I spent the weekend shooting photos at the North American Sand Soccer Championship tournament in our new home town of Virginia Beach. Virginia Beach has a really strong soccer community and the combination of soccer and beach sand is a natural for this area. With over 1,000 teams, 11,000 players and coaches representing over 20 states and several foreign countries, this was a very exciting event. The big action was in the Pro/Am stadium where 16 teams from around the…
Ashley is getting ready to start a new acting job in a new state. She needed to update her head shots for her portfolio but she also needed something to include in the press release that announces her new position. We chose to work around the Joy Performance Center in Kings Mountain, NC. This theatre is where she spent the summer performing in the play, Liberty Mountain The Revolutionary Drama. This is a theatre that is special to Ashley for…
I’ve never met a group of people happier to go to work. The folks at Cleveland Vocational Industries, Inc. love what they do and it shows. The mission at CVII is: “Provide opportunities and training for people with barriers to employment” And they do a great job. CVII employees people that can’t work in a traditional work environment. Training Associates at CVII may have physical disabilities or need help with social or academic skills that make it hard to get…
Jeremy Homesley describes himself as a writer, actor, and farmer. After meeting and working with him for a while, I think Jeremy would probably tell you he would have a hard time putting those three things in some type of preferential order. Jeremy is about to start on a new adventure involving some big life changes. He is getting ready to quit his day job, leave the family farm, and move to upstate New York to focus on his writing…
Come check out the Real to Reel International Film Festival this weekend in Kings Mountain. This is a chance to see some incredible independent films from filmmakers all over the country and around the world. Located in the heart of North Carolina between Asheville and Charlotte, Cleveland County is right in the middle of it all. The mission of the Real to Reel International Film Festival is to offer a forum for independent film, video and multi-media artists from around…
I worked with a small business that had large competitors. With a short history, a small portfolio of products, and an even smaller manufacturing footprint, the decision was made to act big until they got big. We worked together and published pictures that showcased just how big this little company was. Here’s what we did together: The product catalog was upgraded from cell phone photos to professional images with better lighting and background to give a high-end, professional look.…
The city of King’s Mountain, NC produces an annual 4th of July celebration called Red, White, and Boom. This is an incredible event with music, marching, presentations, and fireworks. What’s more patriotic than a Cub Scout flag ceremony and the singing of the Star Spangled Banner by the incredibly talented, Erica Carpenter? Here’s a few of the images taken during this event.
I was approached to update a head shot for a local defense company executive. His current career level CEO and President of a mid-market defense and metal works company located in a rural area of North Carolina. He wanted to make sure his new head shot portrayed himself as leading a company located in a major metropolitan area. Now I just needed to figure out how to do that in a building that was designed in the 1970’s and located…
This image was used in an article promoting the local community theatre. Rock of Ages is an exciting Broadway musical featuring music and costumes from the 1980s. It has been a huge hit and the biggest show to be produced in this area with sold out audiences requiring the theatre to add an additional show to accommodate the crowds. You can read the article here: ‘Rock of Ages’ opens Friday – Lincoln Times-News _ Lincoln Times-News. I love partnering with…
I’m very excited to announce that I’ve been featured in the May/June issue of Charlotte Girl Magazine! Check out the article and the rest of the stories here. This article shows off just a few of my favorite photos from my personal projects. Take a look at my personal projects portfolio to see my latest works.