reality photography http://virb.com/realityphotography freelance photographer who travels, specializing in Commercial, Editorial, Food, Product and Urban Textures Photography. I currently do what I love and I came to it the long way around. What do I know? It's not about the destination. It's not about living for the weekend. It's not about the paycheck (although that helps!). It is about the Moments: the moments you laugh so hard your cheeks hurt... the moments that change your impression forever... the moments that leave you awe struck and filled with satisfaction. How can it get any better than this--doing and living what you love! On any given Sunday you will find me in Houston, Texas, with my laptop, camera & Chinese Pug in tow, enjoying a home cooked meal with loved ones. ]]> Virb 2.0 (@realityphotography) en the sky was like a painting… http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/3924751 Mid-week, last week the skies over Houston were like nothing I had ever seen before. The news said the cloud formation is called “Mammatus clouds” which are created by the heat rising to meet a cooler front. These two shots were intentionally under exposed to capture the shadows & drama of the clouds. No photoshop was used.]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:02:10 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/3924751 black & white 50mm 1.2 http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/3907611 Working with my favorite lens 50mm 1.2 manual focus & monochrome mode. These images are all straight out of the camera. This is how I prefer to work - with little or no photoshop.]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:20:30 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/3907611 buxton photo shoot http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/3174697 Had a lot of fun shooting Buxton for Modern Luxury Magazine - Houston. Sergio Trevino, Jason Willis, Chris Wise & Justin Terrell BUXTON on MySpace There are a few downloads at purevolume!]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:31:03 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/3174697 benjy’s on washington - in progress http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/2918428 Benjy’s on Washington - Images by debora smail]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 08:30:56 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/2918428 perfect imperfection - found art http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/2838592 Today I read an interesting article by Jack Hollingsworth for Shutterbug Magazine. “Amateur Hour; Where The Thrill Has Gone“ It reminded me how important it is to keep the fire burning inside. So you don’t think there is anything to shoot? Art is all around us. Everyday I pick up my camera to get at least one [...]]]> Tue, 05 May 2009 10:05:20 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/2838592 my first entry http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/2722716 Today we proudly launch the New & Much Improved “Reality Photography dot Net.” After years of adding on and patching to a old Pixelpost template, Reality Photography has finally grown up & out of that limiting space into a much more diverse and aesthetically pleasing home. Please don’t misunderstand my reference to Pixelpost. What a wonderful way [...]]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:13:56 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/2722716 CenterPoint Energy http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/2722715 Shot at The Hotel Derek - Houston, Texas. 3 exposures make this photo “electric” one of which was 30 seconds. Shot at the Hotel Icon - Houston, Texas Shot at Orchids By Hausermann - Chicago, Illinois Corporate Report for CenterPoint Energy]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:13:58 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/text/2722715 really excited about the shiny, new & improved website for Reality... http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/status/2410857 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:39:57 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/status/2410857 being irritated a custom design for virb just vanished. sigh. http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/status/2073125 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:51:54 -0800 http://virb.com/realityphotography/posts/status/2073125 'round da block http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1754665 just another boring home movie ...
but we like it!!! :D

]]> Sun, 18 May 2008 20:08:42 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1754665 The Pioneers of Prime Time TV http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1747519 Thomas Thorp and the Slide guitar during a photo shoot.
White Sands, New Mexico

]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:16:08 -0800 http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1747519 Tracey's Thank you! http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1740218 www.forTracey.org

]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:32:11 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1740218 Salata Slideshow F.mov http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1734494 emergency video requested by a client...
i wish i was better with this video stuff. the pixelation on these compressed versions drive me nutts!

]]> Fri, 18 May 2007 02:38:53 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1734494 wag.mov http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1734389 Wed, 16 May 2007 20:58:48 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1734389 lullaby of the train http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1729317 There is something very surreal about driving next to a moving train.

(shot with an old Sony Mavica 2.1 mp -floppy)

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:58:52 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1729317 knitta, please! small compressed video http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1729297 This is a piece I threw together for the Knittas, a Houston Graffiti Gang (using a majority of my photography and pieces from Knitta members.
It continually played/looped at the Frye Museum of Art in Seattle - during a Knitta Graffiti Art installation & exhibit.

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:38:04 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1729297 the making of knitta exposed web.mov http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1729057 The making of "Knitta, Please!" profile shot for Glamour - Paris.
Nothing profound just a little memory trigger of the night and the set-up.
Still shots within the clip are the shots that were published in the magazine article.

]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2007 13:10:32 -0800 http://virb.com/realityphotography/videos/1729057 groovin' on a sunday afternoon... http://virb.com/realityphotography/photos/1458241 ]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:33:52 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/photos/1458241 light dimension http://virb.com/realityphotography/photos/1428286 ]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:41:20 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/photos/1428286 http://virb.com/realityphotography/photos/1303634 ]]> Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:19:50 -0700 http://virb.com/realityphotography/photos/1303634