David Higginbotham Photography

MY BLOG HAS MOVED!!

2009-11-09T11:47:00.003-06:00

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!

New Blog Location!

2009-10-01T22:30:00.003-05:00

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?

We are Guloggers

2009-09-15T19:45:00.000-05:00

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.

Devin and Heather are getting married!

2009-09-14T19:26:00.001-05:00

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!

Peter and Lauren

2009-09-13T13:45:00.007-05:00

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!

Wes and Dominique are getting married

2009-08-20T21:20:00.001-05:00

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!

3 years.....

2009-08-19T22:01:00.002-05:00

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!

Word to my wifey

2009-07-26T21:00:00.000-05:00

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!

The Hobbs Family

2009-07-23T22:01:00.000-05:00

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".

I'll see you tomorrow Stephanie....I'm gettin' my hair did!

Micah - Personal Trainer

2009-07-22T20:55:00.000-05:00

Micah is a personal trainer. She takes her training very personal. Personally I would recommend her to anyone for training. Yeah...I'm done.

Micah needed some updated photos for her business cards and since I made her husband Justin look so hireable..yeah don't look that one up...not sure it's a word..she came to me for her head shots.

If you need a personal trainer let me know and I'll put you in contact with Micah!

The Hays Family

2009-07-21T20:34:00.002-05:00

We've had this conversation before. But hanging out with these kids is like climbing into a Delorian with Doc Brown.

This picture below isn't perfect. You can't see all the kids faces and nobody is posed quite right. But after they both looked at it they agreed that it is a pretty good indicator of life with three little boys. Me...having no kids...thought it was hilarious.

Braden was singing Taylor Swift...I know his grandad is proud. I bet he might like to see him turn that guitar around the other direction though.

Here you go Jim....this is for you.

I'm thinking of starting a fund for them and for my sister's family. She has three boys too. The fund will be strictly for feeding the boys when they are teenagers. Good luck with that!

Sydney and Will

2009-07-17T21:31:00.005-05:00

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare type of cancer. From what I could find in a brief search there are only about 350 new cases of this cancer every year. I know two people who are currently fighting it.

The first is little Sydney Newton.

I haven't spent much time with Sydney but I have spent enough time with her to know that she is just precious. When I took these photos I just remember how sweet she and her brother Dawson were to each other. They cracked me up! She comes from a great family as well. Little Sydney is currently undergoing chemotherapy to treat her cancer.

I know the Newton's would so appreciate your prayer. As you can imagine there are overwhelming expenses involved with her treatment and recovery. If you feel like you can help please click here to visit the website for Preston's Western Wear....just click on the yellow "DONATE" button. At the very least....please pray for their entire family.

Here are a few additional links related to Sydney:

Sydney Newton's Caring Bridge Page

Athens News-Courier story on Sydney

Pray for Sydney Facebook page

The other person is a man named Will Haney.

His wife Emily and I have been friends for a long time. They are currently in Houston waging their fight against the same form of cancer. One thing about both of these families that has impressed me is the strength they have exhibited during all of this. It is truly inspiring. I know that Will and Emily would also appreciate your prayers. There is also a site set up for Will where you can make a donation. I know that any amount you could give would help. You can do that by going to www.gotwillpower.net and clicking on the yellow "DONATE" button at the very bottom of the home page. Here are a few extra links about Will:

A n A t h e n s N e w s -C o u r i e r s t o r y o n W i l l

Pray for Will Haney Facebook page

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for helping these two wonderful families!

Gare

2009-07-16T23:21:00.001-05:00

As I mentioned earlier Gare was also part of my "shoot the good light while the good light is fit for shooting" session. Actually....Gare was sitting in the chair I needed for MaMoo so I made a portrait of the bro-in-law so we would both have a record of his face before Father Time took a toll on both of us.

Little Miss Mattie

2009-07-14T20:46:00.005-05:00

Mattie is her parents first baby. I always feel the need to quiz first time parents about how things are going. Seeing that Anna and I will hopefully be first time parents one day ourselves I like to try and get a heads up. As of right now....I'm still terrified.

Little Mattie is around 2 months old. She already has awesome hair.

MaMoo

2009-07-13T23:08:00.006-05:00

Sometimes as a photographer good light just gets me. I see it....and I have to put a face in front of it and shoot. I don't do this as often as I should....but I'm trying to do better.

On 4th of July weekend one of our stops was at Anna's grandmother's house. Her name is Vivian but we all call her MaMoo. The name came from Anna's brother Gare when he was little and it just stuck. In keeping with my desire to make more portraits of family and friends....I sat MaMoo (and Gare as you'll see later) right in the path of this ridiculously soft light in her living room. Late afternoon sunlight + a double door + a white curtain* =

*Four layer cake not pictured

The Harrison Family

2009-07-13T23:06:00.001-05:00

I have known the Harrison family for most of my life. This is another case of a session that made me realize how ridiculously old I am getting. That blame lies directly at the feet of Justin and Grant.

Anna offered to hit me repeatedly with her flip flop if that's what it took to get smiles from them.....but fortunately it wasn't necessary. I was also alert and on the lookout for deceased reptiles too in case the need arose.

Pick your favorite!

2009-07-07T19:08:00.003-05:00

I'd love your opinion....you can vote on the poll at the bottom of all the images!

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The Wheeler Family

2009-06-30T21:44:00.003-05:00

The Wheeler Family was another reschedule victim of my appendectomy. But...we finally got together with them and shot some family portraits!

These two little folks were cracking me up the whole time. The only way we could get little sister to smile was for Anna to hit me on the head with her flip flop. Anna took this as an opportunity to vent some frustration....how convenient.

Right before I took this next picture I thought I was going to be Mr. Nature and show the two little ones a turtle that had wandered into the field. Only after I had brought them over did we all realize that the turtle had...as Shane (dad) put it...."gone where all good turtles go." Yep...I made a special point to show two small children a dead turtle. Sweet dreams tonight guys!

There was no flip flop beating required for this smile....we had won her over by this point! The Higginbotham charm is a dangerous thing....thankfully we only use it for good.

Shane and Anora

2009-06-25T21:22:00.004-05:00

I had to reschedule many sessions while I was recovering from the great Atlanta vacation of '09. Shane and Anora were one of those sessions. Well I rescheduled them for the last week of my recovery period. Mainly to help prepare me for full time work. Anna was with me to help with anything over 15lbs...since that was my weight restriction at the time. I was extremely excited to be shooting again....still am.

