Booking Weddings in Advance 6-12 Months

I had a bride stop by to book her wedding for September, 2013. I was already booked. She has been booking venders since January. The referral was from a former bride who also caters and does florals for weddings and events in the Columbia and Hattiesburg Mississippi area. She occasionally works in Atlanta as well. The bride liked my style and said many of the photographers lacked a recognizable style. I said that we evolved from traditional to romantic to storytelling or photojournalism as our style. Many are one or the other. The one's who are claiming to be photojournalists are not that great for the most part. Many of their images are overly tilted and blown out with too much of the action sets applied. Great photography will wow you and stop you in your tracks with great creative and honest expression, great lighting and color along with technical excellence in color balance, focus and  exposure. Great photography is made to look easy for the photographer to capture.

SRS Real Estate Partners

Buff from SRS Real Estate Partners needed updated commercial photographs of their new

 Academy Sports Center in Hattiesburg, Ms. The company out of Moblile Alabama also needed shots of Cheddars Restaurant, Mattress Express, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Massage Envy Spa, Papa Murphy's Pizza and some of the available property spaces.

Swearengin Wedding Portraits

Two of their favorite images from the wedding held at Canebrake Country Club in Hattiesburg, Ms.
The couple live in the Alanta, Georgia area.

Hattiesburg American Newspaper features Michael Pridgen

Local woodworking artist, Michael Pridgen, from Hattiesburg, Ms. will be featured in the Sunday edition of the Hattiesburg
American Newspaper. Photographs will include slides I took of several of his commissions which include a
church in Lumberton, Ms., several churches in Jackson and two in Hattiesburg. The main work is the custom crafted pews and pulpits from the churches.

Laurel Baseball League Opening Day Photographs

I will be working with two other  photographers and 3 posers to photograph Laurel's Baseball League Saturday March 23, 2013. We will probably photograph 700 plus kids.

Wall Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Yankay

Dr. Yankay retired as the school superintendent of education at Forrest County Agriculture High School in Brooklyn, Mississippi. The 20x24 portrait will hang on the wall with the many other superintendents from the past 100 years.

Long Leaf Trace Walk

Took a walk on the Long Leaf Trace near the University of Southern Mississippi Sunday. The walk was refreshing and offered an opportunity to walk, run or bike the 26 mile trail to Prentiss, Ms. I will enjoy going further on my next trip and see some of the country side.