November 2009

Trying to schedule a photoshoot around the holidays is very similar to trying to catch a jellyfish with a net. Just when you think you got it, it falls apart. Still hoping to get some shots the day after Thanksgiving. If I do, you know where to find them, right here on my site.

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. The holidays are here what better way to celebrate them than with a photo or two from LBI Photos.

Wow, that was just an obnoxious plug wasn't it?

October 2009

Another great Chowderfest! Thanks to all who braved the mud (torrential downpour the night before made the field a bit of a mess). My wife and I celebrated our our one month anniversary by sitting in our booth. We actually had a great time. We always do when we are on LBI.

When we were leaving the island, we noticed some good samaritans in the Shack. Wondering what they were doing we turned around and came back just in time to see them leave. They had shored up the shack! Doubt it would have made it through the storms to come without it. The Sandpaper did an article about them. Here are the first ever pictures of this shoring up.

September 2009

What a month! Started off with me getting hitched to the greatest lady on the planet, Shannon. Small wedding at our home. The wedding was great, the honeymoon even better.

You are probably asking yourself where would an LBI photographer go on his honeymoon? Simple answer: LBI. We rented a house in Harvey Cedars on the bay. Had a great week of kayaking, bike riding, and relaxing.

I even managed to shoot a few photographs. As of this writing, I am still going through the ton of photos I shot. They will be up soon.

August 2009

Woohoo! I found the original negative of "The Shack" on that negative was another photo from 1985. Pretty cool. While going through stuff I also unearthed additional shots of the shack from the late '90s(trying to figure out the exact year). Check back soon for those.

July 2009

What a month! Three weekends in a row of festivals.

Had one Saturday off. We took bikes from Barnegat Light to my hometown of Harvey Cedars where we had lunch at Noonies (delicious). Rode back and visited the Barnegat Light Museum where we discovered the house I grew up in is in the rotating pictures on flat screen in the entryway, very cool.

Went up in the lighthouse which I haven't been up in since I was probably 10. Finished the day with drinks and dinner at Kubel's.

Shot some new photos, check them out.

June 2009

Was in the first ever Jersey Shore Fine Art Festival in Surf City. Absolutely awesome show, the artists were phenomenal. Definitely put this one on your list of must do's for next summer. We wanted to spend all our receipts on other artist's work.

Oh, and I managed to shoot a few photos too.

May 2009

Well all I can say is that I tried. I went to LBI on May 16 intent on shooting new photos, but was greeted by fog. Fog that hung around all day. Didn't make for good shots.

I also did a lot of prep work for my upcoming summer festivals. The first is in June. It's the Jersey Shore Fine Arts Festival and is being held in Ship Bottom. Stop by my booth if you are in the area. For more info go to my Events page.

April 2009

I got to spend my birthday on LBI. Nuff said. Could it be any better? Well, I guess it coulda been for longer than four days. Also shot some photos. Not a ton, but a few. None good enough for the website. Maybe I'll do better at May's photoshoot.

I also penned a deal with two galleries. One on the North end of the island (Jonathan Law), one on the South (The Craft Market Gallery). You may still see a few of my photos at other galleries on the island, but once those are sold out I will be exclusively at these two shops.

I also found out about a few festivals. For a complete listing of where I will be this summer, check out the Events section of my site. Hope to see you at one or all of them.

March 2009

Another month, another visit to LBI. Managed to get some good shots.

Check them out.

Also spent this month applying to art festivals. Last year was my first year doing festivals. I only did three. This year, I will be exhibiting in many more(hopefully). My events section has a complete listing.

I also have in production a couple of holiday notecards. As soon as they deliver you'll be able to find them here.

February 2009

This month's visit I thought was going to be a bust. It was cloudy, and all around nasty. Somehow though, I managed to eek out a few decent shots. You can see them here.

I also applied to a few festivals for the summer.

January 2009

Another cold one on LBI. Got some nice shots of a wooden pier I found in Beach Haven. Yeah, I'm sure it is old news to Beach Haven goers, but I spend most of my time on the beach in Harvey Cedars and while I like a walk on the beach, I've never quite walked from Harvey Cedars to Beach Haven.

In addition to this month's photo shoot, I now also offer all the photos on my website in Black and White versions.

Oh, and the coolest thing that happened this month? I saw the Barnegat Lighthouse lit and functioning as a true nautical beacon. I have to say, I wasn't as wowed as I thought I'd be. I was expecting a beam of light to shoot out the side. When you are standing there, freezing, below the old girl, it's lit, but it really doesn't seem like the light would carry that much.

But it does.

Look for it as you cross the causeway(as long as you are not driving) and you'll definitely see it. I'm guessing the real beam is only visible at an angle that isn't directly below the lighthouse.

Oh, and just to make this the longest entry ever. I got the December photos up including some of the lighthouse with SNOW. Yes, a dusting of the white, powdery stuff. Very hard to capture when the air is riddled with salt.