We ran around downtown Huntsville and swam through the humidity for their engagement session.

Congratulations!

Cracker Barrell Front Porch Studio

2009-06-21T13:49:00.004-05:00

In keeping with my goal to better document my family I wanted to make a portrait of my dad this morning at breakfast. My family typically gets together on Sunday morning of Mother's and Father's Day to celebrate. Unfortunately I was working out of town on Mother's Day this year so Mom....I owe you a portrait!

Another reason I wanted to do this was that for the first time in my entire life my father has facial hair. It gives me hope that one day maybe I'll be able to grow facial hair of my own. My beard attempt would look pretty poor right now I imagine. Everybody needs beard hope.

Thanks for everything you and mom have done for me over the years....especially putting me through college! That's a biggie for which I know I haven't thanked you enough.

Happy Father's Day Dad!

I'm almost back at it.....

2009-06-11T22:37:00.003-05:00

Well I am almost recovered from my surgery. I have watched about 300 episodes of CSI (both NY and Vegas) and have looked out the front windows of my house almost as many times. I am thankful for the time to recover....but I am done with sitting around! Wow.

Tonight I was able to go watch my niece Kate at her dance recital. Now I rarely bring anything but a point-and-shoot camera to my family events. I know...that makes me a horrible person...but it's the whole cobbler's kids have no shoes thing. I have taken my camera to a few of my nephews baseball games but I usually fail in the "provide your family with good photos" department. Well luckily tonight I was so ready to have a chance to shoot something I went to the extra effort. Plus I am a sucker for good stage lighting. By the way...what is it about a disco ball? Those things are hypnotic.

This is my youngest niece Tess watching a few of the other routines while holding the flowers they were going to give Kate afterward.

...and here is Ms. Kate during her routine.

I tried to convince Kate that I had a little routine that I threw together last minute hoping she could find a spot for me. No such luck. Their loss....it would have been life changing for everyone in attendance.

The big finish....

I should be back to posting regular here soon. Oh and I am also available to process any crime scene if anyone needs me for that as well. I can't promise that it would hold up in court....but I'm certain I could do it!

There's nothing like a good vacation

2009-05-29T12:16:00.004-05:00

Anna and I had planned a little weekend getaway this past weekend to Atlanta. Shopping, Braves game, etc... We were both looking forward to it.

This is me at Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro at Atlantic Station. I love that place.

Just a few hours later I found myself here....

Nope...it had nothing to do with Copeland's....but I had to include one of the only real "vacation" pictures we shot this past weekend.

Now I love a good vacation as much as the next guy. But I prefer mine with relaxation not induced via i.v. Well that wasn't going to happen. I went from happy little guy eating crawfish ravioli to a drugged up little guy posing with his wife right outside the operating room at Atlanta's Emory University Hospital Midtown. I was having my appendix removed. Yay for vacation.

I can't say enough good things about the nurses and staff at Emory. They were incredible! Dr. Frank Jones was great to work with as well! He is the doctor who conducted my surgery. Dr. Jones and everyone else at Emory definitely made the best of a bad situation for me! I really do appreciate that.

But the most thanks goes to my lovely wife. She slept very little and spent all of her time making sure I was as comfortable as possible. I couldn't have done it without her.

Thanks to everyone else who called and brought food and who have sent gifts. It means a lot!

So I'm at home now recovering.....I should be back to normal shooting soon!

Mike and Erica are married

2009-05-20T22:46:00.004-05:00

It is always an honor for a couple to choose me to photograph their wedding. But there's just a tad extra honor tossed in there when it's another photographer! Michael asked me to photograph he and Erica's wedding at Annabella at Cedar Glen in Huntsville, Alabama. We had rain and tornado warnings about an hour before the ceremony began but it cleared up and turned into a great afternoon once the wedding kicked off. As always...I'll be happy to take full credit for that!

As far as flower girls go...I mean...I'm fairly certain it doesn't get much cuter than this.

Little DHP flower girl dresses are now available in our online store. ;)

Congratulations!!!

Sarah's Senior Portraits

2009-05-18T21:53:00.001-05:00

Sarah is one of the many seniors graduating this month. I have no recollection of what was going through my mind right before I graduated. It's one of those moments in life when you would think your mind would be filled with profound thoughts and hopes for the future. I can't remember a thing. Oh well....hopefully Sarah will do a better job of remembering!

There is kind of an unwritten rule among photographers....if there is a VW van within 200 yards of your session...you must shoot it.

Congratulations Sarah and good luck!! Start a blog or something....so 12 years from now you'll be able to remember things!

Annatations - May 17th, 2009

2009-05-18T21:51:00.000-05:00

I'm going to start sprinkling posts from Anna's blog here on this blog. I mean...half the stuff she puts on that blog are things we have done together anyway...so why write it twice right? Unless I come up with a snappier name.....I will call this "Annatations".

On May 17th, 2009 Anna wrote:

On Friday night, we gambled with the Mother Nature, and went out to the rodeo in Athens. I wish I could find a picture, but I didn't have the time, nor desire to go digging through my mom's bazillion picture albums to find the picture of when I was Miss Rodeo Queen. Maybe I will find it and post it later...anyways, I digress. So we ended up going and it sprinkled maybe a little bit, but nothing major. As we were walking in, our neighbor AJ McCloud on WDRM stopped us and we were talking. He was about to do a live broadcast and asked if we would comment about the rodeo. Now, I am a trained professional in public relations...I should be ready at all times to "make a statement/give a comment." We had about 30 seconds before we were on...and I went blank...I am talking BLANK!! So, when he put the microphone in my face, what came out was just by the grace of God. It wasn't my best, but definitely not my worst. David of course had to throw in something goofy as usual...you can listen to it here...

So after our 30 seconds of fame, we went on in to enjoy a wonderful night at the rodeo. Here are some shots from the night....

David is obviously a little more excited than I am...

It is my goal next year to carry the flag...ya'll watch out!

A little chuck wagon racing...

And of course our favorite...the bull riding!

Allie

2009-05-17T22:32:00.004-05:00

I had the privilege of taking some photos of Allie a few weeks ago. Her dad just so happened to have a red Corvette....how convenient for us. I offered up my Camry....but they felt the Corvette was a better fit.

