Kings Mountain vs. Crest Volleyball - 12-8-2020

I was contracted by TPS Photography (Morganton, North Carolina) to photograph some high school volleyball action between Kings Mountain High School (Kings Mountain, North Carolina) and Crest High School (Shelby, North Carolina) at Kings Mountain High School. Both schools’ JV and Varsity teams were pretty stacked with some great players so it was set to be some great matches! With Covid-19 still around, everyone inside the gym was required to wear mask, even the players. So that makes for some interesting images that I know years from now I will look back on and remember the time life for all of us was just different. Anyways, these photos are to be used for both schools’ yearbooks. I had a great time photographing as the action was plenty as schools played their hearts out. Thanks to TPS for asking to photograph on behalf of you.

Toasted and Rolled

If you haven't been to Toasted and Rolled in Morganton, NC, you're really missing out on some great rolled ice cream and sweet creations! Wait, did I just say "rolled ice cream"? Yup, I sure did. You get to watch your ice cream be made right in front of you. It's basically the hibachi grill of ice cream! Your ice cream is made on a super cold chiller plate, as you watch from the other side of a glass partition. Then it's rolled right in front of your eyes to make a super fancy presentation that is super unique and tasty! But if you don't want your ice cream rolled, they have super crazy milkshakes with whole cake slices and other crazy toppings added. And right now they have several holiday special hot chocolates as well. So if you are ever in Morganton or swinging through Burke County, head to downtown and stop by their shop for a treat you will not forget.

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Two Dogs, One Child and one more on the way?! (Photo How-To)

A couple months ago, my wife Montanna and I announced that we were expecting a little boy to be born in March. So of course, being a photographer, I knew I had to announce my new baby through photography some how. Montanna and I brainstormed and decided to go with using a letter board, my step-son Remi, and the kicker, my two dogs in one image! Sounds crazy impossible right? I mean it’s shaping up to be the perfect storm for a meltdown and two lost dogs. Spoiler alert, we didn’t have any meltdowns and the dogs did much better than expected. Seriously, I knocked out making the photo in no less than 10 minutes. I’ll post the original image first, followed by the three unedited, straight out of the camera frames I used to make the one image. Yes, you read that right, I used three images to make the actual final image for our baby announcement. So enjoy this little glimpse into how our special image was produced.