Category: Project Art
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My PicTrip to Sherwood Gardens
Last weekend’s great weather gave Jules and I a chance to visit the most famous tulip garden in America, Sherwood Gardens . Sherwood Gardens was created in 1920 by John Sherwood, who was a conservationist and flower fan. Located within the Baltimore City Limits, Sherwood Gardens was a quick drive from our house in Federal Hill and…
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Visit to Athens, Ohio
One week ago, I took a trip with Jules to visit her sister in Athens, Ohio. While Jules’ family is from Cleveland, both her and her parents visited Dayna at Ohio University. Since Dayna had exams during this time, we could only visit with her once to tour the campus. Jules and I stayed with…
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Liv and Yujin’s Wedding
On a Saturday afternoon, Olivia got married to the love of her life Yujin Kim. The wedding was attended by close friends and family at the W Hotel in Washington, DC. It was a lovely ceremony officiated by her Aunt’s husband Michael and she looked stunning in an off white gown. The ceremony and reception…
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Laura and Mike come to visit!
Back in December Jules and I took a weekend trip up to New York City to see some friends and take pictures of the holiday themed sites in the city. We met up with Laura (Jules’ cousin) and Mike (Laura’s husband) at their apartment in Jersey City for a place to stay while we were…
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Cherry Blossom Festival 2011
Last weekend, the annual Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off in Washington, DC. I was down at the Tidal Basin to shoot my friend Liz and snapped some shots before and after our shoot. This was the first time I’ve been back to DC with my new Canon DSLR and I brought my (small) collection of…
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Good Stuff Eatery
Before our entourage of Jules, Ryan, and I met Liz for her photo shoot we stopped to have lunch at a place called Good Stuff Eatery. Good Stuff Eatery was founded by “Top Chef” contestant Chef Spike in 2009 and offers authentic American fare of burgers and fries in the Washington DC area. The Eatery…
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The Power of Flower(s)
Let’s face it, I’m a sucker for flower photos. So naturally during the first weekend of Spring I was running around with my camera capturing the daffodils in bloom. Below is what came out of my PicTrip- to see more check out my Baltimore Flickr Set.
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Jules’ sister comes to visit
For the past couple of days, we have had Jules’ sister Dayna visiting us in Baltimore. Dayna is on spring break so she decided to spend part of her break touring all Baltimore has to offer. While Dayna has been here a few times to briefly visit Jules before, she never has had the time…
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Freezing time at the Dog Park
This past weekend Jules, Marcy, Chopper and I headed over to the Locust Point Dog Park. I brought along my Canon T2i with my 50mm lens with a circular polarizer attached. This allowed me to open up the aperture as wide as it could go (if needed) to capture the narrow DOF I wanted in…
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Robert E. Lee Park with Julia, John, and Julie and 4 dogs!
On Saturday two couples (all with first names that start with the letter J) took a hike at Robert E. Lee Park in the afternoon. Jules and I brought Marcy and Chopper to meet up with my college roommate John and his girlfriend Julie. John and I have known each other since 2003, where we…
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Stopping Time with Time Lapse in Chicago
Here is my initial foray into time lapse photography. Taken over a course of an hour by the “Bean” in Millennium Park in downtown Chicago. I used a Canon T2i and edited it together using iMovie ’09. Time Lapse Chicago 2011
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Sushi Shots
I went to my favorite sushi joint (Kiku in Federal Hill) this weekend for dinner and decided to bring my camera along for the ride. I have been to Kiku many times but this was the first time I went with my new camera. It was exciting to test it out how the sensor handled…
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Baltimore Snowed In
This past week Baltimore was walloped with a decently sized snowstorm. It’s been a few days since the snow fell, so I have walked around getting some photos of our lovely city digging out. To see more- head over to my Baltimore Flickr set.
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Free Lunch/ Optimus Prime Part II
This weekend I won a free lunch from Noodles and Company in Hunt Valley, MD. A recent customer of Noodles and Company, I was pretty surprised to get an email from them last week stating I won the drawing. So, I invited Jules and my Grandmother out for lunch and took some photos of the…
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Great Falls Winter Pictrip
Last weekend James and I headed down to Great Falls, Virginia to take some pictures of the falls in the wintertime. Great Falls is a gorgeous area that lies on the Potomac River (which separates Maryland from Virginia). We visited the National Park on the Virginia side. I was able to use my telephoto zoom…