David Higginbotham Photography

MY BLOG HAS MOVED!!

Monday, November 09, 2009

If you are still coming here for mind blowingly wonderful work from DHP....thank you! BUT....we have moved on! It's not you it's us. Let's still be friends.

The new blog is at www.davidhphotography.com/blog.

Don't forget to update your feed readers!! Don't make me tell you again.....I'll stop this car!

posted by Dave
Monday, November 09, 2009
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New Blog Location!

Thursday, October 01, 2009

Well you can keep coming back as often as you would like but there will be nothing new posted here! It will be like a visit to your weird Uncle Dave's house....nothing new....just the same ole' stories every single time.

David Higginbotham Photography, The Blog has a new home! www.davidhphotography.com/blog will be where you can find the latest photos and news. Update your feed reader....your friends...your family....and that guy down the hall that you don't like but you tolerate because he brings in doughnuts every Thursday.

So come visit....but take your shoes off as soon as you come in. Yeah...new blog...new carpet...you understand right?

posted by Dave
Thursday, October 01, 2009
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We are Guloggers

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Guest + Blogger = Guloggers....now you know.

Mega blogger Gary Cosby Jr. has something called "readers" that he likes to keep happy. It's an odd concept but Coz likes to keep content flowing on his blog....A Little News Photo. He recently took a vacation and myself and Anna were honored to be guest speakers to his ever growing virtual audience. My friends and former co-workers Corey Wilson and Jonathan Palmer were also guests of The Coz.

Why do I call Coz a mega blogger you ask? Well there is a man named David Hobby. He's the modern day yoda of off camera flash. He is The Strobist. Now what is the first blog listed in his blog roll? Yeppers....you guessed it....the father of eight himself. Does alphabetization have anything to do with his #1 spot....maybe....or it could be that The Strobist's has his favorite blogs ranked by number of dependents.....OR it could just be in order from awesome to less awesome. We may never know.

So here are the links to the blogs Anna and I wrote.

Here's mine
Here's Anna's

While reading please keep this in mind...if writing and shooting ability is indeed measured by the amount of offspring....Anna and I have only a dog....a dog with a blinking problem at that.

posted by Dave
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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Devin and Heather are getting married!

Monday, September 14, 2009

Next month I will have the privilege of photographing Devin and Heather's wedding! We had a chance to get together a few weeks ago in downtown Madison, Alabama to shoot some engagement photos.

Shout out to the train coming by for us at just the right time!

I will see you guys in a few weeks!

posted by Dave
Monday, September 14, 2009
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Peter and Lauren

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Venue: Mountain View Gardens and Ballroom
Lauren's Dress: Diane's Formal Affair
Formal Wear: Mr. Burch Formal Wear
Videographer: CAM Video Productions

Peter and Lauren's wedding took place on August 7th, 2009 at the beautiful Mountain View Gardens and Ballroom in Springville, Alabama. Those guys really have a beautiful venue for any event but especially for a wedding.

As usual Gary Cosby Jr. was was there to shoot with me but we also had the pleasure of Anna being there to help out as well! If we were a local news affiliate that would have been team coverage folks.

I was glad to have the help because I learned that I am allergic to a certain type of antibiotic. When did I learn this you ask? Oh....wedding day morning sounds about right. I felt like the south end of a north bound mule. Lucky for me I had a beautiful afternoon, bride, and venue in front of me...it would have been hard to mess this one up! Lauren and Peter are both nurses so I guess I could have asked for their help...but come on...nobody should have to work on their own wedding day! If you ask me it was just my stubborn dedication, determination, and toughness that got me through the day. If you ask Anna....well....let's not ask Anna. :)

To the photos....

This next one is one of Cosby's photos shot from back in the pool area. This is Lauren getting one of her first views of Peter while walking down the aisle.

Who knew a wagon wheel could be so romantic? Gary Cosby Jr. apparently....see below.

Their ballroom is an awesome place for a couple's first dance.

Now if you'll look carefully you'll see two people disrespecting their Roll Tide shaker exit with two Auburn flags. Don't worry Peter and Lauren...we all have friends we're not proud of.

Congratulations guys! We had a blast working with you both!

posted by Dave
Sunday, September 13, 2009
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Wes and Dominique are getting married

Thursday, August 20, 2009

I will have the privilege of photographing Wes and Dominique's engagement session a few weeks ago.

The session was going along just fine until Wes mentioned that he was thinking Outback Steakhouse for dinner afterward. Then....I'll be honest....I was pretty distracted. I think if you were to survey creatives you would find that cheese fries are responsible for at least 90% of all creativity blocks. I hear that's what finally got Van Gogh.

I'm guessing that in this last picture Wes is deciding whether to get a bloomin' onion or a larger steak.

Congratulations!

posted by Dave
Thursday, August 20, 2009
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3 years.....

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Well it started with THIS.....

....which led to THIS....

....which brings us to today. It's our three year wedding anniversary. After a quick search I realized the proper gift for a three year anniversary is leather. Not exactly the sparkle Anna was hoping for. You keep that chin up though Anna....next year's gift is "Fruit or Flowers". Eeeeeee! How will I ever decide which one? Wait.......oh yeah...jackpot. Everybody wins.

Thank you for 3 incredibly fun years! You are my best friend....but the kind of best friend you can spoon with without the weirdness on the golf course the next day. I love you!

posted by Dave
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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Word to my wifey

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Anna doesn't go with me on all of my sessions but she usually does wind up helping out when there are kids involved. Kids are easy to photograph. Sometimes they need to warm up to the idea though...that's pretty typical. That's where Anna comes in. I'm not sure what she does...or how she does it....but she can take a kid from "No Way, No Pictures" to "Where Would You Like Me to Stand and for How Long?" Now you didn't hear this from me....but I think she gives them a little hit of benadryl. I have no proof....but it's gotta be something like that.

I really do appreciate her though. Normally by the end of the shoot she is best friends with the little ones. She also can do some pretty impressive choreography with hula hoops which...coincidently...she just happened to have in the back of her car. Not as random as you might think.

Thanks baby!

posted by Dave
Sunday, July 26, 2009
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The Hobbs Family

Thursday, July 23, 2009

I have had some bad haircuts in my day. Mainly because I rarely went to the same person twice in a row. I would just decide that today is haircut day and then I would find whoever could take a walk-in right then. This led to many variations of my hair cuts. Well Anna started going to Stephanie at Braswell's here in Decatur and loved her....so like any good husband...I followed right behind. I couldn't be happier.

Stephanie is expecting a baby in the next month or so and she wanted some maternity photos and some family photos before the little guy got here. She is having a little boy and they are naming him "Rowdy". How cool of a name is that? He'll probably be the most laid back person ever. It will be like when you call a fat guy "Tiny" or a tall guy "Shorty".