Virginia State Capitol

Have you seen the Virginia State Capitol yet this spring?  They have planted some absolutely beautiful tulips and other flowers that just pop when placed against the bright white Capitol and a blue sky. 

One of my flames on iStock (a flame is an image with 100 or more sales) is a picture from two years ago of the Capitol with the tulips.  In that case, I had gone down to the Capitol at lunch to take the shots and ended up lying down in the middle of the grass in a suit (coat and all) to capture the flowers and the Capitol.  Today I was at least in shorts and a t-shirt.  I think I like this year's even more than the one from two years ago.  Here you go:

Another part of the mission in downtown Richmond today was a self portrait for iStock.  iStock is about to celebrate their 10th anniversary and is putting together a website with portraits of all of their contributors.  We were each tasked with providing a self portrait that defined us photographically.  My original thought was to do an artsy shot in studio with dramatic spot lighting.  That was cool but really didn't do much to speak to my photographic style.  I decided to address it from a different angle.  What is it that I am known for in photography?  Well that was easy - cityscapes.

So I had my nephew, Gage, swipe my camera and shoot some shots of me in front of the Richmond cityscape.  I think Gage did a good job!