Soulphonics & Ruby Velle @ The Earl

 I had the pleasure of doing a quick, early morning shoot for the Atlanta-based band Soulphonics & Ruby Velle a few weeks back. Over the weekend I decided to go and check out the band and SNATCH a few pictures during their show @ the Earl in East Atlanta.  They played and amazing, sold out show featuring Lee Fields.  I thought I would share my version of the experience.

                                              Image from shoot @ 11 alive news studios

A Little Fun Time While Shaving My Beard

 Last week I finally decided to shave the itchy beard that I had been growing for over three months.  I have always hated shaving, which is why I do it rarely.  I decided to snatch some images while shaving.  My love of self portraiture got the best of me and I created a couple of creepy characters as I was shedding massive amounts of facial hair.

Yeah I went there.  It was simply the power of my shrinking mustache!

That's it.  I hope you all enjoyed me making an ass of myself.  I did!

cheers

J.R. Ward II

My Day With a Lost Dog

Last Friday I was heading out and discovered a dog wondering around Jenn's parking lot.  She was just sniffing around dragging her leash behind her with no owner in site.  I called for her and she came running right up to me and greeted me with a jumping lick in the face.  She had a Chip ID tag with a chip number on it, but no owner info.  I called the number on the tag only to discover that her owner had not registered her yet.  The guy from the chip service referred me to the Animal Action Rescue here in Atlanta.  I called them and spoke with a very kind woman named Debra.  She eventually tracked down the vet/shelter where the dog received the chip and after a number of hours they finally tracked down the owner.  I ended up spending the day with the dog, and the owner came over later that night to get his lost pup.  It turns out he was working in the area and while parked in his truck he turned is head for a moment and the pup decided to jump out of the window and make a run for it.  Scout(my dog) and I enjoyed spending our day hanging out with the our new friend who I decided to call Pinecone.  I really want a dog named Pinecone or maybe I will name my first kid Pinecone.  I am glad I found the dog and could help her get back home.  Here are a few images I snatched during the day on my phone.

Scout getting to know her new friend. Gotta love how dogs do their thing.

I would say they got along just fine.

I would like to think "Pinecone"(never got her real name) enjoyed herself.  I am glad we finally got her to her owner later that night.  I hope she is doing well now, but I would have kept her if I had to.

cheers

J.R. Ward II

Brothers Kitchens

 When I was home a few months back my parents and I spent the afternoon out in the country visiting the Kitchens Family.  Dr. Kitchens and his wife Layne have been very good to my family and we consider them dear friends.  I wanted to go out there and shoot some portraits of their two sons, Christopher, and Nathaniel as part of a future project, and to give them as a gift to the family.  We had a great afternoon.  They led us around their property as i snatched photos.  After we were done shooting we sat at the table, had coffee and apple pie, and talked for a few hours.  We discussed everything from growing up in Sandersville to religion and civil war history.  It was a great day with great friends.
Here are some of the images i SNATCHED......

                      
                                                    one love to the Kitchens Family.....
                                                                                 cheers
                                                                              j.r. ward II