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Portrait Of An Interior Designer

Interior designer John Christensen wanted a portrait for his new website but he specifically didn’t want something that looked like a standard photograph and he didn’t want anything that featured him up front and center.

My idea was to focus mostly on the room, but to feature John in multiple places throughout it in hopes it would make the photo more surreal while at the same time take some of the focus off of John himself since there would now be multiple versions of him to draw your attention; one man suddenly becomes a crowd of 4, and in crowds the individual is less of a focus. It would also place John in the position of being reflective of his work by, in a way, watching himself and reviewing what he’s already done.

We shot this in the “green room” of the Sword Gate House on Legare Street, which was decorated by John himself. We were pleased with the results.

Running With Sparklers – Charleston Wedding Photography

We shot a beautiful wedding on Friday at Dunes West. The ceremony was set beneath a large old oak tree backed by water wandering towards the setting sun in the distance. The bride had come to us with and idea just a couple of days before. She wanted to try a shot at night using sparklers to paint in streaks of light around the couple. She later commented that it would look “like a fairytale”.

Angel Oak Tree – John’s Island, SC

In my 7 to 8 years in Charleston I’ve visited the Angel Oak Tree on John’s Island many times, yet for some reason I’d never photographed it. My thoughts were something along the lines of “it’s been done a ton of times by plenty of talented people so why do I need to do it again”? Still, a few weeks back I got the random itch to go visit the tree again and bring my camera along.

Couple Photography – Engagement Session in Downtown Charleston, SC

Love can span great distances, and these two are proof of that. She lives in America, he lives in Australia, and they only get to see each other when he, a pilot, is over this way for work and has some time off. From the looks of them together you’d think they were together all the time, and it’s clear that they treasure the moments that they do have together.

Macro Photography – Insects of Mepkin Abbey

I’m learning a lot about expectations.

This past weekend was spent at Mepkin Abbey in Monck’s Corner, SC with the woman I love. This was the second time I’d been and I had fully planned to spend lots of time photographing the beautiful landscape of the Abbey. However, Friday rolled around and brought with it….clouds……and rain. And they stayed all weekend.

Pearl – Charleston Architectural and Portrait Photography

Pearl, a store located in Mt. Pleasant, contacted us for some updated photographs of the owner and manager in their space on Coleman Blvd . We also took the opportunity to photograph the store itself, focusing on the architecture. Diana worked her magic focusing on capturing the two as they sat and worked around the store. I had the task of shooting the interior and exterior of the store itself, and here are a few of my results from the day.

Hummingbird Photos

This past weekend my brother was married in the upstate of South Carolina, between Greenville and Spartanburg in a little town called Fountain Inn. Naturally, Diana and I were asked to be the photographers, though I got the honor of performing dual roles as photographer and best man.

A Fun Portrait-Fashion-Alligator Shoot

A couple of weekends ago my girlfriend had a few fashion photography shoots scheduled at our house in Charleston. We decided it would be a fun experience for us to get up early and have our own quick shoot before they began. So, out to the front yard we went to collect sticks and bark and through our random things we dug to find any objects which might be interesting. Ultimately, the aforementioned bark and sticks, as well as an authentic sari, some plastic hair, and an alligator skull make their way into the shoot. Here are some of the photos that came from that day.

A New Website

After about a week of being buried in barely known code and a sea of potential templates I have finally “finished” the work on my new website, at least to the degree that such a thing is ever really finished. I’m quite pleased with the outcome and think it will be a much better place to show my work and be found when needed. Should you have any thoughts, input, questions, or find a mistake that someone other than me made (of course), then please let me know.