Stories and Insights
Dock Dog
Scout is a young and beautiful blond Golden Retriever, who dyed tail also makes her a fashion influencer! If photographing a retriever, I think a dock setting is ideal: it shows the setting that the breed was meant to work in, jumping into the water to retrieve water fowl. Pet photography for the win! A portrait of a gorgeous dog!
His Eminence, Justin Cardinal Rigali
While I consider all of my subjects to be people of stature and importance, it is not often I am given the opportunity to create a portrait for a man who has both seen history and played an active role in it. My study of Justin Cardinal Rigali, one of the loveliest prelates of the Catholic Church.
Gone Fishing: A Groom's Portrait
Here a groom’s portrait is done as an environmental portrait, which offers a chance to show more of a person’s personality as well as a setting that speaks more to whom they are. Wesley’s love of fishing and its connection to the wedding venue is highlighted here - check it out!
Retelling the Myth of Prometheus
Marisa Mitchell, aka Mars, is a kickass artisan, working in metal, concrete, and glass. I visited her in her metal workshop to do an environmental portrait of this woman handling fire, thus retelling the myth of Prometheus - spolier alert: this time the gods are beaten.
Celebrate Your Child's Talent
Scout is a girl willing to take on learning to play the violin - and that’s no small feat! Her accomplishment is celebrated through a portrait. What a way to tell your child “You make us proud” and “Well done!”
Portrait of a Bishop . . . and Friend
I am honored to have my work in the new Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville. Maybe it's just a photograph but it was important to me that I capture a friend's spirit in his portrait.