The Ultimate Grad Party!

Ward 9

I went out with my buddies from Ward 9 a few nights ago to do some photos of the band. We went down to the flats around 9:30pm and did a small photo shoot. I decided they needed a new logo so I designed one for them in photoshop. Let me know what you think!

These guys will be playing this week at Alive Festival. Alive is a Christian Music Festival that happens every year here in Ohio. Bands from all over the country come and rock out in front of audiences of thousands. We will be down there Wednesday and Thursday to get some shots of them in action! Also, while we are there, we will be meeting up with another photographer, David Jay. This guy is good! Check out his site... he is definitely one of my biggest inspirations. My buddy Mark Davidson, another wedding photojournalist introduced me to him.

It should be an awesome trip... I'll try to take a lot of pictures to share with you guys!

City Shots

I went downtown Cleveland a couple nights ago and took some pics of the city. I wanted to test out the D3 in some seriously low light situations. I shot most of the pics that night at 3200 ISO, and the images came out awesome!! I didn't use a tripod in any of these, in fact, they were all shot at 1/60 or higher. As a wedding photojournalist, it's such a comfort to know that I can shoot at a high iso and get images with virtually no grain. I love to use natural light whenever possible so now with some fast glass and ISO 3200 there is almost no lighting situation that I can't handle.

I bought a ticket off a street vendor for $6 and went into the tribe game that night and snapped some shots. I snuck right down behind the dugout and got a couple cool shots of Slider! Then the camera guy came by and I got up on the Jumbo-Tron... I actually got a picture of the Jumbo-Tron with me on it!! It was a well spent $6 until I spent another $20 on some dogs and brew.

Good times!

Rockin' Out

Nathan and I had the opportunity to go photograph the annual fundraiser for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I've never seen the Cleveland Convention Center look more amazing! Joe Mineo, of Something New Florist, outdid himself once again. As you can see in the photos, red was the color of the night. Everything from the larger than life decorations suspended in the air, down to the red candies adorning the centerpieces were all perfectly tied together. After some photos, followed by some tasty treats, the night only got better with some great performances. Nathan was able to get up close and got some awesome shots of some of the performers that night. We had a great time and got some cool shots. If your looking for an awesome event planner, be sure to look up Joe Mineo.