It's no secret that everyone has been getting blasted with snow. I saw on the news the other day that Mobile, Alabama had its first measurable snow since 1998. Boone is no different, as we are normally calf-deep in snow 'til at least March. But this year, we have been hit with a total of 61.9" as of Feb. 14, and it's still going outside of my window right now. We were recently attacked by a blizzard that got classes here cancelled for TWO days in a row, something I have never experienced nor heard of since my move up here. What you see below is the storm door of my best friend's house. Both the inside (left side of the photo) and the outside (right) were covered in these weird puzzle piece-like blobs of snow. We waited that one out with a lot of N64 playing...

I've been going through a lot in my personal life and it's been draining me mentally, which always seems to flare my creativity. The sad thing is, I'm normally lacking in energy because of it all. Well, the other day I was looking through old photos, and I found one I'd taken at the beach in 2005 on my first point and shoot (a Cybershot, one fancier and sleeker than the model I have now), and I remembered why I believe in myself when it comes to taking photos. Other people might not understand my style or my subjects or a million other choices I make when it comes to my art, but I do, and that's all that matters. So here is the photo that brought back my confidence in myself. Hopefully many more entries to come...

Major Magick, the amazing band to which I believe I've become the photo groupie (okay, they're also my friends), performed on Saturday, January 16 at Boone Saloon, an awesome bar here in Boone. These photos speak for themselves. I barely touched them in Photoshop because I really kind of like the way untouched photos look - I feel like I did more to capture the moment by being there and clicking that shutter button when it felt right rather than by making the moment later on some software. This is a group shot, the rest will be on my Wordpress (here!) by tomorrow.

I've been working on all of my sites lately to give them more of my personal style. Of course, it's hard to do that using templates that I didn't create (or commission to create) myself, but I think I've found a couple that fit who I am and what I'm trying to accomplish with my sites. This entry is a test of sorts, one that I am using to try a new technique for presenting photos. If I like it, all future entries will follow the same format. I'll be keeping my older entries up regardless, and may even update them to the new style.

I didn't mean to actually be artsy with the disposable camera I bought in Charleston in October, but there's just something about film - especially printed on matte, gritty paper instead of glossy - that just gives off a vintage, timeless feel. Classic is artistic to me. Agree or disagree, here's a a digital photo (designed to look like a Polaroid) and film photo that I think invoke a different time.

I used free actions (Polaroid) and frames (film) online - I simply typed in free photoshop frames and the results were on the first page!

I took this photo in August or September. I can't remember when, but I remember feeling like it was past sunflower season & was glad to find all of the colorful flowers still intact. Currently in the midst of exam week...

Check out my Wordpress, as that has been updated a couple of times over the last couple of months. Will have more photos on both sites soon. Last exam: Dec. 15!!!

All personal comments of this game aside, my co-worker & friend Christy and I drove down to Charleston, SC last Sunday on assignment for The Appalachian to shoot our Mountaineers play the Bulldogs. The game was close, so close that overtime was required. ASU won the coin toss and smartly decided to play defense first, blocking the Citadel's attempt at extra points. Jason Vitaris kicked the Mountaineers game-winning field goal shortly after. Side note: it was so wildly hot during this game that our team required some extra assistance at cooling off (note the big misting fans).