Chicago History!

In the last several months I have been fortunate to have landed assignments photographing in National Parks across the U.S.  I have been on assignment at Denali Park in Alaska, Olympic National Park on the Washington Coast, Shennendoah and Skyline Drive in Virginia and most recently travelled to Chicago to photograph a 45 million dollar hotel renovation.  

As a documentary photographer, I couldn't believe my luck in scheduling the shoot the same week as the election; knowing that whoever won, I would capture an historic moment in our nations history.  After unsuccessfully attempting to get press access to the event, I decided to leave the flash and studio lighting in the hotel and head out with only the camera and multiple memory cards.  The main event took place in Grant Park, while all of us common people gathered in Butler Field at the end of the park.  Here are a few of the many images taken from this historic night.  Technical Note:  The images were shot on the Nikon D-700 at F2.8/ISO 6400 with the lighting provided by the Jumbotron.  

      

Meeting Street Academy!

We had the privilege of working with the families and staff of this new school in the upper peninsula of Charleston.  MSA is a new private school that will provide college preparatory education for 200 families that otherwise could not afford private school education.  The project is the passion of corporate sponsors who have provided all the funding to create this life changing opportunity for these kids.  

We look forward to watching the kids grow, learn and develop into the leaders of the next generation.  You may contact Cherie Cabe at 843-266-1818 if you would like to participate as a tutor or volunteer with the organization.  

Thanks to John and Anthony for donating their time.  Most of all, my sister Lisa has such an amazing gift with children and  we couldn't have done it without her!   

Battle of Charleston!

This weekend was the 4th annual civil war reenactment on Johns Island.  For those of you who knew I was attending the event, I am happy to say that I escaped with only surface wounds.  Many others did not fare so well!  It was great meeting the interesting people who participated and educated us on the history behind the event.  For those at home keeping score, the Yankees won Saturday and the Confederates prevailed on Sunday.  Thank you to everyone involved at especially to the 27th South Civil War Reenactors organization for an extraordinary experience.  

Tour de France in Greenville, S.C.

I recently travelled to Greenville for a two day shoot with George Hincapie for Northwave Cycling.  George is a Tour de France bicyclist and teammate of Lance Armstrong on all his 7 victories.  

One of the big challenges with the shoot was George is 6'4" tall.  We had to shoot in the lobby of Hincapie Sports and needed to block a considerable amount of light by subtraction (basically this means using a black cloth to absorb the studio flashes).  We were able to achieve the sculpted lighting needed to duplicate the Matrix style needed for the ad campaign which will run in North America and Europe.  

Thanks again to everyone involved in making the image successful.  It was great meeting George, Rich and Rian.  Thanks for the southern hospitality!  

Charleston Fashion Week

Thank you Katie for your hard work at Charleston Fashion Week.  The Saturday bridal show was a big success!  We had the opportunity to photograph the event and preview this years upcoming fashion. Charleston is the second largest wedding choice after Vegas;  We are excited about photographing these fashions at future weddings.  

Once again, thank you to Katie and all the designers who made the event extraordinary! 

Savannah, not the city!

Thank you and Emily and Savannah for a great photoshoot!   

Savannah was so much fun to photograph. Stephanie did such an amazing job with the styling and hair- it is those little things that make the images unique.  We are looking forward to showing you all the images, but for now here is a few of our favorites!!

New site launched, issues still with e-mail: info@reeseallen.com

Well, the new site is finally launched.  Thank you everyone for your advice and comments on how to make the site better.  I will adding new images in the next week, so please keep checking back.  

Also, I am having technical difficulties with the contact page.  I anticipate correcting the issue by Monday.  

If you need to contact me please e-mail at info@reeseallen.com

Thanks