NC Fashion Week

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On Monday of this week I received a call asking if was going to come do some photography at NC Fashion Week.  My response was… no, I hadn’t planned on it.  I was asked to come out this Thursday to Gregory’s of Cary to help capture some of the models on the premesis.   I had planned to just relax and chill out on Thursday but this was an opportunity that I could not pass up.   I packed up a couple of lights and headed out to Cary to do what I love doing. 

I had lots of fun interacting with the models and just trying to capture them in the way my mind’s eye saw them.  The most challenging part was telling them which pose I wanted and trying to capture “The Look” that they had at that particular time.

A few of the pictures are below.

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The Initial Sermon of Shelton Williams

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On March 29, 2009 Shelton Williams preached his initial sermon at North East Baptist Church in Durham, NC where the pastor is Dr. Rev. Wesley Elam, Sr.  

Below you will find.

1. Preview of Shelton’s DVD Intro

2. A few pictures

3. Link to the full gallery of pictures.

4. A Slideshow

 WATCH THE INTRO TO HIS DVD

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VISIT THE FULL PICTURE GALLERY

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE FULL GALLERY OF PHOTOS

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VIEW THE SLIDESHOW

Chef Lamana – Culinary Healing

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This afternoon I had the chance to capture some images of Chef Lamana.  When I arrived the sun outside was just perfect and so we quickly took advantage of the best light on the planet.  After a few shots outside we headed inside to capture a few photographs of  Lamana within her territory which is the kitchen.  Not too long afterwards her little princess came walking into the room  so we captured a few precious mother and daughter moments.

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Making The ILW Photo Booth

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Today I had the chance to make some great contacts as well as meet other people in various lines of business.  The opportunity to setup a photo booth was given to me.

 

Watch the slideshow below to see the making of the ivanwatkins Photography & Video photo booth.

 

 

 

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Bridal Room – Angus Barn Pavilion – HART Design Group

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Today I was back on the campus of Angus Barn to take a last external shot of the pavilion for HART Design Group.  While on the property I had the opportunity to meet the c0-owner of Angus Barn, Steve Thanhauser.

After looking at the building we came to the agreement that the sun was not in a good enough position to capture the shot that was wanted.  I was going to leave and head to Garner to take care of some business then simply come back later in the day.  When I was on 440-North  I received a call which contained a request from Steve.  It turns out that there is a bridal room in the Pavilion located in the women’s bathroom and he wanted it captured.

I agreed to capture the bridal dressing room once I had returned from Garner.  When I was allowed to enter the women’s bathroom I was amazed at the detail that went into decorating this room.   It was decked out with vintage wedding design elements.

Below are a few of the pictures from this set.

 

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HART Design Group – Architectural Photos

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On Friday of last week I had the opportunity to capture some interior photographs for HART Design Group.   Below are a few of the images.

The building in which all the changes took place is the Blue Cross Blue Shield/Duke building in Durham, NC.

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Here is a lecture hall that was just recently completed.

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Mr. Weaver – Union Independent School

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I had the privilege of photographing Mr. Weaver “Head of School” for Union Independent School.  He has a vision for the poverty stricken youth of Durham and he’s spending his days and evenings working towards seeing the dream realized.   He has been given the task of getting Union Independent School up and running so that when construction is complete they can start positively impacting the lives of the youth. He is going to provide less fortunate children within the city of Durham with opportunities that they normally wouldn’t have the chance to experience. If we had more people like Mr. Weaver in this world and it surely would be a better place.

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University of NC Buildings -Chapel Hill by Bullock Building Company

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This past Saturday I had the opportunity to capture some architectural photographs of roughly 15 buildings on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill  for Bullock Building Company.  They specialize in new construction as well as building restoration.  Below are a few of the buildings.

 

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