Posted: January 14th, 2010 | Author:admin | Filed under:Photography |
This past Sunday I set out on a journey to capture at least one Missouri frozen over solid. I had stories of the Mississippi freezing over a few times in the early 1900’s was hoping to capture the it frozen over solid since we had a low of 0° F the night before. The scene was very cold, foggy, and quiet since it was still around 5° F that morning.
To my disappointment it was not frozen over, at least not where I was, downtown near the Poplar Street Bridge. The only river that appeared to be frozen over solid was the Meremac in Fenton, MO. I still got a few cool shots of and got some love from CNN as an iReporter. The Mississippi post I made got 178,000 views in one day! I’ll take that free press any day of the week.
Posted: January 9th, 2010 | Author:admin | Filed under:Photography |
Thursday, January 7th, 2010 – 1:00PM – 12° F – 30 MPH wind. I had been inside well over 24 hours and couldn’t take it anymore. I grabbed my camera, layered up, and headed down to Main Street in Saint Charles. This place was a ghost town at 1:00pm in the afternoon. That’s how cold it was outside! I was hoping the Missouri River was gong to be frozen solid………maybe by Saturday. Here are a few photos I snapped.
This is my first real attempt at shooting Christmas lights. I shot this particular set for one of our clients The Saint Louis Science Center. We are currently in the middle of a grassroots campaign for the new exhibit “Dinosaurs Unearthed”. Jellystone National Park in Eureka, MO has recently become one of our promotional partners, and having just wrapped up their annual “Santa’s Magical Kingdom” light display, we took the chance to head out there on the last day to grab some cool shots with the Dinosaurs Unearthed Street Team vehicle. Traffic in the park was light giving us some freedom to set up a few cool shots. A car or two made it into the shots adding movement and giving you the idea that the park was indeed open and consumers were seeing the vehicle in action. St. Louis Mini provided a 2009 Mini Cooper Clubman S for the team to drive during the campaign and they, we, I love it! The vehicle was done by Adgraphix and really makes it pop. Check out the pics…..
Posted: December 1st, 2009 | Author:admin | Filed under:Photography |
It started with a winery trip to Herman, MO for “Oktoberfest” in early October. All the wineries in Missouri put on special events for the month of October in celebration of the final grape harvest of the year and the changing of the leaves. In reality it’s a reason for people in Missouri to get wasted (ex. Mardi Gras, St. Patty’s Day, Thanksgiving, Tuesday Night, etc….). Anyway back to the story….We woke up in the morning to the entire town of Herman being covered in a lazy fog cast by the Missouri River. It can be seen in the morning in October and dissipates at exactly 10:30am every day. As we were leaving we crossed the bridge below and I was amazed at how cool it looked. I vowed to return later in the month and snap a photo before the fog was gone for the year. Below are my shots of the bridge and some other fall photos I snapped later in the day. Hwy 94 between Herman, MO and Augusta, MO has some amazing scenery during this time of year, I suggest you make the trip next year.
I listened to this track from Brandy Johnson while editeding these tonight. It reminds me while I love the fall season. She is still one of my favorite singer / songwriters in St. Louis. I ran into her husband Jeff in the airport not too long ago and he told me she wasn’t really writing any new music these days…… .
This is a collection of photos I snapped recently on the road with The Cool Kids and the Clipse. My priority was shooting video for a new Cool Kids documentary that Ch’rewd is putting together so I didn’t have a lot of time to use the still camera. I think a got a few decent shots amongst the madness…..
Things almost got out of control (like Grahm pictured below almost dumping his stand-up wheelie on Hwy 270) but that seems to be the case every time these guys hit the highway. Sunday was a beautiful day for a ride. No wrecks, no fights, no cops, and no rain. Everybody wins………
Local street-bike stunters “The Streetfighterz” hold an annual event in St. Louis called Ride Of The Century. In a nutshell this event consists of a large highway ride followed by a lot session somewhere in the city. Every year holds new surprises. The only thing organized is where and when the ride starts. Police, traffic, luck, and the law of averages make up for everything else that happens. The photos below consist of The Streetfighterz (AZ, DJ, Vaughn, and Sit Down Steve), Section 518, Grahm, and several other unknown riders.
I have been working with these guys for the last 4 -5 years helping them out with events, sponsorship, shooting video, and just hanging out. I have been waiting to shoot this event ever since I picked up a decent still camera and lens last November.
My boy Keith Mokris came in town from Cleveland to shoot stills and video. He is super talented, look him up at www.keithmokris.com. Here we are below snapping away on highway 44! This gives you an idea of how wild this ride really is!
Posted: September 20th, 2009 | Author:admin | Filed under:Photography |
These are photos from the Sprite Green GOOD Music showcase that went down in Chicago on 9.18.09. Our production company Mid C Media filmed the event so I took the chance to snap a few photos. I missed the first half of the show but I did catch the last song from Consequence and full sets from Common, Kid Cudi, and a song from Mr. Hudson. Pretty dope event…….that cost Coca Cola 650K! Kanye was supposed to show up but my sources informed me Kanye has been laying low ever since the Taylor Swift incident at the VMA’s.
This is a set I shot at Pops last month for the homie Stogie. Pretty tight show with Haystak (from Nashville) headlining, Stogie co-headling, and Kenny Knox + 6 other groups opening up. I always like shooting at Pops because people really get into the music and don’t give a fuck who is watching.
Working for Ch’rewd has never been the average 9-5 gig, and this past month was no different. We recently started managing a new group from the West Coast, Pac-Div. These guys are 100% real hip-hop from LA, CA. The group consists of MiBBs, Like, Be Young, and DJ Sean G. I was assigned to road manage the groups first official promo tour, following The Great Hangover Tour with B.o.B., Asher Roth, and Kid Cudi. This was my first tour as an acting road manger. We drove 9,000 miles in 3 weeks, covering Kansas City, Denver, Park City, Las Vegas, LA, San Fran, Phoenix, Dallas, Austin, Houston, and Atlanta. Talk about the madness! My serenity came with experiences like driving the van through a Texas lighting storm listening to Atliens or at 6 AM with the sun rising over Lake Pontchartrain on US 10 headed to Atlanta with the whole crew passed out. It gave me a lot of time to digest the events that took place each night. As a photographer it gave me a chance to capture some great moments out on the road. I met some great people out there that I hope to cross paths with in the near future. Here are my favorite pics from the trip. (44 Total)
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