Adam and Holly

2009-05-12T15:54:00.005-05:00

March 28, 2009
Ceremony: The Old Brick Church in Mooresville, AL
Reception: Athens State University's Founders Hall
Caterer/Florist: Justin Myrick
Dresses: The Something Blue Shop
Cake: Debbie Hardiway
Music: Justin Miller
Reception Entertainment: Dave McConnell
Tent/Chair Rental: Party Plus

Transportation: Affordable Vintage Autos

Videographers: CVP Videographer

I have known Holly for a long time. It is safe to say that I have known her for most of her life. Notice I said most of her life. Old people say that....young people say "I've known her all of my life." I'm just sayin'.

I was honored when she and Adam chose me to photograph their wedding back in March. I have known Adam for quite a while as well so the reception was a reunion of folks I haven't seen in years!

The wedding was in beautiful Mooresville, Alabama at the Old Brick Church. Now the weather for that day was supposed to be awful. There was a huge chance of not only rain but severe weather. There were clearly a lot of prayers going up for good weather because the day was perfect minus a 5 minute sprinkle right before they left the reception.

As always Gary Cosby Jr. shot with me....GFC if you will. This is his below....

GFC's below....

I would love to take credit for taking this photo but even if I wanted to I would be busted...if you look hard you'll see me crouching like a roadside ninja.

One of Gary's most awesome shots of the day below...

Justin Miller arranged a great set of acoustic guitar music for the ceremony.

One of the things that Holly wanted after the ceremony was to have a group shot of everyone who attended. I debated for months (literally) about whether I should take a large ladder out to Mooresville for that. Well I decided to use the ol' pole cam technique. I mounted my camera on top of a light stand....set the timer....and held it up high.

This next shot below is one of my favorites from the entire day...

DH from outside...

GFC from inside....

GFC's below....

Attention Holly and Adam....you need a 40"x 60" canvas of this next image hanging in your house! :)

This is Holly laughing at my suggestion for a 40" x 60" canvas....no really Holly....I'm serious.

The reception was at Athens State University's Founders Hall. This is a beautiful location for a wedding reception.

Dave McConnell sang during the reception. It was incredible. He sounds like you grabbed Frank Sinatra straight from a 1953 Vegas stage and dropped him into a 2009 wedding reception. Click here to listen to a sample from his website.

Now remember all those prayers I mentioned about the weather earlier? Well God showed out a little bit for us right at the end. Right about the time I was trying to decide how to light the grand exit He did it for me. You can't beat sunset light.

I can't decide which view I like the best....GFC was working the balcony view of their exit.

Affordable Vintage Autos provided the vintage limo for their exit....what a classy way to leave! I mean...not as classy as the Toyota Camry I left in....but pretty classy nonetheless.

Congratulations Adam and Holly! Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your wedding day!

Bigger Mac

2009-05-03T16:29:00.002-05:00

You may remember Mac from a year ago around this time......here....

Well I was back at Mac's place to shoot more photos of him for his three year head shot. His mom has really cool black and white photos of both of their kids hanging in their house for every year.

Here is Mac's photo for this year!

Ok...so if you really pay attention you may have noticed the photos having a different logo treatment. I know, I know....it looks like I can't make up my mind. Well I'm playing around with different ways to display the logo on blog photos. Hopefully I'm zeroing in on the easiest and most clean way to do that. Bear with me. :)

Special Tulips

2009-04-29T18:10:00.003-05:00

My friend Jason....who I have literally known my entire life...called me the other day with a request. His neighbor had lost her husband unexpectedly and one of his last projects around their home was to plant some tulips. As you can imagine these are very special to her and Jason wanted a photo of the tulips while they were in bloom for her to have. How long do tulips stay in bloom? Neither one of us knew so we scheduled a time to shoot them a couple of days later. This was my favorite one from the few I shot.

I thought this was a very sweet thing to do for someone. I can't imagine the loss she is feeling but hopefully Jason's gesture will help give her comfort.

Matthew 25 says:
³⁴"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. ³⁵For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, ³⁶I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

³⁷"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? ³⁸When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? ³⁹When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' ⁴⁰"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

It's not always water....food....clothes....or visits that people need. Sometimes you need to help folks out in an unusual way. Jason taught me a good lesson.

Justin and Micah

2009-04-28T21:37:00.005-05:00

From time to time I have request from people to shadow me on sessions. I've never quite figured out the best way to make this happen that won't short change my clients or the people who come along so I decided to set up a little instructional session. To say I "set up" anything is being fairly generous considering all I did was find a couple for a session. It wasn't a workshop by any stretch. Just a few other photographers who tagged along.

I've known Justin for a really long time and have gotten to know his wife Micah as well. They were more than willing to help out. Now if I could only figure out a way to get him to return the favor.

I had grand ideas of cool, spring sunlight, backlit photos but mother nature had other ideas in mind....like cloud cover for most of the session. So I improvised and created my own....ahem...square shaped sun.

This also gave me an opportunity to crank up the ISO on the D3 for a change....we certainly are a long way from the Nikon D1 I started out with in my digital career.

If you have never asked someone you go to church with to crawl on top of each other....I suggest you just don't. It makes for awkward Sunday mornings....the up side...it makes for nice photos!

Justin claims that he doesn't arch his eyebrows like this on purpose. Whatever...it's clearly his secret wife gettin' weapon.

I don't know what these bushes below are called...but they should be called Fry Guy Bushes.

Thanks again for your help Micah and Justin! If you need insurance....or a personal trainer...these two have got you covered. Whether you are planning on your body falling apart...or trying for it not to....they can help either way!

Kaitlyn and Josh are getting married

2009-04-28T21:23:00.003-05:00

I heard someone on the radio this afternoon say "I could care less what they think". This person should absolutely know better. I know that I do my fair share of butchering when it comes to the English language but come on! It's "I couldn't care less"....COULDN'T!!

Take a deep breath Higginbotham.

Back to the reason for this post...

I met Kaitlyn at a bridal showcase back in January and she and her fiance Josh met up with me in Decatur several weeks ago for their engagement photos!

Congratulations!

The E Family

2009-04-24T21:55:00.003-05:00

Sue and her family had some photos from several years ago that were shot at The Old State Bank building here in Decatur, Alabama. Well the kids look much different now so she wanted to do more images back at the bank. This bank doesn't have suckers anymore though....not sure they ever did to be honest. It closed as a bank in 1902. Anybody have any idea when the sucker was invented? I mean...I know one is born everyday...but I digress.

I enjoyed shooting with you guys!! Thanks!!

