David
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Sunday, August 2, 2009
The Palms
Gotta give this Blog some love since I've been neglecting it lately. On a recent trip to California, I had this mild obsessions with Palm trees; I really miss California and I guess it was all about the Palms during my visit there. Please send me an email with the dimensions of your monitor if you would like any of these shots as desktop wallpaper.
David
David
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Connections
So how do I frame my quick trip to Tennessee? Well while it was short, I did get a chance to accomplish my primary business reason for going which afforded me the opportunity for everything else that took place during my visit including some great shots. I will update this post with them very soon.
My trip started with a visit to the Gaylord Opryland Luxury which is actually the oldest of the four Gaylord Hotels in the United States. I have had the pleasure and opportunity to visit 3 of the four hotels and two (Gaylord Texan and of course the Gaylord Opryland) within a 7 day period. You also may remember my trip last year to the Gaylord National Harbor and here's a link to that slideshow.
Secondly I was rushing back to the hotel after having dinner with a colleague so I could watch one of my favorite shows; 24. I saw some lights in the hotel lobby I wanted to photograph so I returned with my camera. My camera has turned into a magnet and sparks up a lot of conversation and opportunity for me. While shooting in the lobby a woman (Rose) commented on the size of my camera and asked me if I was a professional? I replied yes and two hours later I shot her daughter Alexia; "Ms. Teen Tennessee Latina 2009_2010". I told Alexia she made the trip for me and that I was honored to meet such a beautiful and focused young lady. She wants to be a lawyer with a focus on animal rights and I have a bead on a Latina attorney that can serve as a mentor for her. I am pretty excited about this possibility.
The next day I got up at sunrise and visited the Pantheon which I will admit was unimpressive but I did eek out a few cool shots. I also visited downtown Nashville and got some shots which are really cool and I believe are the true spirit of Nashville.
As I reflect back on the trip, I will remember the connections I made with the people and the state history. Everywhere I went I connected with people, learned more about the history and tried to make every moment memorable. I started this process while visiting India this time last year and it has spilled over into all of my subsequent travels; including this one.
On a slight side not, I need to thank Alexia's Mom Rose who gave me so much encouragement about my work and the possibilities. I am putting out to the universe to send me someone willing to help me with the marketing and presentation of my work. Taking a page out of the book "The Secret" as I want to open up additional possibilities for me in the very near future and allow everyone to enjoy some of the fruits of my travels.
I will post my favorite photos from the trip to Texas and Tennessee yet this week.
I'll be blogging you...
David
My trip started with a visit to the Gaylord Opryland Luxury which is actually the oldest of the four Gaylord Hotels in the United States. I have had the pleasure and opportunity to visit 3 of the four hotels and two (Gaylord Texan and of course the Gaylord Opryland) within a 7 day period. You also may remember my trip last year to the Gaylord National Harbor and here's a link to that slideshow.
Secondly I was rushing back to the hotel after having dinner with a colleague so I could watch one of my favorite shows; 24. I saw some lights in the hotel lobby I wanted to photograph so I returned with my camera. My camera has turned into a magnet and sparks up a lot of conversation and opportunity for me. While shooting in the lobby a woman (Rose) commented on the size of my camera and asked me if I was a professional? I replied yes and two hours later I shot her daughter Alexia; "Ms. Teen Tennessee Latina 2009_2010". I told Alexia she made the trip for me and that I was honored to meet such a beautiful and focused young lady. She wants to be a lawyer with a focus on animal rights and I have a bead on a Latina attorney that can serve as a mentor for her. I am pretty excited about this possibility.
The next day I got up at sunrise and visited the Pantheon which I will admit was unimpressive but I did eek out a few cool shots. I also visited downtown Nashville and got some shots which are really cool and I believe are the true spirit of Nashville.
As I reflect back on the trip, I will remember the connections I made with the people and the state history. Everywhere I went I connected with people, learned more about the history and tried to make every moment memorable. I started this process while visiting India this time last year and it has spilled over into all of my subsequent travels; including this one.
On a slight side not, I need to thank Alexia's Mom Rose who gave me so much encouragement about my work and the possibilities. I am putting out to the universe to send me someone willing to help me with the marketing and presentation of my work. Taking a page out of the book "The Secret" as I want to open up additional possibilities for me in the very near future and allow everyone to enjoy some of the fruits of my travels.
I will post my favorite photos from the trip to Texas and Tennessee yet this week.
I'll be blogging you...
