Author Archives: barrybd

Black and White Options

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The Kings

Fun shoot with the Kings at the Bicentennial Mall in Nashville  

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Curves adjustments

Curves adjustment layers…. To be honest, after three years of working in PS, I’m just now warming up to Curves.  To those proficient in PS, I can hear you mumbling under your breath, “What took you so long, you luddite?”  My breakthrough came after watching a CreativeLive workshop featuring David Nightingale teaching Creative Post Processing. [...]

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Bill Monroe’s 100th Birthday Celebration

This week is IBMA’s World Bluegrass Week and the 100th birthday celebration of Bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe.  I was drafted by a friend to head down to the Ryman Auditorium outdoor stage and take in the tunes.  I started to take a raincheck, but then I remembered a friend from high school that was a [...]

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Leaf me alone!

I love the Fall in the South.  The foggy mornings, football rivals, cool nights and gorgeous sunsets make me feel alive!  But…  If only Fall were followed by Spring, life would be much closer to perfect.  This shot is bittersweet. The beauty of this changing season is soon engulfed by its relentless nemesis, Winter.  Enjoy [...]

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Stinson Family Reunion…a few shots

Great to see the Stinson family carrying on a family tradition. Wonderful people, delicious food and good times!

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Rosco, it’s his world, we just live in it!

Rosco was a Christmas present for Kara a year and a half ago.  He tolerates us.  

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Help! We have a soon-to-be teenager in the house!

Time flies!  One day you have an infant in your hands and before you know it, the child isn’t a child anymore, really just steps from being an adult.  Take time to love those people important to you and let them know in no uncertain terms that you are on their side…their cheerleader…their shoulder to [...]

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Tomato Festival

Had the chance today to head out to East Nashville and take in the Tomato Art Fest!  I really wasn’t sure what to expect.  What I experienced was: a lot of happy people, some great creative artists, food, music and of course, tomatoes. The Tomato Art Fest was founded by Meg and Bret MacFadyen, owners [...]

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Happy endings

We all like happy endings.  Yet it seems that they come all too seldom, especially for abandoned pets.  These photos are evidence that happy endings do still happen.  May I introduce you to Trixie!  She showed up last year at Help Portrait with some friends that rescued her from near death.  Now months later, with [...]

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