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Portrait Session (3 of 3): Melissa Moberg
After three short portrait sessions with friends (first two here and here!), I can say I’ve gotten just about enough experience in portraiture to be a little dangerous during a photo shoot. :)...
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First Wedding Shoot! Brandon and Hannah Ransdell
Some time, sooner or later, I knew I would get into wedding photography. With my experience the past few years shooting events and sports primarily from a candid perspective, the pursuit of more...
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Engagement Shoot: Brianna Jordan and Shelby Dixon
My life has seen a world of firsts over just the past month. From college graduation to a senior recital, and individual portrait sessions to my first wedding photography experience, the last month...
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My Mind’s Eye #13
If you are unfamiliar with this continuing series, please start HERE first! I have gone through a good amount of photographs requiring the “mind’s eye” style of editing over the past six months,...
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To the Midwest and Back
Last weekend I got the chance to tag along for a short 2.5-day road trip from Kentucky to Oklahoma and back. Though I knew there wouldn’t be a wealth of time for photography, I decided to bring my...
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2014 Project 52, Third Quarter
To continue on with my yearlong project of topic-driven photography, weeks 27-39 threw even more creative challenges my way that unfortunately forced me to do some photographs outside their original...
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Mini-Trip: Nashville, IN
Just like last week’s installment of my 2014 Project 52, I am working one bit at a time towards getting this past summer’s photographs organized and uploaded. On one weekend in-between a three-week...
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Catching Up: A Trip to Florida
Warm FlareNikon 85mm, ISO 100, f/11, 1/80 As much as I do not want to admit it, I am very quickly running out of time to devote to photography, be it for personal engagement or even pay. Graduate work...
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Wedding: Chelsea and Jonathan Durbin
Under the VeilNikon 50mm, ISO 800, f/1.8, 1/160 Still in the pursuit of my goal of catching up with posting past work—before I get into current projects (provided I have time!)—just a month ago I was...
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Last Couple Weddings! Valerie & Ben and Tanya & Harold!
As the summer starts to heat up, many couples will take the plunge in their own wedding throughout these bright months. Back in May, I had the chance to photograph two more weddings after a long break...
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Site Update: March 2016!
IllusionZeiss Touit 32mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/400 Site Update posts are a monthly (or best effort!) recap of happenings in the photography world, both from my personal experiences, as well as opinions on...
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Windy Walk through Mikasa Park
Scaled section of Nippon Maru16mm, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/800 Before heading out into uncharted territory, it is often best to slow down and take a walk around your immediate area to see what photographic...
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Singapore and South Korea! Site Update: April 2016
Colorful Waterfront16mm, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/500, In-camera panorama As I have mentioned a couple times in previous posts, one of the biggest perks I was looking forward to experiencing in the Navy was...
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A Walk Around Tokyo!
Senjo-Ji Entrance16mm, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/60 To say that there is a lot to do and see in Japan is a gross understatement. After living in this country for six months now, I am still surprised at how...
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Temple-Hopping in Kamakura!
Side Flowers105mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/1000 The spirit and tone of sightseeing varies greatly depending on who you are with, the weather of the day, as well as whether or not you brought a camera along....
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A Week in Kansai! (Part 1, Osaka/Nara)
Buck over Nara105mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/200 Every once in a while, you have to go into full-blown tourist mode. I am positive that everyone does it at least once when visiting or living in someplace...
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A Week in Kansai! (Part 2, Otaue-Shinji)
The Stare105mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/500 Whew! Seems like with every passing day I am getting further and further behind in my personal photographic work. The files just keep piling on, while I can’t find...
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A Week in Kansai! (Part 3, Kobe/Osaka/Kyoto)
Dontonbori in the Rain16mm, ISO 200, f/2.8, 1/25 Though this post comes in a week after I intended to publish, I’ve finally come to the end of editing and captioning my series of photographs from my...
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Mini-Post: Meiji Jingu/Yoyogi
Bonsai16mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/125 When you live near the most populous metropolitan area in the world, it pays to get out and experience all there is to see, as often as you can. When that city is also...
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Site Update: August 2016!
Ready to Party16mm, ISO 200, f/2.8, 1/60 Welcome back to another website update, folks! August marks the last full month of summer, and Japan definitely felt the heat for a lot of the month. I didn’t...
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