Dave's Thought #424

2009-04-22T18:30:00.005-05:00

Most people have had countless thoughts. Not me...I've managed to keep mine under 500.

I came to a realization a few years ago....shortly before this photo was taken at a hockey game in Huntsville...

I don't want to be sitting at my retirement party watching the slide show and be bored. If all I did in every single picture was look at the camera and smile....how boring will it be for our kids to look back at their father's life? So I made a promise to myself (Brooks/Blazy 1989) that I would strive to go the extra mile in every picture I am a part of.

Below you will see an early adopter of my theory...Mr. Bart Smith. We figure that a thumbs up puts a positive spin on every photo in which it is displayed.

Sometimes just the extra effort of just taking a photo does the job....as seen below in this picture of myself and one of my heroes.

Sometimes a gesture can simply be informative. "What are these guys having their photo made together for? Oh....they are pointing at each others respective vest...I get it."

Some people are just begging to be pointed at....whether it be because of awesomeness or unawesomeness. In the example below...Paul Thorn is awesome....thus the point.

Sometimes one's gesture or posture can answer a question. "Is Dave serious about wearing that cape?" The question "Is Dave bowlegged?" could also be asked in this instance.

How will folks know if we are happy if we don't illustrate it in some way?

Ok this is just a picture of me tossing a ziploc bag full of chicken breast in the air....no real explanation needed really.

When you see the three finger gun and a thumbs up in one photo....somebody's having a good night.

You know when players are being carted off the football field after a season ending injury and they give a thumbs up to the crowd? Everyday people do that too....you know...to put the lady on aisle 7 at ease.

So here is my challenge to all of you.....take your photos to the next level. Don't just lean in and smile like a Phi Mu on bid day....show me something interesting.

Chase and Brittany

2009-04-14T18:27:00.002-05:00

It's really getting ridiculous. It is getting to where hardly a day goes by that I don't run into someone who is a blog reader. My blog? Nay. The wife's blog? Yeppers. This motivated me to do three things.

#1..don't do anything stupid that might wind up on your wife's blog....

Crap....nevermind #1.

#2....try not to embarrass Anna on your blog.

By the way her name card says "Anna 'Fire Twirling' Higginbotham".

#3...post more to my blog so I can benefit from the popularity of Anna. Just call me Kevin Federline.

Back to the lecture at hand....

Chase and Brittany are getting married! Brittany wanted some images for some Save the Date cards...and who am I to say no?

Here are the Save the Dates too....in case you decide you need DHP to design your Save the Date!

Oh and by the way....if I had chosen to break the gender barrier and become a feature twirler like my dear wife was....I would have rocked it son.

Cilla and Ryan are getting married!

2009-03-16T19:54:00.008-05:00

I will have the pleasure of shooting Cilla and Ryan's wedding this October and I am really looking forward to it! We got together a few weeks ago and shot their engagement photos...

Dr. Najjar

2009-03-16T19:38:00.002-05:00

Dr. Mamoun Najjar is a board certified sleep specialist and pulmonologist with a practice in Decatur, Alabama and a new location in Madison, Alabama as well. Several weeks ago we braved the ridiculous wind and shot some images for Dr. Najjar to use for his marketing materials.

Billboard

2009-03-05T22:49:00.002-06:00

My friend and insurance agent Justin Miller contacted me a few weeks ago wanting to update his head shot.

The next thing I knew he was staring at me as I drove over The Beltline here in Decatur.

It was as if he was using his prominent perch to will me into not having an accident worthy of a claim. Well played insurance man.

I would give Justin a call if I were you. I bet he could save you money. At the very least he could come sit, smile, and stare at you....just like on his billboard.

Blizzard '09

2009-03-01T21:39:00.003-06:00

Living in Alabama you can count on three things.

1. You can count on finding a convenience store that sells bait, rents videos, has tanning beds, and serves breakfast and lunch.
2. You can count on seeing (on average) 8.5 people you know in Wal-Mart every time you are in that place.
3. When it snows people freak out.

When Anna and I got up to get ready for church this morning snow was falling and there was already about an inch on the ground.

Being the dog freak that I am I let Wilson out and begin taking pictures of him reacting to the snow.

No new experience is complete without a little crazy Labrador run. If you own a Lab....you are probably familiar with this.

Then I let my wife out and begin taking pictures of her reacting to the snow.

Head and Shoulders anyone?

Then I let myself out and had Anna take pictures of me reacting to the snow. I had to squeeze years of missed winter wonderland experiences into about 10 minutes before we left.

It's a good thing we took pictures this morning when we did....by the time we got home from lunch...it was all gone. I don't mean...mostly gone...I mean it was ALL gone. However....I guarantee there are places opening late tomorrow morning. This concludes my Blizzard 2009 coverage.

Matt

2009-02-27T21:32:00.003-06:00

I came to a startling realization today....people read this blog. Yeah...I know...crazy right? So I have decided to post more....and be less boring.

As I have mentioned before my lovely wife Anna is now writing a blog and to be honest she is out pacing me in an embarrassing way. I can't have that.

Back on Christmas Eve my buddy Matt was in town and I pulled him aside for a 10 minute photo session. The rate of sexiness per minute was astounding....and Matt didn't look too bad either.

The Flashbacks honored

2009-02-26T20:14:00.002-06:00

The Flashbacks were recently recognized by The Alabama Music Hall of Fame at a show at The Princess Theatre in Decatur, Alabama. I documented the event for the guys to use for promotions. By the way....just a tip....never where a white shirt while trying to be discreet in a venue with black lights every 15 feet.

Congratulations!

Mom and daughters

2009-02-16T22:43:00.002-06:00

My friend and artist Julianne wanted some updated head shots and some photos of she and her girls. Who am I to say no? Sorry Nancy Reagan.*

I realize that these last few are a lot a like....but I like them all...so there you go.

*No drugs were taken during the making of these images.

Southern Bride Magazine

2009-02-16T22:35:00.002-06:00

I can't believe that I haven't posted this yet but Aaron and Holly's wedding that I shot back in October of last year was in Southern Bride Magazine and was also selected for the cover! I was thrilled for Holly and for all of the other vendors who were a part of that awesome wedding!

Here are the spreads....

Thank you Southern Bride!

City Council images

2009-02-16T22:31:00.002-06:00

Last month I had the privilege of photographing the city council in Huntsville, Alabama. I was to shoot individual head shots and a few group photos before the start of their weekly session. Time was tight but everyone was incredibly gracious and patient and we wound up finishing up with several minutes to spare!

