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Tradeshow Graphics for UPPI

I just recently finished a new project – tradeshow graphics for United Pharmacy Partners, Inc (UPPI), providing branding and messaging to their booth. It consisted of 8 large fabric graphics around a central tower, and two large fabric banners displayed at opposite corners of the booth space. The central focus of the design was a custom map, pinpointing the 100+ member locations throughout the United States, and displaying each location’s 75 mile radius of coverage.

UPPI Tradeshow Booth

In the above picture, the booth was created in 3D by Todd Gurley, and rendered with the graphics that I created.

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Tradeshow Graphic for Shelmarc Carpets

This is a trade show graphic that I made for Shelmarc Carpets. I used a baroque-inspired theme that complimented the patterns of the carpet. The graphic size is roughly 8′ W x 6′ H, so the small text is significantly more readable than it is in this low-res version. I was really happy with the way this one turned out.

Shelmarc tradeshow graphic

The ruins at Sope Creek

Here’s a few shots from my recent photoshoot with Matt Barnett of the old industrial ruins at Sope Creek in Marietta, GA. In the 1800’s, this mile-long strip of land alongside the creek included a paper mill, twine plant and flour mill. During the Civil War, these buildings were used for the production of Confederate money, and were subsequently destroyed by the Union Army.

Sope Creek ruins
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Moss and Lichen Photos from a Local Park

I’ve recently been photographing a lot of nature trails, specifically shooting various mosses, lichens, and fungi. I think these often overlooked plants are absolutely beautiful, and their stunning colors, shapes, sizes and textures never cease to amaze me. Here are some of my recent shots.

Moss and Lichen

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9 Amazing Examples of Light Painting Photography

Light painting, also known as light graffiti, is a photography technique using long exposure shots of darkened subjects, where moving light is used to illuminate parts of the composition. This can create dramatic effects that can give the photographs a surreal, otherworldly quality, or even add a “sketched” effect to a photograph. Although this technique has been popularized by the digital camera age, it is by no means a modern technique, as Pablo Picasso was photographed as early as 1949, creating phantom sketches in the air with a small hand-held light source.

Here are 9 beautiful examples of light painting photography:

#1

Chrysler Moonrise by Troy Paiva

Chrysler Moonrise by Troy Paiva

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