Korean Drift Car Competition

A co-worker of mine is a sport car fan...you know, the whole Fast-n-Furious thing. He asked me if I wanted to go watch a drift car competition. I had nothing else to do, so I agreed to go. I brought my camera equipment hoping to get some good pictures. We drove about 2 hours to get there. It ended up being a really small event, but it was a good time. I also took some pictures of my co-worker and his car. I did happen to get some American style pizza out of it. We found a Papa Johns restaurant on the way home. All-in-all, it was good day.

Here's sample of some of the photos from the race. To see all the photos, please go here: Korean Drift Car Competition

From the Archives: Xmas Day in Seoul

Since I didn't blog anything from Oct 2009-June 2010, I figured I'd bring up some of the stuff I shot from the past 6 mos or so.

Christmas Day 2009 was the first chance I had been able to really get out and explore part of Seoul. A friend and I took the train from Camp Casey down to Seoul and headed for the famous Namdaemun Market. It is more ore less a huge flea type market with hundreds of vendors, selling anything from food to clothes, medicine to electronics. Some of it is indoors, some outdoors and some underground. We spent all day walking around, trying the food and taking pictures.

Before we headed home, we took a taxi to the 63 Building, which is one of the tallest buildings in Seoul. There is an observation deck on one of the top floors. It has a couple restaurants, and an art Exhibit, all on the same top floor. It was very busy that night with lots of families.

Below are a handful of photos from the day trip. To see all the photos, please go here: Xmas Day in Seoul

Food...


More food...


Nut store


And more food.


Heating lamps form an alley way food stand


Night time at the market


Fresh fish stand; my favorite shot of the day


Part of the art exhibit in 63 Building


Building 63 observation deck


Visitor notes; everyone would post notes wishing for peace and to just say hi


There were little Korean kids everywhere


View from the observation deck

Hoobastank and Sevendust Concert

As part of the Camp Casey 4th of July celebration, two great bands performed for the troops. Hoobastank and Sevendust, both well known and successful groups, put on a great show. I personally am a fan of both, but Sevendust is one of my favorite metal bands of all time. For groups that normally sell out areas, they didnt hold anything back for this small concert. Hoobastank started things off and warmed the crowd up, but Sevendust came out and definitely finished the show off on a heavy metal note. I was lucky enough to get a few good spots to shoot from...and to kind of just roam around the stage without anyone harassing me. I think I got lots of good pictures and really captured the energy that comes from this style of music. Below are some highlights from the show, for all the pictures, please visit my website here: Hoobastank and Sevendust Concert Pictures

I'm Back!

Ok, so I took about a 6 month break from posting blog updates. Ive decided that this is something I am going to try and do at least once a week. In the mean time, here is a picture I took last night of the Moon...

Olympus E-P2 w/ Nikon 400mm 2.8 & 2X TC

Gone Golfin...

Well, actually I just tagged along with a few buddies while they golfed. Im trying to build up my sports photography portfolio. I think a few of them turned out pretty good.

Gone Golfin Photo Gallery

One of my pictures featured in Northern Virginia Mag

One of my DC Roller Girl photos was used in a story in Northern Virginia Magazine. To see the online version of the story with the photo...see this link:
http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/news/2009/09/21/dc-rollergirls/

Commonwealth Cup and Wine Festival

I had an opportunity to go watch a polo match at the Commonwealth Cup and Wine Festival, in The Plains, VA. I had never been to a polo match before and it turned out to be a pretty fun day. I was a tad bit under dressed in my Harley t-shirt and cargo shorts...but, oh well, it was hot out.

Commonwealth Cup and Wine Festival Gallery

My First Wedding Shoot: Mission Accpomplished.

A few weekends ago, I finally shot my first wedding. To be honest, it was the perfect "first gig" type of wedding. It was a pretty basic wedding, with some non-traditional things thrown into it. The people were great and the location was nice too. I think I learned a lot, but also feel that I did a pretty good job. The Bride was happy with the pictures...and that's all that matters.

Sarah and Keith's Wedding Shoot

Another Aug in WA State

I spent my 3rd consecutive month of Aug in WA State. I can't say its hard work...being since I'm there for work. I have to admit that I love WA State. It was my last trip until I move to Korea for a year. Hope you enjoy the pictures...

Aug in WA State gallery

Fun in the Iraq Sun

Last month I made a trip to Iraq for a week or two. I hadnt been back since my year deployment in 2004. I cant say much has changed...still a country trying to find its self.

I didnt bring my usual camera setup, but instead tried out my new little toy. I took all the pictures with my new Cannon G10. I didnt want to chance having my high end equipment get dusty or broke. This was a good option as its small has takes good pictures for the most part.

Fun in the Iraq Sun Gallery

Ive been busy lately...

Ive been pretty busy the last few months and haven't made much time for updating this blog. I have taken a lot of pictures, so I guess I will try and post them here shortly.

