Christmas Gift

I was given a soft box set from my parents for Christmas. It is a Studio Cowboy set up: two soft boxes, two stands and two 5-light heads. I set it up and took a few shots of my brother-in-law and my wife. I can not wait to set it up and spend some real time with it.

Through the lens 12.2

I was out playing frisbee golf with Adam and Ben while the sun was setting behind some really cool clouds. I love the way the blue came out in the sky. Enjoy!

Engagement pictures with Sophi and John

I had the pleasure of photographing John and Sophi this weekend for their recent engagement. We shot at the NC Mountain Research Station (known as the Test Farm.) Here are a few of my personal favorites from the day.

Fleenor Guitars

My brother has been making guitars for about a year now. Along the way he has been making jigs, molds, and patterns so that he can produce custom guitars for a living. I was with him in the shop the other day while he was testing out the most recent build, a bending jig (it is how you bend the shape of a guitar).

 

This is a cool shot of a work bench with some of my brother's work on it.

Through the lens 4.3

Last week my mom came to me and said "Your dad said you can have any of his old cameras."  I was confused by this statement because I thought I had his camera ( an Olympus OM-1). We then went to the attic and found a large Rubbermaid box with 15 old cameras. I took a some pictures of a few.

 In this Picture there are three ARGUS cameras, three BROWNIE, and a ZEISS IKON (bellows camera).

 

Fun retro filter

 

 

Close Up of a BROWNIE, The ARGUS that is setting above is in near perfect condition.

Four of the cameras had film in them. I have been looking for a place to send it off to. If I get anything good back I will post some of what I find.

Through the Lens 11.2

My birthday is November 5th, and I got a great back drop setup. I thought I would try it out with a holiday theme and my son.

Ah, Wilderness!

Emily and I had the privilege of attending the final dress rehearsal of Ah, Wilderness! at H.A.R.T our community theater. We enjoyed seeing some of our small group family and some others from our church who are part of the production. A really cool part about the final dress rehearsal is they allow pictures to be taken! I was able to snag a few shots of Chase Wells. Enjoy!

Fleenor Photography is official

Fleenor Photography is an official business! I have registered with Haywood County, I have a State Sales Tax ID, a Federal Tax ID (EIN) and I am waiting on my State Privilege Licence for Photography to get in from Raleigh.  I also have set up a business account at Wells Fargo (it is free by the way.)
If anyone is interested in starting a a business check out http://www.blnc.gov/ if you can not find what you are looking for on the website give their number a call. I was very impressed with the people I talked to. They were knowledgeable and extremely encouraging.
To open a business account at Wells Fargo you will need to have filled out a Assumed Name From. It is available at the Register of Deeds ( Haywood County it is located in the old court House) It is $27.00 to register. The only other expense was the Privilege License tax $50.00.

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Poster Design

I enjoy graphic design and recently have been able to do some cool things for a local band GoodNight, Irony. This is the latest poster and is for their spring show.

This is not the final product just this first mock up. We hope to add another band and some sponsors.

GoodNight, Irony at it again

 
GoodNight, Irony was rocking out Friday evening during a practice. I enjoy getting up close to the action. The guys are fun to work with at let me get in their face while they pump out some amazing music.

Through the lens 10.4

This weekend my family traveled to Boone NC to see my sister who is going to App. Here are a few pictures from our very fun weekend.

Andrew is showing off his new hat that his mommy made him on the way to Boone!

 Andrew is getting to share Grand Papa's ice cream cone.

 Em stole my camera while I was sitting on a rock with Andrew and snapped some really great pictures, this is one of them.

 Andrew sporting a very cool puppy dog hat.

Through the lens 10.3

Over the weekend we went on a hike to Little Cataloochee, a very small settling in the 1800's that is now a part of the Smokey Mountains National Park. The fall colors where alive, dancing across a bright blue sky.

We met some horses along the way. It made me want to own one.

Through the lens 10.2

Drive-by photography. My family has enjoyed road trips ever since I was a child. I have always taken pictures from the car while we were on the road and I really love the way they turn out. As an adult I don't ride much because I love to drive but every now and then I will hop in the passenger side armed with my camera and snap away at the world that is blurring by. This is what I saw today from the car.