Daniel Holman Photography

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2010-03-26T14:51:00.000-07:00

I just realized that this blog what never taken down... OOOPS! Well, here is the link to my new blog.

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Bekahs Wedding

2006-11-18T10:46:00.000-08:00

This weekend we went down to San Antonio for a good friends wedding. It was a lot of fun. Very beautiful, very simple, and fast....... just like our friend. : ) We also got to hang out with some friends of ours, and had a blast with them! And I spilled Blue Coconut Creamslush all over myself before the wedding........ but because I was wearing my stain resistant pants from Eddie Baeur, it didn't leave a single mark. It was so cool! Here are some pics...

Devils Sinkhole LIDAR project

2006-11-13T13:58:00.000-08:00

This weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to volunteer my time and abilities towards a project down at the Devils Sinkhole. It is located in south Texas near Rocksprings. The project itself was very successful for the first weekend, and we still have two more to go! Sponsors involved include the TCMA, Bexar Grotto, TPWD, Bat Conservation International, Pigeon Mountain Industries, George Veni and Associates, Jerry Atkinson, Don Auburn, Andy Howe, William Stephens, National Cave and Karst Research Institute, National Speleological Society, and the Devils Sinkhole Society. I am really looking forward to the next time! This is a summation of what we did and what we are doing.

While I was asked to be a photographer for this project (photojournalistic photography), there were actually several projects going on at once. The first (and main project) was the LIDAR project carried out by scientist Jerome A. Bellian with Texas Bureau of Economic Geology . The LIDAR is one of the coolest things I have seen in a while. It stands for Light Imaging Detection and Ranging, and it is being used in the sinkhole to create a 3D image of the cave.
Why? So that it can be turned into a interactive 3D program that visitors can see while visiting the sinkhole. Since the general public can not enter the cave because of safety issues related to the vertical drop of 145 feet, and out of consideration of disturbance of the roosting bats during the summer, the LIDAR project will produce a 3D image of the cave for the public to see. Also, the LIDAR is extremely accurate so measurements and dimensions of the cave are taken through the LIDAR without having to put peoples lives at risk. This project is breaking ground for the future and has never really been done in caves like this.

The second project was a two part project, and consisted of the photographing of the cave and photographing the process. I covered the documentation of what went on and Photographer Kevin McGowan covered the documentation of the cave itself. He is taking extremely accurate pictures of the cave surface itself. Once this project is done, the pictures that Kevin has taken will be laid over the top of the 3D scan to create a detailed 3D map. This is also something that is breaking ground in the caving community. Kevins work can be seen at www.kevinmcgowan.com. To carry this out, Kevin brought the coolest toys ever! He had these giant stobes that where about 2400watts. In a dark hole, they left quite a permanent impression on your eyes if you accidentally looked into (or even near) them. I accidentally did this several times, and of course, my eyes were burned out of my sockets. :) Just kidding, but it sure felt like it.

These lights were powered by these giant capacitors (which you can see Don holding up above) that hold the same charge as about 10 defibrillators. When he was done shooting, I asked him if I could use that last flash (which had to be done to discharge the capacitors) and he said sure! With that last flash we did this fun picture of the shadows.

The other projects consisted of measuring water levels, biological analysis, and exploring for virgin caves. They also had to remove a rattlesnake from the bottom of the cave before we went down into it... that was cool.

It was a ton of fun! Saturday night we got to watch a 1940's film of the Devils Sinkhole. It was hilarious! Sitting in our chairs, stuffed into our sleeping bags, and projecting the movie onto a white sheet... we were all so enthralled with the movie that we began to add our own themes and words... and believe me... it wasn't pretty. It sure was funny though. If you ever go down there to visit, you have to buy the video. It is well worth it! You will a good laugh everytime you watch it.
The food was amazing and I look forward to next time! I had a blast and hope that it all goes just as smooth, if not smoother, next time.

