Well, if you know me then you know that I enjoy both … food and photography.
So, with this I am able to “feed” two passions. 
To see more of my food photography check out my photography portfolio at www.dreier.com.
-Kyle
While at first glance you may have thought “careless” it’s actually car-less. Yes, I’ve decided to trade my $60 per gas tank fill up for the way of the old world. Not really. I’m just in waiting for my “new” car from Dan. This waiting has been good.
The other day I had a meeting scheduled in downtown Franklin and decided I would walk the 3 or 4 miles from my home. I overestimated my pace and underestimated the time it would take. As it ended up it was about 1 1/4 hours.
It was a peculiar morning as I headed out and, as usual, I had my camera in tow. It had rained earlier and the sky was quietly moving on. I didn’t camp out at any one point of interest but as I was walking I did see things that prompted a quick snap-shot.
Honestly, this was a great walk and besides being late to my meeting (sorry Brian) my soul was fed and I’m sure my heart benefited from the exercise.
This is a sampling of what I saw between Fieldstone Farms and Downtown Franklin.
Yes, that’s what the sky looked like. Almost like a painting.
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Um, … more sky.
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This growing just a few feet from traffic along Hillsboro Road.
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A cute little house just behind the rec center.
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Is this poison ivy? I never know.
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I love the graphic nature of common things.
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Location, location, location. 2 blocks from Downtown Franklin.
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This is a neat stone wall on the edge of a very old cemetery.
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Rose garden at the corner of South Margin and 4th Avenue.
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So there you have it. What took me over an hour to walk you just got to enjoy in less than 2 minutes.
– Kyle Dreier
Can I shoot one photo a day? Seems easy enough, doesn’t it. I’m already a few days into my personal challenge and am enjoying some of the creative stretching thus far.
To see my progress take a look at my photography blog.
Click image(s) to come see …
– Kyle Dreier
This is a blog entry about my new blog … Kyle Dreier Photography Blog.
What you can expect in my new blog is highlights from jobs/assignments plus general musings about photography equipment, photography experiments and pretty much anything relative to my photography passion.
See my latest post about the lunar eclipse.
Be sure to subscribe to the RSS for both Kyle Dreier Photography and Mr. Critical.
-Kyle
Today I felt a little like Nicéphore Niépce as I shot photos from the top of a building on Main Street in downtown Franklin, Tennessee. My camera? A beautifully crafted 65mm f/130 pinhole camera made of walnut by Dennis Wilder.
This is such a contrast to my “normal” shooting with digital SLRs … and I LOVE the serendipity that this old technique allows. Digital is fast, immediate, highly controlled … where this is slow, clunky and far less control … all good therapy for me.
My first Polaroid pulled from my new pinhole camera. Niépce would be proud.
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One of my favorite Polaroid shots from my afternoon on the roof in 30 degree weather. The exposure time on this was about 6 seconds … as I counted in my head … one Mississippi, two Mississippi. Oh, and the shutter? … my finger.
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What next? Who knows, but one thing’s for sure, I’m having fun.
- Kyle Dreier
Another fun job. I continue to enjoy shooting interiors, particularly when the subject of these shoots is so cooperative … sitting still and just looking pretty.
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Ok, maybe this last one isn’t really an “interior” but I treated it as such with lighting and styling.
-Kyle Dreier
Well, I was there … catching the action of the 2007 ING NYC Marathon. What a fun time! I shot from sun-up to sun-down … actually before sun-up and after sun-down.
What a day. I walked about 6 to 8 miles and captured many aspects along the route. Thanks to the subway system that allowed me to walk then jump ahead 5 or so miles at a time then emerge from the subway for a new view. I was on Staton Island, Brooklyn, Queens and finally at Central Park.
I was there on assignment for the Tug McGraw Foundation. See my link below to look at the results from the entire shoot.
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There’s much more to this story. The Tug McGraw Foundation raised over $250k for brain cancer research. I was privileged to be a part of their weekend and team. See the entire shoot here.
- Kyle
A few weeks ago I got to have a day just to myself and my camera(s) in New York City. I was drawn to so many visually intriguing things … primarily patterns and colors. So much so that I’m currently working on an eight piece show of paintings inspired by what I saw … and captured on film … er, uh … via digital.
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To see more NYC Inspired photographs go here.
-Kyle
ps. Stay tuned for the fine art results from my inspiring trip.