Pic(k) of the Day – Fort Mountain State Park

Fort Mountain State Park, GA.

Pic(k) of the Day – Sunset Text

Marietta, GA.

Jeri Barr of The Center for Family Resources – Corporate Head Shot – Atlanta Portrait Photographer

I was approached a couple of months ago to do some corporate head shots of Jeri Barr, the CEO of The Center for Family Resources.  They have a mission to “[provide] temporary financial assistance to stabilize families in crisis; housing for low-income and homeless families in a safe and secure environment; and education and training to individuals and communities to increase economic capacity and personal growth.”  Sounds pretty noble to me.  Here are a couple of my favorites.  The first one was shot against a teal wall in their office with a speedlite pointed at it to create sort of a vignette.  I had never tried it on a job before, but I rather like the way it turned out.

Pic(k) of the Day – Heading to the Smokey Mountains

Two years ago, some friends and I started going to a cabin in the mountains and it’s become a time that I really cherish.  It’s that time again this weekend.  Whiskey will be drank and pipes will be smoked.

Smokey Mountains, TN.

The Collective Project’s 7 Months to Live Party at the Goat Farm – Atlanta Event Photographer

Our buddies at The Collective Project, Inc. put on 7 Months to Live, a post-apocalyptic party complete with a presentation of various ways in which the apocalypse could be caused, a zombie photo booth, a sexy stripper robot, a guy getting his face smashed in glass, and some fresh tunes by one of my favorite local Atlanta bands, Small Reactions.  The next time they have something going on, I would make it a point to be there!

Pic(k) of the Day – Niceville High School Gradutation

Rickelle, Grey, and I had a long (and very much needed) weekend trip down to watch my youngest brother graduate high school.  We thought it was going to storm, but it held out and made for some nice pictures

Niceville, FL.

Wedding at Marietta Educational Garden Center – Aajay and Rachel Sneak Peek! – Atlanta Wedding Photographer

I was best man/photographer at one of my dearest friend’s weddings.  I’ll be out of town for a few days, so I thought I’d share this before I go.

Marietta Education Garden Center, Marietta, GA

Why I Don’t Hate Instagram or iphoneography

So things have gotten crazy (like they do), and I am ending up with less and less time to spend posting my Pic(k)s of the Day (or anything else for that matter).  I had a really good streak of posts in March, and then just completely blew it in April and May.  In an attempt to remedy this, I will begin posting images from my phone *GASP!*.  Now, I know that “iphoneography” is all the rage right now and that rage is intensified with mobile apps like Instagram and you probably have feelings for them one way or the other.  If you are a photographer, you may loath these industry wrecking technological spawns from hell.  I don’t.  I don’t see them as threats to the industry.  I see them as completely different mediums.  They are not a threat the way an uneducated potential client can be (a topic for another day)…

That smartphone you have there is a pretty powerful little bugger.  It may not be capable of producing 30×40 gallery prints, but it’s great for shooting, sharing, and commenting on the fly.  I still carry my 5D/50mm 1.4 with me almost everyday, everywhere I go, but sometimes it’s just more convenient (and fun) to pull out your phone, take a picture, throw a filter on there, upload it to Instagram and move on.  It’s a form of real time photoblogging, in a sense, and you can get instant feedback.  “But it’s just so easy and makes more people think they are more creative than they are and they will think they can be professional photographers,” you may have heard someone say.  Probably so.  But these people are morons ignorant.  Yes, it is easy to push a button, but it is not easy to be able to skillfully compose image after image or to be able to visualize an image before you pull out your camera (or phone).  Alas, this, also, is a topic to discuss at a different time.

So, I say all of this to more or less justify why I will be posting with phone photos every now and then, and if you call it a rationalization, then so be it.  I just think it’s better to post images than not, and you can make some pretty compelling images on these things if you ask me.

BTW, you can follow me on Instagram if you feel compelled to do so – JustinMakePhoto

Marietta, GA

Pic(k) of the Day – Crazy Clouds

Crazy, puffy clouds over the Marietta Square.

Marietta, GA.

Pic(k) of the Day – Marietta Rain Forest

Foggy morning drive to work.   Didn’t you know?  I work in the rain forests of Marietta.

Marietta, GA.