For Updates...

For those of you who keep up with my photography, I will be posting my updates on my website. Just go to BackLight Photographic and click on the blog link.
I'm sorting through pictures I took at an event the other night at a filmshoot with Franklin Films, so hopefully I'll post those on my website soon.

I probably won't be posting here anymore, since I have a hard time keeping up with so many blogs!

Photos With the New Lights

Finally, I took some pictures with my new lighting equipment, two daylight bulbs, two tripods, and two umbrellas.

Rainbow!

Although I had a hard time stitching the two photos together so you could see the whole rainbow, it still turned out quite well after I brushed it up. It was so beautiful and so vivid!

From a Birthday

Photoshoot in Centerville

Finally! I have some pictures from a recent photoshoot in Centerville. I had the privilege of going on a photoshoot with David price, brother TJ, nephew Allen, sister Elise, and friends Jessica and Rebekah Courter. It was a lot of fun, and I feel like I learned some things. It really gave me the chance to experiment with angles and lighting. Heres a few examples of pictures I took. You can view a more complete album here http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=30218&l=0ede7&id=603672453

A few pics of Elise. I've been trying my hand out on digital backdrops :)

Boaz and the plastic bag trick

I read an article on Moving Truth about using a plastic bag rubber banded to your camera flash so your light is diffused, and decided to give it a try. Here's some results.

Portaites of Laurel

I made a backdrop out of pvc pipe, and I am very much enjoying that! Here are some of the first pictures I took using it. She is one bad girl!

The first D80 pictures

Here are a few pics I took with my D80. The sun was really harsh, so I had a hard time getting them to look right.

Laurel. As you can see, my 300mm lens creates a wonderful shallow depth of field!



Elise, getting ready to ride Savannah (in training)



And here she is! (notice the lunge-line)



Putting Teeter Bob away



I also took some pictures this weekend, and I will post them as soon as I get them uploaded, so hang loose!

Nikon D80

I finally got the Nikon D80. So far I really like! I haven't had the chance to do much with it yet, so please be patient!
I have been shooting with a 70-300mm lens, and I am supposed to get a 28-80mm lens in the mail today. I can't wait!
I'll post some pictures soon.

Fourth of July

Here are some pics from the 4th of July celebration.

On The Farm

Here's a couple pictures I took recently.

Farmer boy



This one I edited in Photostudio

Not To Bad...

At the Blue Creek Arena. It is lacking a little in color, but still...

The sport of speed

It's hard to get a good composition with the sport of barrel racing. Most times the racing is done after dark, which puts limits on my options. But this time I got lucky. I suppose that is because this was not a horse show, but a barrel race. So instead of having to wait for all the boring classes to be over before getting to the racing, the racing started first thing, and it was still a little light.

Most of the time, the arena lights can really get in the way, like causing unwanted glares, or forcing me to move to a position I don't want to be, but this time I was able to incorporate them as part of the composition. I am pleased with the results.

A few recent pics

A sunset fit for a King




This is Boaz in the swimming pool at the Castiles. We stayed with them for a whole day!


Ok, I think this picture would have been absolutely awesome if she where reading a book instead of a computer. But hey, you can't have everything the way you want it can you?