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One of the last events I shot for the Walton Arts Center in May was Frank Vignola and the Virtuoso Band at Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs and at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville. A modernized string quartet — guitars, upright bass, violin — these guys put on a good ... Continue Reading
One of the more intimate events of Artosphere was seeing The Old City String Quartet perform at Chapel on the Creeks in Rogers in an event called “Nature of Strings.” Coming here all the way from Philly, these guys put on a great chamber music performance. Even thoug ... Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, I was hired by the Walton Arts Center to be the photographer for their Artosphere event. Artosphere is a 6 week festival which promotes sustainability through numerous musical and otherwise artistic events at very low (or free) prices. It’s pretty much the ... Continue Reading
Day 3 of Wakarusa brought some of my favorite acts, more hot sun, and some very cool night life. Rebelution was good, and Ozomatli, an LA-based latin-funky type, put on a great show. I’d seen them at Wakarusa in Lawrence a few years ago. Mumford and Sons drew a HUGE crowd. ... Continue Reading
Day two of Wakarusa brought more heat, more good music, an awesome parade, and more heat. Split Lip Rayfield and their gas tank upright bass put on a great show, Carrie Rodriguez played a mean fiddle at the Backwoods Stage, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings brought a little Motown t ... Continue Reading
A few days ago I met with Emily and Jacob and their adorable pup to get some portraits out at Lake Fayetteville. Emily was the winner of a free matted 5×7 print for signing up for my Daily Photo at one of the previous First Thursday Fayetteville events, and it turns out she ... Continue Reading
I can only say one word about last week: Whew. OK, so I have a few more words. But this is the (very) condensed version. Last week was the culmination of years of work on the part of many people. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet visited our campus and our community, cha ... Continue Reading
I think this has been the busiest few weeks of my life. We’re moving today and tomorrow and am almost finished renovating the house we’re moving into. On top of that, eight people are coming to stay with us on Tuesday to see the Dalai Lama on Wednesday! Briefly: • ... Continue Reading
A couple of weeks ago, I spent an hour or so roaming Fayetteville with Mary Beth and Doug for some engagement portraits. Wandering up and down Dickson St. to find the best nooks and crannies for evening photos was nice, and the weather was just perfect. Sadly, the sun went down ... Continue Reading
Last Friday, after a few days of being snowed in, cabin fever got the best of us. Darby dressed up and Mark and Dana of Stone Ridge Photographers and I went out and took some photos of her in the woods around the house. She braved the cold for quite a while and, a few pink finge ... Continue Reading
A quick note: the documentary made during our Help-Portrait event this year is now finished, and here it is for your viewing pleasure. Click here to read my blog post about that wonderful day. Help Portrait – Northwest Arkansas from hayott on Vimeo. Continue Reading
Happy New Year, everyone! Here's to a great year and a great 2011. Continue Reading
A few weeks ago I finished some work for the University of Arkansas Honors College. They contracted me to do some photo work for their brochures and mailouts, as well as for the revamp of their website. The new website has been launched, and I’ve counted over 20 of my photo ... Continue Reading
This weekend I went to Washington, D.C., to attend the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear and visit some friends from my study abroad trip to India in 2008. Continue Reading
A few posts ago, I mentioned that I was going back to India, this time on assignment -- but I never gave any more details after that. Here's what you've been waiting for. Continue Reading
Let’s get this out there: I don’t like studio shoots. I don’t like feeling cramped and limited by lighting, space, backgrounds, etc. However, I do believe that, as an aspiring photographer, it is a very important skill to have. Luckily, I have access to a studio ... Continue Reading
On Saturday, I behaved like a good big brother and donated my valuable time to shoot some portraits for my brother Andrew and his girlfriend Jaden's junior Homecoming dance Continue Reading
Well, it finally happened. I’ve finished processing my photos from the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival, which only happened, what three months ago? Wakarusa moved from it’s hometown of Lawrence, Kansas, down to Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas, last year. ... Continue Reading
I came across this post by Eric Kim, an urban photographer from L.A., recounting 100 things that he’s learned about photography. As I have not made such a list, I thought I’d repost his here and add my personal opinions about each one. This way, you get a good, and ho ... Continue Reading
I recently did a bit of photo work for the University of Arkansas Honors College for their website and recruitment brochures. The few student portraits I did have now manifested themselves in the bottom half of the brochure you see below (unfolded, of course). I’ve been tol ... Continue Reading
Last weekend Darby and I drove to Talequah, OK, to shoot our friends Lindi and Helen’s wedding. We met Helen in our freshman year, and Lindi shortly thereafter. They finally got hitched last weekend, and it was a great time. Yes, it’s true, and I’ll just say it& ... Continue Reading
Last Saturday I shot a little bit of Andrea and Elliot’s wedding in Bentonville with Stone Ridge Photographers. I was there for the ceremony and for only the beginning of the reception, but it was a big crowd and quite a fancy room at the Embassy Suites to host them–i ... Continue Reading
I shot Katie and Brent’s wedding a few weeks ago with Stone Ridge Photographers at the historic (and haunted) Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Katie and Brent–man, what a fiesty, happy couple–had a fairly small group of family and friends that made fo ... Continue Reading
In late May (yes, before Heather and Kyle’s wedding), Darby and I shot a small ceremony in Gulley Park in Fayetteville for Mark and Dana of Stone Ridge Photographers because they had another wedding to shoot that day. It was small, short, and sweet, and the overcast day mad ... Continue Reading
Sorry it’s been a while since my last post. Things are, in a word, insane. I have to finish my thesis, take a family vacation, prepare and hang a show, and move…all in the next 5 weeks. In other news, here are a few photos that I shot a couple of weeks ago at Heather ... Continue Reading
Last weekend I went to my friend Ryan’s bachelor party–the first one I’d ever been to! We floated rafts on the Elk River in Missouri, which was conveniently located downstream from a Tyson chicken plant. After a weekend of galavanting, here are a few photos. Obv ... Continue Reading
Last week–May 17-19, to be exact–my fiancee and a friend (A.K.A. Darby and Stephen C.) drove up to the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls to see His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. I’ll stop there–if you want to know more about him, let me k ... Continue Reading
So one of my best friends (who you’ll see diving in below) is a complete sucker for swimming holes. A couple of weeks ago, he got Darby and I to go out with him to one about 20 minutes out of town, and we took dinner and had a swim. It. Was. Cold. Here are a few shots! A fe ... Continue Reading
Last Saturday I went to take my first ever sports photos for the UA Yearbook. My first sports photography experience was probably different than every other professional photographer’s first such experience to date: I was lucky enough to be thrown into this genre of photogr ... Continue Reading
A couple of weeks ago, I took a few photos of my friend Rachel Moore, a senior math major/philosophy minor at the U of A who plans on going to culinary school, for a profile on her in The Arkansas Traveler. Disclaimer: Everything Rachel makes tastes good incredible, so much that ... Continue Reading
