Light Walk

Hannah’s Car Show Favorites

hannah — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:18:18 +0000

Papa and his friend Phil went to the Samuel Summers Sizzle Show & Shine Car Show last week, and I got to edit a few of their images. These two old timers were my favorites from the shoot:

1936 Ford

Blue Details

Winner!

wblj — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:06:50 +0000

Well, I really enjoy photographing things of and about Texas, as it turns out. Earlier this year I was driving around downtown Austin and came across a wonderful spot to capture the whole Austin skyline at dusk with a beautiful sunset and so I took the opportunity to photograph there for a while. I love the photograph! I actually have a larger version of this photograph hanging on display at the Lakeline Barnes & Noble (which is a wonderful place with beautiful art hanging in the coffee shop.)

But, the story gets interesting here; at least for me… I am a member of the Professional Photographer’s Association of America (PPA) and the local Austin Professional Photographers Association (APPA) as well and at the monthly APPA meetings we have photographic print contests. For the month of August we were allowed to enter a panoramic photograph that could be a maximum of 24″ wide (which is kinda small for a really wide panorama like this particular photograph) and I wanted to do some things a little differently from the original, large print. I ended up creating the following smaller print, squaring it up with a more traditional size (24×12) and creating an arching sky overhead heading out to space. The group of photographers voted and judged this print to be 2nd, so I was very pleased! The 1st place winner was of course a stunning photograph as well; you should be able to see that on the APPA website sometime in the next few days. All in all, I was gratified to be able to produce the kind of work that is recognized by my peers as having the qualities needed to be a “winner”!

The Space Above Austin

Did it Really Look Like That?

wblj — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:59:33 +0000

Sometimes when people see a photograph they ask the artist something along the lines of “did it really look like that?”. I get that question a fair bit, generally when the image is enhanced. I recently heard the best answer and it goes something like this: “Well, no, but that’s how I felt when I took the photograph!”. It is interesting that vision is a perception rather than an exact process; it’s different for everyone. We all perceive colors, light and shadow differently. So, I’ve taken to just saying something like “Yes! It looked just like that for me!”

Here’s one of my favorite examples of this kind of image; it has a very “cartoony” kind of look:

imageclectic Engagement Portrait in Downtown Austin

Family Reunion at the Golf Course

wblj — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:41:16 +0000

Recently we had the opportunity to photograph an extended family on the Crystal Falls Golf Course. It was a little warm, but we had a great time! The kids enjoyed themselves and we took advantage it that to capture so many great portraits. Here are a couple of my favorites of the group:

A Course of Fun

Family in the Park

Barnes & Noble Print Display

wblj — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:55:43 +0000

Once again, the folks over at the Lakeline Barnes & Noble in Austin have allowed us to display some of our artwork as prints. We are very excited to be able to do this again and we’d love to have anyone who is in the area stop by, say hello to Lauren and thank them for allowing our art to be displayed in a local setting. We love it when an opportunity like this shows up; it gives us a chance to show some of the work we’ve done and hopefully gives the location a flavor of the local artistry available.

Here are a couple of shots of the set up.

An imageclectic photograph display at Barnes & Noble at Lakeline Mall in Austin. This is the long wall in the coffee shop.

An imageclectic photograph display at Barnes & Noble at Lakeline Mall in Austin. This is the short wall in the coffee shop.

Aggie at Heart

wblj — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:05:15 +0000

I admit it; I was born in Austin and I’ve lived here now for the past 28 years. However, I’m really an Aggie and sometimes I just have to express that. Unfortunately for Hannah, she is a graduate of UT… But, here’s one of my favorite photographs she has ever taken – well, not really, but still, it is ironic don’t you think?

Gig-Em

imageclectic Featured in Austin Paper

wblj — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:53:44 +0000

Today’s Austin American Statesman has an article in the Jobs Plus section on page 2 titled “Fathers who work alongside their kids add a professional layer to relationship” – and that article includes a section on imageclectic! We are so pleased to be featured. We love what we do!

Charlotte

wblj — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:05:21 +0000

Just before things got really hectic a couple of weeks ago, Hannah and I had the opportunity to photograph a wonderful baby girl. She is precious! She pretty much slept the whole session, well, after a couple of blow-outs from each end… It was great fun and we came away with some wonderful portraits. Here is one of my favorites:

A Precious Baby Girl

Wedding Extravaganza Update

wblj — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:12:29 +0000

We had a wonderful time on Sunday talking to brides, grooms, moms and trusted advisors or brides! It seemed like the best show we’ve ever participated in with so many people and lots of interest in great photography. It was a pleasure to meet so many people and talk about some the most important photographs a person can get.

Here is our final booth setup, taken with a real camera this time… We were very pleased with the way the oak covered the back grid wall; we kinda came up with that approach and the drawer knobs at the last minute, looking for something a little nicer than our previous setups.

The Final Booth

Wedding Extravaganza Booth

admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:43:25 +0000

Well, here we are! Our booth is ready, we’re ready, the whole show is ready. It’s going to be a great Extravaganza kind of day. Come on over and say “Hi!” at the Palmer Event Center.