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Russ Hickman Photography

SAPCC – Labels.

This week’s theme for SAPCC was Labels. Yes, I found my shot on the back of a car. Someone labeled their ride with the beliefs that they choose to live their life by. This is a Vegan’s car. Vegans exclude the use of animals for food or any other animal-derived products. I have major respect for vegans because they have crazy strong will power and I think they come up with great funny named foods like toferkey and phony bologna sandwiches. Here’s my shot.

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Check out Michael Brooks shot here.
Conni Freestone’s shot here.
Renee’s shot here. (Come back to us Sweetiegirlz!)
Elizabeth’s shot MIA.(I’m about to put your picture on a carton of some sort.)
Next week’s theme is Metal. Due 5/6.
PS…Next week is the monthly challenge post Monsters!

April 29, 2009 Posted by Russ | Photography | , , , , | 2 Comments

SAPCC – Trace.

This week’s SAPCC theme was Trace and for my shot I decided to play at night with some long exposures. For my tracing light I used a mini flashlight, that I now have to remember to change the batteries in, and a whole lot of elbow grease. I’m sure it was a fun show for the condos across the street from where I was shooting. I did hear a lot of doors opening and closing but no one came over to ask me why the hell I was running around flashing lights at 9pm. Here is my shot.

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Check out Michael Brooks shot here.
Conni Freestone’s shot here.
Renee’s shot here.
Elizabeth’s shot here.
Next week’s theme is Labels. Due 4/29.

April 22, 2009 Posted by Russ | Photography | , , , , , | 6 Comments

Tell me you love me in an elephant.

Here are some shots from my most recent wedding. This wedding was unique in the respect that it wasn’t in a church…it was in an elephant. Yeah I said that right. In Margate, NJ there is a giant elephant named Lucy. She is about 120 years old and was originally built i think to help sell vacation real estate but now is a pretty popular museum and tourist attraction.
The wedding was held at high noon on a bright sunny day with not a cloud in the sky. Beautiful weather to be on or near a beach. I was both.
Also, did I mention that my beautiful bride is an amazing redhead? That’s right. Here we go.

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April 18, 2009 Posted by Russ | Photography, Weddings | , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

SAPCC – Hide.

This week’s theme for SAPCC was Hide and for my shot I choose a portrait of my friend Claire’s kid Mikey. He is not at all one of those kids who won’t look at the camera, but for this shot I wanted him to be that kid. I asked him to hide in the middle of the road and this is what he did.

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Check out Michael Brooks shot here.
Conni Freestone’s shot here.
Renee’s shot here.
Elizabeth’s shot here.
Next week’s theme is Trace. Due 4/22.

April 15, 2009 Posted by Russ | Photography | , , , , , , | 9 Comments

SAPCC – Double.

This week’s theme for SAPCC was Double. This is my first week back from the Vegas job and if I thought I had sleep issues I was mistaken. It took me a week to get used to west coast time only to come back to getting less sleep than when I left. I know I know, it’s only 3 hours, but 3 minus what I was gettin a night and now I’m in the negative. So enough of my rambling, on to the post. Double. Double Exposure. This was an in camera DE not two put together in photoshop. Here is my shot.
PS it needs to get warmer soon. I want to go to there.

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Check out Michael Brooks shot here.
Conni Freestone’s shot here.
Smack’s shot here.
Renee’s shot here.
Next week’s theme is Hide. Due 4/15.

April 8, 2009 Posted by Russ | Photography | , , , , , , | 3 Comments

SAPCC MONTHLY – FRAME.

So for our first Monthly theme for SAPCC, the theme was Frame. I really enjoyed the monthly assignment! Big thanks to Brian for being my hand model and running around with me for this. I promise I’ll wait a week before I ask you to hold something again. :)
Here is my series.

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Check out Michael Brooks shot here.
Conni Freestone’s shot here.
Smack’s shot here.
Renee’s shot here.
Elizabeth’s shot here.
Next Month’s theme is Monsters. Due 5/6.

April 1, 2009 Posted by Russ | Photography | , , , , | 11 Comments

SAPCC – Play.

This week’s theme for SAPCC was Play. I’m in Vegas shooting for PhoneScoop.com this week and even though I’m in said Sin City, there is less play time and more work time…booo. I found some time this morning to have a quick game with the condensation in my awesome shower. Here is my Play.

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Check out Michael Brooks shot here.
Conni Freestone’s shot here.
Smack’s shot here.
Renee’s shot here.
Elizabeth’s shot here.
Next week’s theme is Double. Due 4/8.

April 1, 2009 Posted by Russ | Photography | , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments