Shootouts
Freedom Aquatic Center
summer champs 2011  |

This weekend, GRAL (the Greater Richmond Aquatics League) held their annual Champs meet at George Mason’s Freedom... 

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st paul's @ mathews  |

St Paul’s enjoyed a wonderful weekend of fellowship, hosted by Anne & Elmo Cross at their home on Garden Creek.... 

The Taters at Henrico Theatre
taters @ henrico theatre

The Taters served up a hearty serving of their roots-pop at the Henrico Theatre Saturday evening, June 11, 2011. Copyright © Skip Rowland Photography, Inc.  |

Tonight was a perfect two-fer: I had never had the pleasure of seeing the Taters or going to the Henrico Theatre. It was... 

Working Photog
how much time do you spend? (the survey)  |

I’m curious…just how much time do photographers spend in the digital darkroom? Please take this short survey and I’ll... 

odac member websites  |

these are the links for all the odac members that currently sell photos. odac roanoke rmc randolph lynchburg hsc e&h... 

how much time do you spend? (the results)  |

I was curious about how much time photographers spent in the digital darkroom, so I set up an informal survey. The results... 

zenfolio vs exposure manager  |

I found the following on a forum posting about using Exposure Manager. It pretty much sums it all up. “I compared... 

what's the point of being a professional?  |

There are people who take money for photography and there are those who don’t. There are some that take money that... 

News
sofobomo-featured-book
too cool for words!  |

At least for this one moment, my book Genesis Revisited is the featured book on the SoFoBoMo home page! Here’s more... 

 
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st paul's yearbook - 2010  |

Open publication - Free publishing - More church

 
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an early mother's day present...  |

Open publication - Free publishing - More photos

 
Retrospective 2010 - Cover Collage
retrospective 2010  |

Yeah, I know we’re nearly seven weeks into 2011, but it’s taken quite a bit of work to pull this baby together.... 

 
Studio space
a new dimension?  |

Some other guys and I are looking at this warehouse space to set up an art/photography/video/whatever production studio.... 

 

How To's
the bag-packing checklist  |

Before heading out, make sure you have all of the following that are necessary for not only any jobs you have scheduled,... 

 
event shooting 101  |

There are four elements to successful event photography: scoping, prepping, shooting, and delivering. The following breakdown... 

 
i want to shoot products...help!  |

Q) Skip, I need to start photographing products in my store so that I can put them in an online catalog. I have a camera... 

 

Stories
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r-mc wall art

The R-MC Athletics office recently installed this collection of wall art in the entrance to the athletic's administration office. It consist of 15 images (one from each varsity sport) mounted on a 3-dimensional frame created by Skip Rowland especially for this unique presentation. Copyright © Skip Rowland Photography, Inc.  |

Last year Randolph-Macon’s newly installed Athletic Director Jeff Burns came to me with a request to dress up the... 

 
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the freedom skater

Austin Szelkowski, the Freedom Skater, was rolling through central Virginia this week, on his way from the Statue of Liberty in New York to the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica. In his words, he is Forest Gumping his way across America, hoping to inspire others to chase their dreams. I photographed him as he was passing through Dewitt, Va on US 1 on Wednesday, November 24, 2010. His backstory is available on his website at http://www.thefreedomskater.com/the-journey/ .  |

Austin Szelkowski, the Freedom Skater, was rolling through central Virginia this week, on his way from the Statue of Liberty... 

 
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seeking the light of day...  |

So, you’re a known packrat and you’re looking for something and you come across a collection of stuff you wrote 20-30... 

 
Hoosier State Press Association Photo of the Year!
the beauty of photojournalism  |

A while back I had the privilege of sitting on the judging panel for the Hoosier State Press Association’s annual... 

 
two sheds and a breezeway - groundbreaking  |

and we have officially broken ground on “Two Sheds with a Breezeway!” My friend Jim Palmer and his boys came... 

 

thanksgiving

thanksgiving

The cousins, celebrating Thanksgiving on Black Friday at the Duckwalk.

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beach walking

beach walking

We made one last trip to the beach this morning before heading home. The cousins and I walked up to the Avalon Pier and back, about a two-mile round trip. Hard to believe it’s late November and kids are still playing in the surf.

birds on the beach

birds on the beach

I’d love to know just what it is these guys eat. They all poke around like mad, but I never see what they come up with. And, whatever it is, they either get a lot of it, or it’s really loaded with something, because it sure keeps these birds energized.

sunset @ jockeys ridge

sunset @ jockeys ridge

We made our ritual pilgrimage to Jockeys Ridge to watch the sun set over the sound. Even though the mild breeze wasn’t enough to lift the “Kites with Lites”, we still managed to have a great time before trekking back in the dark.

daybreak @ oregon inlet

daybreak @ oregon inlet

On Saturday morning, November 26, 2011, Lexa and I headed out pre-dawn to catch the sunrise down at Oregon Inlet on the NC Outerbanks. We wandered around the old Lifesaving Station before heading over to the Herbert Bonner Bridge.

thanksgiving @ obx

thanksgiving @ obx

What an incredible day.
I am so thankful. Especially to be able to spend it here, with my family. It doesn’t get much better than this.