Convenience

This was a part of a proposed campaign for university housing retention. The tag line emphasizes the ambigram which says “convenience” either way.

Pinna Press Kit

The outside of the press kit has a very strong branding statement, that is easily understood, as well as a song list on the back and a place for a specialized press kit cd. Pinna’s press kit was going for a simple informative look, that conveyed they band brand as well as the feel of [...]

From the Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of America’s most famous bridges, and this shot from atop it showcases New York’s geometric beauty.

Manhattan in Winter

This was taken in January of 2009 atop the Empire State Building. While shooting this, the temperature dropped to -15 with 45 mile an hour winds. My hand stuck to my camera.

Lime Tonic

This shot was taken to capture the beauty and simplicity of a lime and tonic water.

Fireball

This is  very early shot of mine, from the July 4th celebration in Greenville, SC in 2004.

The Green Lion

Munich is a city known for its lions, they are everywhere. There is even a beer company in Munich called Lowenbrau which transates to “Lion’s Brew”. This was one of the more interesting lions in Munich.

Shades

At the top of Zugspitze the sun was incredibly bright, and one of the more intresting ways to show the beauty of the mountains was to do it through the reflections on the glasses of a beautiful woman.

Pat Martino

This shot was taken in January of 2009 in New York City at the Birdland.

Victoria

This shot makes use of incandescent light, which is my favorite to use if I cannot use natural light. I worked with Victoria as a model for several years, and she made shooting easy.

Dreamy Emu

This emu lives at the Riverbanks Zoo, and this picture is one of the few film photographs in my portfolio. This shot caught the emu just as it shut its eyes, and that paired with the blur of the background gives the whole shot a dreamy feel.

The Top of The Royal Mile

This square at the top of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh Scotland is known for being a place where plague victims were burried and where a fire caused thousands of people to be cooked alive in underground chambers.

Edinburgh Castle

This is the outer wall of Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh Scotland. There has been some sort of settlement on this hill since the 500s.

Daniel

This portrait is of Daniel and his 3 year old cat Oreo, his mother set up the shoot in their home so that they could give the photographs to their father for Father’s Day.

Ruins in St. Andrews

These are the ruins of St. Andrews Castle in St. Andrew, Scotland, with borders on the North Sea.

Bird Up Close

This photo was taken at the parakeet exhibit at the Riverbanks Zoo.

The Abbey

These are the ruins of Hollyrood Abbey in Edinburgh Scotland. This photograph was taken in October of 2008.

Espionage

This photo is from a set of headshots. Mallory (the subject) is an aspiring actress, who currently is working in Greenville, SC.

Manhattan

This is New York City from the top of The Empire State Building in January of 2009

Pinna Bikini Poster

This poster is an homage to the great beach posters of the 1950s.

Pinna Poster July 31, 2009

This poster shows a more refined edge to poster design.

Eco Reps Logo

This logo was for a campus organization aimed at helping students to recycle more and to recycle more efficiently. The logo uses shades of green to embody eco-friendliness without seeming kitschy

Ritzy Crystal

This was an unused logo concept for a jewelry start up in Scotland.

A Scotsman in New York

This shot captures my friend Leo as he attempts to enter the NYC subway system.

The Ruins of St. Andrews

These are the ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral in St. Andrews, Scotland. Built in the 1200’s this is all that remains.

8 Things You Didn’t Know

This project was to do a poster for the book “8 things you didn’t know”, a compendium of random facts. The front of the A3 poster was to promote the book, while the back side was to give some idea of the information that would be in it.

The Return of the Pen

This piece of hand drawn typography was done as a headline for layout about Marian Bantjes.

Glamis Castle

Glamis Castle sits  between the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands, it is one of the homes of the Scottish Royal family.

Church on the Alps

This church sits at the first summit of Zugspitze. Its stark simplicity only adds to the beauty of the mountain.

Scott Feeds the Birds

Scott was my tutor in Germany, and while eating at the restaurant at the top of Zugspitze, he decided to feed the birds.

Liberators and the Liberated

This piece was done during the summer of 2008 for a Maymester class to Germany. The piece examines the relationships and stories of both the liberators and the liberated of Word War 2 and the Holocaust.

Reactions to Dachau

Pinna Logo

This logo and word mark were done for a local band named Pinna. The pinna is the outter part of your ear, and the first thing that allows you to hear. The logo explains this, and the word mark makes use of a clean sans serif font to announce the name of the band.

Religion in Jordan

This piece examines the places of interest for each of the three major religions in Jordan.

JAR Racing Promo Video

Capital One Bowl Poster

This poster was used to help Cocky win the Capital One Bowl in 2007. Cocky wanted this poster to be based on the movie “300″ that had just come out.

The Cross of St. Andrews

The gravestones in St. Andrews cemetery were especially beautiful.

The Darkness

This shot exhibits a darker side to Victoria’s modeling. This shot was lit only with incandescent lights to give it a warmth while maintaining the darker mood to the image.

Jean-Jaque

Jean-Jaques is an illustration that I did, originally for a web comic strip. Sadly he never made it on the web as I have yet to create the comic strip.

Daniel Wilson CD – The Beginnings

I did this album cover for the artist Daniel Wilson. He sings country, but its different than most country, and so I illustrated the places that the skin shows in his picture to signify that he is a new kind of artist.

Serenity Logo

This logo uses custom type, and leaves to give the feeling of serenity.

Gender, Education and Money

This infographic examines the differences in education and salary between men and women.

Musicality Infomation Graphic

This piece explores the realationship between musicians and their influences.

Mallory’s Dance

This photograph (shot on film) was taken in March of 2006.  The model’s name is Mallory and she is an aspiring actress currently living in Greenville, SC.

Beast’s Sadness

This Giraffe lives at the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. This shot captures the inherent sadness in zoo animals.