tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98659072024-03-07T12:53:18.969-06:00Mind Of The PhotographerMind Of The PhotographerWes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992494939286702104noreply@blogger.comBlogger479125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-54732524783047865532010-10-07T03:09:00.003-05:002010-10-07T03:13:44.993-05:00Halloween decoratingTonight we started decorating for Halloween. I started playing with a few light sources and getting all creepy and such. Got some fun tones coming through here. Love that skeleton just glowing in the background.Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-83186739105489681302010-09-29T22:22:00.003-05:002010-09-29T22:36:29.748-05:00Droid Inspired Red PepperI was watering my jalapeno plant today and found this one incredible red pepper. I Tweeted a quick shot of it with my Droid, but got inspired to go a little further. I grabbed my camera, lights and reflectors and crammed them on my balcony to do a product kinda thing. I dunno, I kinda felt like a proud parent bragging about his good-looking child/honor student/straight-A kid. Ahem, this red Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-8015997410229197842010-09-18T21:29:00.002-05:002010-09-18T21:39:22.234-05:00Young StillWell, this is my dad looking all hip and stuff. He let me style him and dress him up and shoot him this morning. Not his usual style, but he went with it and liked the final product. Amy and I kept him occupied shooting while mother and all the rest of the crew got his surprise 65th Birthday Party ready to rock today. He had no clue what we were doing. He was shocked when he walked into a room Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-57163487443948574832010-08-06T18:55:00.003-05:002010-08-06T19:03:01.295-05:00Portrait of a DJThis is a portrait of a DJ I shot named Bowls. He had some pretty visually (and sonically) great vinyls in his collection, so we decided that had to be the background. Throw in an original hand-painted piece of hip-hop art and an 80's boombox topped off with a conical Asian hat, and there ya go.Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-66443525188587975092010-05-12T22:49:00.004-05:002010-05-12T23:01:05.816-05:00Tay Humphrey Promo ShootHad a happy client, so I wanted to do a quickie blog post.Meet my friend Tay Humphrey. I did a headshot for Tay last year. He's the guy in the cowboy hat in front of an American flag on my portfolio site. He's changed a bit since last year and needed some new promo shots done. So, he came back and we did his shoot at Studio Daylight. I think this shot turned out pretty cool.Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-37307225362993999972010-04-18T01:02:00.004-05:002010-04-18T01:24:29.303-05:00Model Christina CrawfordIt's about 1 a.m. right now. I've been up late tonight working on photo retouches for my new portfolio site that's about to launch. These photos are from a shoot I did at Studio Daylight with one of my favorite models, Christina Crawford. She is a fantastic model and extremely easy to work with. We went artsy for one look, and did fashion on the second. I like these images because they are both Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-65542637073070882862010-04-03T21:38:00.004-05:002010-04-03T21:58:05.685-05:00Almost Famous...I'm posting another shot of my buddy Cassady Feasby because tonight is his night. A lot has changed since my last blog post about him. I think he got a haircut, bought a new pair of boots and went from Broadway bar musician to bassist in Dierks Bentley's band. Not a bad jump, huh?We've been texting back and forth a bit before he goes out under the spotlights tonight for his first big show in Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-78424226308820855222010-03-06T05:18:00.004-06:002010-03-06T05:29:37.050-06:00Late Retouch Inspiration I'm working on my portfolio selections for my new website. I worked on this shot of Nashville drummer and bass player Cassady Feasby. He came up to shoot with me one night at Studio Daylight. This image, he glows in.Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-71543965325759183602010-02-16T19:31:00.006-06:002010-02-16T19:40:53.945-06:00Halo Stereo's Nate McDonaldThis is a shot I snapped last week of my buddy Nate McDonald from the rock band 'Halo Stereo'. Nate is truly a gifted guitarist. Being a "guitar player" myself, I feel like I know when he's about to rock it out. I start stalking around the stage when I feel a bridge building into Nate lighting the runway for take-off on a rocket-fueled, lead-lick extravaganza in Super Guitar Solo Land.He had justWes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-79201059508071186962009-12-25T16:23:00.003-06:002009-12-25T16:34:14.075-06:00The NeicesOh, how I love these two girls! These are my wonderful nieces. No, not Whit's girls. They are my other brother's girls. This is Sally and Caroline. I've watched them both grow from tiny little babies into the beautiful ladies they have become today. These are photos I took of them a couple of weeks ago when I was visiting Tunnel Hill. They wanted to give them to their momma for Christmas. I Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-40938255842713481342009-12-17T12:05:00.003-06:002009-12-17T12:15:07.273-06:00Phil Vassar Cd Release at Tin RoofThese are a few shots from Phil Vassar's cd release party at Tin Roof on Demonbreun Street in downtown Nashville, Tennesse. His new album, "Traveling Circus" was just released a few days ago and this gig was promoting it.I just have to say once again, Phil Vassar is one incredible songwriter and performer. It's awesome to watch the way he interacts with his audience and puts on a great Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-74240808645721515952009-12-12T23:59:00.000-06:002009-12-13T03:03:11.132-06:00Help Portrait In The News [CLICK THE LOGO TO SEE NEWS CLIP]This blog is different than any other I've posted before. This is officially the first entry that does not include a photograph that I've taken. But, this is something that is on my heart and I want to talk about it.Today I loaded up my camera gear and went down to RocketTown (a music venue in Nashville) to do my part in "Help-Portrait." The project was created Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-67226427431179806952009-11-26T22:26:00.004-06:002009-11-26T22:58:00.692-06:00Thoughts On The DayThis is another look from my shoot with Phil Vassar. I think it's pretty cool and wanted to share it. Let me know if it's cool.[The writing part of this post has absolutely nothing to do with the photo above. I just always blog a photo and write a bit. So, here's what is on my mind...]Today was a beautiful day. My mother reminded me how much I adore her, and I'm honored to be the son of such a Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-14900548806521356802009-11-22T04:46:00.002-06:002009-11-22T04:52:40.419-06:00Phil Vassar, Man in BlackHere is yet another shot from last week's photo session with Phil Vassar. It's dark, moody and gritty, just like I like'em! I think this one shows a bit of attitude, like he's the head man in charge.Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-26491402346583084782009-11-21T07:06:00.006-06:002009-11-21T07:33:57.020-06:00The Ring MasterI don't get it. It's late/early again and I'm sitting here retouching photos. It's about five past seven and the sun came up a bit ago. I'm not a morning person at all, but I've found myself doing retouching as the sunrises. I haven't planned it this way, perhaps it's my subconscious mind pulling me closer to the earth's daily cycle of creativity. Maybe this is the time my photographs demand my Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-50010539870361948632009-11-20T06:13:00.007-06:002009-11-21T00:11:55.784-06:00Sleep and InspirationHehe, it's totally one of those nights... but in a good way.We went to Dollar Tree, Michael's, Home Depot & Walgreens and raided their cheap Christmas decorations. I vetoed the 3-foot tall string of blinking penguins. Not that I don't love electric penguins, but I just don't think we had a place for the lil' beauties. Needless to say, we found a few other spectacular pieces to gaudy up the Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-73377135192313696882009-11-17T19:36:00.003-06:002009-11-21T04:16:35.309-06:00Time With Phil VassarI've been really, really, really busy for the last two weeks. Phil Vassar came by Studio Daylight in Nashville, Tennessee, for a shoot with me (Nashville photographer Wes Aldridge) the other day. It was the day of the CMAs, so naturally he didn't have much time to devote to the shoot. My team of assistants (Nick Bumgardner, Amy Harris, SaraMac and Andy Middleton) and I knew about our time crunch Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-25984628535220916582009-10-12T22:12:00.002-05:002009-10-12T22:17:55.608-05:00The Secret GardenHere is another shot from our Nashville Zoo shoot. I called this the "Secret Garden" shot. The bride loved it. And it blew her mind! This shot was done in mid-daylight. It looks pretty dark, you say? I say, it's fun outside in the daylight with a battery pack pushing many strobe lights.Anyway, it was fun!Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-37222016657451035542009-10-12T12:31:00.003-05:002009-10-12T13:48:28.350-05:00A Wild OneIts my birthday, and I love nothing more than photography. So, I decided to blog one out.This is one of my favorite images from my recent shoot at the Nashville Zoo. It was so much fun. I have to first off thank my wonderful assistants that helped on this shoot. Sara Mac and Amy Harris. You gotta love'em! Thanks again, ladies!We were trying to get some images to show what wedding photos can look Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-91807664538843581062009-09-14T00:14:00.003-05:002009-09-14T00:17:31.249-05:00Thaxton Ward @ Studio DaylightIts been a hot minute since I've posted anything new to Mind of the Photographer. Lots of great things have been happening, and my shooting has been going in a direction that really excites me! Its found a way to mix this gritty-look that I have into a commercial sense of shooting. I've been working with it in many of my last shoots. Hope I can get a little time to retouch some images from other Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-11568820117644526422009-08-29T08:37:00.005-05:002009-08-29T08:39:45.897-05:00City Lights 2Here is another shot of Michael and Jennifer. I dig this one, too. Gotta run. Off to the Studio Daylight to give Nashville commercial photographer Michael Gomez a hand with a head shot.Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-29728478987642918472009-08-28T13:49:00.003-05:002009-08-28T13:54:47.933-05:00City LightsSo, gonna be shooting Michael and Jennifer's wedding next month. We decided to do some cool engagement portraits. I think this one turned out pretty neat.This shot is the follow-up from my previous test shot post with Meg.Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-88244564068117687012009-08-14T15:13:00.006-05:002009-08-16T13:24:17.816-05:00Passing of a LegendMost of my photographs are portraits of people these days, but this one is much more than that. Its a portrait of history.Music industry legend Les Paul passed on August 12th.I spent August 12-14 at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, with my friends Halo Stereo. They were recording some great new tracks for an upcoming album release and invited me to come down and be a part of the Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-82526497612098654342009-08-14T06:11:00.003-05:002009-08-14T06:20:24.051-05:00Muscle Shoals With Halo StereoIt's very late. I'm actually getting tired now.We just got back in from shooting Halo Stereo in Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. It is an amazing place, a true step back to where Rock n' Roll really came from. It's not Emo. It's not Britney. It's real. Skynyrd, Stones, Allmans... you name it, Muscle Shoals probably had it.A great big thank you goes out to Noel Webster, studio engineer extraordinaire Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9865907.post-20638301697575170222009-08-11T19:35:00.003-05:002009-08-11T19:46:21.500-05:00On Stage With The GroomAfter I posted the gritty shot of Chris Cobb earlier, I felt like I should put up another cool one that was less intense. It still looks rock'n'roll, though! It has these dark and rich colors that I love. I think there have been several shots of mine here recently adorned with reds and blacks.Wes Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930030899818988380noreply@blogger.com0