Photography

Sometimes I take photos

Photography’s been a passion of mine forever. Besides shooting events and portraits, I love getting out in nature to see what I can capture. I’m also really into photographing old cemeteries—there’s so much history behind each monument, and I want to document as many hidden gems as I can.

According to my mom, I started asking to take photos when I was either 3 or 4. My earliest memory was of my mom trusting me with her Polaroid OneStep. I was 5 years old and managed to prove that I was capable on keeping my subject in frame. From that day forward I became the friend that could be relied on to take pictures of every event.

One of the first photos I took of my mom and dad.
One of the first photos I took. According to my mom, I was 4 years old.
The first photo I remember taking with a Polaroid OneStep.
This is the first photo I remember taking. I would have been 5 at this time.
Likely the first photo I ever took. My mom and dad in front of his boat.
I was allegedly always asking to take photos. I was either 3 or 4 when I took this one.

During my high school years I had the opportunity to take a photography class through school. There I learned how to develop film and make my own prints, learned to use a camera that wasn't a point-and-shoot (even if it had been through the hands of hundreds of other kids), and experimented with infrared film. My interest in photographing old cemeteries started here.

Photo of a headstone from Johnson Station Cemetery in Arlington, Texas. Reads Lee & Kate McFadin. Born & Died Dec 15, 1912.
I find old cemeteries fascinating for some reason. This headstone was for twins who died at birth in Johnson Station Cemetery in Arlington, Texas. Shot in late 2000.
Photograph of a jungle display from James Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas. Taken in late 2000.
I wish I could remember what this display was about. James Bowie High School, Arlington, TX. Late 2000.
A photo of a large grey and white cat taken in late 2000.
This beast of a cat lived in our backyard and didn't mind the clicking of the camera. Late 2000.
Papier-mâché monkey photographed at James Bowie High School. Arlington, Texas late 2000.
Another member of a forgotten display at James Bowie Hight School. Late 2000.
Film negatives I still have some on infrared film.
I still have some of my negatives. Many of these were infrared film. Late 2000 to early 2001.

My first DSLR was a Canon Rebel T3; I shot a wedding on that small but mighty thing. The next, a Nikon D3500. A couple of years back I took a Sony RX100 Mark IV to Costa Rica and was very impressed with the quality. I've even used a Hasselblad True Zoom with a Motorola that produced some impressive shots. Nowadays you can find me toting around a Nikon D850 with all the fixings. I love exploring new places and looking for the art around me. Sometimes it's in nature, others right in my backyard. Currently, I am working on learning astrophotography so stay tuned for that.

