I can see my house from here
Made a panorama stretching from the Dome to Destiny USA! Tag and Share with someone from Syracuse! Prints Available!
This morning I woke up before the birds and drove out to the Onondaga Lake clean up visitor center. From there I was able to capture our cloudy city of Syracuse from Destiny USA to The Dome. Syracuse played a hell of a game yesterday and now we are going to the final four! We all thought they were going to be knocked out on day one. Anyway, to celebrate Here is the panorama in all its glory. I wanted to stay longer but it began to rain and my light diminished faster than I hoped. I am okay with it though, our city is always rainy and cloudy, to show a photo of Syracuse in the Sun is misleading to its.... character?
Anyway, ever since I moved back I have been looking for good photos of our skyline and I just never found any. So like any good photographer I went out and created one! I have a higher quality version of this image if anyone would like prints. This bad boy is pretty large, Below is still a good quality image so you can all zoom and try to find where you work or live.
Share this with someone you know who lives works or just loves being in the Cuse!
Photo Guide Infographics
Here are some well organized infographics I found that can help you understand photography! I will be sure to keep updating as I find more.
A walk along the Erie Canal
We went for a walk along the Erie Canal today, it was a beautiful day for early February!
Today we went for a walk along the Erie Canal.
Zoey loves going for walks. Although I think she rather be off of the leash.
She is still a puppy, but she is a very well behaved puppy!
We had a lot of fun walking around, but ultimately it started getting chilly and we decided to call it a day.
Cold weather Vs your camera.
Protect your gear! Click the link above to be forwarded to a B&H Infographic!
How to find your heart in the negative(space)
This weekend we decided to go on an impromptu camping trip to the Shenandoah mountains in Virginia. Despite being caught in traffic and arriving an hour later than we expected, not bringing enough wood to cook dinner, putting the tent up wrong in the dark, forgetting a pot to boil water for coffee in the morning, it was still an amazing trip.
Nothing could go wrong that would make these views any less spectacular (well, besides maybe having no coffee, but being the resourceful wilderness explorers we are, we found a camp store that sold some). The mountains behind mountains behind mountains created a backdrop to a fantastic weekend.
After our night of epic fails, we packed up early and set out to hike a 5km journey down to some gorgeous waterfalls.
And, we never expected to see this many stars only a few hours from DC. Who could be mad about eating a balanced dinner of s'mores ( our carbs), trail mix ( some protein), and wine (err...fruit?) when looking up at a sky like that.
All in all, our trip was saved by the beauty of the Shenandoah's.
Advice for the Bride and Groom
Here is a link to another blog that speaks some words of wisdom from a photographer to the bride. Long story short...
If you do not love yourself, you are not going to love any photos of yourself.
http://www.babbphoto.com/love-your-wedding-photos/
July update
Hello all! It has been a while since I have written anything. First I would like to thank you all for the support. Please continue to share my work as much as you can! More and more photos will continue to be posted just keep checking back!
So it is July, I am still living in Washington, D.C. I may be moving back to NY next month (unless this job I applied for hires me!) Wish me luck because it sounds like a great opportunity. Anyway, I have been busy as ever getting life and work set up for future endeavors. I bought all my new Nikon gear. to include a D750, 4 Lenses, 2 speed lights, diffusers, tripods, bags, straps, filters, and everything in between. Next I am hoping to acquire some monolights to get my studio started!
Recently I have had some people ask for prints. If you are interested let me know! I am researching the best possible solution to start printing my work so that you can take them home!
I am also excited to start taking more night sky photos! I have been taking my camera just about everywhere I go. If you would like to have some photos taken please feel free to email me. We can set up a time and location whether it be for an event, professional portraits, pets, children, I do it all.
I am very excited to continue my work in photography. Whether I get this full time photography job or I go back to school I will always be available for a photo shoot. If you like what you see on this website, you can subscribe here, or you can follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter all at the bottom of this page!
New Design + Road Tripping
Hello there,
I just found a new layout for my portfolio. I hope you all like it. Now instead of clicking on the individual portfolios, you can see all my work in one clean, colorful page. If you have any critiques or if you have found any bugs please let me know!
In about an hour I will embark on a 400+ mile road trip up the east coast to NY. (No not the city) I am checking out a couple colleges I have been accepted to. In the fall I will no longer be an Active Duty U.S. Marine, I will be a college student. I will be finishing my undergrad as an art major and My masters degree will be in education. However while I am staying in NY going to school, I will also begin freelancing my photography. I will have a small studio near Syracuse, NY and I will be able to cover events, group photos, etc. So keep me in mind if you are in the central NY area.
Lately I have been busy at work down in Washington, D.C. I will be uploading a couple more photos in the near future once they are released for public distribution. I will be down in this area until August so If you are in the greater National Capital Region and want to collaborate or start a portfolio send me an email.
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