Christmas for me came early this year, in the form of a Media Pass from Bike Arkansas Magazine, for the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) World Summit. Bentonville played host to the biennial event which can best be summed up as...

It's been an incredibly busy season for me and for that, I am both thankful and tired. Most of my posts as of late have been work related and although this one is as well, these images show more of the in-betweens and behind the scenes details from my life as of late. All images shot with an iPhone SE (because my iPhone 6plus met with an untimely death and truth be told, I was tired of the big phone anyway). Happy Monday and enjoy. 

Lately, I've been dreaming of a photography road trip to some abandoned destinations. My recent schedule has afforded me many bike rides but no real time to travel and shoot. And while I plan to remedy that in the next few weeks, nothing I find will probably compare to the town of Picher Oklahoma. I shared some of my images here on the blog a few years back but this week, I happened to be revisiting them and I decided to make a quick little slideshow with some of my favorite images. Enjoy. 

Today on the blog, I'm excited to share some behind the scenes images from this year. The following are a collection of personal memories and work-related images, most of which were captured with my trusty iPhone. Enjoy!

Today on the blog, I'm excited to be sharing images from this year's commercial photography projects. I have developed a strong love for telling stories of products, people, environments and companies through imagery and over the years, I've had the privilege of working on some very interesting projects. 2015 was certainly no exception. Many many thanks to the clients who made these images possible. 

Today, I'm excited to share some wedding images from 2015. I've been photographing weddings going on 10 years now and every wedding is different because every couple is different. I truly believe that I've had the privilege of getting to know some of the best couples on earth and for me, that makes photographing weddings a continued inspiration and adventure. Many thanks to you all and best wishes in the years to come. 

Welcome to the last week of 2015. This week, I'll be sharing some recap images of the adventures, the people and the projects from the year.

I'll be honest...I'm horrible at designing, printing, addressing and mailing actual Christmas Cards. My real talents lie in designing a holiday graphic, saving it as a jpg and sharing it on my blog and social media outlets. Regardless, I'm so thankful for you all and I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday time filled with family, friends, memories and rest. Cheers Everyone. 

Many photographers (myself included) have jumped on the Sam Hurd bandwagon by waving glass prisms in front of their lenses while creating images. And why not? It's unique, unexpected and given the right light, can produce some beautiful results. But on a recent video shoot, I discovered that you could create a similar effect by using a Nalgene Water Bottle.

Here are the details. 

Say hello to another Red Barn Studio Live Session starring Paper Anthem. As always, it was a super evening creating with Murdog Creative, Sixth & Burnside & Red Barn Studio. Here's a few behind the scenes images along with the video. Enjoy!

Our vacation was a healthy mix of quality time, rest and making sure the Thomas Twins didn't eat seashells or sand. After a week of restful bliss followed by a week of hard work and catching up, I'm finally getting around to posting some images from our time away. Enjoy! 

I was inspired to make this post after reading a recent issue of Kinfolk Magazine. For those of you who are photography or design (or both) nerds, you've probably already heard of this magazine and if not, you should do yourself a favor and check it out. Kinfolk as a publication is focuses on creating content that encourages its readers to embrace a simplified and slow-paced lifestyle. Their latest issue is titled "The Entrepreneurs Issue" and the following quotes are taken from a recent Saturday morning that I spent reading it. The images that follow the quotes are both my interpretation of the quotes from the article and also, ways in which I myself am attempting to practice a more simplified and slow-paced lifestyle. I hope that these quotes inspire you as they have me. Enjoy. 

I once again had the opportunity to collaborate with local talent to create a music video for local artist and celebrity, Benjamin Del Shreve. Benjamin (who usually plays with a full band), brought technology (aka a BOSS RC-300 loop station for all you gear nerds out there), choosing to loop several instruments and vocal patterns on top of each other and then, sing along. The result was incredible and we're excited to share it with you. Once again, thanks to Jason Miller at Red Barn Studio for recording, Murray Williams of Murdog Creative for organizing, directing and producing, the video, to Bryan Fittin of 6th & Burnside for being an all-around great personality to spend the evening with and to Benjamin Del Shreve, for rocking our lenses and our faces off. Here's a few behind the scenes images along with the video. Enjoy!

** Note ** Red Barn Studio Live Sessions is a collaborative effort to promote new and existing local music talent. It is also an opportunity for creatives to have a "jam session" of their own and to contribute to a fun project. If you're a musician or group and you are completely awesome at what you do, let us know. 

We’ve been in business for 10 years and today marks 5 of those years being in our studio space. When we moved in, we were simply looking for a little more room to shoot, a place to have an office, a meeting place that wasn't a coffee shop and most of all, a space that was separated from the house. Over the years however, our studio space has become so much more.

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. The local flower shops are busy taking orders, restaurants are filling up with reservations and of course all of the Walmart stores are overstuffed and overstocked with candies and balloons. And while it’s true that this holiday makes most of us think of love in a cute and romantic sort of way, we are taking today to celebrate a different kind of love. 

No, we didn't go to Chicago recently. But a few years ago, we did. Did we have fun? Not really. Mostly because unbeknownst to me at the time, I had Mono. I think without having Mono though, it would be fun. Not as much fun as New York City of course, but fun nonetheless. One of our early 2015 tasks is backing up and moving files around at the studio and yesterday, I happened upon these pictures. They were made before we ever launched this site but I still felt compelled to share a few here on the blog. Enjoy. 

Today, we are excited to share some of our favorite images from our 2014 Commercial Photography jobs. Along with Wedding Photography, Commercial Photography has become a main focus in our business. We love it because there is SO MUCH variety, it's almost impossible to be bored with it. And with every Commercial job, whether it be office head shots, product shots or commissioned work, we ALWAYS welcome the opportunity to learn as much as we can about businesses and markets other than our own. Here's to the end of a great year and the beginning of another. 

Cheers. 

We always have so much fun getting to know our wedding clients and it's such an honor to be present with them and to document the most important day of their lives together. Today, we are excited to share some of our favorite wedding images from 2014. Enjoy!

Thank you for making 2014 such a great year for us. Things got a little a crazy there at the end but all's well that ends well and this week, we'll be sharing some of our favorite images from the year. In honor of all the couples that got engaged over the holidays (CONGRATULATIONS!!!), we're sharing some of our favorite engagement photos today. If you're the adventurous type and love hanging out with dinosaurs, we'd love to chat with you. 

Cheers!