I have been meaning to post this for awhile.
Here is one of the wedding albums, it's got a wonderful cover, hot stamped names on the front of the album, they can either be leather or animal friendly. This one pictured is animal friendly. In the back is space for a dvd.
Disco came back, just for a night and just to help one of the best groups ever raise some money and three service teams graduated.
PAALS, Palmetto Animal Assistant Life Services, held a fundraiser and used disco as a backdrop to help to celebrate recent graduates and also raise a little bit of money.
Gallery 701 was awash in polyester and platform shoes, lava lamps and folks eager to help out a great group. If you didn't get to make it to the event, you can visit their website, www.paals.org.and read more about them and donate or volunteer.
Mo turned 15 years old. That's 105 to you and me and my friend Pat decided that Mo should have a party. I mean how many labs do you know that are 105?
So, Mo and Pat, invited a few of their friends (with both two legs and four) and added some beer, tennis balls and well, lots of butt sniffing and it was quite the party.
The dogs had doggie cake and ice cream and the people had some amazing homemade oreo cupcakes. Honestly these things were fantastic.
I hope that I get an invite to Mo's 16th party, that dog stole three of his party guest's cake slices and managed to get just as many ice creams from his friends. He's pretty quick for an old guy.
On occasion I have the opportunity to get to shoot some fashion. Thanks to Carolina Living Magazine we spent the day at Riverbanks Zoo and took a look at what's going to be hot for the upcoming season.
It's official name is the USMC Ultimate Challenge Mud Run. It is a 5.2 mile all terrain obstacle course designed by a former Marine Drill Instructor to challenge each team (of four people) mentally, morally and physcially.
They call it The Leatherneck. It is a monster and I'm not quite sure how folks manage it.
Thirty six obstacles; mud holes, jumping, climbing, swimming- it has everything. The one here, located in Sandy Run, is billed as the largest one in North America. It's so popular that, if you think you can do it, you can sign up for the one in October.
If you do, I wish you much luck.
I have had the opportunity to cover the Carolina Cup a few times. Each time I am wowed by the horses and the outfits and of course the drinking.
It's a bit like a tipsy garden party with horses.
Here are a few of my favorites.
Crystal and Katy are an amazing couple. I had the opportunity to photograph them doing a little shopping at the mall.
I can not believe how well they work together. Katy helped Crystal try on clothes and pay for items and navigate the store.
Last weekend I found myself in Aiken, South Carolina at the 17th annual Battle of Aiken reenactment. Every year a few hundred reenactors spend the weekend in battles and talking to visitors about what happened 147 years ago.
Here are a few of my favorite images.
PAALS, Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services, is an amazing group of folks who train dogs to assist people with varying abilities to live more independent by providing them with assistance dogs. Most of the dogs are primarly placed in South Carolina and go on to assist children with autisum, soliders with PTSD and individuals with special needs.
These photos show the dogs in training, (it takes two years to train these dogs) at restaurants, working with a client at her job, and with soliders. One of the commands that the dogs, who are going to assist soliders who are suffering with PTSD are taught, is a command called "cover". The dog is taught to watch behind the solider, to basically have his/her back.
These dogs are really amazing. If you would like to learn more, or volunteer or donate please go to their website, www.paals.org.
Brent and Erica are the cutest couple. I mean, just look at them, they are so sweet.
They wanted to do some photos to give as gifts and we headed out to Lake Murray.
Brent wasn't sure what to expect and didn't think he would enjoy the session, figured he could just kinda gut it out. I am happy to say that at the end of the session, Brett kept talking about how much fun he had. I mean, part of an afternoon walking around and kissing your sweetie, not a bad way to spend the afternoon.
Here are a few of my favorites.
I love going to this event.
Mostly it's because of the dogs.
This event, The Grand American Hunt in Orangeburg. Dogs as far as the eye can see. All hounds, Blueticks, Redbones, Mountain Cur, Plotts, Black and Tan and more than I can name.
When I was growing up, the first dog I ever owned came from the Fredericksburg Dog Mart. A similar event, but dogs of all kinds could be had.
Here are a few of my favorite photos from the event in Orangeburge this year.
Recently the New York Times did a story on "The place of religion in public schools," and they spoke to Christian Chapman, a self proclaimed traveling evangelist and Pastor Paul Wood about a religious rally at a local middle school in Jefferson, SC. Mr.Chapman was one of the speakers at the rally and Pastor Wood wrote an editorial for the local paper about the rally. If you'd like to read the whole story go to:
Here are a few of the portraits the I made.
