143rd Preakness Stakes

Last Saturday I covered Preakness for the first time. I’ve covered horse racing before, usually the Hunt Cup, but never Preakness. This time I was on assignment for The Baltimore Business Journal. *Do not share, publish, or use photos without permission.  This year jockey Mike Smith and Kentucky Derby winner Justify won Preakness which makes the…

Museum as a Backdrop

A few friends and I braved the rain and cold to trek down to Washington, DC to take each other’s portraits at the Hirschhorn Museum. Museums are wonderful places to shoot. They are always changing, typically have beautiful architecture and lighting, and offer unique perspectives for otherwise straight forward portraits. Most museums allow photos, especially…