David
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Rocket Man Cronicles
I am in the air on my way to Dallas and have about another 90 minutes of flight time ahead of me in this flying gas can. Well I have gone through Jamie Fox's new album "Intuition" and now John Legend's "Evolver" is in my ear. Did I mention that this is one of the bumpiest plane rides ever; I feel like an egg in the carton and hope I don't crack.
Still wishing I was at WPPI with my mentors and other professional photographers I follow so that will be a 2010 goal of mine. I should have brought my laptop with me as I have two slideshows to finish and some editing to do but they will have to wait another week.
Today I shot two teens for our MIY project; the acronym puts me in the mind of Mission Impossible. Our teens for the project are Brie and Ashlyn. Brie is all over my website and blog banner; she's the half face young lady. I heard back from Brie's Mom that the girls had a great time meeting me; well who wouldn't, learning about the project and lightened up when I said "fashion" type shots. I made up a new term just because I could. I call it photojounalashion" - it's where photojournalism and fashion meet and when I get the pronunciation right I will let you know. Did I mention the flight was a little bumpy and that I wish I was at WPPI? Just checking and any mis-spellings in this Blog entry WILL be blamed on the pilot of American Airlines flight...
Well Brie and Ashlyn were a lot of fun and as you will see; very photogenic. I snuck in a few shots of Brie's Mom but don't tell her. We've been friends for a very long time so she get over it as long as I don't post the one where she looks drunk. LOL.
After today's meeting I believe we are just about done meeting and greeting our models and so ends the easy part of this project; now comes the hard stuff. Going through all the paperwork, release forms, data sheets, remembering the conversations, personalities, do's and don't, good sides, not as good sides, remembering how they responded in front of the camera, preliminary ideas for their shoots and the list goes on and on.
From here we will have individual meetings with some models where we will bring forward our ideas and possibly ask more questions about who these people are. I feel we have an awesome group and this is going to be a lot of fun.
Angel and I met with Phil and his wife Christine on Thursday of last week. They are a very fun couple with a fun story about how they met and how she stalked him until he said yes; she's going to kill me because it really didn't go down that way but it does make for a great story. I could go on and on about these two as she's a school teacher, he works by day and plays guitar by night and they sing karaoke together after a few umbrella drinks. We will be doing some road trips with these two to catch them in their environments.
Anyway, did I mention that the ride was bumpy? The pilot just walked by me and I thought to myself I really need you to get back up in the cockpit so handle your business quickly. The flight attendant is very funny walking around with her Walmart plastic bag picking up the trash. I need to make sure I have my receipt for my $15 check bag fee; pretty soon their be a fee for using their "air" on the plane and coins for the restrooms with the blue water and turbo flush; wonder where all that stuff goes after it's been..... Ok, I won't go there literally. You can tell I have a lot of time on my hands to write.
Being up so high and helpless makes me realize how blessed I am. For the opportunity to fly and to just be in my right mind with no health issues and a family that is well. So many of my friends and their family members have had their share of painful discoveries and loss and my heart and prayers go out to them BIG time. Sometimes we don't realize how blessed we are with our current set of circumstances until we find reason to count our blessings. Well I am on solid ground, in my hotel, re-energizing for Dallas tomorrow, my business and some great shots.
I'll be blogging you....
David
Still wishing I was at WPPI with my mentors and other professional photographers I follow so that will be a 2010 goal of mine. I should have brought my laptop with me as I have two slideshows to finish and some editing to do but they will have to wait another week.
Today I shot two teens for our MIY project; the acronym puts me in the mind of Mission Impossible. Our teens for the project are Brie and Ashlyn. Brie is all over my website and blog banner; she's the half face young lady. I heard back from Brie's Mom that the girls had a great time meeting me; well who wouldn't, learning about the project and lightened up when I said "fashion" type shots. I made up a new term just because I could. I call it photojounalashion" - it's where photojournalism and fashion meet and when I get the pronunciation right I will let you know. Did I mention the flight was a little bumpy and that I wish I was at WPPI? Just checking and any mis-spellings in this Blog entry WILL be blamed on the pilot of American Airlines flight...
Well Brie and Ashlyn were a lot of fun and as you will see; very photogenic. I snuck in a few shots of Brie's Mom but don't tell her. We've been friends for a very long time so she get over it as long as I don't post the one where she looks drunk. LOL.
After today's meeting I believe we are just about done meeting and greeting our models and so ends the easy part of this project; now comes the hard stuff. Going through all the paperwork, release forms, data sheets, remembering the conversations, personalities, do's and don't, good sides, not as good sides, remembering how they responded in front of the camera, preliminary ideas for their shoots and the list goes on and on.
