Curves
A set of black and white images from my latest shoot with the lovely Cristi…
Five things every bride needs to know about her wedding
01 THINGS ARE GOING TO GO WRONG. That’s right. Things are going to g…
Fashion: Shine Series
I've had the pleasure of working with the gorgeous Cristina Marie Hosmer se…
Fashion Illustrative Series: Morning Glory
Digging through the archives and finding old treasures to re-process has be…
Fashion-Glamour Session: Black & White
As I've been honing my skills, I stumbled back upon a great session I did w…
Commercial Shoot: Jody Milks-West and Family
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of working with candidate for Sevier County G…
Eleven!
In 2008, my daughter, Katlynn turned eleven years old, which I must admit w…
(Dirt + Water) + Model = Feral, a Fine Art Series
As a photographer, you sit and you dream up ideas for personal projects. So…
The Lady of the the Lake
In my quest to "play" and get better with my post-processing (read: make up…
The Flood Revisited
Several years ago, I took a working vacation with my family to a cabin the …
It’s a cold winter? Warm up with Redneck Summer
It's been a cold harsh winter so far, temperatures down to zero even in Ten…
Black hair and blue eyes are a dangerous combination
Twice I've had the pleasure of working with black-haired, blue-eyed model, …
Editorial Illustration: Alone
One of my favorite commercial genres is editorial illustration, where an im…
I love to play
As most of you who follow this blog regularly know, I love to play. I call …
There’s a Reason for the Season. It’s Personal.
I get tired of people reminding me that there’s a “Reason for the Season.” …
An Excerpt from “It’s the Communication, Stupid!” The perfect gift for portrait photographers!
An excerpt from the book It's the Communication, Stupid! The Art of Making …
What do our toy aisles say about our Country?
As the father of an almost 16-year-old, I don’t visit the toy…
Lauren and Justin Shelton for InTouch Magazine
In mid-October of this year, I was contacted by InTouch magazine to shoot a…
I’m a Master according to WPPI – again
I’ve been awarded the designation of “Master “ by Wedding and Portrait Phot…
Guindi Family Session
I had the absolute pleasure of shooting a family session for Sherif and Ale…
Head Shot Session: Alexis Guindi, Realtor
Alexis Guindi is a local realtor who came to me looking for images that wil…
Here’s a secret. Life is hard.
Here’s a secret. Life isn’t always easy. It’s not always happy either. Anyo…
First shoot with Team Autumn
So, earlier this summer, I did a shoot with local model, Autumn Livesay and…
WPPI Second Half Online Competition results are in: Second Place
WPPI Second Half Online Competition results are in. I placed Second Overall…
Don’t forget why you fell in love with photography in the first place
I didn’t fall in love with photography because I needed to pay the bills. I…
WPPI hears concerns and responds
If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I was quite disappointed an…
I’m disappointed and disheartened by proposed changes to WPPI’s Accolades program and Competitions
WPPI has proposed changes to their Accolades of Excellence program and comp…
A Glimpse Behind the Curtain
In various forums on the web, I keep getting asked how the Evolution Series…
Model Session: Amanda
In 2009 I started my Summer Projects series, and I got the opportunity to w…
A letter to a 21-year-old Me
Andy, You don’t know me yet, but you will. I’m you in 20 years. Toge…
The “Evolution” series is taking shape
As many of you know, I spend a good deal of my time creating personal fine …
It’s fun to play with an idea…
In the middle of doing other more standard portrait work, I love to work on…
If you force me to choose…
“If you force me to choose, I will choose the beginner over the tired and j…
Some fun with images from my last two shoots
So, as many of you know, some of my best work comes after I've done most of…
Autumn in Summer
It's not that I don't look forward to all of the models I work with on my S…
Cristina Marie Hosmer: Fashion
For the second year in a row, Cristina Marie Hosmer made her way down to Kn…
Sneak Peek: Cristina Marie Hosmer
I had such a great time with Cristina Marie Hosmer on Friday that I just ca…
Sometimes bizarre happens
My background is in art. In the grand scheme of my almost forty-one years o…
Four out of Five ain’t bad
I was extraordinarily happy to receive my results from the five submissions…
WPPI First Half 2013 Results are out!
The results of the First Half of WPPI's Online Competition for out, and I c…