Posts by parkejladd
Jordan Gets A Wheelchair
Mozambicans walk everywhere. Starting out before sunrise to avoid as much of the mid-day, plus 100 degree heat, as possible, they walk to retrieve water, gather food, go to school if there is a school to go to, and attempt to find work if there is any work to be found. Mozambicans walk for miles, and I literally mean, without exaggeration, miles. We spoke with a group of young girls who walked...
Read MoreCelebrating Mom–Photo Ed.
Another great Mother’s Day… Kendall got knocked in the eye. Temporary, makeshift bandage just in case. {The above photo can be seen on my brother’s new blog, Espíritu Viajaro. He’s in Peru this Summer working at a medical clinic, and he’ll be sharing his insights from there.} I love you...
Read MoreThinking About Getting Married?
There’s no better way to measure a persons level of influence than by the number of weddings he gets invited to each summer. If being invited to multiple summer weddings doesn’t scream awesomeness, I don’t know what does. The first question I usually ask people is, “So, how many weddings are you going to this summer?” I then proceed to judge them accordingly. It’s...
Read MoreHow To Categorize and Choose Your Next Photographer
A lot of people say to me, “Parke, I want a photographer who knows exactly what he’s doing.” I usually reply with, “Most photographers don’t.” What? Did you just totally bash every photographer who ever lived? What about Ansel Adams, you jerk? OK, so it’s not because we don’t know what we’re doing technically, but because photography is a highly creative and...
Read MoreConcert Photography–Cornmeal, The Waldemere Revival & The Twin Cats
The Vogue in Broadripple hosted Chicago-based, rockin’-bluegrass band, Cornmeal, as well as local favorites The Twin Cats and The Waldemere Revival this past Friday night. IndyMojo asked me to shoot the show, and I gladly agreed! Indoor concert photography is all about waiting for that perfect moment when lighting and subjects align. In those rare moments a photographer can capture the...
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