5 days in Jeff. Park

2006-11-01T10:43:00.000-08:00

My last week of being in Oregon, I decided to go up to Jefferson Park, which a beautiful area at the base of Mt. Jefferson. Now I know what your thinking... "Oooohh, that sounds fun!"... but when you have luck like me that is not always the case. You see, God has blessed me with a life that is bound to be eventful. Don't ask me why... I guess he just has more memories for me or something. If you go on a trip with me, usually you will have a freak snowstorm, problems with the road or car, or just plain wierd stuff happen to you. I have had it all happen to me.... I have even been attacked by a prairie dog before! How many people do you know that have been attacked by a prairie dog?!?

Day 1
To get a layout of the trail, and to kinda see what I was up against, my sister and I decided to hike up there. It was rough. 75% of the trail was uphill... and when you are not used to hiking it tends to be even worse. We had fun though. We made it up to a point just before the park, but didnt know we were so close. We were really about a 1/4 of a mile from the park. After that though, I knew what I was going to have to do in order to get up there, so it was worth it. We were pretty sore by the time we got back. :) I think Sarah cried some on the way up, but she was a trooper.

Day 2
So a couple of days later I decided to go back and spend the night. I knew that it was supposed to rain, but I wasnt prepared for what was going to happen. I booked it up there! It took about 3 hours when I was with my sister to get up, and it took me two hours to get up that day. In fact, I was sweating so much that it looked like I was in a terenchal downpour! But... then again... that is why some people call me Rainman... becuase I do not sweat.... I RAIN!
As I was working my way up, it started misting... then the mist slowly turned to small drops... (this was fine with me)... THEN as soon as I got up to the actual park the clouds closed in and it started raining! And this was not just little rain... it was BIG rain! I thought, "This bites!"... but I still maintained some enthusiasm.
It was about lunch time, and the temperature was starting to drop a little... so I found a big tree to sit under to cook my lunch. As I was cooking my lunch, just my luck, guess what happened!?! The temperature dropped suddenly about 15 dgrees, and it began to snow. Not just little snow flakes. These were the big, clumped together kind! The ones that when you get hit in the face with your whole face gets wet! If I was at home they would have been a lot of fun to play in.... but that was not the case. I was huddled under a tree, trying to stay dry, and trying not to get my camera wet. It was after this change in the weather that I really started considering not spending the night.
I finished my lunch and checked the snowfall, and it dropped about 1/2 inch of snow in 40 minutes! It didn't look like it was going to let up either. Visibility was about 50 ft, and what was supposed to be Mt. Jefferson was just a cloud...... so I decided to go back. I am glad that I did it too, because when I went back the next day, about 5-6 inches had fallen.

Day 3
Knowing that there was going to be a good amount of snow there... I decided to just go up for a day. There is one spot that I scoped out in my cloudy, blind wanderings the day before. It was just before the park, and I made it up there pretty fast. I could see the mountain just before I went up and man was it pretty! Snow covered with clouds hanging at the bottom of it. I thought, "This is going to be awesome!" Well... I got up there, and it was cloud covered. I actually think that it was only cloud covered where I was at... because when I got back down to the Jeep at the end of the day, it was clear and shiny again. This image is the most of Jeff. that I saw... I think though that it turnout ok. The I just stayed in the one spot and really picked apart my location photographically. I think that I got some good shots.

Day4 and 5
So now knowing that this is going to be my final plug to try and conquer Ol' Jeff., I decided to go up and stay the night. I get up late, booked it up there... and whalah! Beautiful! Finally all this work paid off! I was up there for a sunset and sunrise.... and no four-legged animals came to visit me in the middle of the night. I had a wonderful time while I was up there, I even climbed up Park Butte to look over the entire park. I haven't had much time to look at these pictures... but I know that they are going to be good! Here are a couple. I relaxed some, read my bible, and went back later in the day.

