The critics sole existence is to separate you from your dreams. He sits in his chair safely inside mocking your every step, because he himself did not have the guts to chase his dreams out the front door as they flew away. The practice of tearing down the passion of others is as despicable as [...]
Late last night, well past the sounds of fireworks I was thinking about Liberty. I was thinking about what it meant to me. I was thinking about what it meant to this nation. Charles de Gaulle said “History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks [...]
John 1:4-5 In Him was Life; and the Life was the Light of men. 5 And the Light shines in the darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not(could have been translated “apprehended it not”). No matter how deep or how heavy the dark is, it can never apprehend the light. No light can be overcome [...]
This journey of life is entirely about changing the rules. From birth, rules and measurements are placed on you. You are taught from the very moment teaching begins the things you can and can’t do. This begins to change into concrete barriers and then chains. At that point fear begins the steady ascent up the [...]
1 Samuel 14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few. The two of them [...]
Overconfidence kills even the mightiest army and has done so for thousands of battles. Fight with fearless ferocity every waking moment. The moment you don’t give your all, your all is taken. Take on every battle with the heart of a lion. Live for learning and taking new ground. Never slow down for any enemy [...]
For any of you that follow my twitter then you know where the following post came from. A few days ago I posted this image on my cover page which I then tweeted about the new photo. Shortly thereafter I received a message from a friend that said the image inspired a short story so I [...]
I SHOOT SOOT SHOOT! Ok I have a mega blog post. I have picked 20 photos from my trip that I either had a lot of fun shooting or just reminded me how much I enjoy photography. Each one of these images plays an important role in my continuing love of what I do. Vacation [...]
Sometimes in the midst of heavy shooting schedules I need to refresh myself. I just need to clear my mind and creatively challenge myself so things don’t look the same. Many times it’s just trying out new filters or digging in Photoshop to learn something new. Occasionally I strike gold and come up with something [...]
With weddings there is a certain amount of posing and stiff photography that must be done. Even in the most photojournalistic style the formal shots are a staple. The image I’m posting is a prime example of why I love what I do. Its the unplanned moments, the improvised settings, the crazy things that people [...]