The Gasslers

by Russell

posted January 19, 2013

category B&W, Downtown Lynchburg Virginia, Virginia

I had the privilege of shooting some family shots for some good friends of mine.  I’ll admit family shoots are a weakness, and I should do more.  You might see one of these pictures used again as they will be working with Wycliffe Bible Translators as they move to the Cameroon in central Africa. Read [...]

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Winter Holidays of 2012 – A Photo Recap

by Russell

posted January 3, 2013

category Family, Places We Love

The holidays of 2012 in a photo review….Well it was more of a blur than anything.  We had unplanned trips to Maryland for family health issues, 3 weeks of sickness, parties and festivities. We also made our annual trip over to Green Needles Christmas Tree Farm for a Virginia white pine.  It was nice to [...]

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Seattle Waterfront

by Russell

posted November 16, 2012

category B&W, Places We Love

Not too long ago work sent me to the greater Seattle area for two weeks.  Early one Saturday morning before the crazy crowds and in between the raindrops I was able walk the market, have a coffee from the 1st Starbucks and eat in the Space Needle.  Other than being in the cold blowing wind [...]

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William and the Playground

by Russell

posted September 22, 2012

category Family, Places We Love, Virginia

Today is family hang out day.  No projects or maintenance work allowed.  The days are whizzing by us and we decided to take a little Saturday staycation.  Between naps today we hit the playground of a local church and had a lovely lunch at an outdoor Italian cafe.  Today is also the day William had his first haircut.  I [...]

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Get Downtown Street Fair – Lynchburg, VA

by Russell

posted September 11, 2012

category Downtown Lynchburg Virginia, Photo Friday, Places We Love, Virginia

This past Friday was the 4th annual Get Downtown held in Lynchburg, VA.  It is a full on street fair with food, street performers, music, educational displays and local vendors.  This event is a part of the downtown revitalization efforts by Lynch’s Landing.  The good people over at The Clutch Guide were on site and handed out 1000 [...]

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1st Batallion 116 Infantry

by Russell

posted August 7, 2012

category Virginia

I had a very unique and different opportunity this past weekend.  I was asked to take a company photo for the 1st Batallion 116 Infantry out at the Lynchburg, VA Armory.  My family has a rich history across all the branches of the military and I was rather excited to give back.  I was able to take [...]

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The Clutch Guide – A Public Thank You

by Russell

posted August 5, 2012

category Downtown Lynchburg Virginia, Places We Love, Virginia

I would like to thank the wonderful ladies over at The Clutch Guide for publishing a photo of mine from a series I posted here.  The shot was from the Percival’s Island 5 mile race hosted by Riverside Runners.  It appears in the August – September 2012 issue of The Clutch Guide. The Clutch Guide [...]

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Jeff and Nina

by Russell

posted July 31, 2012

category B&W, Downtown Lynchburg Virginia, Virginia

I had the privilege of shooting Jeff and Nina’s wedding a few weeks ago.  It was a beautiful ceremony in an an old Catholic church followed by an intimate reception with good friends.  Jeff owns a local running store and as a participant of the Lynchburg running community it was nice to see so many [...]

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Photo Challenge: Music

by Russell

posted June 12, 2012

category 52 Week Shooting Challenge, Family

So its a quick week.  I broke out my 50mm lens and tried a few things.  This was my favorite for this week’s theme “Music”.  It is a shot of my wife’s antique music stand and a very used fiddle tune book turned to Ashokan Farewell. I’d also like to give a shot out to [...]

Structure

by Russell

posted May 26, 2012

category B&W, Photo Friday, Places We Love, Virginia

So this week’s challenge was “Structure”.  Most people thing of a building, a bridge or something similar when they think of “structure”.  But simply defined it is any intentional organized pattern.  It could be an idea, words, thoughts, lines, or the empire state building.  So Friday I broke out the big camera, the big lens [...]

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