The Downtown Raleigh Alliance Annual Convention at the Raleigh Convention Center

As some of you may or may not know, I am an on-site photographer for the Downtown Raleigh Alliance… meaning that when they host an event or activity, they frequently call me to do freelance work for them. They use my photographs in publications for the city and various Raleigh magazines. They do an amazing amount of positive work for downtown Raleigh and I’m always more than happy to work for them! On February 23rd, they hosted the Annual Convention at the Raleigh Convention Center and I was on-board to photograph it. It was an excellent convention with stylish decorations and an amazing speaker. Awards were given out to several prominent members of the community, including CAM and other downtown businesses that have made a positive impact on the community this year. The guest speaker was Roger Brooks, President of Desintation Development International and author of author of several books about how to turn your city into a destination.

And if you get a chance to stop by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance office on South Wilmington, pick up a copy of the 2011 Annual Report, a Raleigh Map & Guide, or a Year in Sponsorships (2012-2013) booklet to see my photography featured! *End of shameless self-promotion* ;)

day 69/365: coheed and cambria.

our socks were completely rocked off yesterday at the fillmore in charlotte, nc (sweet venue, btw). it was the first night of coheed’s year of the black rainbow tour and it was absolutely amazing. words can’t describe. they’re amazing live and claudio’s hair is even better in person.

being 4’11 makes it incredibly hard to see at shows, but i was pretty close and, when not shielding my face from the elbow of the guy constantly fist-pumping next to me, i got some pretty awesome shots. no professional cameras allowed, but my canon s2is did pretty well!

thank you, coheed, for putting on an amazing show and allowing me to accomplish one of my life goals: seeing you in person! oh, and geoff got an autograph too which is pretty sweet (note the hidden jealousy). ;)

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the most badass roadie guy in the world is pictured below. everyone loved this guy. props to you, mr. roadie. here’s your “i’m an awesome roadie” dramatic silhouette portrait.

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we were super close to travis. he played some mean guitar as usual. awesome!

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every once in a while i’d get brief glimpses of hair and awesomeness through the two giant guys standing directly in front of me:

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after a while i started to feel like i was going to pass out due to the heat, so i moved out of the pit and back into the general population and got some shots from the back.

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michael kind of looking like he’s going to get attacked by a zombie…

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coheed and cambriaso so so so so awesome…

why 365?

(p.s. yes, i know this technically violates the 365 rule as these photos were taken yesterday, but i had to cheat because i slept most of the day due to driving back from charlotte at 3:30am)

adventures at the angus barn.

so a little over a week ago geoff and i had an event that we shot for con-way freight out of ann arbor, michigan at the angus barn in raleigh. the people were outstanding and we had a wonderful time, not to mention ate wonderful food! although i’m known to have a thing for any type of pasta, i decided that i had to have filet mignon since i was at a renown steakhouse instead of, say, their cheese ravioli. the steak was wonderful! we ended up with a lot of wonderful shots of the great con-way freight crew and the beautiful angus barn (pictured below):

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this was the cake that the crew got the angus barn to give to their boss…it was going to be his birthday in a few days. awesome!

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i’ve been super busy with clients lately and getting things figured out with my canon (a few pixels are dead and i’m going to have to return it)… also, my friend is coming in from out of town this weekend, so i’ll probably be updating next on monday…maybe in between if i get a chance. :) have a great weekend!