Collaboration – BWW Poster Concept
Part 2 of our earlier collaboration project - Phil's finished designs. I merely supplied cameras and lighting, a little bit of arranging folks but the final edit far outshines the straight out of camera shots I left with Phil to begin his poster designs. I was excited to see how his ideas would transform the photos into his finished poster, and →
Collaboration – Behind the Scenes
At the end of March I packed up an SUV worth of lighting and photo gear and headed to Fort Wayne to join a friend and visual artist cohort for a day of throwing around ideas for a poster concept he'd been working on for his employers. Back during his 5-ish years as the Underground Cafe's resident DJ and lighting designer, →
Chris’ Senior Session
I started out last week with a lineup of shoots and the expectation of a little walking and fresh air while photographing some cool folks. I met Chris on Notre Dame University Campus and was pretty stoked he was up for a wander around campus without any pre-planned shots (read: make photographer think on his feet). We wandered away from Notre →
Of old photos, less is more?
I'm enjoying the last weekend of March as the kids nap and Grandpa's 1950s Argus C-Four 35mm camera begs to be taken outside to shoot some film today. The musty smell of the old leather case and the metal camera that still bears his fingerprint smudges got me thinking. I'm editing through thousands of wedding photos from a recent shoot, preparing →
Eric’s & Sara’s skills combined
Just a fun post to enjoy - With all the cheesecake baking, homemade garlic & curry hummus, and tonight's seared salmon dinner I have to brag on Sara's culinary creativity. I mentioned turning our back deck into a neighborhood cafe tonight, especially as the spring weather brings grilling back to the dinner deck. I loved eating outside in the back yard →
First Week of the New Year & Decade
The first week of the year and decade was, in a word, nonstop. Avalanche of snowfall in northern Indiana. Cabin fever. Car repair. More cabin fever. And lots of time with these two blue eyed kiddos. What better opportunity for a dad and photographer to spend time with and photograph two of his favorite people in the entire world? Madeline's eyes →
Resolution for 2010
My hope and resolution for 2010 this New Year's Eve: Friends to act like friends, Neighbors to act like neighbors, And for me to be a better one of each. Happy New Year, friends. Eric, Sara, Adrian & Madeline
Last Monday of the Decade
Has it been 10 years since the Y2K craze? We survived! This deserves a top ten countdown! 10+ countries visited 9... years snapping photos for business 8... years since I started dating Sara 7... years of concerts at the Underground Cafe 6... digital SLRs (Nikon D70, D70s, D200 x2, D300, D700) 5... 35mm Film Cameras (Minolta x-370, 7000i, 600si, Nikon N80, Argus C-Four) 4... Apple computers doing →
Of nostalgia and bulky metal cameras
(Fans and friends on Facebook have probably read bits about this project along the way... join the fun) Early last December a friend of mine posted photos of a classy Argus C-44R 35mm camera. Great 1950s design, shiny metal camera body, very clean looked like a fantastic find! It reminded me of a camera I had on a shelf, shutter not →
Happy Christmas (music!)
Just in time for the holiday weekend and my personal preferred date to start hearing Christmas music (if it hasn't snowed yet) - "O Holy Night" by Seven Day Jesus. Their encore song from February 1, 1998. The song was recorded for the Happy Christmas compilations, my favorite Christmas songs ever. Live performance has a bit of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" →
Madeline 1 week old
I'm convinced there's nothing more peaceful than a sleeping baby. Madeline was busy reinforcing this conviction with all her newborn naps this past week. After Thanksgiving flew by it just occurred to me that today marks her first week out here with her family. I grabbed the camera with the loudest shutter I could find (and if it weren't the →
Hunt for RED NOVEMBER – Rockfest 6
This Saturday, November 14th is the Underground Cafe's final concert. After 8 years of local live music, concerts, and friendships the Underground Cafe is celebrating one last show on the South Side of South Bend. If you know me even a little you know this has been my second home and second family since it's beginning. My wife Sara was one →
Thank you, veterans
I thought about it this morning, but I can't count the friends, former schoolmates, and acquaintances I know that have served in the armed forces in the last decade. More names keep coming to mind. You know who each of you are, and your service and sacrifices have not gone unnoticed. Thank you for serving. The veteran closest to my family →
Thankful Thoughts – Weekend Style
Busy week around here. Counting down a very busy November of my daughter's birth, lots of events, concerts and holidays ahead! I'm thankful for friends. Friday night the guys from the Underground Cafe ran production for one of our favorite returning bands, Haste the Day. Always a blast to have them in town! Some of the best crew to hang out →
Thankful Thoughts – November 4th
This afternoon I'm thankful for a good laugh break from the home office when I wondered why Adrian was being so quiet. Came down the stairs and saw him sitting in Momma's recliner tinkering with her laptop. I'm also thankful his curiosity got the best of him and he was more interested in "typing" and wasn't throwing the laptop like →
Thankful Tuesday
Today I'm thankful for a morning spent with my son Adrian while Momma Sara and Baby Bu had a checkup. Thankful that he let me wear his froggy hat to cover my bed head hair too. :D It doesn't have to be the 4th Thursday of November to be thankful. What things are you thankful for today?
Best Photography Tools
“The important thing is not the camera but the eye.” – Alfred Eisenstaedt To that I would follow with the words of Mark Twain, “You cannot depend on your eyes if your imagination is out of focus.” Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/12-more-photography-quotes-you-should-know
Nothing better than a happy bride
Monday I posted a handful of Beth and Jeff's wedding previews from their Saturday wedding, still working on a write up blog post about all the fun after a triple-event weekend. (Notre Dame football away game weekends are off the hook!) Beth's note made my Monday, and I've just got to share it (with permission, of course!) Hey Eric and Sara! We are →
My only glimpse of the Towers
August 22, 1998, nine years back, was my only glimpse of the World Trade Center's twin towers of New York City. I was on my way to JFK airport to depart for a month's travels in Southeast Asia, the first trip that would have me return two more times to date. When I took this photo for the family I →
Tessa & Jonny’s Copshaholm Mansion Garden Wedding
Rain on your wedding day has nothing to do with luck or irony. It poured last Friday before an outdoor wedding and bride and groom Tessa & Jonny were chill the whole time. I don't think I saw them worry about it once. When you've had an amazing love story like theirs come together from across oceans, a little rainfall →
Many Waters Cannot Quench Love
Perfect Scripture for Tessa & Jonny's outdoor wedding at the Copshaholm Mansion Gardens in South Bend, Indiana last Friday: Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. Song of Solomon 8:7 Update on the way - See more of Tessa & Jonny's photos here - enjoy!
Perseids Meteor Shower
Last week was a good week for staying up late. The Perseids meteor shower was in full swing overnight, and I enjoyed a needed break from computer screens of editing and paperwork. Packed up some camera gear and headed out into the corn fields to find a nice quiet spot to shoot. Turns out 7' high walls of corn on a →
Presidential Agent Needed
"In one week we've got (Russian Prime Minister) Putin riding horseback barefoot and diving the deepest lake in the world, yet former President Clinton comes home (from North Korea) with like a knife in his teeth and a journalist on each arm, and President Obama's in Elkhart, Indiana standing in front of the failed RV industry... like, one of these →
Rings and City Skyline
Shot with a Nikon D300, Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8 DX fisheye lens. Shiny rings and downtown South Bend, Indiana Marriott Hotel window sill. Tried something new for a photo of the wedding rings, and pretty happy with the results!