The "NEW" blog

Ok. So it didn't take quite as long as I thought, but here is the new blog. 

www.a3vphotography.com/blog

I will mainly be updating to this new blog, but I am trying to find a way to all my loyal fans(subscribers), to transfer your subscriptions so you want loose a beat. But for now Click this Link to stay up to date.

Shane & Melissa

We had the pleasure of photographing a super great couple, Shane and Melissa, earlier this month. The wedding and reception both took place at the new Proximity Hotel located in Greensboro, NC. This is the new sister hotel to the O'Henry Hotel located right down the street. If your from out of town and need a place to stay in Greensboro, this is definitely it. With a new hotel, new location, and a new marriage; we were all set for great wedding photos. Click below to see a few moments from that gorgeous day. Thanks again, Shane & Melissa for allowing us to be part of your very special day.

Moments In Time

New Blog, Check it out!

I am in the middle of working on a new blog site, but in the mean time, hop on over to my test blog. Here you go a3vphotography.wordpress.com

Cullen & Jen Part II

This past June we had the privilege to photograph two very good friends of ours wedding. It's always a little more nerve racking photographing a friends wedding, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Both the wedding and reception took place at Graylyn's in Winston-Salem, NC. God gave us a perfect day for the outside event. It was an absolute gorgeous wedding, and we had a blast capturing it. Thanks again, Cullen and Jen for allowing us to be part of your special day. Here are just a few moments in time from that lovely June day

Moments In Time

Time Keeps on Ticking

I recently picked up a new watch from Timex. It is the new Expedition E-Tide Temp Compass. So far the watch is super sweet. It's very comfortable and very light weight for its size. It has all kinds of handy features, plus it even tells time very well. It's a pretty large face, which is kind of the style I like; but to each there own.

Anyway, here some specs on this nice little gizmo.

*The Timex Expedition E-Tide & Temp series is the latest in the E-Instruments family of high-performance timepieces. Using proprietary technology, a dedicated 4th hand alerts the user of tidal trend, or current air or water temperature with the push of a button.

• Temperature Sensor - Temp mode displays current temperature
  
• E-Compass navigation tool
  
• Tide tracking indicator - Tide mode tracks time to next high/low tide
  
• INDIGLO®INDIGLO® night-light
  
• Water resistant to 100 meters
  
• Quick date function for easy setting
• Stainless Steel Case
• Black 314 Nylon Strap
  
• Black Dial
  
• Luminiscent Hands
  
• Size: Large
  
• One-Year Warranty
  
• 2 Year Battery Life
  

*Specs provided by www.clevertraining.com

  Photos provided by Zappos

Summer at the Scott's

 DANG! Sorry everyone, but it has been over a month since my last post. Time flies when your having fun; wait a sec, I'm working , I'm not having any fun. JK. Speaking of work, here is a photo I snagged at 6:15 in the morning down in Hampstead, NC. Hampstead is located about 30 min. north of Wilmington, NC. A few friends(co-workers) and I, went down to Hampstead to shoot for Home Depot. We got some really nice photos for their new patio furniture line, but this photo is still one of my favorites.

 Once again, sorry for the lack of posting, but more will follow soon.

Cullen & Jen

More photos coming soon . . . 

Billy & Summer Part 2

Recently, I posted a entry about my friends Billy & Summer who just got married in June. As I said before, we had a blast shooting the farm themed wedding, and were honored to be a part of it. Here are a few more images from that special day.

Billy & Summer

Beach Thunderstorms

  I've been on vacation all this week. Yeah I know, lucky me. Anyway, I've been at Wrightsville Beach, NC testing out my new and first ever point-and-shoot digital camera. I picked up a Canon G9. This is a sweet, but not so little ps camera. But it sure beats carrying around my Canon 5d w/ vertical grip and 70-200 attached.

  To make a long story short, when I arrived at the beach there was a crazy T-storm that rolled in that evening. I got to test out the time-lapse feature on my G9. Below is the short time-lapse film, and above is a still of lighting I cut from the film. Watch closely to the left side of the film. It definitely looks like a tornado is about to touch down. Scary, but cool.

