Matthew

This is Matthew, a young actor and model. We were shooting his head shots on the grounds of the Bellemeade Mansion in West Nashville. I used my Sony 70-300mm telephoto lens, backed up and zoomed in, so as to blur the background. It was late in the day, and the sun was behind the subject, so I used my Sony detachable flash to brighten his face. 1/100; f-5.6.

Zoe

I thought I'd share a photo of my cat with you. Her name is Zoe. She likes small spaces. I shot this using my Sony off-camera digital flash. 1/60; f-5.6.

Nuzzling

Julio and Rebeca are obviously having some fun. Who says rubbing noses is just for Eskimos? Notice the green background is blurred like a watercolor; that's due to the wide open aperture. 1/125; f-5.6.

Loungin' in the Grass

Rebeca plays to the camera as a glamorous beauty. Again, I used my 70-300mm telephoto lens, backed up, and opened up wide, to blur the background, and focus totally on the subject. This was shot in an open field in broad light. 1/125; f-4.5.

Mexican Beauty

Rebeca is from Mexico City. She has the most exotic features and beautiful golden skin. The camera loves her. I photographed her, using my Sony telephoto lens, backing up and opening up the aperture, so as to blur the background until it was completely out of focus. This way, you only focus on her beautiful face and captivating smile. 1/100; f-5.0.

Lovers in Spring

This photograph was taken at Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville. This lovely couple is from Mexico, and they speak broken English, which made my job of photographic direction very interesting and challenging. Mostly through demonstration, we were able to communicate beautifully. The sun had just gone behind the clouds when I started to shoot, so I placed them in the open field, shooting in what is called broad light. 1/100; f-5.6.

Debra

This portrait of a beautiful lady, was taken at Vanderbilt Peabody Campus. The sun was just going down behind the trees, giving her skin an amber glow. I used my telephoto lens, backed up a considerable distance, and employed a low aperture setting to blur the background, so as not to distract from the subject. 1/320; f-5.6.

Burnin' Down the House

This was a fun shot I took at the Nashville State Community College Department of Culinary Arts. I just happened to be in the right place when they were firing up the Cherries Jubilee.
I was only using my on-camera flash, and the lighting in the kitchen was fairly low, so I used a tripod to accommodate the slow shutter speed. 1/10; f-4.5.

Girl With the Hat

This is Yvette. She doesn't speak English and I don't speak Spanish. Yet, somehow I was able to give her directions, and she followed along with me. I shot her very late in the afternoon, with the sun at her back. An assistant was holding a white reflective board to her right, and I bounced my flash off of it, so there would be no harsh flash on her face. 1/60; f-5.0.

Red Pump

I just thought I throw you guys a curve ball, and drop in this shoe. I consider it a work of art. I shot this shoe in the studio with ambient light and a very long exposure; then I dropped out the background in Photoshop. 5.o s; f-22.

Singing Angel

I'm so amazed at the sweetness and pureness of this child's singing efforts. Her eyes are so full of innocence as she focuses on her music director in this shot. 1/125; f-6.1.

Wide-Eyed Innocence

This child's wide-eyed innocence just spoke to my camera lens. Again, I used my 75-300mm telephoto lens to capture this close-up. 1/125; f-5.6.

Shepherd Boy

Another image of a sweet child . What can I say? It tells its own story. 1/125; f-5.6.

Shepherd King

I shot pictures at my church's children's pageant this past Sunday. Children make such beautiful candid subjects! This little boy tugged at my heartstrings in such a tender way; I found myself crying as I was shooting. I used my 75-300mm telephoto lens and Sony off-camera flash for this and subsequent shots. 1/125; f-5.6.

Dappled Light

The last in the series of outbuildings from Clover Bottom in Hermitage, Tennessee. I especially love how the dappled light plays against the old, misshapen siding on this house. 1/125; f-7.1.

This is another section of one of the out buildings at Clover Bottom. I was taken with the unusual blue color and the rutty red. The dappled amber light contrasted with the shadows from the trees and various objects. To me, this shows how you can find beauty in anything. Once again, it's all about the light. 1/500; f-5.6.

Window in the Light

This is a close-up of the same out building on the Clover Bottom estate. I love this old broken-out window, but I especially love the way the dappled light is hitting the siding on the building. Light is everything when it comes to photography! 1/200; f-7.1.

Little House on the Green

I couldn't resist. I had to go back to Clover Bottom Mansion, and shoot the out buildings in the back acreage. In a way, they are more beautiful and interesting to me than the mansion. I shot this late in the day, around 5:45 p.m., when the sun was very brilliant, as far as lighting the house, but low in the sky. 1/320; f-8.