Final results
So altogether I backpacked about 50 miles that week. I lost 12 pounds, and one inch off of my waist! I had about 50% of my time as frustration...... and wore myself out almost everyday. All this for a couple of good pictures! Was it worth it?.... Definately.

Helping family...

2006-10-29T08:29:00.001-08:00

I have spent about a week to week and half of my time here in Oregon helping my grandmother. During this time I cleaned, organized, tried to help sort some things out, and hopefully encourage through love and support. In the process of this time, and the entire month that I have been away, my prayer for this month has been that the Lord would move me towards something. It has been that as I follow Him, not only would my pictures bring glory to Him, but that He would clear some things up in my mind that seemed to be dim. I did not know what these things were specifically, but I could feel them there. Somewhere in my internal, moving and speaking. I think that those things are beginning to be answered.

Through talking with my grandmother, or Granny Grump as I effectionately call her, I have started to see something in life that I so simply missed. Love. In a way that has never been defined in me before. You see, my grandfather died suddenly right before his 70^th birthday and although it has been 3 years, we still talk about him as if it were yesterday. His fingerprints are all over this place, this family, and our minds. We can spend our entire lives living, talking, and working with someone… and then one day they are gone. And what are we left with?… memories and emotions. A mere shadow of the things that once were. No more touch, no more voice, and no more presence… And is it not these things that we miss the most when someone is gone, but totally take for granted while they are on this earth? The old phrase absence makes the heart grow fonder points to this very truth, because while we are away those are the very things that we long to have again with our family members. Not only to see them, but to touch them and to feel their spirit… and when we get back to them our thankfulness for them is rejuvenated for a time. I feel sorry for those people who are dead to this, or have never felt what I am talking about.

We all seem to fall into this trap though, not everyone but many. We spend so much time with a person, that for some reason we get used to them and they lose value. And although they never lose value in our mind, because we would lay our lives down for them in a heart beat, we seem to lose value in them emotionally. It is as if we show joy for everyone else but the ones that we live with. And then, without us realizing it, that connection is gone. Unlike a child who eagerly waits for his dad to come home, day after day, we merely greet them with an unemotional hello. We ask them how their day was, and although we are interested somewhere deep within, we emotionally do not care. It is like a car that we have had for years. We still take care of it, we still value it, but we are not excited about driving it like we were the first month that we had it. We get used to it.

Even in the movies we see actors showing this affection for each other. After watching this heart moving movie, our hearts are rekindled for a night, or maybe a day or two, and then we wake up and go back to the same emotional death among our family-members… and don’t really know why.

I have at times fallen into this same trap. A mindset passed down to me by my forefathers… For this I am sorry Kristi. I do not have a desire to be unemotionally interested in you. I do not want to share my spirit with everyone around me… and you get the rest of what is left. I do not want my time and energy to be poured out to everyone else around me… only to come home tired and uninterested. I know that we cannot really be close living that way, and I will try my hardest to not do that. I want to greet you with interest everyday, and show you that I value you. I want to show you that I want to be a part of your life…

To all those reading this… if it has touched you or moved you… open your eyes. Look at the people closest to you and love them. Realize that one day all you may be left with is memories and emotions. That’s it. No more touch, no more voice, and no more presence. Make everyday with the ones you love like it is going to be your last day on this earth.

Love… with many other definitions… to be emotionally interested.

Car sleeping and thanks...

2006-10-11T16:03:00.000-07:00

The final day I was pretty burnt out, so I drove around alittle bit, but mainly just headed back to manchester. I watched a movie to pass the time..... and slept a couple of hours in the car. THen at 6:00 in the morning I headed off to Oregon. I just wanted to take this blog to thank the Lord...You don't have to read this... it is mainly my personal talk with Him....

