Chattanooga at Dawn

Here are some shots from a early morning shoot this weekend. I love this time of year. Sun rises a little slower. It is a little cooler. It just makes for some good photography.

Enjoy!
Jason

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Buffie and Daniel's Engagement Session

Another great engagement session! Downtown Chattanooga is so wonderful to shoot couples. There is so much a photographer can create unique images everytime going down there.

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Jason

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Tiffany and Tom Engagement Session

We had a good time downtown Chattanooga. I think we got a lot of really fun stuff. Thanks guys for jumping into the freezing water.

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Jason

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Have a Nice Day!

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Ice Cream at the Choo Choo

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Matt and His BIG Lens

Matt invited me down to the market on this past Sunday for a little play time. What I found when I got there was that he just wanted me for my camera. He had a new really cool toy, a Canon 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye, and he wanted to check it out on a 1.3 crop camera.

That is okay... I used him too.... LOL!!

Enjoy!
Jason

9/11 My Tribute

9/11 The Day That Changed My Life

I remember waking up that morning. I knew what I was photographing first that day. I was a staff photographer for the Johnson County Daily Journal in Franklin, Indiana back then. I had been working on a story about a 100+ year-old grain elevator being torn down.

It was a photo essay and my first written news feature. I got a good long heads up on this. I wanted to explore this subject and what the local impact would be in this small town of Amity, Indiana. I interviewed a minister, a barber, and 80-year-old woman. I was told of stories of love, death, and back breaking hard work. I remember good friend Brian Corbin had helped with this story and keep the story on track for me.

On 9/11 this grain elevator, that time forgot, would stand no longer. I had no idea at 6am as loaded my cameras and checked my gear, neither would two American icons, and over 3,000 American lives would be lost. Life for me would change forever.

Shortly after 8:00am I headed to the job site. I turned on the local talk radio station as I did every morning to stay tuned in for local breaking news that may be affecting me. I also turned on my police scanners. It was another day at a small six day a week rag, and for the most part I was lovin’ it.

As I pulled out I noticed my local talk jocks were not on. Instead it was a live New York feed. An airplane had crashed into the Trade Center. This was early on. No one at this point knew for sure it was terrorism. Ten minutes later I was there. I knew my editors and colleges were heading to the newsroom. I knew to expect a phone call about this, but at the time there was nothing for me to do. So, I continued as I would.

I watched the grain elevator as its attackers took it down. I shot metal and wood as it came crashing down, and little did I know at the same moment photographers in New York were photographing people jumping from the burning World Trade Center.

Then I got the call. It was my editor redirecting me to get a local reaction fast. I went right up the street to a small mom and pop dinner. There it was live on TV. People were no longer eating their breakfasts. Eggs went cold on their plates. Then it happened. Live. The 2^nd plane crashed into the 2^nd tower. We were at war. Photographers all over the country and world were doing what I was doing at that moment. We all were documenting the day that life changed in America.

My next thought was of the firefighters. I understood firefighters like no other outside person in my area. I slept at the firehouse. I went out with these real American heroes on real calls, and I went into burning buildings with them. They were my brothers. I knew my brothers were entering those burning death traps. Firefighters have a brotherhood like no other profession I know. I got my shots of the cold eggs, and went to the first firehouse I came to with a full-time crew.

It was B shift. Normally I walk in the door these people greet me with open arms. They offer me a seat at their table in their home. Gumby, Mudd, and others were on shift. They were starting their 24 on.

They knew more than I. They knew that steel death trap would not stand. They knew men and women of their brotherhood were going to die.

Then it happened I watch my brothers die that day. They went there do save lives; to loose their own. My brothers in that room with me said nothing to me as I entered the room. There was nothing to say. We are at war and over 3,000 Americans died. They are all heroes, but 343 were my brothers.

343 Never Forget

This weekend I got to photograph the celebration of a new life. I photographed two becoming one, in marriage. Salute the over 3,000 family, friends, and Americans that have been lost in their fight to these radical people trying to destroy us all.

Please go thank a firefighter, police officer, or someone serving in any branch of the military. We all have lost, but never forget. Never… it’s unpatriotic to do so.

This is my tribute.

Roses in a Wedding

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Jason
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Labor Day!!! Yum!

I hope everyone has a fun filled, and safe labor day weekend. I hope everyone gets a chance to eat one of these this weekend.

Enjoy!
Jason
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Kristiina and Brent - Chattanooga, TN

Rachel and Richard - Nashville, TN

Catch Me at the Hunter

Hey all! I am giving away my secrets at the Hunter Museum of American Art. I will be teaching for six weeks in September. I hope to see you there!

Enjoy!
Jason
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MAC IBook and PowerBook G4 Battery Recall

MAC users check this out. You battery may be part of a recall. 1.8 Million batteries are affected with this recall.

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A Very Special Kiss

Thank you so much to Rachel and Richard!!

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Underwater Art

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Mr. Biggs - He's a Killer!!!

Mr. Biggs is a stone cold killer. After chewing on my finger he grew about an inch and swam all by himself the other day followed by some leaf chasing. The proud parents Dave and Jen, my brother-in-law and his squeeze, were filled with tears of joy on his maiden voyage on the Tennessee River.

Enjoy!
Jason
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Come to the Dark Side - MAC

Surfing the internet in style!

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A Fairy Tale Ride.

Here is a photo from Hayden and Brooks Wedding a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy!

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Mr. Al Green

Here is a images I shot a while back while on assignment of Al Green. He is one of my favorite music artists.

