STB Photography

Update! Sisters

2011-05-23T13:44:00.000-07:00

We had a fun shoot a few weekends ago on a friend's farmland. Catherine, my girlfriend(top), her sister Allison(bottom), and my brother Wes had a blast shooting this! These are just two of my favorite images from the shoot. Enjoy!

Music Video- Esther Faith "Back to Love"

2011-03-03T16:27:00.000-08:00

This is the last project I worked on for my multimedia class, and I gotta say, it's one that I'm more proud of than just about anything else I've worked on. It was shot just last weekend in Kitty Hawk, NC by my good friends Daniel Williams, Caroline Simmons, and myself. Both photographers who I am very proud to work with. We shot a music video for Esther Faith, an incredible artist who it was such an honor to work with. We all had such a great time getting to know eachother. This is what we came up with. Enjoy!!

Esther Faith "Back To Love"

The End of a Chapter

2011-03-03T16:21:00.000-08:00

Well, today is the last day of actual class I had at RCC. It's bittersweet for obvious reasons. It's been a long and challenging road, that sometimes seemed impossible. But we did it! I have made friends with people that I never would've known otherwise. And many of those friendships I'm sure will last for the rest of my life. I cannot thank the staff at RCC enough for their commitment to making real photographers out of people who have that potential. They gave us the solid foundation that takes us to the next level. I am so proud to have been apart of such a great establishment. Now, I have one more 8-week internship left. Over the summer I will put together my final portfolio for school. Then it's off to the real world!

Another Adidas Video Piece

2011-02-24T13:07:00.000-08:00

This is another piece I designed in Photoshop. I took the shoe from a separate image and crated any "light" you see from a black background in Photoshop. I hope to have the finished video up soon!

Adidas Video Piece

2011-02-24T12:54:00.001-08:00

This is a a version of the Adidas logo i designed in Photoshop. It will be used along with several other similar pieces in a stop motion video for class.

Fossil Watch

2011-02-15T18:20:00.001-08:00

I shot this today for an assignment we had that required us to shoot either flowers, furniture, a cold beverage or jewelry. I decided to shoot my watch because I havent shot much jewelry and i wanted to get some experience in that area. It's tough to light it the right way, especially without showin blemishes. This is not close to perfect but in the hour and a half I had to shoot it, this will have to do.

Gatorade

2011-02-14T18:06:00.001-08:00

I shot this gatorade for class today in the studio. Our assignment was to try to duplicate an ad. The ad I attempted to duplicate was tough! So this image is a composite of about 5 different images, but it turned out nicely.

Daniel

2011-02-10T15:33:00.000-08:00

For this assignment we had ten minutes to shoot whatever style of portrait we liked, using only one light. These are a couple different ones I came up with.

Air

2011-02-10T15:18:00.000-08:00

This shot was for an assignment where we had to illustrate how by surrendering to the air, we can harness it's energy to help the environment.

Adidas: Move in Color - part II

2011-02-03T17:01:00.000-08:00

This is another shot for the advertising campaign for class. It turned out ok. I am excited to see what the final project looks like!!

Adidas: Move in Color - part I

2011-02-03T16:57:00.000-08:00

This shot is for an advertising campaign we have to do in class. Unfortunately we were pushed for time to get off the mountain before the gate was closed! I would like to reshoot, but this will do for now..

Shell-Shocked

2011-01-27T16:53:00.000-08:00

Landon's face getting smacked by the 12-gauge!!

The Man Hand

2011-01-27T16:48:00.001-08:00

My good buddy Daniel doing some skeet shoot'n.

Dessert!

2011-01-18T21:42:00.000-08:00

I shot this cheese cake for my first assignment in my Advertising Photography class. We are required to shoot some type of desert, and to have a clear sense of time and place. My lighting set up got a little complicated but some times thats what you have to do to get the look you want. I am pleased with how it turned out. Thanx for lookin, let me know what you think!

Fire House Snow

2011-01-18T21:38:00.000-08:00

I did this shot of my sister's miniature snow village on christmas eve night. I couldn't wait to use my new lens!

Fall Fashion Shoot

2010-10-06T12:52:00.000-07:00

I did this shot for my 5th self promo. I wanted to do an ad for a new line of clothes coming out this fall for a store like American Eagle Outfitters. I have been familiar with their advertising and photography for a few years and have always wanted to try. I am pretty happy with how this one turned out. Thanx to my girlfriend Catherine for modeling for me and once again doing a great job!!

Coke Zero

2010-10-06T12:49:00.000-07:00

For my 6th self promo I shot some coke zero. I shot it with a hasselblad h-10 with a didgital back.

Laura

2010-09-29T13:00:00.000-07:00

This is a shot from a senior portrait shoot I had with Laura last weekend. This one is in North Davidson, at the last location we went to. She ha to stand still for this one because we were running out of light, but it turned out good. It was a fun shoot!

Why did the chickens cross the road?

