Nashvile Strobist Meet... August 15, 2009

I'm going to back up for just a minute. On August 15, 2009 John Birdsign and I hosted the Nashville Strobist Meet. The event took about three months of preparation sweat and dedication.

August 15, 2009 8 am. The moment had finally arrived. John and I met Outside of Marathon Motor Works front doors. Excited to see each other after several months we embraced in a firm hand shake and friendly hug. It was finally time to get the ball rolling.

Not long after our arrival all the other photographers, models, hair designers, and makeup artists started rolling in for a day of fun and excitement? Oh no we couldn't get into the building that had been lent to us for the day. The grounds keeper hadn't shown up to let us in. 45 Minutes had passed since our crew had started rolling in, and still no grounds keeper. What were we to do? Some of us began to search the building across the street that was also lent to us, still part of Marathon for another rout in. After about 15 minutes of searching one of the other photographers reported that there were double doors that were unlocked at the other end of the building. Shew what a relief. At least we could get into one of the buildings. We managed to get in to the biggest part of the building which was where we wanted to be any way. Only one problem, we didn't have running water for the MUA's and hairdressers. Immediately I headed down one of the long corridors of the building, searching for another room that would accommodate them.

It wasn't long till I ran into a gentleman standing in the corridor at the other end of the building. I explained to the man what was going on and why we were here. Yes he said I own the gym here on the bottom floor. You and your crew are more than welcome to set up in our shower rooms. He also stated that he had dressing rooms for the models if we needed them. Awesome, everything was falling into place. My nerves were starting to calm a little now.

After getting the Hair Designers and MUA's settled in I headed back toward the other end of the building to meet back up with the other photographers. We had all congregated in this huge massive loft area. Perfect for a day of shooting. John and I explained the do's and donts as to where they could set up and where they couldn't set up. Which took all of 15 minutes.

After the brief meeting we all split up into groups to begin the days journey. Here are some of my shot from the days shoot.

Todays Quote

Desire
And that desire--the strong desire to take pictures--is important. It borders on a need, based on a habit: the habit of seeing. Whether working or not, photographers are looking, seeing, and thinking about what they see, a habit that is both a pleasure and a problem, for we seldom capture in a single photograph the full expression of what we see and feel. It is the hope that we might express ourselves fully--and the evidence that other photographers have done so--that keep us taking pictures. - Sam Abell

About Me

Hello all, I don't really know how to start this page so I guess I'll just jump right in. I have started this page in order to keep track of my life as a photographer. To record the good times and the bad.

Lately it seems as though all I have run into is bad luck. Last September I was froced to close down a business of which I ran for four years very successfully, due to the fall of the housing market, leaving me in much disarray and heart ache. Over the past year I have struggled to make ends meet for my family and my 18 month old little boy Nicholas. At the moment I am working at the local grocery store and trying to make a few extra bucks on the side as a photographer. Such an up hill battle this has become. At times it seems as though I'll get three steps ahead and then get hit in the face with a basebal bat knocking me back another ten.
Photography has been a passion since I was a teenager. Only over the past 2 years have I decided to put my heart and soul into the profession.

Just to let you know, I am a man of simple words, nothing to complicated. I hope you enjoy my blog and look foreword to posting more about my life and photography here in this community.