randy braley PHOTO BLOG – v 1.0

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

These images were inspired by a theme that I first ran across on Zach Arias blog.
GOYA = Get Off Your Arse (and shoot)
I found myself this past Saturday sitting in the kitchen trying to kill some time before heading off to the gym with the boys. I could have sat there and continued surfing the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Thanks to Zach Arias I was able to pull off the white background.

Who knew that with nine inches of snow on the ground and cloudy skies that you could get such good light through your windows – but this is actually the perfect recipe for a natural softbox!
After a morning of sledding our six year old came in to enjoy a warm drink.  Thankfully I had the camera handy and was [...]