I always love photographing real people doing real things. What could be more fun than photographing volunteer firemen? I got that opportunity recently for Oklahoma Living Magazine. My assignment was to photograph firemen from the Coyle and Woodcrest fire departments in Oklahoma. I had the idea to do a split-shot photo that showed both the […]
Congressman Tom Cole for Oklahoma Living
Each year Oklahoma Living Magazine produces their annual legislative issue. I have been fortunate to photograph the cover for several years now. This year they featured U.S. Congressman Tom Cole on the cover. I photographed Mr. Cole at his legislative office in Norman on one of his breaks from working in Washington D.C. As usual […]
Virginia McClain for Oklahoma Living Magazine
I love doing portrait photography and had the opportunity to photograph Virginia McClain for Oklahoma Living Magazine cover story. Virginia lives in Luther, not far from my home in Edmond, and was a long-time employee – 41 years – at Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives – parent to Oklahoma Living Magazine. Her father Carl Booher […]
Oklahoma Living Magazine May 2017 Cover – Guardians of the Grid
I love photographing electrical lineman. They are hardy outdoors types who work hard and a tough, demanding and potentially dangerous job. These guys and gals are calm as cucumbers when dealing with tens of thousands of volts, driving rainstorms, sleet, ice and snow. But put them in a room with photographic strobes, a white background, […]
Oklahoma Living Magazine Cover April 2017
I had the opportunity of photographing world renowned bluegrass musician Byron Berliner at his Double Stop Fiddle Shop in Guthrie, Oklahoma for the April issue of Oklahoma Living Magazine. I met writer Hayley Leatherwood in Guthrie and listened to Byron tell stories of playing with people such as Earl Flatts and Lester Scruggs, Arnold Schwarzenegger, […]