Rodney & Jennie

I just wanted to post this picture. Rodney's Dad passed away two nights ago. I only met him a couple times, but I think this picture shows his kind personality and the kind of person he was. A lot of you know Rodney from our wedding. He was the one driving the van, shooting the bachelor party, rehearsal dinner and wedding....and playing piano during dinner. We work together often, throw each other jobs when we can and have breakfast once a week to talk shop and plot how we're going to take over the world. I just wanted to send our best out to Rodney and Jennie and their family in Virginia.

Jimmy Rollins Charity Event

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot a Phillies charity event. It was a Jimmy Rollins sponsored event for a camp that helps children with Arthritis. It was at one of the local bowling alleys in the city. For those of you that know me, I found this to be a pretty cool way to work and spend an afternoon. Since working in Hollywood, I'm not exactly star-struck so I didn't end up with any autographed baseballs, but I could have. The entire team was there. My liaison for the event did send me a Jimmy Rollins autographed Sporting News....so that's cool.






Here are more shots from the event.

Ella Rocks Philly

Having your own studio and working for yourself has its perks. One of them is being able to hang out with my niece for a couple days in the summer. Last year we hit the aquarium and some of Philly. This year I gave her the option of going to the beach or following our nose through Philly again. Since she still doesn't make the weight requirement for sitting in the front seat, she's designated the back seat on road trips. With our 8 hour trip back to Vermont in mind she opted for bumming around Philadelphia. You don't need to do too much to impress an 11 year old. Not this one anyway. When I asked her on the phone a couple weeks back what she wanted to do while here, she just wanted to walk the dog through the trails and make shmores by puffing up marshmallows in the microwave.

Here are some shots from our day. We hit the park by the Constitution Center with the Carousel. The Duckie Boat was probably the highlight. Hot dogs and a 24 ounce Mountain Dew in the park behind Independence Hall and a tromp through Logan Circle Fountain. We drove home down Kelly Drive with her soaked in the backseat singing the Greatest Day Ever from Sponge Bob Square Pants. Maybe not the best day ever, but definitely a top fiver!