2010-09-29T12:46:00.000-07:00

For my photographic illustration class, we had to shoot 12 eggs in any way we liked. I did a 10 second exposure at f/1.8. The eggs were lit by a street light in the distance. I also shot this in the rain and my good buddy John Couch held the umbrella over me and my camera while I shot. Thanx mane!

The Xbox 360 Elite

2010-09-22T11:31:00.000-07:00

For my Self Promo 4, I decided to shoot an Xbox. I was originally planning to do a normal studio shot. Then i talked to my instructor, Chuck. He told me to NOT shoot a normal boring studio shot, and he really challenged me to do something no one had ever done, and make it exciting. So you might could say i did that, or atleast tried. This photo consists of 3 separate images. One shot for the smoke, and one for the fire. They were both shot at the same location. The third shot was the xbox which i shot in the studio. I did my best to match the light in the studio with the light that i used on location (which was my car head lights). The smoke came from a bottle rocket(firework) that my friend Daniel held down for me. The fire came from gasoline. We had t try it only 3 times to get it right!! Over all I was pretty happy with how real we were able to get it to look.

Skate Shoot contd...

2010-09-22T11:21:00.000-07:00

This is another shot of my friend Steve. I used this one this past week for my Self Promo 3 in my photographic illustration class. I did not crop this image at all, I was lucky to catch all the action just inside the frame!

Skate Shoot

2010-09-15T13:16:00.001-07:00

This was one of the shots I got from the shoot with Steve. He had some really cool locations around Charlotte that worked perfectly for this type of shot.

Steve

2010-09-15T13:09:00.001-07:00

This is a senior portrait of my good friend Steve. Him, myself, and my brother had a good time driving around Charlotte finding cool places to shoot.

Self-Promo

2010-09-08T13:47:00.001-07:00

I did this shot as a self promo for class. I shot it as an advertisement for Sperry boat shoes.

Breakfast

2010-09-08T13:29:00.000-07:00

This was my "Breakfast" shot for my photographic illustration class. I was pretty happy with it, except for the next day i discovered i had left my ISO at 3200, hence the noise.

Self Promo

2010-09-01T15:54:00.000-07:00

For my first self promo, I wanted to do a fashion shot. This is my girlfriend Catherine. Originally I was going to do a regular head shot, showing of the make up and hair. Then i had her fling her hair just for fun, and I liked that much better. This is what we ended up with. She did such an incredible job!!

"Us and Them"

2010-09-01T15:29:00.000-07:00

This shot was for my Photographic Illustration class. We had to shoot a book cover for the book "Us and Them", which is about intolerance in America. I used the colors of the American flag to represent different groups, religions, or ethnic groups in America. I used oil to represent how some of those groups don't mix, even though they live in the same country. I put blue oil in a shot glass and turned it upside down in the water glass. I then poured water into the glass. Then I poured some red oil in the glass, and since oil and water don't mix, the red rose to the top.

2010-08-25T13:18:00.000-07:00

Phil and Cali

I shot some portraits for my good friends Phil and Cali.

This was one of my favorite from the shoot!

Self Portrait

2010-08-25T12:54:00.000-07:00

This is my self portrait I shot for my Digital Imaging class.

We had to shoot our own picture depicting our own style.

Update

2010-07-23T02:19:00.000-07:00

My lovely lady, Catherine

My wonderful mother

Lemur Island, NC Zoo

Eastern Rattle Snake, NC Zoo

Duck

Sherrill Anne and James

Mi Amigo, Jarrett!

Torture...

2010-06-08T06:17:00.000-07:00

Poor Allie... So close, but yet so far...

Update

2010-05-31T00:27:00.000-07:00

Brody Mason Brown

Jon Foreman (center) and Tim Foreman (left) of Switchfoot

Shane Sellers

Switchfoot

My brother Wes at the top of siloh

Recent Photos

2009-07-21T21:21:00.000-07:00

Complimentary Assignment

2009-04-08T23:05:00.000-07:00

Portraits

2009-04-07T20:55:00.001-07:00

Ecuador - People

2009-04-07T20:26:00.000-07:00

Ecuador - Scenery

2009-04-07T19:47:00.000-07:00

The Altar

Missionary Jim Elliot wrote, "I have never seen anything quite like Altar--it seems to be a whole range in itself with a half dozen peaks, at least, all snowcapped. They were beautiful last evening."

Skate Park

This is a skate park in Ambato. It was fully decorated with grafitti. However it was completely abandoned. My guess is that the government had it bulit, but with ecuador being a third-world country, no one can afford the equipment necessary to put facilities like this to use.

Grass-roof Hut

On our first day there, we hiked deep into the jungle. It was drizzling steadily all day, so we took cover when we came upon this grass-roof hut, over looking a waterfall.

Blue Bug

This was one of the few bright colored vehicles we saw in Ecuador. It was parked on the side of the street, so i took this picture from the second floor of the "Comedor".

Stray Dog

This was a stray dog that wandered up to our group in a small city at the base of a volcano that had been wiped out a couple years earlier.