DJ Lockstar and i did some promo pictures for him back in march.  those were outside and pretty dang sweet but they were away from the live action.  this time he needed pictures of him in the act, rockin the house.  i think we nailed it.  Lockstar you make me move.

i've also included a few from our previous march session.

i met Brad at Ryan and Morgan Gill's wedding back in july.  Brad is Morgan's younger brother.  Brad just has that easy going and cool way about him.  nothing seems to phase him.  Brad, now a senior at hilliard darby, rocks in a heavy metal band as the bassist.  his music style and clothing style are a lot further ahead than my sense of style when i was in high school.  for instance, he has many a pair of some kickin nike shoes.  and i also just knew the session was going to be phenomenal when we both showed up wearing plaid/flanel shirts.  be sure to check out his band's music on myspace; their band is called legion and they play in the columbus, oh area.

side note one: we were pretty sure that SOMETHING very shady was going down at one of our locations.  we didn't stay long to find out if we guessed right or not...

side note two: bought my first mac computer today.  i've been a windows man up until this point.  but i believe it's just time, don't you think?  i leave to go pick it up now.

when i needed a model for some photographs i asked for a volunteer via facebook.  Molly K immediately volunteered and i immediately accepted her volunteerism.  a little background on Molly K:  Molly K = my first girlfriend.  enough background, right?  well, when i say first i mean the first, second grade that is!  our love didn't last long, she eventually dumped me for the new kid.
despite our "past", what's fantastic about Molly K is that she worked really, really hard trying to capture the vision we had.  it paid off.  we made these photographs in the middle of the day right when the sun was it's harshest.  i loved every minute of it.  it was hot, but i'm sure i could have made it less by not wearing my boots.

recently read from Thomas Hoepker:
"Find your own way to photography, nobody will ask you later if you have a diploma.  Visit as many museums as you possibly can.  The images you see (painted, drawn, etched or photographed) will stay with you for the rest of your life.  They will help you to discover good pictures in real life.  Suppress any sill ambitions of becoming a great artist.  Being a good photographer is difficult enough."