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Jason
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Rachel and Will

Here is one of my favorites from Rachel and Will's wedding yesterday. It was a wonderful wedding, and I had a lot of fun. Hey, you can't beat it when someone shows up in a '56 Chevy. Can you say instant photo prop?

Enjoy!
Jason

Busy Weekend

WOW!! What a weekend! This is a two wedding weekend. I know I must be crazy. Trust me, I will not be doing that next year. It has been great. I just finished up my second weeding, and I hurt all over.

This shot was taken Friday morning. This was the groom to be Brent. He survived his wake boarding fun prior to the wedding. It was a lot of fun, and there are a lot of great shots I hope I get to share here.

I will get some images up tommorow of my Saturday wedding of Rachel and Will.

AAAAHHHHH!!! Bedtime...

Enjoy!
Jason
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Digital SLR Pinhole

Why Did She Cross The Road

Time To Put My Money Where The Mouth Is

This image is of Pulitzer Prize Winning Humor Columist & Author Dave Barry. This image was shot for Getty Images, and MSNBC.com picked it up when he annouced his retirement. This was a treat for me. My wife and I are huge fans. We own all of his books and visit his site daily. If you do not know who Dave Barry is... well I will put it this way he can help you make babies. In addition to MSNBC.com picking it up so did most newspapers that run his column every week. I had the most current photographs of him so it ran just about every where. I had relatives, all over, call me saying they saw one of my images. I loved meeting him. I would say he is my favorite famous dude I have met.


This image is of our current President (for those of you in a certain west coast town) President George W. Bush. I photographed him at a speech in Indianapolis when he was thumping for tax cuts. I shot this one for Getty as well. You can find this image on NPR's website on Marketplace.

A Post For Matt

Here is a shot for Matt. He has reminded me I had not done anything with my blog in a while. I shot this one about a month ago. Enjoy!

Andrea and Brandon

Interesting - The River Front, Chattanooga

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A Recent Shoot of a Shoot

This is a image I shot on a recent editorial gig.

Enjoy!
Jason
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Jennifer and Matthew

Here is a photo from Jennifer and Matt's wedding. It was very pretty, and they took a lot of time to put their own personal touch to it.

Enjoy!
Jason
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GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!

Do not and I repeat do not get in the way of the bridesmaid's lunch! This photo was from Meghan and Jared's wedding. They were great! We had so much fun!

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Jason
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Cake on the Face

Here is an image from Jennifer and Bo's wedding. It was great! A little cake on the face is a good thing!

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Jason
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University of the South, Sewanee, TN

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Jason
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A Blast From The Past

Here are a few shot from the good ol' days. I had the pleasure of going in on a couple of "control burns." Let me tell you, the things that these people do for us is amazing.

If you see or know a firefighter tell them thank you.

Remember the fallen.
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Tennessee River Park, Chattanooga, TN - At Sunrise

Summer's First Fishing Trip

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Ashley and Adam

Here are images from Ashley and Adams engagement sesison!

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Lindsey and Drew's Wedding

Here are some photographs I took of Lindsey's and Drew's wedding at the Grandview on Lookout Mountain this month.

I hope you enjoy it!
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A Good Mom

I found this nice photo up on Soddy Lake, Soddy-Daisy, TN today. There was another adult duck just outside of the shot. I assume it was the other parent.

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Jason
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Rain, Do We Need It?

I took this shot the last time we had rain, which has been a few weeks. There is a storm brewing just north of us. It is completely stationary. I wish we would get some. It is getting hot around here. Today we broke the 100 mark.

Enjoy!
Jason
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Where in the World is...

Here is another shot from Lindsey and Drew's wedding. A lot of times while the couple are getting ready i will be shooting though the mirrors, but as you will find working in smaller places it gets more and more challenging. Every wedding I will find myself a least a time or two in a mirror.

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Brian and Sue

Here are some photos from a recent wedding. Congrats! Brian and Sue!

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What Did I Say!?

Here is an image from Lindsey and Drew's wedding. Isn't that cute!

What Time Is It

I found this little gem during a recent wedding. Looking for other photo ops can really help me stay sharp and creative.

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It's Got to be Done

It is a dirty job, but some one has got to do it! This is from a recent wedding in which good friend Matt Dunmore and I were shooting as the ladies were getting ready.

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Super Leller!

Here is a recent photo of out oldest, Suzannah. Summer calls her big sister Super Leller. We had a family and friends over Sunday, as we do every June for all the birhdays that seem to fall in the month.

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Savannah - Day 2

Here are the photos taken during the day Monday on out trip to Savannah.

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Savannah, GA - Day 1, Post 3

Here are some more images from our day on the beach. We are going out to Tybee again tonight to eat at the famous Crab Shack and take a sunset boat tour!

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Savannah, GA - Day 1, Post 2

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Here are some more photos from Tybee Island of the girls playing on the beach!

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A Little Time Off - Savannah, GA - Day 1, Post 1

It is our first day in Savannah. We are taking a quick vacation during the busy wedding season. A quick break really helps the creative juices, and I am having fun creating some new images of my daughters. They have been especially good this year at school. The youngest, Summer has worked very hard at being the spoiled youngest!

Enjoy!

Something a Lil' Different

People often ask what I use to do prior getting into weddings. This shot is an example of what I use to do. I talk about my career as a photojournalist, but I have also done a lot of comercial work. This particular shot was taken for HH Gregg. An electronics and appliances retailer based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The shot was taken with a Hasselblad 503 (I believe) with a 150mm, with a Megavision digital back, and Calumet met lights.

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Jason
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Jennifer's Bridal Session

We had a lot of fun, and the photos are great! As an added bonus the rain held off just long enough for us to get the job done!

Thanks!
Jason
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