From here we will have individual meetings with some models where we will bring forward our ideas and possibly ask more questions about who these people are. I feel we have an awesome group and this is going to be a lot of fun.
Angel and I met with Phil and his wife Christine on Thursday of last week. They are a very fun couple with a fun story about how they met and how she stalked him until he said yes; she's going to kill me because it really didn't go down that way but it does make for a great story. I could go on and on about these two as she's a school teacher, he works by day and plays guitar by night and they sing karaoke together after a few umbrella drinks. We will be doing some road trips with these two to catch them in their environments.
Anyway, did I mention that the ride was bumpy? The pilot just walked by me and I thought to myself I really need you to get back up in the cockpit so handle your business quickly. The flight attendant is very funny walking around with her Walmart plastic bag picking up the trash. I need to make sure I have my receipt for my $15 check bag fee; pretty soon their be a fee for using their "air" on the plane and coins for the restrooms with the blue water and turbo flush; wonder where all that stuff goes after it's been..... Ok, I won't go there literally. You can tell I have a lot of time on my hands to write.
Being up so high and helpless makes me realize how blessed I am. For the opportunity to fly and to just be in my right mind with no health issues and a family that is well. So many of my friends and their family members have had their share of painful discoveries and loss and my heart and prayers go out to them BIG time. Sometimes we don't realize how blessed we are with our current set of circumstances until we find reason to count our blessings. Well I am on solid ground, in my hotel, re-energizing for Dallas tomorrow, my business and some great shots.
I'll be blogging you....
David
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
National Harbor
Several months ago, I had the opportunity to go to D.C. for a conference. I previously blogged about the wonderful resort the conference was located on and now wanted to display it in a different slideshow format for everyone. I hope you like this format as I plan on using this venue again for my photography from and about India. I got some Indian music from a friend and plan on completing this project in the coming week.
David
David
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Men of India
What is a Man and how does this influence the people, culture and the future of the society. While in India and had the distinct pleasure to be in the presence of the strong, proud; the Men of India. More pictures coming soon...
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Agra Fort
It's been a while since I posted additional shots from my trip to India. How fitting to make an update to the Blog India series with what I consider to be one of the best kept secrets in India - Agra Fort.
The ride to the Fort was very interesting, hot, windy and filled with unexpected obstacles but our guide made sure we got there safely and with enough time to explore. Agra Fort is less than 2 kilometers from the Taj Mahal and the history dates back over 2500 years ago. The fort
is built alongside the Yamuna river and stretches almost 2.5 km. It consists of a wall built in red sandstone and several buildings inside. The wall has 2 gates, the Delhi Gate and the Amar Singh Gate.
After going through the gate you walk up this ramp and it's better to be on the side of attacking down the ramp versus someone who was trying to wage the battle uphill. The Fort was built by Shah Janan in 1628. Further you find the Royal Pavilions. It contains beautiful mosques, palaces and the Zenana Mina Bazaar. Several of the buildings are made of pure marble with beautiful carvings.
As you can tell from many of the inside shots, the Fort has seen better days but not bad for being over 2500 years old and of course it is a Fort. Taking nothing away from the Taj Mahal but Agra Fort in my opinion is every bit impressive. I hope everyone enjoys these shots and I apologize for my delay in getting these posted.
Beas
Yes that is a Swastika below and here's some information on its' context in Indian culture.
The ride to the Fort was very interesting, hot, windy and filled with unexpected obstacles but our guide made sure we got there safely and with enough time to explore. Agra Fort is less than 2 kilometers from the Taj Mahal and the history dates back over 2500 years ago. The fort
is built alongside the Yamuna river and stretches almost 2.5 km. It consists of a wall built in red sandstone and several buildings inside. The wall has 2 gates, the Delhi Gate and the Amar Singh Gate.
After going through the gate you walk up this ramp and it's better to be on the side of attacking down the ramp versus someone who was trying to wage the battle uphill. The Fort was built by Shah Janan in 1628. Further you find the Royal Pavilions. It contains beautiful mosques, palaces and the Zenana Mina Bazaar. Several of the buildings are made of pure marble with beautiful carvings.
As you can tell from many of the inside shots, the Fort has seen better days but not bad for being over 2500 years old and of course it is a Fort. Taking nothing away from the Taj Mahal but Agra Fort in my opinion is every bit impressive. I hope everyone enjoys these shots and I apologize for my delay in getting these posted.
Beas
Yes that is a Swastika below and here's some information on its' context in Indian culture.
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