“Just a small town girl… livin’ in a lonely world,” she started off. From those few epic lyrics, I knew Kate Tucker was destined to be rock’s one great hope. She will [eventually] be what the world of rock music needs to save itself from the pop divas (yes Adam Levine, I’m talking about you) currently ruling the airwaves. With rock radio stations dying at an alarming rate and rock record sales in sharp decline, Kate Tucker will save it all. Though she barely has enough hair to tease and hairspray, she has some very healthy vocal cords and a desire to ROCK (note below, her hands are both making the Sign of the Horns). It’s just too bad she’s still roughly 17.9 years away from being able to go on tour without her parents… just don’t stop believin’.
… and now for the rest of Kate Tucker’s Christmas/newborn family photos. :)
It has been almost one month since Keri and I were married. That Friday was absolutely amazing and wouldn’t have been the same without the help of many friends and family- you know who you are and we thank you!
One of the best things to come of that day (other than the whole marriage thing) are the final images from our photo booth. Steve Porter was gracious enough to set up and man the photo booth all night. As you’ll be able to see in the video below, it was an incredible night full of eating, drinking, dancing, and hand puppets. If you’re looking to download photos, you can do so here! Just click on the folder icon on the right side of your favorite pic.
A few months back I was reading the Decatur Metro blog and came across the annual Decatur-based Skateraid event. Skateraid is an outdoor parking lot event with bands, food, and skateboarding to benefit families going through pediatric cancer of a loved one. It’s an amazing event and I knew I wanted to be involved. I love band photography and sport photography, so I figured this would be a great fit and a great way to help out for a cause. We had such a great time and I know they raised a good amount of money this year to help families in need.
If you have any interest in learning more or how you can help, click here. Also, 50% of all proceeds from print sales of the event will go to Skateraid. Here are some of my favs of the event!
Mayor Bill Floyd also came by to say hello!
Here are some of the special guests of the day- familes currently going through pediatric cancer.
Boards decorated by local artists for a charity auction.
For the last two years I have volunteered as The Nature Conservancy’s official photographer for their Hoochie fundraising event. In case you aren’t familiar with TNC, you can learn more here. TNC is a conservation organization that, since its founding in 1951, has protected more than 119 million acres of land, 5,000 miles of rivers, and operates more than 100 marine conservation projects globally.
Our dear friend, Erin Vilines, is the event coordinator for the Hoochie and has pulled off an absolutely fabulous party two years in a row in the heart of Buckhead. Despite this year’s toretial thunderstorm, the plans still went perfectly. In fact, the party was such a success that people didn’t even notice the rain… until they had to get to their car.
Steve Hein with the Birds of Prey show was conducting hands down the best photobombs I’ve ever seen with this live bald eagle.
…and this was the moment I considered taking fewer photos with my flash.
One of the guests of honor was Chuck Leavell. Chuck is co-founder of The Mother Nature Network, an environmental news and information website that launched in January 2009. He is also most famous for playing keyboard with the likes of the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, and the Allman Brothers. He wasn’t there to play, but was gracious enough to kick the night off with a blues riff and the Bradley Cole Smith Band.
To finish off, I cannot begin to tell you how amazing locally grown fresh hot pralines are. Possibly the best thing I’ve ever eaten.
No- seriously… PILLOW FIGHT! The International Pillow Fight Day was this Saturday at Freedom Park. I have been wanting to go for the past few years- not to fight- just to take pictures. Keri and I were tipped off by our friend David so rode our bikes there and had an awesome time. I was hit by copious amounts of pillows of all sizes even though I was unarmed. I could do nothing but cry… and keep taking pictures. I mean really- if you opened your eyes and saw this, how would you react?
Though this is definitely way late, I still figure I’d post about it. Each year, Dad goes in on season tickets with a big group of friends. I’ll usually have a chance to make it to one or two of the games and of course I’m always asked to bring my camera and “the big lens.” These types of pictures are always a challenging balance between taking pictures and actually enjoying the game with whomever is there. I never really get up and walk around because I don’t want to be rude, but at the same time pictures are often blah sitting in the same spot.
Overall I had a great time at the game and, as my brother predicted it, Dad definitely got a little teary eyed at Bobby’s last goodbye. I guess in retrospect, I should have too seeing as every Braves game I’ve ever attended had Bobby as coach.
Here’s dad signing the thank-you card from the season ticket holders.
Apparently they haze rookies by making them wear kids backpacks for their first season.
I’ve owned the domain since college. Three years ago I re-upped it’s registration and I contracted my good friend Greg Vilines at Webnormous to begin work on the site. Then a combination of producing an album, playing in a band, get married, and having his house burn down slowed Greg’s progress on the site a bit. A combination of helping with the album, buying a house, running a photo business, general laziness, and getting engaged slowed me down too. I know my excuses aren’t as valid as a house fire, but regardless of the timing, it is finally LIVE!
Greg built the whole thing from scratch and he did a damn good job on it. I know I was a difficult client at times but in the end we got it all worked out. There will be a few tweaks made in the coming months, but since it’s 99% done, we figured why not launch it? This will be a soft opening for my six blog readers and facebook friends until I get it 100% finished.
Keep in mind the new site isn’t going to be a replacement for the blog- just think of it as a “best of Alex the Photo Guy.” I’ll still keep you up to date with my crazy photo antics here on the blog, so don’t stop reading!
Let me know what you think! Many thanks again to Greg who did all the hard work. All I did was take a few photos. If you need a website, let me know and I’ll get you in contact with Webnormous.
