Subterranean Bums and Eating the Invaders

The back room of the Green Burro was once again filled to the brim as the Subterranean Bums opened for Eating the Invaders in another monthly show for the Dotmatrix Project.
I have been shooting with the Dotmatrix Project for almost a year and this is the first time I have seen a trumpet, banjo and a kazoo all in one show! These guys put on an amazing performance and their music can be heard on Last.fm and Amie Street. More photos can be seen on Flickr and the crew from Monkeywhale filmed a great music video which should be coming soon.
Next month: Kristen Leigh w/ Morgan McPherson & Randy Furches at the Green Burro, 8pm., the last Thursday of the month and it’s FREE! So come out and join us if you are in the Greensboro area, we’d love to see you there!

Nanjing, China

I just returned from a 10 day trip to China where I visited Shanghai, Wu Zhen, Nanjing and Bejing. It was such a wonderful trip! I hope to go back to China again someday. There is so much to see and the people are amazing. I will be putting up more photos soon but here are a few from Nanjing. We met up with other photography students from Nanjing Normal University and got to shoot with them for a couple of days. We visited the temple of Confucius and the Sun-Yat Sen Mausoleum with the students. Spending time with them really gave us an up close and personal experience of Chinese culture. The time with them was too short!

downtown greensboro panoramic

For our digital class we had to shoot a panoramic and I have always thought this scene of downtown Greensboro with the train tracks looked really special. Building the panoramic was tricker than I thought it would be but finally after over 50 layers and several hours of blending I came up with something I was pretty happy with.

jim avett, ray morton and the avett brothers

As promised, here are a few pictures from the Jim Avett show at the Green Burro where he played with Ray Morton, Seth and Scott Avett and Scott Manring. To see more check out The Dotmatrix Project on Flickr.

Jim Avett and his sons Seth and Scott bring some gospel to the Burro.

Jim Avett sings with his right hand man, Ray Morton

bruce piephoff show

Bruce Piephoff (pronounced pea-0ff) played at the Green Burro in downtown Greensboro for another Dotmatrix show on Februrary 26. Fellow musicians who played with Bruce were: Renee Mendoza of Filthy Bird (playing at the Burro on April 30), David “Driveway” Moore, Scott Walker, Landon Walker and Jennie Walker Brunner. Bruce has 40 years of writing and playing all original music under his belt and has recorded 16 CDs. They were followed by Jim Avett who sang a couple gospel songs with his sons Scott and Seth. I will have pictures from that set up shortly. It was a great show and I hope many of you can come out March 26 for a spoken word show with Universal Mathematics and Mr. Rozzi.

Landon Walker

David “Driveway” Moore

Bruce Piephoff

1212 salon

1212 salon is a great little salon in downtown Asheboro, North Carolina. It just got started in the beginning of February and is a great addition to the town. Doug York is the co-owner and has been doing hair since 1983. 1212 Salon also offers makovers, massage therapy, manicures, pedicures and facials!

NCPPA POY Contest

I am at the Southern Short Course conference in Charlotte this weekend. There were three contests judged: one for the SSC, one for South Carolina and one for the North Carolina Press Photographers Association Photographer of the Year. I feel extremely privileged to receive an honorable mention award for feature photography.

http://www.ncppaonline.org/index.php

business portrait

I went to Lumina Wine & Beer, a new store in Asheboro, for some photographs. The natural light in that place is incredible in the afternoon. Here is portrait of Tim, one of the owners.

beat down boogie – set photography

Set photography is a growing interest of mine. It basically uses still photography to document the process of making a movie. Here are a few photos for the trailer for the film Beat Down Boogie. Beat Down is a local film still in the works by director and producer Micah Moore. Check out these websites for more information.

http://www.crimsonwolfproductions.com/

http://www.myspace.com/mediatribe

belhaven, nc

I recently did some location scouting for the NC Film Office in Belhaven, NC. Here are some of my favorite photos.