Thank you Lord for giving me this opportunity and providing me with the funds to carry this project out. Thank you also for keeping me safe and protecting my equipment and vehicle. I know that anything could have happened to me, even falling out of a Gondala :), but you had your hand of protection over me. Thank you. I praise you for giving me a heart to follow the desires that you put inside me, and I just give you all the glory. I know that I would not have any beautiful shots if you didn't guide my eyes. And I know that you are the one who brings my creativity to me... so I just thank you for that. Please continue to guide my eyes and mind. I hope and pray that the images that I take for the rest of this time will bring total glory to you, and that people will see the beauty that you cause me to see. Thank you for who you are and who you have made me to be.

Gondala of Death

2006-10-11T15:08:00.000-07:00

So I woke up the next morning, and froze my rear-end off! I was fine in my bivy, but soon as I got out... MAN! It was cold! I had to rub myself constantly just so that some of the friction would provide some ounce of warmth. I got going and headed to a spot that was recommended to my by a local. It was pretty cool. No one was there. It was a waterfall called silver cascade. Here is a pic of it.From there I really didn't know what to do, so I went to an Appalachian Mountain Club Lodge. It was fancy. :) And I asked them where to go to get away from people and see some animals. I tried to go where they told me to go with no success. I kept driving by these border signs for the Wildlife Preserve, but I could not find a parking lot or a trailhead. I was looking for an hour! I knew that I was on the edge of the preserve, that is why I did not give up earlier. It was a little frustrating to say the least. I gave up and headed back to the main part of the mountains.

It was midday and I knew that the pictures where not going to really turn out. The lighting was too harsh and shadows too strong. So I decided to pass the time and ride a Gondala to the top of Wildcat Mountain. It was a lot of fun! The only problem? I almost fell to my death. [True story] I was so excited about the chance to take pictures from a gondala that I didnt see all of the signs inside the lower part it that said, "Caution- Do not lean on the doors. They will open." Guess what I did?... That's right... I leaned on the doors.....AND ALMOST DIED! Luckily I had my camera strap wrapped around my wrist.
In that moment my life flashed before my eyes and I thought of another headline.... Texas man dies today after falling out of a gondala... and rolling all the way down the mountain! Eye witnesses say that despite his arduous journey down, he still had his camera in his hands. (Actually, I didn't think aobut that when I almost fell out, I just thought that would be funny to say.) ;) I really didn't think about anything. I just tried to not die.... :)On my way down, I rode with this cool couple from Wales. We joked and laughed, and talked about stuff. I gave them a card, and when we got down the coolest thing happened! The lady asked me if she could take my picture! That way when I was famous she could say she met me! How cool! I asked her if I could take a picture of her taking a picture of me taking a picture of her... if you got that... and that is just what we did. There is a corresponding picture of me somewhere out there.... :)
After that, I headed south to a KOA, knowing it was going to be my last KOA in a while. It was in Woodstock, NH. which I thought was cool. Now I can say I went to Woodstock when I was 24. ;) Not like anyone would believe me.... maybe when I am older and the kids dont know anything about history. I stayed the night there, and just slept. By this time I was getting pretty worn out.

Commercialization in the wilderness

2006-10-08T05:45:00.000-07:00

I woke up the next morning and enjoyed the complimentary breakfast in the walmart parking lot which was.... Nothing! (ha ha ha.... I crack myself up)... anyways. It was pretty earlier, and that night while I was driving around I saw some really cool stuff... so I went down and checked it out. I think that I got some pretty cool pics. It was good, super cold, nice and foggy, and unique. Here is one of those pictures...From there I went north again and took a scenic route. It was cool. I got some cool beaver dam pictures that I am going to have to experiment on. AND! I waded through water for the first time in my gortex-lined boots! They rock! A while back I was going to settle for non-gortex lined, but I am so glad that I didn't. It has been great!Finally making my way down to the White Mountain National Forrest in New Hampshire, I went right on in not expecting what I saw... Commercialization! I thought that it was going to be like most of the other national forrests that I have been to.... lots of wilderness... low cost... free camping... etc... Nope. There were like three or four theme parks there. It was really pretty, and there was lots of forrest... but it was like $20 a night to camp there. And there was no free camping what-so-ever! It was very discouraging. I guess I am more of a purist when it comes to things like that. I dont really like going to the wilderness to be around the city. It doesnt seem right, and for me it makes me really stressed out. I like having to deal with lines, traffic, money, and the works. I got some cool pics... went to a KOA that night..... and went to bed and slept beautifully in my bivy... even though it was 24 degrees out. :)

