randy braley PHOTO BLOG – v 1.0

Ever since we moved into this house 3 years ago I have stared out our back window at the field across the street and thought to myself  there is a great image here…I just need to be ready for the moment.  While this image isn’t the GREAT image I imagined, I couldn’t pass up the [...]

Cedar Wright on “Brick Attack” 5.12b – Cave Creek, Arkansas
Nikon D700 | 24-70mm f2.8

Happened to be at Jeremy’s Studio for the KC Climbing Club meeting.  Got lucky and caught Jeremy in front of his computer monitor – which provided some pretty good light.
Nikon D700 | 24-70mm f2.8

 
An opportunity presented itself for me to spend a long weekend in Jasper, Arkansas climbing & photographing with  friends. Mother nature was in a good mood and provided us warm, sunny temps all weekend.
The image above was taken around sunset on Saturday.   The location was already in shade so I placed an SB800 on a stand [...]

My first Cover. Granted I didn’t get paid and it’s not a printed piece. But it is a cover!
A friend from work is uber involved in all things Mountain Biking here in the Midwest. I went out and shot a race that he organized this past fall and he asked if I would mind him [...]

This past September I made a point to go shoot the final stage of the 2009 Tour of Missouri which was held in Kansas City. The final stage was a 72-mile circuit race that worked its way around downtown Kansas City. I made a point of driving the course the weekend prior to the race [...]

I spent this past Sunday helping my friend Jer work on a custom trade show booth he was building for prAna for the upcoming Outdoor Retailer Show. As the day progressed we got more and more psyched by his idea.  I have to admit it was truly inspiring watching him work and to see the sketch in [...]

The purchase of this bag came out of a need to have a backpack style bag for a shoot of a local mountain biking event. While typically I try to do a little research before making these sorts of purchases, time did not allow for this luxury.  Not the the ideal situation for sure, but was [...]

What can I say about these guys…
For one they successfully broke away from corporate america to start their own business (www.pcpartners.net)  That was something like 10-years ago.  Today they have a loyal following of clients and are always willing to help me out with all my computer woes. I consider myself fortunate to call them [...]

Some good friends, Rita and Greg Arens, asked me to take their family portrait this year.  We decided to do a location shoot on the grounds of the Nelson – Atkins Museum. The grounds provide a variety of settings and allowed me to mix it up quite a bit.  Without a doubt their daughter stole the show [...]