Use lots of hashtags. Post everywhere. Fish for compliments. Stick your lips out more. Stick your butt out more. Show everyone your rock hard abs. Step away from the mirror. Step into nature. Put some thought into it. Be this guy. Paul Zizka takes full advantage of the Canadian wilderness and his camera knowledge to…
Hodes Wedding | August 3, 2014 | Frogtown Cellar
Not even the threat of a torrential downpour could deter Sam & Emily’s north Georgia mountain wedding. I mean, when you traveled across an entire ocean, what’s a little rain going to hurt? Luckily the rain held off until well after the ceremony was over, the toasts were given and the drinks were poured giving…
Krause Wedding | April 27, 2014
It’s funny how your past manifests itself in your future in good ways and bad. I’ve been SO incredibly fortunate to have great friends that I’ve known for years that believe in me. What is really amazing to me is the number of people who think about me so soon even when we haven’t talked…
Goals for 2014
Shift-4 Photography goals for 2014 that may or may not apply to life outside of photography New Year’s Resolutions are lame. Well, let me rephrase that. The idea that you have to wait until the new year to accomplish something is lame. Almost as bad as telling yourself that if you mess up once, if…
Best of 2013: A Year In Review
If there was a way I could show everything I learned this year in a series of interesting photos. I can’t. But man I’ll tell you, if I could I certainly would. That’s how much I’ve learned this year. That’s all I can think about. It’s been so much less about technique while actually behind…
Dealing with disappointment
Where I type out what I feel like I need to hear and pretend someone else said it. The hardest part about doing something is doing it wrong. The worst part about that is you don’t always know you’re doing it wrong until it’s over. I guess that’s the other part of ‘experience’. You only…
Joseph & Sara | Engagement Session
The Internet’s cool, right? I mean think about it, you can type essentially whatever you want, as specific as your heart desires, into a small search bar and within seconds results are returned to you. Ugly Christmas sweaters, limited edition toys, food that’s only grown on the other side of the world, a commissioned art…
Skov Wedding | September 7, 2013
“So this is Abbie, she’s awesome.” / “My name’s Jarrett, you should take photos for the newspaper at my school.” – Approximate quotes from the first times I met Abbie and Jarrett… When I met Abbie during marching band practice in 2004 I had no idea that in 2013 I would be in a position…
Daily Inspiration: Layered Time Lapse
It’s been a while since I’ve seen something where I’ve said to myself, “I absolutely need to go out and try this.” That’s the way it goes in the creative world sometimes, right? Creativity and inspiration isn’t something that one can just access whenever needed. It’s something that comes and goes, often at relatively inopportune…
Jeff & David: Wedding Reception
I like helping people. Not because I like to be the hero or gain some sort of glory, I just like when things go well for people. I like being able to take some sort of pressure or stress away from people and make their lives all the easier, even if it’s only for an…
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