The Key Family

2009-01-27T20:08:00.004-06:00

These guys were so much fun to shoot! They made fun of each other non stop....I could feel the love!

I shot individual family portraits of everybody but I wanted to show this one because I learned a new way to get kids to smile. If these two are any indication yelling "underwear!" will work everytime. It wasn't my idea by the way....but once I heard other family members yelling it...I ran with it.

Thanks for the opportunity everybody! It was a pleasure to meet you all!

Wedding Chicks listing

2009-01-27T19:20:00.006-06:00

At the end of December the nice ladies at The Wedding Chicks extended an invitation for me to be a part of their website! Thank you Jocey and Amy!

Come by and see me!

Mobile Bay Bride

2009-01-27T18:19:00.003-06:00

Back in June of last year I shot a groomsman/bridesmaid fashion feature for Mobile Bay Monthly magazine's Mobile Bay Bride publication. It was a long, hot, humid day but the crew that Lawren Largue at the magazine put together was wonderful! Brandi Hoover and Chandise Todd with The Sanctuary Salon did a great job with the makeup and Ginger Drago did an incredible job with all the styling!

Here is the cover of the magazine....that image was shot by Jeff and Meggan Haller with Keyhole Photo. Great photo!

Here are the actual pages from the spread on the bridesmaids. Lawren put together a beautiful Alice in Wonderland themed spread.

There was also a spread with groomsman fashion. I don't have the files for those pages yet but I will post those as soon as I have them! Special thanks go out to The Mobile Bay Bears for allowing us access to Hank Aaron Stadium and allowing these members of the team to model for us!

The (New) Flashbacks Promo

2009-01-27T15:50:00.006-06:00

As I have covered before I was part of The Flashbacks for 8 years. I had a great time with the band and am still in touch and friends with all the guys.

There have been quite a few member changes in the past few months and they needed a new promotional image.

The group will be honored this Saturday night at The Princess Theatre. They are being recognized for musical achievement by The Alabama Music Hall of Fame! Of course the elephant in the room is that my 8 year contribution was clearly the main reason for the honor. :)

Congratulations to all of The Flashbacks members...past, present, and future!

David's Senior Portraits

2009-01-27T08:55:00.003-06:00

There are right ways and wrong ways to get off on the right foot with your photographer. I'd say one of the wrong ways is to tell him that you started kindergarten the year he graduated high school. That stings bro.

Good luck David!

Martin and Whitney

2009-01-26T19:04:00.007-06:00

Whitney may look familiar to you. Not from the previous post necessarily....but from a bridal fashion session I did a few years ago. This is Whitney.....

....but that is not Whitney's dress.....bouquet.....or groom. If you really pay attention to all of the images on my blog and website....I may need to draw a flow chart for you to explain all of this. But....bottom line is this....all the pictures from here on out are of Whitney and Martin....and they really got married.

As always the lovely and talented Gary Cosby Jr. shot with me as well. Ok...well he's talented anyway.

Whitney and her dad as he prepares to walk her down the aisle.

I went outside to set up for this portrait and the wind practically ripped the umbrella I was using right out of my hand. Mary Poppins to ya.

....wait....what was that?

The reception was at the newly remodeled Syke's Place on Bank Street in Decatur.

....here's one of Cosby's...

It rained like crazy between the ceremony and the reception. But it stopped long enough for us to go outside for a few bride and groom photos.

This next one is by Cosby and is one of my favorites from the night!

Wait...did they do that twice?

Cosby pirated my strobes for this one...it's such an awesome shot! He was on the balcony above everybody for their exit!

Congratulations you two! Thanks for letting a photographer with peacock feathers growing out of his head shoot your wedding (thanks for nothing Cosby).

Congratulations Dr. Elliott!

2009-01-26T18:53:00.004-06:00

Not only is Dr. Charles Elliott one of the best Anesthesiologist around but he is also one of the best people. Dr. Elliott is an elder where I attend church and I was very excited when he asked me to photograph him being honored at the Decatur General Gala XXIV. Dr. Elliott was given the John A. Caddell Award.

Congratulations again Dr. Elliott!

Whitney's Bridal Session

2009-01-13T19:48:00.003-06:00

You may recognize Whitney from several images I have shot in the past. She has done some modeling for a few different projects for me. One of which she wore a wedding dress and posed with a "groom". Well....I may need to take those off my website because she has a legit groom now. No offense Wes.

I love this next image!

I will post images from Whitney and Martin's wedding very soon! I'm so close to being caught up!! I've got to go for now though...I'm watching people's hopes and dreams be crushed. American Idol to ya.

Christmas Card photos!

2009-01-12T19:26:00.004-06:00

You may remember this cute little thing from this post back during the summer of last year!

They contacted me wanting some photos and a Christmas Card design done. The only down side was that we had to shoot outside one Saturday morning when I believe the temperature was around 30˚. Anna and I were worried that the baby would be too cold and that might make her grumpy. Were we ever wrong. She smiled like this the entire time! I was amazed! I guess she showed me.

Here is the final design on the cards.....here's the front...

...and here is the back!

The Kyle Family

2009-01-12T19:16:00.002-06:00

Like the last post....I'm going to write under the delusion that Christmas has not yet come and gone.

The Kyle's contacted me wanting some photos of the whole family and also a few individual family photos for different uses. They warned me many times about the "insanity" they claimed that would await me....but I assured them that I had enough nieces and nephews to prepare me for anything a large family could throw my way!

Merry Christmas! :)

Kyle and Katie

2009-01-12T19:08:00.003-06:00

I'm going to pretend that this wasn't shot so long ago that the fall foliage was still pretty. Consider yourself warned of the forthcoming attempt at deception.

A couple of days ago I drove to near Irondale, Alabama and met Katie and Kyle to take some photos of her in her wedding dress and him in his turnout gear. Kyle is a firefighter in that area and they wanted some photos with an old engine from his former station. The wind was blowing at least 75 mph that day....I'm pretty sure.

Thanks for the opportunity guys! I really enjoyed it!!

Heather and Paul....just because!

2009-01-01T23:23:00.003-06:00

Heather contacted me and wanted some photos of she and her husband...just because. How awesome is that? These two were a blast to be around!

