NO GOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!! OLHS Goaltender Anderson celebrates saving “THE” PK in the semi-final game for the State of Ohio championship.  Olentangy Liberty High School Men’s soccer team beat Beavercreek for advance to the state of Ohio division one final game to take place on Friday, November 11, 2011 at Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH. Here’s an advance look at some of the image captured. The game went tied through regulation (1-1) and through overtime. During the Penalty Kick phase, the teams were even through 14 PK’s each, with every kick resulting in a goal. OLHS went with their 15th PK goal, and Goaltender Anderson saved the Beavercreek 15th kick, resulting in OLHS winning the semi-final game.

Congratulations to the 2011 Olentangy Liberty High School Boys Soccer team on their victory over Dublin Coffman High School – game played on 11-5-2011 at Dublin Scioto High School. This is the farthest OLHS has gone in state tournament play. Final score 3-1. Want more images? CLICK HERE for the download & print site.

Meet Cottie. She is a recent high school graduate, trying to find her way in the world. Recently, she graced my studio and brought her A-game for modeling. Her attitude and willingness to try new things is highly infectious! Cottie’s mom and helper brought Cottie to the studio and helped out with clothing changes. Our goal for the day: Make some really fun images with Cottie that would help expose her as a potential model for an agency or talent pool.

The morning started out rainy and overcast, but blossomed into a beautiful day for Hannah’s senior portrait session with her horse, Rosie. We met at the farm when Rosie is stabled, and it was the perfect venue for Hannah’s portrait session! More images coming soon!

Landscape photography is a special area of photography that I really enjoy. Recently, I was able to go to Jackson Hole, WY and visit some iconic landscape areas. One of them, the Moulton Barn on Mormon Row, was an absolute “must” on my shoot list. I find that having a goal in mind for my photography really helps with the planning and execution of the final images. A second photo I really wanted was Oxbow Bend (which looks like a lake, but is really a bend in the Snake River). The last place I visited specifically I found out from the eBook “Dirt Cheap Photo Guide to the Grand Tetons” by Jeff Clow.

Spending time in Wyoming rekindled my love of black & white photography and of the challenge of photographing wildlife. I cannot recommend more highly the eBook “Dirt Cheap Photo Guide to Grand Teton National Park.” The author, Jeff Clow, is the leader of the wildly popular Dirt Cheap Photo Tours. His book gives the time, lens recommendation, and directions on how to reach the iconic locations around Grand Teton National Park and does so with the insight of someone who really knows photography. I would recommend this eBook to anyone visiting the Grand Tetons as it gives directions on where to go to see things, for any level of photographer.

I decided that I needed to create two posts of these images. I specifically set out to create bison and moose photos, and ended up with some images that I am really proud of. Each image has its own story, but I won’t bore you with prose. I’ll let the images speak for themselves.

It has been a busy, exhausting, and refreshing week in a new favorite spot of the world, Jackson Hole, WY. I spent the time while my wife was in a conference working on my landscape and wildlife photography. Going into both of these requires such a different skill-set from normal portraiture work. Check out the Landscape Photos and Wildlife Photos!

From a recent session with pin-up model Cortney. We explored the use of natural light and flash. Fellow photographer Cindy Knull joined us for this outing.

Summer is a great time to get your senior portraits done. Allie will be a senior this fall and we went out to Highbanks Metro park and experimented with a number of looks and post-processing options. If you are going to be a senior, it is never too early to start planning your senior portraits! Contact me if you are wanting to take care of this prior to the start of school. Location and studio options are available.

I was asked by Mark of Tony’s Treasures Production Studio to come out and record a music video and create some portraits of some local talent in Cadiz, OH. Megan, a local college girl, played the “love” interest for Sam Van Fossen, the musician. While the video isn’t ready yet, the portraits from the day are. Enjoy!

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