SKETCHBOOK: Valley Football Schedule
Remember a few days ago when I joked that we accidentally created the Valley High School football poster for 2017? Well, my son London, the tough looking guy on the left, said, "Hey dad. Can you make a...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: Harvest Bounty
At my day job, the corporation I work for is taking steps to be a good corporate citizen. They've done things around the city that help people, including being one of the sponsors of the LouVelo bike...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: A Few More
We had some extra time this past weekend so we got a few more photos of London and Brayden. Misty had a couple of ideas including this one and luckily campus cooperated by parking a bus nearby.
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: More Brayden, too
Since we did a few more shots of my son London, and since we're doing senior photos of Brayden, too, we got the two together for a few more football focused photographs.
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: Recharging
When you think about it, we're all looking to recharge at various times. We spend our energy at work or with the family or on our own and then we look to see if we can find that recharging station....
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: Fathers and Daughters
I'm a sucker for photos of fathers and daughters. Perhaps it's because I love my own daughter, Talia, so much and I remember those days when she was tiny and I was her protector. And that's a job I...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: Hamming It Up
In the last few days I was looking forward to spending some time with 3 year old Kendall. She's a bundle of energy and is the very definition of perpetual motion. Standing still doesn't really work...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: Behind You
We had such a good time shooting photos of Kendall and her family and she was looking out for me through the entire shoot. You can see that here. While working with her and trying to get her attention,...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: Jump Around
Remember that old school hip hop song by House of Pain called "Jump Around." You know, as in "get out ya seat and jump around. Jump. Jump. Jump." I don't know if Kendall has ever heard that song, but...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Seneca at Valley
School in Jefferson County starts this week and with that we get the Friday Night Lights. The first opportunity this season for the Valley Vikings was last night when the Seneca Redhawks came for a...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: Emma’s Fairy Tale
If you've only been exposed to this website or follow me on social media, you've seen my niece Emma grow up before your very eyes. By way of explanation, Emma's not a blood niece but we love each other...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: Little Girls and Big Brothers
How sweet is it to see little girls and big brothers together? Sure, they'll fight and scream just as hard as they'll love and nurture each other. Especially when they have a strong bond like Kendall...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: Cinderemma Lost Her Slipper
My niece Emma love her Disney princesses and has knows all the movies by heart so she was able to play along with the way the poses needed to go to tell her birthday story. For example, it's a few...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: Snow Emma
During her birthday photoshoot, Emma had a costume change and we took to Central Park to reenact a few scenes from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. That's why she's taking a big, exaggerated bite of a...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: …And I’m Done
Energy. That's the word that best describes Kendall along with beautiful, charming and smart. The entire shoot through Central Park and St James Court consisted of chase and snap for me. It's an...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: When Your Kid Gets Famous
At the risk of sounding like one of those parents that bursts with pride over his son, I'm going to recommend you take a trip over to Courier-Journal.com and see my son's name in the review of the...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: The Fall of Snow Emma
I think I mentioned before that my niece Emma loves her fairy tales and her Disney princesses. She knows the movies by heart, as most little girls do, and knows how the stories work out. So it's not...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: Last First Day of High School
Wednesday marked the first day of the 2017-18 JCPS school year and with my son being a senior going into the semester it's his last first day of high school. Yes, I realize if the academics go south...
View ArticleSKETCHBOOK: Vision of Love
The recent hate explosion can be disheartening to a person like me. I spend my time being positive and trying to create positivity around me, despite some of the darker events going on around me. It...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Pleasure Ridge Park at Valley
When Valley plays Pleasure Ridge Park, it's always a tough game for the Vikings and this year did not prove to be any differently as the boys in blue took the L 41-6. I've watched this rivalry for 4...
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