I have been passing this old Cadillac for months and have wanted to photograph someone with it...I finally had the chance. It is for sale...I thought about buying it as a prop. :)

I also ran across this old couch that someone had put out for the trash....I'm 98% sure it was bug free. I guess that explains why Paul chose to sit on the ground.

The mosquitos had yet to hibernate....or die...or whatever they do for the winter. They were unbelievably huge. They finally took their toll on Paul....Heather however....kept her composure amazingly well during the attack.

It was such a pleasure to meet you both! Roll Tide!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T18:38:00.002-06:00

....and a Happy New Year!!

The Putmans!

2008-12-06T19:05:00.007-06:00

The Putman family chose this great location with a dock and pond for their session a few weeks ago. We wanted to take advantage of the fall color late in the day....we had to hustle...but I think we got it!

2008-12-05T21:58:00.002-06:00

Several weeks ago....yeah....by "several weeks ago" I mean "I'm way behind on the blog". I digress...several weeks ago I had the opportunity to photograph this lovely family at their home in Hartselle, AL.

I love this next photo because to me it kind of sums up all little boys.

It was a pleasure to photograph you guys!

Campout '08

2008-11-13T08:03:00.002-06:00

Head over to my wife's blog to check out her post about our camp out earlier this week. I have several post to catch up on...they'll be up soon!

Jaime and David are getting married!

2008-11-04T19:35:00.005-06:00

Two years ago I met Jaime and her sisters when we got together for a session. Jaime contacted me a few weeks ago to shoot her engagement session with David. I normally don't post quite this many photos but I had a lot of favorites!

You two did an awesome job! Congratulations!

The Derelict Project

2008-11-03T20:39:00.004-06:00

Several weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot promotional images for The Derelict Project here in Decatur, Alabama. They were in town recording at Clearwave Studios.

We spent the evening running wildly from all band photo cliches....as you'll notice....no brick walls were harmed (or used) in the making of these photos.

Holly's Bridals

2008-11-03T20:17:00.004-06:00

A few weeks before Holly and Aaron's wedding we got together at Lowe Mill in Huntsville, Alabama for her bridal portraits. I couldn't show them off until Aaron had gotten his first look....so now we're good!

Aaron and Holly

2008-10-14T18:11:00.008-05:00

A couple of Saturdays ago I was honored to photograph the wedding of Holly and Aaron in Mooresville, AL.

It was the first time I had worked with several folks including bridal consultant Calandra Terry with An Event to Remember. Matt was the DJ for the night from Americas Party Pros. The venue and food was great and Dee and the rest of the folks at Limestone Bay took care of that along with Party Plus who provided all of the tents and lighting. The music at the ceremony was provided by Sheryl Hughes and Scott Matthews. In Bloom provided all of the flowers as well. I hope I didn't forget anybody!! Let me know if I did! :)

Gary Cosby Jr. was there as my second shooter...and did a killer job as usual.

Dee was gracious enough to allow me to use her house for these photos of the shoes...I really appreciate that!

Diann Anderson did a killer job with Holly's makeup! I shot these of Holly at her house before everybody headed to Mooresville.

Holly's dress hanging on the front porch of Limestone Bay.

This was the first time Aaron got to see Holly in her wedding dress.

Then we headed out for some portraits....

This was Cosby's view of the shot above.

Cosby shot this photo of Holly while she was having her garter put on.

The historic brick church in Mooresville, AL is an awesome place for a wedding. It looks like nothing has changed since the day it was completed in 1839....unless you count the electricity.

Cosby was tucked back in the corner behind the musicians during the ceremony. He got these next two shots from that spot.

Coz also followed the new bride and groom from the church to the reception and got these next three...geez...what was I doing??!!

Dathern Moon Cakes did an incredible job with these next two cakes. Apparently Aaron is a Mac geek like me so this old style Apple computer was a perfect groom's cake.

The bride's cake wasn't too shabby either.

The first dance...

Cosby's view of the exit...

I had a great time guys! It was a beautiful wedding!

Vow Renewal!

2008-10-13T22:29:00.003-05:00

My friend....and boss...asked me a few months ago to photograph she and her husband's vow renewal ceremony and I was honored to do so! As usual...Gary Cosby Jr. was there to second shoot with me.

The next two are by Coz....from his perch in the balcony!

Julie and her daughters wanted a photo showing this set of their footwear!

Congratulations you two! Thanks again for allowing me to be a part of this event!!

Melanie - class of '09 - Pre-Med/Taco Bell fan

2008-09-23T22:25:00.000-05:00

Melanie is a senior in high school this year. She is undecided on what she wants to major in at college. So I decided her answer for her. Not that she is planning to be pre-med....but I convinced her that it sounded good. You're welcome.

As you can imagine....I have favorites.....

Good luck with your path to medical school! :)

I love my wife

2008-09-22T22:51:00.004-05:00

I've always kind of snickered when I passed people with those bumper stickers on their cars. I mean...what a suck up. :) But....I should probably go find one and slap it on the back of the Camry!

Anna pulled off a surprise birthday party for me this past Saturday night. I could not have been more shocked. I was not suspicious at all! Thank you to all of my friends and family who made it out...I really do appreciate it!

Here's a quick image from when I was still trying to comprehend what was happening!

Anna has more details on her blog....click here for that!

I am so thankful that God has blessed me with Anna. To have someone who loves me like she does is just incredible. I laid awake into the early morning hours on Sunday just thinking about it. I pray every night that God help me to be the husband she deserves.

Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to cling to what's left of my twenties.

Luke is 2!

2008-09-22T22:22:00.002-05:00

You may remember Luke from here.....or here. Little man just turned 2!

We got together this past weekend to shoot with him and his parents....

Happy Birthday little buddy!

Professional Photographer Magazine

2008-09-08T19:17:00.003-05:00

David Higginbotham Photography was featured (along with several other wonderful photographers) in this month's Professional Photographer magazine.

When you have a hot wife and a good looking dog it is hard enough to keep them down to earth...but after this....I'll probably have to hire one of them an agent.

If you want to view larger versions of these pages so you can read the story you can by clicking here for page 1, here for page 2, and here for page 3.

Thank you to Ronnie Garrett for writing this story and for being kind enough to include us! Ronnie has written for both Professional Photographer and Rangefinder magazine and would love to hear from you if you have any story ideas for her! She can be reached at rl_garrett7@yahoo.com or called at 920-650-7875.

A special thanks also goes out to Amy Enderle at Silver Box Photographers for getting us hooked up with Ronnie for this story!

