It's been a long and wonderful three weeks.

My wife Lauren and I, along with our first daughter, Lucy welcomed Ella McIntyre Carroll into the family just three weeks ago. We've been really busy to say the least. Things are going well though and everyone is healthy. It's awesome to have such a wonderful family. Everyone has told me that the second child gets so little attention when it comes to photos. Ella probably had 150 pictures taken in her first hour (I'll spare you). She's gorgeous. Two daughters! Life is good.

Mike Takes on the Charlotte Roller Girls

Now that we have your attention.....

Howdy folks! Mike made the mistake of allowing me (Rosemary) a chance to write for the blog. Probably not a mistake that he'll repeat again. As Mike's producer, I am fortunate enough to remain happily off camera most of the time. But when my roller derby team needed some photos for collateral and web, who else would I turn to? Mike has now done two photo sessions with the girls and hopefully there will be more sessions as the team continues to grow. Most photographers (and men in general) wouldn't know what to do in the presence of 30 tough roller derby women. Mike can hold his own. Believe me. He's seen us on the track and knows to watch his back.

Admire?

Just the other day a client/friend asked me a tough question. Who do you admire? In the world of photography, who do you really like? The only reason this is so tough is because there are several. One stands out though, Rodney Smith. http://www.rodneysmith.com/
Rodney spoke at a local APA meeting in my studio last year. I was reminded of his visit by the "Who do you admire question". Rodney's work is easy to admire. His production skill and his vision is without a doubt unique.
So, Rodney, consider yourself admired.

I've been pretty lame about posting lately.  Tonight it's time to post and pledge to posting more.  It's always been my philosophy in this BLOG to show some of the process and behind the scenes imagery leaving out some of the personal reflection.  For this post I'd like to break that trend and give thanks.  Thanks to my incredible crew, Rosemary and Scott, for working so hard on this site.  I'm proud of the work and proud of their devotion to get it done.  Thanks ya'll. 

Thanks for taking a moment to look at the site and thanks for checking out the BLOG.  We'll be in touch more soon. 

Going Green

When I said, “Hang out in the Green Room,” I think Duck took it a little too far. Actually, this is one of the famous brothers from Brother’s Heating and Air waiting patiently for his turn in front of the camera. The Brothers are going GREEN. The photography from this shoot is now part of an ongoing outdoor campaign posted all around Charlotte metro.

A Dream Project

Every week I have the great pleasure to shoot and to continue making a living in this very difficult business of photography. Last week marked the conclusion of one of my favorite shoots thus far. In the past decade I have shot hundreds of thousands of photographs. A good friend and great client of mine called me with a project…a dream project. Shoot every employee at Muzak for an upcoming trade show. My first reaction was WHAT?! Every employee?

It turned out to be only a third of the employees. Still, what an awesome project. Each employee was supposed to show 4 different emotions: Elation, Angst, Desire, and Pride. Two days of shooting for 8 hours a day at Muzak headquarters and we did it. Then last week we completed three days of shooting folks at GlobalShop in Chicago. It went incredibly well.

David Toms in Lousiana

Somebody once told me, “Never trust a guy with two first names.” Headed to Louisiana to photograph David Toms, I remembered that advice. Well, it didn't hold true in this instance; David Toms was awesome. The weather, however, was not. My team and I shot in seriously cold weather and the wind was wiping at about 20 MPH most of the day to boot. In the end, it all went well. David was a trooper and the team held it together. Thanks Scott, Rosemary, and Jade.