For now, here are a couple events I shot for my unit last month. The first, was our First Sergeant's PT(Physical Challenge). It had a lot of events and was pretty strenuous...Im glad I was asked to photograph it! The second set is from out unit's outgoing Battalion Commanders going away BBQ. He was a good guy and he will be missed.

1SG Extreme PT Challenge

BN Commander's Going Away BBQ

4th of July in WA State

I spent yet another week in WA State. Here's a bunch of random pictures from the trip...what a beautiful part of the country.

Here are all the pictures from the trip.

My First Paid Engagement Photo Session

I did my first paid photo session last month with Sarah and Keith. It was an engagement shoot, and I am also doing their wedding in September, which is also a first for me. I was pretty nervous. Taking pictures of still life as a hobby is totally different than posing and photographing people who are paying you.

We met down at the National Mall and did random shots for about an hour. I had fun and I think they did too, once we warmed up to each other. I learned that I need to learn how to talk and shoot at the same time. That's harder than you think it would be. I also need to experiment more with my flash and learn how to use it better.

Overall, I am happy with the results and so were the customers. I have lots of room for improvement, but for my first try at it, I think I did a descent job.

Here are some of the better shots from the engagement set...

Seattle and Mt Rainer

I was on a trip to Seattle last week, we also made a stop at Mt Rainer National Park. We stayed downtown Seattle and my room had a great view.

The best part was that it was about 75 degrees and sunny the whole week. Which, if you know Seattle, isn't normal.

Ill be headed back out to WA State a couple more times this summer. Hopefully I'll get some free time to explore some unexplored areas.

Click here to go to the full Seattle album...

Pictures from my parents visit to DC

My parents came out from Sioux Falls, SD to see my brother(who lives in Norfolk, VA) and I. It was their anniversary present from the two of us. We did the typical tourist stuff for a few days in downtown DC. These are just some pictures from the Newseum, US Capitol, Arlington Nation Cemetery, Library of Congress and Museum of US History and a few other places.

My parents DC visit photo album

Rolling Thunder 2009

I attended my first Rolling Thunder ride this Memorial Day weekend. Rolling Thunder is an annual motorcycle rally that is held in Washington, DC during the Memorial Day weekend to call for the government's recognition and protection of Prisoners of War (POWs) and those Missing in Action (MIAs). It was estimated that well over 500,000 bikers made their way to Washington DC this year to attend the festivities.

We started off Sunday's ride at a HD dealership bright and early. Along with 2000 or so other riders, we got a police escort into the Pentagon parking lot to meet up with the rest of the riders. This was the rally and starting point for the ride. The parking lot was packed when we pulled up. With this many people staged, it took about 3 hours to get everyone out of the parking lot. The actual ride was just a loop through downtown DC and only last about 20 mins.

It was a long and hot day, but in the end I am very glad I did it. It was for a really good cause and was really neat to see all the patriotic pride. It was great people watching and I got to take a lot of pictures. While I was riding my bike, my girlfriend Alicia, manned the camera on the back of my bike, she got some good pictures as well.

To see the 150+ pictures we took, click the link: http://www.framehousephotography.com/rollingthunder09

For more info on Rolling Thunder click here: http://www.rollingthunder1.com/

Candid Office Promotion Shoot

I was asked to shoot some candid(aka staged) office shots for Dare Mighty Things in Arlington, VA. I believe they will be used for a website or promo video. It wasn't too much fun posing people and the lesson I learned from this shoot was that it is hard to shoot people who don't want their picture taken. Most of the office workers weren't to keen on me taking their picture...which I don't blame them. All in all though, it was a new experience and am glad I had the opportunity.

Candid Office Shoot Album

The Dare Mighty Things Website

Some Miscellaneous Pictures..Odds and Ends.

This post is kind of like a clearance sale...a little bit of everything. Some of these were just test shots while messing around with my camera. Some were single pictures I have taken while I was out and about that didn't fit in anywhere else. Most, if not all were taken within the last few months. I wasn't sure what to do with them, so here they are.

Miscellaneous and Odds-n-Ends Gallery

Another Week, Another Post of Kickball Pictures

The weather was actually nice this week. Not much else to say....enjoy the pictures.

Click here to see the gallery: http://www.framehousephotography.com/dckickball4

DC Police Week Law Ride 2009

This week is National Police Week here in DC. This morning was the annual Law Ride, a motorcycle memorial ride for fallen police officers. This last year, 387 law enforcement officers died while in the line of duty.

I wanted to ride in it, but just wasn't feeling like getting up early to make it to the staging area, so instead I decided to watch it from the Capital. There were LOTS of bikes...more than I expected. I'd say easily a couple thousand showed up.


For more Law Ride pictures, click here: http://www.framehousephotography.com/lawride

For more info on Police Week, click here: http://www.nleomf.com/NPW2009/