Spring Preview Outtake

In my most recent Spring Preview portrait post, I might have made it seem like the studio is not a fun place. but… …as you can see, if you give a hula hoop to some people and fun can’t not be had.
Andrew Barton: Towson Times Boys Athlete of the Year
St. Paul’s graduating senior Andrew Barton is the boys athlete of the year. He will be playing lacrosse for Providence next year. He is photographed at St. Paul’s School Thursday, June 10, 2010.
Brad Trent. Fun translates on a shoot.

Brad Trent is super bad ass. Giving Credit to where credit is due, The Strobist recently pimped him out, discussing his regularly practiced fourth-wall-breaking “Artificial Portraits” series. So, that’s where I heard about him. Now… I’m a big fan. and I LOOOOOOVE his wackadoo style. It seems like Mr. Trent just likes to have fun. [...]
Dogs Dogs Dogs
A super costume wins the costume contest for Como, 3, during the Columbia Association’s first Welcome Event of the year, Dog Day Afternoon held at Hopewell Park in Columbia Saturday, April 17, 2010. Como, a rescue boxer, was shown by his owner Jody Stacoffe, from Elkridge. I was not excited about the high noon sun [...]
10am Update: I heart snow.
This is from December, 2008. Jess drew the heart, and our upstairs neighbor’s dog, Josh, was looking to make some yellow snow. I just got my new full-frame D700 and I was making as many night photos as possible. The drawback — which doesn’t really bother me in this image — is that all my [...]
Charlie’s Going Away Party
\ Charlie Shoemaker is leaving for Africa later this week. So, he threw a party — and, possibly drank
10am Update: Juggling Club

Maddy Hall, age 17, from Washington DC, foreground, and Russ Kaufman, from Owings Mills, practice juggling routines during the Wednesday juggling club meet up January 16, 2008 Chatsworth Elementary School. The club, a division of part of the Baltimore Jugglers Association, was founded by Michael Rosman, a professional juggler who lives in Reisterstown. I’d actually [...]
Don’t Step to this!

(L-R) Marty Day, Nick Borkowicz, and (cough cough) Me. This was shot this back in May, 2006. We got a wild hair up our asses one night. cheap sunglasses, headbands, and novelty gold medals… boom! Believe it or not, the structure behind us is — check this out — made of styrofoam!!!!! Marty’s step dad [...]
RollAARRRRRR Derby!!!

Chesapeake Roller Derby members She Legs (Sharon Stahl), left, and China Maiden (Jeannie Graham), both from Jacksonville, MD, are in the region’s new co-ed roller derby league. Dressed in full pirate regalia, The Mutiny skaters are photographed after practice at the Danele Shipley Memorial Arena at the Carroll County Ag. Center in Westminster, Thursday, January 7, [...]
ActionSampler

Whoa! it’s been a while since I’ve used film. There’s a frozen bag of old C-41 in my freezer. It’s all expired and it’s been in and out of the freezer so often, I question it’s consistency. So, I figure the best thing to do with those rolls is to make photos that don’t matter. [...]
Deep Creek

Deep Creek vacation, August ’09. If you wanna check them out, there are more photos below the jump.
Outtakes! the fun stuff.

I’m licking the ball. Howard Magazine Creative Director Michelle Moy, is in the upper left. Bryan Young, the magazine’s designer is next to her. And fellow Patuxent staffer Drew Anthony Smith is to the right. Who took







