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Good help is hard to find
August 05, 2017 - The funny thing about photography, like many businesses, is that it's feast or famine. Seems like either you are waiting...
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A rainy wedding day. Perfect in every way!
June 27, 2015 - I've photographed lots of weddings where rain was involved, but not many when it was an outdoor wedding. And in 40+ year...
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Nothing like a sister
October 20, 2014 - I know from watching our own daughters grow up, there is something very special about the bond between sisters. I have w...
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No friends like old friends!
October 20, 2013 - This was a great weekend. I didn’t have to work, so I actually had a two day weekend. What can make it better than that?...
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The Dog and Pony Show Festival
September 29, 2013 - So yesterday I celebrated my 57th year here on planet Earth. Not in the usual way you think about a celebration because...
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Concert Fun: NewSong
August 20, 2013 - Back to basics instruments
I remember when the thought of shooting digital above 400 ISO was depressing. That meant a...
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Nashville “His Light” Workshop HDR Images
August 11, 2013 - We live in a beautiful city that has so many places to go and things to photograph. Daytime, nighttime, it really doesn’...
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Location portrait challenges
July 20, 2013 - I rarely have the luxury of working in a spacious studio. When I teach classes I have all the room and toys a photograph...
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Into the future
July 15, 2013 - Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle
I am so excited about the upcoming His Light Workshop that is here in Nashville...
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Pictures within a picture (your mileage may vary)
June 19, 2013 - Timing is everything, well almost everything. Composition is a pretty big part of what we do as photographers too. I tho...
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“Thank You” Two simple words
June 02, 2013 - A home made “thank you” from the heart
Chances are, these are two of the first words your Mama taught you to say. I’v...
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29! The secret to a Ronnie Milsap smile
May 16, 2013 - Last week I photographed the annual Del Webb concert for residents. This years guest was the legendary performer Ronnie...
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My camera is like a “Golden Ticket”
April 27, 2013 - I was talking with my friend co-worker Terry Wyatt recently and he brought up this thought. It’s something I’ve said bef...
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Men who helped me become the man I am today
April 07, 2013 - Thanks. It’s a simple word that we may not say often enough. If we don’t, one day it could be too late for us to say tha...
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Easter Weekend in Ohio
March 30, 2013 - I love spending time with our kids and grandkids. But the cold, hard fact is, it takes 5 1/2-6 hours to get here. So on...
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An overdue “Thank You” to His Light Workshop
March 28, 2013 - Above photo by Bill Fortney
As many of you know, I’ve been taking photos for more years than I like to claim. I photogr...
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More HDR Images from His Light Workshop
March 12, 2013 - My first car was a hand me down Plymouth Valiant station wagon, a real “chick magnet!”
You CAN teach an old dog new...
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Be still…so simple, so hard
March 03, 2013 - Be still
I was able to meet up with a very dear high school friend this past weekend. I’m sure he would want to remai...
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Peaceful Scene from West Virginia
November 14, 2012 - Sometimes I get into just poking around on my archives of images and wonder what they might look like with a few modific...
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Graduation day for my father-in-law, see you on the other side!
November 10, 2012 - My favorite portrait of George. Shot on a little Fuji FinePix camera a few years ago.
As many of you know, George was...
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A Great Day Off
October 22, 2012 - 82 Degrees in late October…we used to call that “a gift” when we lived in Ohio! It was a day meant to go out and enjoy y...
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You meet the nicest people on a bike!
August 23, 2012 - It’s that time of year again! Spring is finally here and it’s time to get out on our bikes. Today will be our first of h...
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All “Pictures” are not “Portraits”
August 02, 2012 - I make a living selling camera equipment to all kinds of “photographers” at most every skill level. I realize we all sta...
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A brand new day
July 27, 2012 - Do you remember the movie Sister Act? I love how Whoopi tells the students it is going to be a brand new day, a fresh st...
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A favorite ride, West Virginia
April 26, 2012 - July 5th, 2007 Bud Warner and I took off for a few days riding some of the most beautiful roads and scenery I’ve ever be...
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The “Geezer Gatta” at Lake Providence, our new home!
February 09, 2012 - It’s called “Lake Providence” and it is really very pretty. It’s also a place we now call home and are enjoying more wit...
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Tennesee Baptist Children’s Home
October 03, 2011 - It was a very cool morning when we started out on Saturday October 1st. My guess is the upper 40′s, but we didn’t care a...
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An Amazing Weekend with FAITH Riders
September 22, 2011 - Our day started fairly early Thursday morning September 15. It was cool and rainy, that’s why we are all bundled up for...
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Off to the mountains with F.A.I.T.H. Riders!
September 14, 2011 - Marlene and I are getting ready to head to Townsend, TN. This is one of the motorcycle mecca’s of the United States. Bik...
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