Fotografia Mia

USC ball

2008-06-05T21:00:00.000-07:00

Here's my favorite baseball shot of the season. I just like the clean lines and color patterns. The action and timing complete the image. Baseball is one of those sports where you can get your best shot on the first play or wait 9 innings and never really get anything above the norm. It's fun when you come back with something different.

Ballet Backstage

2007-12-07T10:27:00.000-08:00

Columbia City Ballet dancers and children from local dance groups maneuver backstage as they rehearse a scene from Act III of "The Nutcracker" at Clover School District Auditorium, Thursday, November 15, 2007. Clover was the first of 40 performances for the ballet company which has toured the state sharing the art of dance with children since 1989.

Column Pic

2007-11-19T18:13:00.000-08:00

Harry Blume has many visitors at his home on Main Hwy (US 301) in Bamberg. Stuck on the front of his storage building is a white Volkswagen Bug. Only half of it is visible. “Looks like it drove into the wall don’t it,” said Blume. The quirky sight makes many stop and take a closer look. "I've had people traveling from as far as New York stop and take pictures," he said. "Everyone traveling through seems to want to know the story behind it.” The car was a birthday gift from his daughter and wife who found it at a store called Gadzooks. It was being used as a clothes rack. The hooks are still visible on the back. “They said they had a birthday present for me but I’d have to go get it after the mall was closed.,” he said. “You should have seen all the looks I got driving down the highway with a cut up bug on the back of the truck.” Blume who is an avid car collector thought about using it as a tool box but thought people driving down the highway might find it amusing. “The only reason I did this was when traffic’s coming through, it kinda breaks you. You be seating there with your mind on the road and this kinda breaks you and gets your mind off of the riding.”

Fair Carnie

2007-10-24T10:55:00.000-07:00

Did a series of this guy at the Fair recently. Thought it worked pretty good.

Smoking...

2007-08-27T14:26:00.000-07:00

Here's one of favs from a project I just finished on Mexican horse racing. The story read as such...Jarocha and El Chicano, two quarter horses, are set to sprint 230 yards down a dirt track in Swansea. The horses anxiously kick dust into the hot July air as track owner Adolfo Chavero tries to clear spectators from the track. “Señores! Señores!” Chavero shouts as he waves his arms at a cluster of spectators crowding the track. “Por favor!” Twenty dollar bills pass through the hands of men wearing Wrangler jeans and Western-style shirts as they sip beer and banter about the horses and the bets.

Halloween

2007-08-20T08:20:00.000-07:00

Here's one from the archives I stumbled upon. It dates back to the early 90's during Halloween at Isla Vista, California. Halloween at the University of CA in Santa Barbara has always been a wild event with thousands of visitors enjoying a lot of alcohol and parties.

Beach scene

2007-07-09T15:09:00.001-07:00

Here's one from a recent trip to Kiawah Island, SC.

fumble

2007-05-08T12:53:00.000-07:00

Ok, anyone out there...I've been slacking in my posting duties on this blog, so from now on, I'll try to be more consistent. Here's one from South Carolina's recent Spring game. Enjoy.

Masters 2007

2007-04-10T20:09:00.000-07:00

Rainbow Man

2007-03-08T10:21:00.000-08:00

Hockey

2007-02-14T08:40:00.000-08:00

Boat trip

2007-02-05T20:25:00.000-08:00

Swim

2007-01-06T05:18:00.000-08:00

Puppets

2006-11-16T11:15:00.000-08:00

Fair #1

2006-10-24T18:17:00.000-07:00

One in a series of portraits I took at the fair. More to come....

Beach Study

2006-10-10T05:49:00.000-07:00

Rodeo

2006-10-03T12:12:00.000-07:00

Jump for Joy

2006-09-20T08:08:00.000-07:00

Shot the Clemson Florida State game in Tallahassee over the weekend. Here's one of my favorites. Clemson quarterback Will Proctor celebrates his third quarter touchdown run to make the score 20-9 during Clemson's game against Florida State, Saturday, September 16, 2006.

Dancer

2006-09-14T14:07:00.000-07:00

Band

2006-09-08T12:28:00.000-07:00

Reflections, reflections, reflections. I know, a cliche...yet i think this one works. The assignment was to fill a sports' back page with band shots for our Sept 2nd edition of The State Newspaper. This while shooting game action on deadline. I enjoy the framing of the left band player with the tuba and how the lines flow throughout the image. Can't beat the light either.

Drink Small

2006-08-31T11:22:00.000-07:00

Local Blues legend Drink Small outside his home in Columbia, SC. Small asked to be photographed on his deck with his guitar, after jamming for a bit in his living room. There's something about this image that draws me in. It just feels like it could have been shot in the 50's. I don't know, maybe I'm just reading too much into it. Anyway, I had a good time talking music and listening to him play.

Lock

2006-08-24T13:11:00.000-07:00

Visited an old shoe repairman and found much to shoot in his shop. Cato, in his 80's has been doing it for over 50 years and his shop is a step back in time.

2006-08-22T05:25:00.000-07:00

Another Holga Triptik.

2006-08-20T17:28:00.000-07:00

One of favs from the America 24/7 project a while back.
Dugout Dick, other wise known as Richard Zimmerman, has been living in caves above the Salmon River in Idaho for over 50 years with no plumbing, electricity of telephone. In 1948 he acquired his land in Elk Bend, Idaho as a mining claim. Using a team of mules he cleared the land, built a road, and constructed a metal bridge to span the Salmon River. More than 20 mines were dug by hand using only pick, shovel and prybar.

2006-08-16T10:43:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite road trip images. Shot with a Holga, it was taken somewhere in Nebraska during a cross-country road trip from Boise, Idaho to Columbia, South Carolina. I made it a point to try and take at least one decent image per state travelled. This series was one of the most succesful ones.