A groom and his daughter.
Silver Garden Orb Weaver Spider, Costa Rica
A bride and groom cutting their cake.
A neighborhood on a foggy night.
Signage at the entrance to Big Bend Ranch State Park in Texas.
A mother and son having a snack.
Photo of a sign that says Glamour
Portrait of a cowgirl.
A great dane puppy.
Small bridge in the woods.
A photo of someone pinstriping a ukelale.
Root system of a plant exposed.
Wall headstones at Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.
A great dane in front of a Christmas tree.
Photo of a cowgirl on a desolate road.
Hermit crab climbing a tree, Costa Rica.
Photo of a car at the Lonestar Roundup.
Wooden cross in old Terlingua Cemetery.
Sunset behind a tree at Cooper Lake State Park Texas.
A groom helping a bride out of their car.
Small girl on her 1st birthday.
Photo of lodging at Basecamp Terlingua in Terlingua, Texas.
Photo from a distances of a rock formation in Garden of the Gods.
A red admiral butterfly on a log.
Pinstriping on a car at Lonestar Roundup.
A dead yucca plant at Palo Duro Canyon State Park
A woman playing guitar at a recording session.
Great Dane puppy playing in the grass.
Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
A bride and groom walking down the isle.
Roadside iguanas at Centro Turístico Las Iguanas Costa Rica.
A tiny mushroom in the forest.
A bass player enjoying playing.
A Jeep in the wild doing Jeep things.
Children attending a wedding.
Black and white photo of a band at a record shop.
Bride checking her lipstick in a mirror.
Growth outside an abondoned house.
A photo of JD McPherson at The Pour House in Charleston, SC.
Old fence in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Great Dane puppies playing.
A drummer lit up in red.
The Arlington Hotel from above, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
A singer and her bass player lit up in red.
A drummer backing his band.
Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas.
A guitar player in a fancy shirt.
Classic car at BB63 Salon.
Sunset bells growing in Costa Rica.
A girl holding her hair back at a park.
Photo of a cowgirl posing in a field.
A photo of an old truck at night.
A photo of the Arches National Park in Moab, Utah.
The Blue Angels making a pass at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show.
The eyes of a dog.
The Prada art installation in Marfa, Texas.
A woman singing for her band.
Sign for the Granada in Alpine, Texas.
A passionate guitarist.
A photo of fully bloomed sunflowers.
Photo of a mother and daughter right before a wedding.
Great Dane puppies sharing a stick.
Photo of a girl on a swing.
An old sink in an abandoned house.
White crosses at night in Birch Hill Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska.
A wedding service in a church.
Walking on a frozen pond in Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
A bass player being watched by a crowd.
Bee visiting a flower.
Rest stop sign at the old Cisco Zoo.
Locks on a fence in Marfa, Texas.
A black great dane puppy looking around a tree.
A bass player in black and white.
Sign for Wicked Brew Coffee, Moab, Utah.
Photo of a drummer at a recording session.
Microphone in front of a stand up bass.
Dirt trail before a storm at the Old Cisco Zoo.
A bride in a vintage room.
Sunset at Cooper Lake State Park Texas.
A photo of the opening to an animal enclosure at the abandoned Cisco Zoo in Cisco, Texas.
A cowgirl resting against a tree.
One of many structures in the Japanese Gardens in Fort Worth, Texas.
A black cat with green eyes.
Logs in a crevice, Arches National Park, Moab, Utah.
The Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, Texas.
Headstones on a wall at Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.
Wooden cross in old Terlingua Cemetery.
A pup showing love at a Christmas in July event hosted by BB63 Salon.
A senior dog on the lookout.
A photo of a one-eyed owl.
A photo of a tiny lizard on a zinnia leaf.
Catalina decal on an old Pontiac.
Photo of a black cat discovering Christmas lights.
The Georgia Queen in Savannah Georgia.
A yellow plane doing stunts at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show.
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail from the underside landing on a flower.
Coca Cola display at a wedding
Photo of one of the many rock formations in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
A bride prepping her daughter before wedding.
A photo of the light fixtures in the entrance of The Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Bee taking off from a flower.
Photo of newly weds in front of C-47 aircraft.
Photo of an orange cat with a pumpkin.
A bride being escorted down the isle.
A man playing guitar during a recording session.
Pumpkin wall display at the Dallas Arboretum.
Ferris Wheel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
A white cat in front of a Christmas tree.
Abandoned store in Moose Creek, Alaska
Photo of two small children sitting in the grass.
A photo of clothing on a rack.
Spray cans at Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas.
JD McPherson performing at The Pour House in Charleston, SC.
Trees growing in rock, Penitentiary Hollow, Lake Mineral Wells State Park, Texas.
A boy looking out closed doors.
A bass player behind a singer.
A bride and groom eating their cake.
Photo of an abandoned building in the middle of a field.
A small girl posing for the camera.
A band at a record shop.
Bridesmaids in a row.
Night at Copper Breaks State Park, Texas.
A man singing in a venue.
Headstone written with fingers near Fredericksburg, Texas.
Photo of the horizon showing blues skies above the clouds and rain beneath. Taken in Colorado.
A bride and groom swing dancing.
Photo from Hot Springs Arkansas of one of the mid century buildings.
Christmas in July hosted by BB63 Salon.
A man playing an upright bass.
Plane taking flight with the Hayes Range in the background, Eielson Airforce Base Alaska.
Metal fencing in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
An elderly dog with a bone.
A drummer singing for his band.
A pinecone burning in a fire.
A singer in a leopard print jacket.
Carving in a roadside tree in Costa Rica.
Photograph of a row of pumpkins at the Dallas Arboretum.
A small child playing outside.
A bride buckling her shoe.
Sunset over Jim Chapman Lake in Cooper, Texas.
Photo of an abandoned child's chair in an empty house.
A line of vehicles at Lonestar Roundup.
A part of the Hayes Range visible from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
The Blue Angels splitting at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show.
Photo of a building Hot Springs, AR.
Vandalized street sign in Marfa, Texas.
Side view of a man singing.
Twisted barriers at the abandoned Cisco Zoo.
Two women at an event for the BB 63 Beauty Parlor.
A bride and her shoes.
Yicel Shipwreck in Manzanillo, Costa Rica.
Smooth water at a park.
Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica.
Headstone getting taken over by a tree in Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.
JD McPherson at The Pour House in Charleston, SC.
Abandoned building from the outside.
Cuban Cafe sign in Cuba, New Mexico.
Dragon heads at the Japanese Gardens, Fort Worth Botanic Garden.
Photo from a museum of a card table from the Southern Club of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
A woman singing and pointing.
Photo of a Black Swallowtail butterfly re-visiting a dill plant.
Photo of the Steam Boat rock formation in Garden of the Gods, Colorado.
A small lizard in Marfa, Texas.
A singer for a tribute band.
Another plane in flight at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
Photograph of an owl in a box in a tree.