Courtney and Mark

Some recent engagement portraits with Courtney and Mark.

Carla and Eric engagements

Some of Carla and Eric's engagement photos from October 5th. We had a beautiful day at Squire's Castle in Willoughby Hills.

Big Wheels Keep on Turnin.

Nice to get out and just shoot something fun. Bunch of guys and gals organized a Big Wheel race down the hill through the walkway tunnel to Edgewater Park at West 65th. Great costumes, fun races and only one broken bone. Was a great way to spend Sunday afternoon. Full gallery here: Big Wheel 2008

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Costume preparation.

Starting line.

Fragile big wheel.

On the course.

More on the course.

A little help.

More help.

Finish line.

Heading home.

Taking over ESPN.com

You have a quiet few months, and then BAM! - all of a sudden you get slammed with projects and assignments. I did a couple things for ESPN this month. I had the font images on the ESPN main page and the NFL page for a couple days. Here's some screen captures from the site:





The first assignment was an all day trip out on Lake Erie with Joe Thomas and Hank Fraley of the Cleveland Browns for a piece about Joe, his fishing show and how he is an "average Joe." I actually managed to last the whole 8 hours on the boat and not get sick! (Wish the same was true for my ESPN counterpart -- sorry James!) They managed to catch 7 walleye while we were out and proved to be really nice and down to Earth guys. It was a fun assignment.

The second piece was to document NFL rookies as they toured the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. It is now a requirement that each team send its rookies to see the hall. It was another fun and interesting piece. Number one pick Jake Long was there from the Miami Dolphins as was Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons. I haven't been to the Hall of Fame since I was a kid, so it was fun on that end as well.

You can see the full stories and photos at these links:

Joe Thomas Fishing Trip
Rookie Hall of Fame Tour

What's old is new again.

It's been a long time since I have shot a roll of film. About 1999 to be exact. Almost 10 years. It's hard to believe. I started to go through some of the old film and transparencies I have lying around the house. These are some of my new/old favorites. The first photo was one of a series on a taxi graveyard in Geauga County, Ohio. I don't remember the how or why of going out to the field but it was very cool. This was an old TMax negative.

The second photo is portrait of my two youngest sisters when they were about 8 or 9 years old. They are pictured on the roof of a Lakewood high rise and you can see the city of Cleveland in background. No explanation needed on this one.

The third photo is a frame from a black and white assignment shot during college. I was a newby in the photo world and I was so very proud of this image. Lots of sentimental value and memories in this frame.

The PhotoShelter Collection

Winter has taken over in all its frozen glory, and I've been keeping sharp by submitting to the PhotoShelter Collection. The PhotoShelter Collection is a new stock agency specializing in contemporary imagery. It's been a good outlet to experiment with some things around the house, and to have fun at the same time. You can see my PSC portfolio in the links at the right of the blog.