I've gotta run...a Kibbles and Bits talent director is on the phone for Wilson.

The hottest little blogger ever

2008-08-27T21:17:00.000-05:00

There was a time when Anna would make fun of me for blogging. Especially in the days of "Dave's Blog". So imagine my surprise when the wife decided to start her own blog.

So ladies and gentleman.....I present to you...."The Higginbotham's Blog"!

I promised her I would introduce to her to tens of twenties of readers by posting her blog here on David Higginbotham Photography, the blog....so don't let her down. Hop on over to her page and leave her some comments....it will make her day!

Happy Anniversary!!

2008-08-19T08:58:00.000-05:00

Two years ago today I made one of the best decisions I have ever made. I married Anna!

I proposed to her in October of 2005....

I lost that shirt by the way.....I love that shirt. It's a Duckhead shirt and I wore it all the time...and mysteriously....it vanished.

This was our favorite photo from our engagement session. Photos by The Gary Cosby Jr. Fierce look by The Higginbothams.

August 19, 2006....my lovely bride!

"Invite twice as many people as you plan to attend....only half will show up." Yeah right.

I love you Anna and I expect at least 60 more! After that...we'll see. :)

Hannah

2008-08-13T21:09:00.000-05:00

Hannah is a senior in high school this year and is also a DHP blog stalker. This is why I made especially sure to get her photos up soon because I didn't want to disappoint.

Hannah is also friends with Taylor (post below) so she already knew all of my jokes and funny stories. One "funny" story that actually includes dead puppies....I know...what a sicko right? Talk to my wife.

This is probably my favorite from the whole day.

Who knew that "Fort Marsh" could look so formal.

This is Abby....she's a 6 month old lab and aspiring collar model....she also belongs to Hannah's dad.

This is Dixie. She treed a squirrel and then sat down for a photo...true story.

Have a great senior year!

Taylor's Senior Portraits

2008-08-11T22:41:00.000-05:00

Last week I went to Athens to photograph Taylor for her senior portraits. I have known Taylor and her family for a long time. Long enough to feel my hip breaking....again.

Here are my favorites....sorry it took so long Taylor. I hear you've been blog stalking....and I feel terrible about that.

Please feel free to use these on your MySpace or Facebook page! Just tell them where you got them! :)

I hope you have a great senior year!

Matt and Shaina

2008-08-11T22:30:00.000-05:00

Matt and Shaina are getting married this winter! We headed out a few weekends ago to shoot their engagement session in Priceville, Alabama.

Congratulations cousin!

Alyson's Bridal Session

2008-08-05T21:33:00.000-05:00

This past Saturday night Alyson and Chris were married in what I'm sure was a wonderful ceremony. Anna and I were unable to make it to the wedding but we did get to attend the rehearsal dinner and I was able to make her bridal portraits a few weeks prior. Since the groom has seen her in the dress....I can post them now! By the way this wedding actually makes us somewhat related now. Chris is my 3rd cousin...so I guess Alyson is now my 3rd cousin-in-law. See you at Thanksgiving.

It wasn't long ago at all when I shot Alyson's senior portraits....now here I am posting her bridal portraits. I think I feel my hip breaking.

Congratulations Alyson and Chris!

Fran's Senior Portraits

2008-08-05T21:24:00.000-05:00

I had the opportunity to photograph Fran last week for her senior portraits. The humidity that day was brutal even by North Alabama standards. In the face of frizzy conditions....Fran's hair prevailed. Anna would like your secret.

I hope you enjoy your senior year! Feel free to use any of these images on your Facebook or MySpace pages!

Joseph and Holly are married!

2008-07-27T01:18:00.000-05:00

A couple of weeks ago I photographed the wedding of Holly and Joseph in Florence, Alabama. Holly and Joseph...as seen here.

Jonathan Palmer was kind enough to second shoot with me that weekend.

The beautiful bride...lit by my best friends that day....a long row of windows in front of a gray wall.

Hey look....there it is again!

This next one was shot by J.P. Not the gray wall....but pretty dang close.

This was shot in the small chapel of the church....this is the room where Holly and Joseph first met.

J.P. and I like to call this one "The Stalker". This was the seating arrangement when they first saw each other....thus Joseph's ~~creepy~~ loving gaze.

Holly looked extremely relaxed just before the wedding started. She was either extremely relaxed or a good faker.

The next two are from J.P.'s views at the front of the church.

Married!

Congratulations guys! It was such a pleasure to be there with you both!

Newborn!

2008-07-26T17:20:00.000-05:00

A couple of weeks ago I was honored to get to photograph this sweet newborn girl. Judging by the glimpse I got into her little closet she will be the most girly girl ever. Anna plans to make any future daughters of ours a rival for that title.

By the way....these are friends of ours and Anna would have normally been there but where was she?....in Nashville at a Poison concert. Yep....that Poison. She would have had to empty 8 cans of aquanet into her hair just to compete to what those guys are accustomed to. Don't even get me started on how hard it was to find her a pair of acid washed jeans for her to wear. By the way....she gave my best to C.C.

To the photos....

Ryan and Brooke

2008-07-08T21:37:00.000-05:00

Ryan and Brooke are getting married this fall...so we hung out for some engagement photos last week!

Thanks you two!

Baby George

2008-07-05T21:09:00.000-05:00

One of Anna's sorority sisters and her husband had little George about 3 months ago. We went to their house earlier this week and made some photos of the little guy.

I'll give you one guess which University the parents attended.

This is one of my favorite images from the night....if you know mom....make sure you tell her how good she looks in this photo. :)

George is a bottom lip sticker outer when he gets mad. This was a split second before he dropped that lip.

Jean and Ancil

2008-07-04T23:03:00.000-05:00

A couple of weekends ago Cosby and I shot a beautiful backyard wedding in Huntsville, Alabama.

Congratulations you two!

The lovely bride just a few minutes prior to the ceremony.

Cosby made this image of the groom shortly before the ceremony. This would be his "Dress Mess".

It was an awesome night for an outdoor wedding! The crowd was kind enough to hum The Bridal March when Jean walked down the aisle.

Cosby took one for the DHP team by shooting from an upstairs window overlooking the ceremony....in the air conditioning....what a giver.

This is one of Cosby's images....the reception after sunset.

Cosby's view of the above shot....

The Newton Kids!

2008-07-01T21:31:00.000-05:00

A couple of weeks ago I got together with a family that I have worked with in the past to make some pictures of the kids! These two kept me laughing!

