The Wedding

Crisco and Linda were married Saturday, August 22, 2009 in Frazier Park, Decatur, Alabama. It is a small, secluded park with a Japanese theme. The time of day and weather were perfect for pictures and when I get the chance, I'll add some more.
In the second photo is Super Steve, Crisco, Linda, and Marilyn.
In the third photo, with Crisco and Linda, is Kyra, Linda's little one - she's a doll, and I'm her Poppa Mike!
In the fourth photo; just Linda and Kyra by the fountain.
In the next photo is Linda's sister Celeste and beside Crisco is Super Steve.
The last one is little Miss Kyra. It was a good day.

Amber Falls Winery and Cellars

The Pavilions

Old Smokehouse on the site

An old home on the way to the winery

Pam and I took a road trip to Tennessee again, this weekend, and wound up visiting a winery on Ridgetop road in Hampshire, Tennessee. If you're in the area, you have go by a check it out. Meet Tim, who was super helpful in allowing us an abundant test-testing of their fine wines. Pam enjoyed it so much, she forgot to add her last name when filling out the visitor's card! They truly are a "must see"!

(You can just "Google" Amber Falls Winery, and learn all about their operation)!

A Little Bit of My Work

My wife, Pam, is an artist, too, so one day we both felt creative and it resulted in this. She had been telling me of some work she had done before with body painting so she worked on herself and I set up some lighting and shot several shots. Just a little post-production (worked with her eyes) and there ya have it! (Click for larger view)

Glenda, a lady I use to work with, brought her grandchildren by for a family shoot. The little girl was shy at first, and when she had a reflective moment, I snapped this shot. It really was a good one for post-production work. (Click for larger view)

This is my niece, Anna, who came by for a Christmas-time portrait. I like to give most of my portraits an artistic touch at post-production time. (Click for larger view)

Crisco came home for Christmas and we had a father-to-son talk. (jk; this was an experiment with wireless strobes).

This was painted in '95. I call it Fruit & Friends. I bought the items, set the shot up with lights using my old Minolta XD-11 film camera, and worked from the print as reference. This was also gouache and pastels. The original is 18" x 24" and hangs in my mother's home. (Click for larger view)

I painted this one of my son, Crisco, when he was two. It is gouache and pastels. The original was 18" x 24". His mother has it framed in her home. (Click for larger view)

I've done quite a few house portraits in my career; this was a surprise birthday gift for a dentist from his wife. I had to shoot the reference pics (in winter; in fact, the fountain was frozen), mount the paper to the board and paint it in less than a week! I LOVE deadlines! Gouache & pastels.