• Black and White,  Candid Portraits,  Documentary/Street,  music,  People/Portraits,  quotes

    A Little Jazz Music

    July 31, 2017
    The music is in His Soul
    Jazz musician near Bourbon Street in New Orleans

    “More photographs of beautiful moments have been lost by looking at our cameras than will ever be lost to missed focus or poor exposure.” David duChemin

    I took this image of the musician near Bourbon Street in New Orleans back in 2008 while I was still flying (working). There were perks with that job and one was the photographic opportunities offered on the longer overnights. 

    Through those long overnights my interest in street and documentary photography was discovered. My camera equipment changed as the smaller mirror-less gear was more to my liking and much easier to travel with. The “decisive moment” began to take on more importance, knowing I could not come back and retake an image if I missed it.

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  • Candid Portraits,  Documentary/Street,  People/Portraits

    Sunny Day and Purple

    March 30, 2014
    Purple Dress
    Purple Dress

    “If you pass by the color of purple in a field and don’t notice it, God gets real pissed off.” Alice Walker

    Yesterday was a cold morning that warmed up nicely into the low 60s. So, a walk in Od Town was in order. I was not the only one there. Here are some images from the day.

    Hats in Thrift Store
    Hats in Thrift Store
    Tri-colored Bicycle
    Tri-colored Bicycle

     

    Enjoying the Bango Player
    Enjoying the Banjo Player

     

     

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  • Candid Portraits,  Canon Powershot G12,  Cityscapes/Urban,  Travel

    Musician and the Dancer

    November 26, 2012
    Musician and the Dancer

    “Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.” ― George Carlin

    A couple years ago I had a long overnight in Seattle with a fellow flight attendant named Tracey. As it was Memorial Weekend we took the train down to the Stadium to watch about five innings of the Mariners game then headed to Pikes Market. We walked the streets, ate a nice salmon dinner and just enjoyed ourselves. It is overnights like this we consider one of the perks of our work.

    These two young men we entertaining to watch. The one was playing drums with the glass bottles and plastic buckets while the other danced up a storm. Even though they were in a major part of town they stayed in their own world of music and on the same page.

    Want to pass along this link to a pretty good read on difference between a photographer and an artist by Mike Johnson.

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