moose... please dont stomp me

2006-10-07T18:53:00.000-07:00

[This is a rewrite, the first one crashed on me] With my migraine still lingering on my mind, from a unseccessful battle the night before, I woke myself up at the buttcrack of dawn and headed out. I decided that instead of leaving immediately, I would go shoot some pics at a spot that I skoped out the night before. It was pretty cool. It had a really ghostly feel to it, and I was able to slip and slide all over some seaweed on the rocks.
After that, I left. I had had enough of Acadia. I decided to be crazy and drive way up north just for the day, and go to Baxter State Park. I debated the entire time I was heading up as to whether or not I should do it.... and man was it worth it! I got to see some Moose!!!

The moose came extremely close to me. It was like 2ft away from me! It and its calf! It was so close that I was actually scared to make any sudden movements becuase I might scare it, and then it would stomp me out of a natural instict to protect its baby. Ahhh.... I can see it now.... Photographer from Texas critically stomped by a moose in northern Maine. Eye witnesses say it was because he sneezed and startled it, which cause it to make a call, rearup, and stomp on him several times.

After some very fun shots of the moose, I headed back down through Bangor, and on into Newport. Not wanted to pay for another night of motel/camping fees... I did what any car sleeping person would do in a time like that..... I found the closest Walmart parking lot. It was nice. They turned the street lights off for me.... I had my own secluded parking spot away from everything... And I didnt even have a lights out time or quiet hours! I definately got more than what I paid for.
So settling into my car, I called my wonderful wife, ate some chilli, and went to bed. I froze though, because instead of using my sleeping bag as a blanket... I used my jacket. I dont really know what I was thinking. I guess I wasnt, but I managed to get enough sleep to last me the whole next day. Oh, and if you are reading my blogs..... please leave a comment and let me know what you think. Or ask any questions you would like.

Acadia

2006-10-05T13:57:00.000-07:00

So I woke up the next morning, off to a later start again. I ended up going to Acadia at about 9am, which is 8 Texas time so I guess it is still early. I spent the entire day there.... driving all over.... and taking pictures all day long. Now when I am taking pictures I get into this zone. I look mad on my face and the entire world around me dissapears except for what is through that lense. This can be tiring after a while. Being in the zone all day long... I didn't realize that I hadn't eaten all day long. Or that not one time that day did I stop and relax my brain. Even when I was trying to relax... I was still thinking about pictures! So my plan was to leave Acadia that night and drive up to northern Maine and just sleep at a truck stop or something. Instead... I GOT A MIGRAINE! What in the world? I haven't gotten a migraine in forever?! So, not wanting to have it get to bad while I was on the road... and knowing that it hurts worse to have your head elevated... I decided to stay another night at the motel. I ended up having to go to another one that had the same owner... but I got to one. I watched Lost, had some beans and rice... and hit the sack.

Losbster....mmmmmh!

2006-10-04T06:04:00.002-07:00

So after a long start in the morning I decided to head out up the coast. I took highway 1 almost all the way up. If you are ever traveling in Maine, and you have a LOT of time on your hands take this highway. I is pretty, but slow. I drove allthe way up to Freeport. I have always wanted to go to the L.L. Bean store in Freeport, so that is what I did. I thought it was just going to be one big store... IT WAS 4! It was a campus! I was so amazed! And to beat it all...... there were NO SALES! What is up with that?!?! I drive all the way up there to go to this store I have always dreamed of going to, and there are no good deals?!?! Oh well, this trip is expensive enough.

