Look Back at Fiber & Beads

Looking back at art I photographed last year by some amazing artists working in fiber and beads.  The first is a bead work bird by Ingrid Bernhardt.  Then a felt teapot by Shelley Jones.  I will be uploading more of Shelley's work soon.  The last is a woven sculptural wall piece by Susan Iverson.  All these images had their own unique color and surface qualities that made photographing them a challenge. 

Bead work by Ingrid Bernhardt

 Felt Teapot by Shelley Jones

Tapestry by Susan Iverson

Craddock Terry Hotel

These images of the Craddock Terry Hotel in Lynchburg, Va., were taken while on location to photograph the Virginia Community Capitol board and staff.  The VCC provided funding to turn this old shoe factory into a wonderful boutique hotel.  More about the VCC and VHDA board photographs later.  Also as an aside, years ago I photographed the Craddock Terry Shoe Co. for Virginia Business magazine.

The Laramie Project

These images are from a production of The Laramie Project put on by The Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia in the Spring 2014.  I have included these images because it was amazing to photograph this play as always, but also because of the wonderful visual quality of the production.  Jon Shelley and Zach Townsend, along with their students in theater production, created an amazing set,  They used rear screen projections to great advantage.  The images of the performers and the sets turned out so well.  I should include a disclaimer, I teach photography there as an adjunct faculty member.

Affordable Housing Awareness Week 2014

These are some images from last year's AHAW held back in early summer 2014.  This week long event not only works to raise awareness about the need for safe affordable housing, but also provides volunteer opportunities for people to help out one of the many non-profit housing organizations in Richmond.  For the last several years, I have been lucky enough to go around and document the participation of the many student, corporate and community leaders who involve themselves in AHAW.  Part of the event is Walking in Their Shoes, where community leaders spend a day on the streets of Richmond navigating the challenges faced by the homeless in the area.  A few of the images from the week are below.

RADAR Dance Co. - UNRAVEL

I posted the publicity still ages ago.  I thought I should upload some of the images from the performance.  These images are from just a few scenes.  The lighting was very dramatic, and challenging, but created some interesting shots.  You may notice that the costumes changed between the earlier photo session and the performance.

Sarah & James Lloyd Wedding

Been ages since I posted some new photographs to this blog.  I thought I would start with images from back in the Spring of 2014.  I don't post weddings often, but I do photograph them for client's and friend's families, as well as former students.  This one was fun and a wonderful couple.  I have included a few shots done as warm tone black and white.

RADAR presents UNRAVEL

I have recently started doing some photography for the RADAR Dance Co.  It has been awhile since I have photographed dance, but this is a good group and it has been fun.  Below is one of the recent publicity stills we did.  Their upcoming program is titled, UNRAVEL, An Evening Length Concert.  The date is April 5, 2014 at 3:00 and 7:00 PM at the Dogtown Dance Theatre.