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

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

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/

DC Roller Girls Championship

I attended the 2009 DC Roller Girls Championship. It was between the Cherry Blossom Bombshells and the DC Demon Cats. I also brought my new 400mm lens with me and made sure to get a lot of use out of it.

The DC Demon Cats took the championship, but only by a small margin as it was neck and neck during the whole match. It actually was very excited and entertaining to watch. The crowd was certainly in to it. The only bad thing was the humidity...I was soaked with sweat by the end of the night.

The half time show was great too. It was a jump roping crew may up of local kids and they were quite good. They got a standing ovation at the end of their performance.

This concluded this seasons Roller Girls matches...too bad I'll be in Korea next year this time.I enjoyed going to the bouts. I wonder if they have Roller Derby in Korea?

Click here to see the rest of the pictures:
http://www.framehousephotography.com/dcrollergirlchamp

Florida Trip, Part 2: Miami South Beach

We stayed the first night on Miami's South Beach district. This is the famous art deco and fashion area. It really isn't my type of scene, but it was fun to pretend I was a high roller, movie star type. The hotel we stayed at was pretty cool. It was a renovated 1940's hotel and was a very unique place to stay. The beach is literally across the street. We had a poolside bungalow room, which was awesome. The hotel is located next door to the Versace mansion which is where famed fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered in 1997.

We didn't have a whole of time, but we did walk around and explore the South Beach area. We had some good Cuban food and I even saw my first drag queen show.

Too see the rest of the pictures, click here: http://www.framehousephotography.com/southbeach

For info on Hotel Victor, click here: http://hotelvictorsouthbeach.com/

Florida Trip, Part 1: The Everglades National Park

I recently went to Florida and made a day trip out of going to visit the Everglades National Park. I have visited many National Parks and I'd have to say that this one had the most wildlife I've seen...so far.

Lots of birds and gators to see...I think it might be one of my favorite parks to date.

To see the whole gallery of pictures, click the link:
http://www.framehousephotography.com/everglades


For more info on the Everglades, click here:
http://www.nps.gov/ever/