Then, from there, after getting through all the people... becuase it was shoppers central... I kept heading northeast. I stopped in this cool town called Bucksport, where I saw this cool graveyard, and also got some neat pictures of some crab traps. Then, because the sun was starting to set, and I didn't know how far Acadia was I went to talk to the locals. I stopped in at Rosens Footwear and Apparel and talked to these two wonderful ladies. They gave me the skinny on where to get some good lobstah, and how far away I was... and some other conversation that I can't really remember. Being encouraged once again, I kept going, and made it to this cute family -owned motel called Ilseview something er-other, and decided that because it was cheaper than the KOA, and I wouldnt have to sleep outside, I would stay there... and it was glorious. A hot shower and a bed was really nice for my jet-lagged body.

Before I went to bed I decided to go fufill a second dream that I have always had, which is to eat crabs or lobster and drink beer while in maine. Although expensive... it was worth it! It was glorious. And as I sat there by myself, with juices dripping off of my fingers, I couldn't help but think about what I must look like. That thing was so expensive that I wasn't going to waste a bit, so I used my fingers instead of silverware. I got ever piece of meat that I was able to get, and was very proud of myself. It was a good night!

Saco... that is a cool name

2006-10-03T07:08:00.000-07:00

That's right. That bright blue suitcase that you see, with white sea turtles and yellow flowers on it, is mine. I love it! Thanks Dad! It was so easy to spot. I was able to make sure it was being loaded almost everytime I was getting on the plane. Of course, everyone was looking at me funny. I even had people laughing at me!
[True Story] I was going to pick up my bag off of the (twirly round thing), and the people next to me said... "Uggh! Whose is that? That is uuuggglly!" Not wanting to say anything, I just pick it up, and as I walked away I heard the people snickering. I was too, because I thought the same thing. :)
I don't care though... it a safety thing. And, I think it looks cool. It helps me to feel... words cannot really describe how I feel. ;)

So after a long day of standing in lines, flying, sitting, popping my ears... and eavesdropping on other peoples conversations... I was in Maine (PAPAW YOU ROCK!). I rented a car, took off on my journey to find the perfect leaf picture. Now, I have never been to New Hampshire, or Maine, and I took off on the beginning of this journey in the dark. Praise be to God, it was pretty easy. I had no problems, other than feeling like I had missed my turn a couple of times. I stayed the night at the Saco KOA, and slept the night away under the stars in my bivy.

I woke up the next morning to find... beauty! Tall trees, cold breath, and the smell of the woods! Man it is beautiful here. People are a little hard to understand here, but I am used to it. We will see how the day goes. I hope to go to L.L. Bean today... and possibly tonight... Beer and Crabs in a restraunt on the bay! And, I am starting to see a faint glimpse of the very thing I am chasing after... foliage!

Santa Fe

2006-09-26T13:30:00.000-07:00

Due to a desire to save money for the immediate expedition I am planning on going on.... my plans to go to Colorado's Rocky Mountian National Park were debunked. I instead decided to go to Santa Fe National Forest... and man! The Santa Fe gods do not like me. Ever single time that I have gone there I have both gotten lost, and had the wierdest weather. I checked the weather several times before I went and the weather looked like it was going to be really nice. I spent one night at my friends before I went, and during that night........ it SNOWED! So I get up there and there is snow all over the ground and it is COLD! Just my luck. I luckily brought some extra layers.... but I still froze that night while sleeping.

I ended up only backpacking about 3 miles the first night. Where I stopped was on top of Raven's Ridge, where I saw one of the prettiest sunsets I have ever seen. Here are a couple of pics at that spot.