Billy & Summer

I recently just photographed a good friend of mine, Billy and his wife Summer's wedding at the first of this month. The wedding and reception both took place on Summer's grandfather's farmland in Mt. Airy, NC. It was definitely warm that day, but the clouds rolled in and cooled off the upper 90 degree temperatures quite nicely. A big thanks to Billy and Summer for allowing us to photograph their special day, and congratulations. Check back soon to see more images from this lovely farm wedding.

Viva la Vida

It's finally here. Go check out the new Coldplay album, "Viva la Vida" today.

Climbing Underwater

This is a quick film I have put together of one of my fellow friends and photographers; Neil Craver climbing at Summersville Lake, WV. Usually this boulder is completely submerged under water during the summer months.

Check out some of Neil's work at Photon Organon  

Todd's Little 600

  A few weeks ago, me and my friend Todd went to a near by field to test out his new Align Trex 600 Nitro. At that point he had had it for about a month, and was still getting used to all the ups and downs of the little helicopter.

  The Trex 600 is a very high tech R/C. This isn't one of those remote control vehicles you just put some batteries in it and go. You definitely need some practice time with this little machine. In fact, it is so complex they even make flight simulator software for the Trex 600. This way you can keep crashing it and doesn't cost anything to fix.

  The day we went out Todd was feeling quite comfortable with normal flight, so he decided to switch a few settings around and try flying the helicopter  inverted. Let's just say, it didn't go quite as planned. A few seconds into the flight, and the next thing I know I was hiding behind a large pile of gravel, taking cover from flying debris. Some how Todd had lost complete control over the 4'  long carbon fiber blades that control the Trex 600. It instantly flew straight into the ground and proceeded to run uncontrollably. The blades where breaking apart and flying all over the place. Luckily it soon ran out of gas, and we didn't die. As I said before, not your typical R/C vehicle.

  Needless to say, Todd wasn't too happy about his new broken toy. You can see his new found excitement in the last picture above.

  If you are interested in seeing what these little helicopters can really do, watch this video.

Taking in the Local Wildlife

  A few weeks ago Megan and I, and our family took a trip down to the North Carolina Zoo. It had probably been about 5 years since my last visit. I was super excited about testing out my nature photography skills, and by no means am I a nature photographer. But going to your local zoo is an excellent way to see amazing wildlife that would normal be impossible. We had a great day.

   Next time you have some spare time on your hands, and you're trying to figure out something fun and creative to do, take a camera and your photo skills down to your local zoo, and have fun capturing mother nature and its beauty. 

  I have posted a few images from my recent excursion above. 

Happy Birthday

For those of you who didn't know, Monday was my birthday. I'm an old man now at the age of 25. My loving wife had several surprises in store for me over the previous weekend. 

    Surprise #1: Classic case of showing up at your own house, and a lot of your friends jumping out from behind stuff, that I didn't even know people could hide behind yelling "SURPRISE!"

    Surprise #2: After being totally shocked, we all hopped in a couple of cars and headed down to our local laser tag arena. Once again I was very shocked, seeing as how I haven't played laser tag in about 15 years. Everyone was so nice to let me win in both rounds of laser tag, except my wife. She had to make sure I wasn't getting to big of a head. 

    Surprise #3: When I arrived back at my house from shooting everyone with lasers, there were even more of my friends hanging out and grilling up all kinds of foods. Its pretty cool to know that you have people out there that really care about you.

    Surprise #4: Finally, after digesting some delicious grilled food, and killing off some excellent cup cakes, I got to open up some presents. Normally this isn't a surprise, but what was a surprise is what I received from my wife. I opened up this tinny little box where I pull out a match box car that resembled an Indy car.  I was attached to it as a paper Indy car driver cutout. Instantly I thought," you have got to be kidding me." Not because I was disappointed, but because I was so excited. She had gotten me a gift certificate to drive a real life Indy car; a dream I've had since I was a little kid. Check out the school by clicking here.

   I just wanted to say a quick, "THANK YOU" to everyone who showed up to wish me a happy birthday, and a "sorry you couldn't make it," to all of those who couldn't come.