Blue Ridge Parkway

The Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the prettiest places I have ever photographed

Washington Travels

I am often asked if certain places stand out more than others.Last year my trip to Washington State stands because of all the beauty I was able to photograph on my trip.I am going to share a few of my photos with you now.I have one from the Seattle Space needle showing Mt.Ranier in the distance ,One shows a boat in the Pudget Sound and the third one show Deception Pass next to Mount Vernon Washington.I hope everyone enjoys the photos.

Bassett High Girls Basketball

I was ask to shoot the Bassett girls basketball game last night .I always find myself taking candid shots during the game and last night was no exception.Here are two future players for Bassett.

Elliot Stone's Moms 80th Birthday

I was called by my good friend Elliot Stone to photograph his moms 80th birthday party.As a surprise Earl Thomas Conley came in from Nashville to sing to his mom.

Out Door Beauty

Sometimes outside photos stand out more than others .Here is a shot taken at a local lake .

The Stone Family

I have been blessed with photographing the Stone sisters for the last few years.Here are a few pictures that show the beauty of the sisters.

Bassett High Basketball

I always enjoy the people around me when I am shooting most sports at high schools.As I looked around the gym tonight I felt all the kids wanted me to photograph them.Here are some nice shots I wanted to share with you.

Why use a Wedding Planner?

In the following photos you will see a wedding planner should have been present at our shoot.Although the bride insisted on letting her best friend be her wedding planner ,you will see a professional planner would have made a difference in our Beach portrait shoot.Although the waves got extremely close I stopped shooting just in time to move the bride from harms way.While doing this I noticed the brides best friends (assistant) was on her cell phone instead of protecting the bride from the oceans waves.

Philpott Dam Wedding

Each wedding is different in many ways.Outdoor weddings always seem to bring out the best colors .In the pictures here you can see how happy the Bride and Groom are on their wedding day.

Franklin County Cheerleading Competition

Here is one of the shots taken during the Franklin County Cheer Competition .During the down time the Va Tech cheerleaders put on a good show.

Nothern Cascades trip

I was invited to the Pacific Northwest in October.On my trip I was able to drive through the Northern Cascades and I manage to snap a few shots.

Baja Shoot at Smith Mountain Lake

During the summer I was asked to do a photo shoot for Baja boat magazine with Alla being my assistant.During the shoot I noticed Ziggy the clown dressed as a pirate and entertaining the crowd.This is just one of the shots that I managed to capture during the event.

Amber's fun day

This past summer I took a Sunday drive up the Blue Ridge Parkway to get some candid shots of my niece Amber and we stopped by my good friend and fellow photographer Susan Roark Carter's house .This is just a few shots that I manage to take while Amber was playing outside.

R.I.P. Coach David Deel

This Collage is done in memory of David Deel who dedicated numerous years to the kids he coached in track at F-C High and at BHS

Friends of Coal 2006

Each Year I am asked to travel to Beckley West Virginia to take photos for the local YMCA fund raiser and to shoot the concerts lined up on Saturday night.In the future I will be sharing several candid shots with you .In this you will see the band Lonestar and Misses West Virginia.

Atlantic Beach

On a trip to Atlantic Beach I decided to walk down to the beach pier and take a few shots.Here is just one of the beautiful pictures that I wanted to share with you .

Gorgeous Bride Becca in Richmond Kentucky

While in Greeneville Tennessee I was asked to drive 3 hours to Richmond Kentucky to photograph a Sunday wedding.I think some of the shots taken could win a few awards.What do you think?

John Parrish Fishing

I was asked by the Smith Mountain Laker Magazine to get a few candid shots of John Parrish while he was in fishing in the Smith River and thanks to the weather permitting my shots were used in a story about John and how he makes custom fly rods

Becca at Christmas

I did a Military Wedding and met the sister of the groom who ask me to take a few pictures of her kids before she flew back to Hawaii and this is just one sample her 2 beautiful kids

Pioneer Park Greeneville Tenn.

This is a picture that shows J.R Towles hitting the game tying home run in the 2004 Championship game that Ray was ask to photograph for the Major Baseball Team the Houston Astro's

Eaglemont Golf Mount Vernon Washington

Ray wanted to share a great shot taken at Eaglemont Golf Course in Mount Vernon Washington in 2008

James Turner dunks on Magna Vista again

Friend's of Coal Car Show Concert

Randy Travis kicks off his new Album of 2008 Around the Bend and Ray was lucky enough to be the one to photograph the event

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