I woke up the next morning shivering, but hopeful that the sunrise would be worth the pain I endured on the ridge all night... and it wasn't. So I packed up, headed done the ridge and had breakfast at the main trailhead. After breakfast I headed down Windsor Trail 245 hoping to get some amazing fall colors from some Aspen trees that I knew where down there. Unfortunately the cold weather was causing the leaves to fall before they really turned, so most of them were either on the ground, or at the very tops of the trees. This was very dissapointing, because I had several shots in mind that I was not able to get because of the conditions. I managed to pull a couple off though. Here is one of them.

So after about three miles of backpacking, I stopped, read my bible for a while... and took some pictures. Then I decided that I was going to make the trek up to Nambe Lake. Wow! That was rough. I got up there after about 2 hours, and it was at about 11,300 ft., and realized that I did not want to spend the night up there, wet and cold. By then it was already 4:00 and the sunset was at 6:55, so I booked it. I got down back to the main trail in 35 minutes, and then was able to backpack back up the hill (2- 3 miles) and down the initial hill (1 mile) before the sunset. I was so tired though that my knees were giving out the last mile.

With my shoulders cramping and my calves aching, I finally decided that I had enough of Santa Fe for a while. So I stopped and got about 3 energy drinks and 2 cups of coffee and drove back that night. Now I am not a pessimistic person, I am normally very positive, but this trip was a pretty big dissapointment. I think it is becuase I expected certain things out of it, and they didn't happen. I guess thems how the dices roll. I hope that my trip to Maine for the fall colors will be more fruitful. I will keep you posted on my adventures.

Long time.....

2006-09-07T12:00:00.000-07:00

So I realized that I have not posted a blog since MAY! What is wrong with me?!?! A ton has happened since May, and I don't really know where to begin. Ok, lets see........

My sister had her wedding up in Oregon this June, so I shot a wedding on a Saturday night, and on Monday we left. We drove to the Grand Tetons and spent two days there....... that is the most beautiful place that I have ever seen. Then we took our time and drove through Montana, Northern Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. It was so amazing!
Then I shot my sisters wedding, which was in the middle of the day, and the hottest day of the summer. It was really hard metering, but the pictures came out good. Still working on them, and thier album......
Then after about 2 weeks we drove back via California...... that was super cool. We went along highway 1 on the coast, then cut over to Yosemite and Sequioa National Park (biggest trees I have ever seen in my life)....... also extremely beautiful.

When we got back I had about 20,000 pictures to process.... cause over the coarse of the summer I had three weddings, 2 families, 1 bridal, 3 portraits.... plus all the other stuff that we saw, which I haven't touched yet. So we will see how it goes. I have some big plans in the works... and I am really excited about them. I will definately keep you guys more posted than before......... until then...... Nwapte Buna!

Caron Bridal

2006-05-14T23:39:00.000-07:00

I thoroughly enjoyed this photoshoot. Naomi's mom wanted me to do some bridal portraits that really focus on the dress and her face. So that is what I tried to keep in mind as I shot the images. I think that this was the prettiest dress that I have ever seen.

I have to say that I do not think I have danced so much, while getting pictures, just to get a smile... whatever works right? ;)
Thanks Naomi. We had a great time!

Meet Alfred!

2006-04-13T10:14:00.000-07:00

As is an age old tradition for me, I like to name those inatimate objects that I value so much. I don't know why... it just makes them work better. If I treat them nice, they treat my nice. ;)
So ladies and gentlemen.... I would like you to meet Alfred!

He is a lean, mean, shooting machine... and you better watch out, or he may shoot you. : )

Berkley

2006-03-15T21:18:00.000-08:00

I am super excited because I just got my new Canon 5D with an L series lense. I got it this morning and was actually able to use it with great ease. The pictures of Berkley turned out phenominal (sp?). And she said that she wasn't photogenic!

2006-03-14T10:40:00.000-08:00

Today I had the pleasure of shooting for the Gardner Family. Thier kids were a blast! Thank you Robby and Gracen so much for the running, jumping, going down the slides head first, and especially smiling. You made my job so easy! :)

I took this shot while she was jumping up and down one of those wobbly bridges... with me on it. I am amazed that any of them turned out! I had a blast!

