification, i titled the last image on this post ‘enchantment under the sea dance’ b/c and all of you in my generation will remember ____________, yes Back to the Future.  This band gave me the vibe of the bands performing on stage and in that era!  60′s – they had amazing sound too!

slide show

I was glad to get these albums in the hand of Rachel and Noah the other day…its a great joy designing these art pieces and being able to see the reaction of clients as they flip through the pages!

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