I did something abnormal.

The other day, I did something completely out of the ordinary (for me)...and I'm pretty happy about the change of heart.

The first thing that didn't fit my mold was that I took a nature-esque picture. It's not that I don't like nature or beautiful landscapes or the animals that inhabit them...in fact I'm fascinated by all of the above, its just never been my photographic forte.

The next part that was weird is that I never set out to take this picture, in fact I was on my way home from a different shoot. Cruising right along, and I see these great creations hanging out together...so peaceful I thought. As I drove by I was like, "Wait a sec - I'm thinking about how cool a picture that is, and I have my camera in the car - why don't I just stop and shoot it?"

So I did. I threw my car in reverse on a major road (Not recommended by the way :) backed into a church parking lot (I was going in reverse after all) threw it in park, grabbed the camera and off I ran...

So here is my abnormal result. I hope you enjoy.

Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk

This past weekend was a WORLDwide success! It was absolutely incredible the steam this event gained as the day drew near - over 32,000 photographers all coming together and snapping away. For those of you that aren't familiar with Scott Kelby's worldwide photowalk, USA Today ran a great article that you can find here. (Which was a big help in the final push for numbers!)

By the time I actually found out about the walk, Nashville was already filled up (where I live), so I ended up shooting downtown Franklin which was really cool. I used to live only a mile from 5 points (main intersection in downtown Franklin) so I thought I had seen it all before, but man was I wrong! I found so many nooks and crannies that I just can't wait to go back and shoot again! One neat aspect was that we shot from 7:00 - 9:00 am, and there's very few things open at that time, so we really had a clean look at things.

Well, I really tried to bring a different perspective to the day with my style, so don't hold your breath if you are looking for 'great shots to represent Franklin.' :) Nonetheless, here's a few I didn't throw out:

(4th Street parking garage)

(Main street roofs)

(5 Points)

Don Moen Company

This post is both nerve-racking and exciting, because....

...To date, I would consider this my favorite shoot. There are many reasons for that statement, most of which I will not bore you with on here. Basically though, the concept for this shoot was more or less what I sometimes daydream about, and when it was presented to me, I wondered if someone crawled inside my head and offered me my thoughts. Kind of weird. Kind of awesome.

The bare bones is this: Don Moen (Platinum recording Christian music artist, and former President of Integrity Media) went out on his own last year to start The Don Moen Company as well as non-profit Worship2Action. The DMC's headquarters is here in Nashville, and this shoot was specifically designed and conceptualized to design their space. Hope you enjoy:

Thanks to G.I. Inc for the the gig and the killer space. You guys rock.

Baby Abram.

Babies, babies, babies. My life is encircled by babies these days! And to think my world is about to be completely rocked with my own baby. Unbelievable...

...sorry, I just drifted off here at my kitchen table thinking about it. For those of you who have never experienced the anxiousness of your first child, your first step/leap/fall into parenthood...it's completely overwhelming in an incredibly not-so-normal kind of way.

Anyways, this little guy is special because he is family! His name is Abram, and he's pretty awesome. Check him out: