Location Scouting in Birmingham

I have been searching around town for some good areas to do some outdoor portraits here in Birmingham. While I know Morris Ave, and Sloss Furnace are popular due to their nice texture, I was looking for something more. What are you go to places downtown?


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Finally gave in to PocketWizard

I have been wanting to get together a portrait portfolio that is up to date, and I ordered a lighting rig to do so. The day I got in my stand, umbrella, etc I went to test it out with my Yongnuo flash triggers only to find out they have ceased to work! I only paid a little over $20 for Yongnuo's triggers, so I couldn't be too upset. After much looking around for a cost effective replacement, I finally gave in to the PocketWizard Plus X's. I wanted reliability over cost, and I hope these don't disappoint me. I will update with more once I run them through their paces.

New camera

I have found an awesome new camera! Well, it's actually an iPhone app. I have had Hipstamatic for quite some time, and never really used it seriously. However, I have found lately that the quality of images this app puts out are gorgeous, feel simple, and have soul. I have been using the lenses and film for black and white effects that I find hard to replicate in Lightroom. I don't find myself hunting for composition or many technical elements when I use it, but it gives a breath of fresh air. In the future I'd like to do a project soley using this app to see how it turns out!

Cat! Taken with Hipstamatic

More cat!

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Weekend Adventures

Sloss Furnace, Birmingham, AL

Weekend has finally made it, and I still haven't figured out what to do with it! I'm excited for tomorrow, I'm going to speak with some individuals who own a restaurant and need some menu photos. I've never practiced food photography, and I'm hoping to learn something new.

In other news I finally decided to order a lighting rig, and I soon hope to begin the construction of a portrait portfolio. All the pieces are in place for some new interesting projects in the future, and I'm excited to share them!

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First contest win!

View from the City Federal parking deck in downtown Birmingham.

Yesterday was pretty awesome, I won my first photo competition. While I haven't ever entered a lot of contests, I decided to enter the monthly Camera's Brookwood contest for the chance to win their $125 prize. I was really proud of this shot, and I'm glad others love it as much as I do. The story behind getting this photo was quite interesting in itself! I drove downtown to City Federal, and went to the top of their parking deck for this shot. I stayed up there for about an hour before I decided it was time to go, was about 8:30PM, only to discover my car battery was dead. So, few minutes pass and I get my car to start and begin to leave only to get to the exit of the parking deck which requires $2 for after hours exit..I only had $20 bills. With no way to leave my car to get change, I had to sit in the parking deck for another hour and wait for somebody to come bail me out. It was quite the outing, and I walked away with something worth the hassle.


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Alabama Theater

One of the few places that I would love to re-visit is here in Birmingham. I went with a group of photographers several months back, and absolutely loved it. I have been trying to branch in to portraiture more as I have very little exposure to it, and I think this would be an amazing place to go for that.


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Trip to Zombieland

Abandoned fun house ride in Six Flags: New Orleans

In my effort to do more blogging, I wanted to talk about a trip I made to New Orleans, about a year ago. New Orleans is a really fun city, and has a lot of neat things to see and do while you're there. However, there are a few things that aren't advertised as attractions that take some effort to get to. In 2005 before Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags closed down and never re-opened to the public.

It's not haunted or anything crazy like that, just abandoned, and super cool! To answer the first question on your mind: Yes, this is not legal to visit. For the ones brave enough to venture in, it's a dream of abandoned, grungy awesomeness. I unfortunately didn't get to stay long enough to get a lot of shots, much less ones I'm proud to show off. I hope I get to make a return trip before this place is tore down, it's quite the memorable place.

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