Check out my photos!

2006-02-22T06:56:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! Great News!
We now have my pictures on display at both of the Daybreak Coffee locations, on 82nd St. and 19th St. It is very exciting for us, as we have been praying for a way to get some exposure.
Praise God!

My Boys

2006-02-02T08:14:00.000-08:00

I just thought that I would post some pictures of our kids!
For those of you who haven't seen them, the one laying on his back is named Grizzly. The other one staring at the camera like he is saying, "Hurry up and take the picture" is Galahad. Because I am Daniel Holman Cat Whisperer, I have trained them to sit on command and galahad fetches just like a dog. Toilet training is next... maybe.

They are extremely smart! We are extremely proud of them... Man I sound corney.

The Devils Sinkhole

2006-01-17T06:17:00.000-08:00

I have to say this... This was one of the most amazing trips I have ever taken. It is a place called Devil's Sinkhole and it was cool. To get into and out of the hole it was a 150 ft. rappel and ascend. It looked like Journey to the Center of the Earth! I got a ton of good pictures, hopefully I will be able to post them soon...

New Years Caving

2006-01-11T08:58:00.000-08:00

New Years Caving

I have to say that this has definately been step in a good direction. I had the awesome oppurtunity to go caving at an undisclosed location in South Texas. It was a blast! Stephen, Paul, and Graham where the best sherpas I have ever had! (They are now able to put Caving Models on thier resumes)

I learned a ton about caving photography (because the only light you see in the picture in the light that you put there). Along with that, I may have an awesome oppurtunity to work for the State of Texas shooting caves all over Texas! How Fun!

So it looks like the Lord is taking it where He wants it to go! I look forward to what the future has to hold...

Willie and Heather

2005-11-22T15:48:00.000-08:00

Well, I have to say that this was really fun time! I don't think that I have said the same joke over so many times, much less just the punchline. It seemed to work though! I hope that you guys really had a fun time!

With this shoot I tried to focus more on capturing the smile and goofyness of the two of them. Sometimes I find myself emersed in the technicalities of it all, and am very pleased with the by-product of my focus. My lense is focusing funny sometimes. I wonder if I got a little sand in it.

David & Melanie

2005-11-13T13:15:00.000-08:00

You guys were a blast! I really hope that your wedding and your life is a success and just totally awesome. I have to admit that I was worried that these were not going to turn out, because it got so dark so fast. I am very pleased with the outcome though! I hope you guys love these pictures. I really wanted Melanies' eyes to pop, and sure enough they do!

White Sands Trip

2005-11-06T16:05:00.000-08:00

This trip, although very tiring, was a blast!

My partner in crime (Roland) and I went for an extended weekend down to White Sands, NM in or for me to build up my portfolio. It was only about a 5 hour drive, and we had plenty of shots to take on the way down. The Cottonwood trees were turning colors and about to drop all of thier leaves while we were down there, so I am thankful we went when we did.

Of course, we had to be crazy, so after a day of shooting Roland decided to teach me how to jump dunes. Maybe I asked him... I'll just put the blame on him. : ) Of course, I landed right on my rump and bruised my tailbone. All I could do was laugh, because that is typical of me.

I think that the coolest part of the trip for me was during the night that we spent there. We decided to go out and walk around in the dunes, because of things that we were wanting to find out about. I had my gps, set a mark on our camp, and off we went. Now, if you have never been there, there is not many living things there. In fact, there is nothing really alive in that area. It was so quite our ears were ringing. And when we were walking on the dunes without our headlamps on, with a sky full of stars, we felt like we were walking on the moon. It was the wierdest feeling in the world.

With many pictures in mind, I went to the park actually very nervous that I would not get a single shot. I praise God that I got them. Some pictures being focused on form and others being focused on light, I left there satisfied with the images that I captured.