A new chapter
I went out to the inaugural event of the Palmetto Shutterbugs photo group in town this morning. It is led by Chris, a fellow former photojournalist. We met at the downtown library location for a short presentation before heading out as a group on a photo walk. A dozen photographers of all skill levels using …
A Willing Model
I couldn’t resist snapping this photo of Ellie chilling in the home office with me this afternoon. She is such a beautiful and photogenic dog that it is easy to get good photos of her regularly. When we adopted her back in Indiana, we did a DNA test to get check her breed and learn …
The end of a magazine icon
Wow. I am still speechless. Three days ago—on Friday—the staff of the Sports Illustrated magazine were notified they were being laid off, and the magazine is shutting down. According to reports I have read online, the magazine’s publisher (the Arena Group) announced that even though the print product is going away, there will still be …
First real estate assignment for the new year
My pal, Tee Dubose, of Keller-Williams Realty in Sumter, contacted me the other day needing some urgent photography of a new property. I headed over to the house on my lunch break to take advantage of a sunny day with blue skies to frame this white house. The day before, severe storms were rolling through …
Close-Up Photographer of the Year
The British organization IFL Science published its award for Close-Up Photographer of the Year earlier today. The site doesn’t have a lot of images published online, but what is there is admirable and jaw-dropping. The featured photo for this post is from Simon Theuma, the winner of the underwater category. It is a Commensal shrimp …