Grocery store feet!

Thanks guys!

Jodie and Dusty

2008-06-17T20:45:00.000-05:00

This past Sunday afternoon I packed up a cooler of water and gatorade and met up with Dusty and Jodie for their engagement pictures. It was only about 130˚ so it made for a nice day of shooting and sweating. They did a great job of looking cool though. Wow....that was lame.

To the photos....

Dusty said that he doesn't smile. We proved him wrong....okay Jodie proved him wrong.

It was great to meet you guys! Congratulations on your engagement and upcoming marriage!

A True American Hero

2008-05-27T01:46:00.000-05:00

This morning Anna and I got up and headed to the Roselawn Cemetery here in Decatur, AL for the Memorial Day remembrance service. I finally had the opportunity to make a portrait of someone who is truly one of my heroes. It's something I've wanted to do for a long time.

In January of 1940 an eighteen-year-old John Burnett joined the National Guard Reserves and 9 months later was mobilized in the United States Army's 30th Infantry Division. In June of 1943 he transferred to the 2nd Ranger Battalion. On June 6th, 1944 at France's Pointe du Hoc he was part of the D-Day invasion. The very next day while working a U.S. reconnaissance outpost his group came under attack and Mr. Burnett was wounded and taken prisoner by the Germans. They moved him frequently and refused to treat his wounds. At one of his stops he was being guarded by a German soldier who decided to go to sleep. In Mr. Burnett's words, "He took a nap and he never woke up". The German had underestimated a wounded American soldier. Two members of the French underground saw his escape and helped him return to American lines. He was missing in action and a prisoner of war for 72 days. He returned to his unit and continued to fight until the war ended on May 8th of 1945.

Mr. Burnett's story is an incredible one and I am so thankful that Anna and I got to sit with him today at lunch and hear it.

This is the face of a true American hero.

To meet Mr. Burnett today you might not think that this sweet man was ever capable of some of the things he had to do to survive his time as a prisoner. But when I got home today and edited these pictures this image gave me a glimpse into the eyes of John Burnett in 1944.

Holly and Aaron are getting married!

2008-05-19T22:16:00.000-05:00

Anna and I traveled to Tuscaloosa, AL this past weekend to meet Aaron and Holly on the campus of The University. :)

Normally we are headed down to watch Alabama play football so it was a little odd for us to arrive to a practically empty campus. I had to fight the urge to grill something.

These two are getting married in October and are both engineering graduates. So obviously our first stop....the engineering library.

This is my favorite image of the day....this is just beside of Denny Chimes...you can see the president's home in the background across University.

This is Denny Chimes....and...by Anna's claim....Aaron's best pose of the day.

When Holly looked at this next image on the back of the camera she claimed that I made Houser Hall pretty. Well I'll never be able to earn any engineering credit hours in that building....but I can sure take a picture of it!

I thought it was poor taste to make out in the library....but you know how engineers are.

I'll see you guys in October!

Roll Tide!

Paul and Anna are married!

2008-05-17T20:15:00.000-05:00

Last Friday Gary Cosby Jr. and myself shot the wedding of Paul and Anna at The Huntsville Museum of Art.

It was a beautiful ceremony and a great setting for photos!

I shot this image at the same time Cosby was shooting the image below it....

Cosby's photo of the getaway! That little dark blur on the sidewalk at the right....that is me!

Congratulations!!

Holly and Joseph

2008-05-05T20:45:00.000-05:00

This past Sunday afternoon Anna and I met her cousin Holly, and her fiance Joseph, for their engagement photos. They will be getting married this July!

This is proof that Anna gets out in the sun and works as hard as I do!

This was shortly before my awkward exchange with a passerby...."Haaay!"

Congratulations guys! I'll see you in July!

Congratulations Edwin and Vicki!

2008-04-30T17:30:00.000-05:00

This past Saturday I had the privilege of photographing the wedding of Vicki and Edwin at Jackson Way Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama. Gary Cosby Jr. was my second shooter for this event and as always did an awesome job!

Cosby caught this image of the two of them as they saw each other for the first time...

This is another one of Cosby's as the flower girl and ring bearer made their way down the aisle...they surprised everybody by making it all the way down on their own!

This is from Cosby's vantage point just after Vicki and Edwin were presented to the audience!

This is my favorite photo from the day and it was taken by Cosby....I hate it when that happens! :) This is Vicki getting a hug from her oldest son just before she and Edwin exited the church to leave for their honeymoon! There were bubbles being blown by everybody lined up outside.

Congratulations guys!

Wedding getaway setup

2008-04-26T22:44:00.000-05:00

Today Gary Cosby Jr. and I had the pleasure of photographing Edwin and Vicki's wedding....I will post several from that event in a day or so...until then...here is a glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes for us at weddings.

When setting up lights for Edwin and Vicki's walk to their car today we had to test our lighting setup. Coz chose the popular "I surrender" method as seen below....

I...on the other hand....chose the "I just mugged a photographer and am now fleeing the scene" method....like so....

You may also notice my cat-like speed has caused some motion blur in the photo.*

*Motion blur produced in post production to make the photographer above appear faster than reality permits.

The Sneeds!

2008-04-22T21:34:00.000-05:00

My buddy (and assistant) Jason and I shot portraits of the Sneed family this past Sunday afternoon.

You can't beat good light and blue sky....

Elizabeth and Casey

2008-04-21T21:34:00.000-05:00

This past Saturday night Gary Cosby Jr. and I photographed the wedding of Casey and Elizabeth at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Huntsville, AL.

Here are a few of my favorites!

Congratulations guys! Have fun at the beach!

Teri

2008-03-21T23:28:00.001-05:00

Teri, her mom, and I got together in Decatur, AL earlier this week and braved the wind to take her senior portraits! She did a great job hiding the fact that the wind was blowing her hair all over the place!

Congratulations Teri!

Surgical Arts

2008-03-16T23:38:00.001-05:00

I shot a staff portrait for Surgical Arts (Cullman, Alabama) earlier this week along with an exterior of their office for use on their new website.

Candice

2008-03-12T18:41:00.000-05:00

Earlier this week Candice, Anna, and myself got together and shot promotional pieces for one of my upcoming projects. I am so glad that the time has changed and I actually have time for sessions in the afternoons again!

Her name is Candice but she prefers to go by one of her street names....Can-D, Dicey, C$, or her favorite...C-What?