Journey Through South Carolina; a photographer’s Love of the State
Journeys through South Carolina led to an exhibit in the South Carolina State Library.
Three things happened simultaneously over the last three years that got Eddie and me crisscrossing South Carolina. We started hiring photography guides when we traveled. They got us to the right places and also taught us new techniques as we went.
Professional Photography Guides
Chris & Cami, Photography Chris Smith helped me learn to photograph birds at the Center for Birds of Prey, Awendaw, South Carolina. See these fantastic birds at Tack Sharp Photos of Birds in Flight.
Don & Ruth Lambert at Beaufort Photography Tours introduced me to Beaufort’s sunrise and sunset, astrophotography, and wildlife. Please read about my experiences with Beaufort Photography Tours at Lowcountry Photography.
Kate Silva Photography and Kenny McKeithan Photography tours helped me capture beautiful Charleston scenes. Read about it at Why People Love to Visit Charleston in the Spring.
Phillip Jones is South Carolina Wildlife Magazine Photographer Emeritus and retired South Carolina National Guard Photographer. Phillip and I photographed three litters of retriever puppies, 19 six-week-old. Phillip’s many years of experience showed off. See the story, Intelligent Little Gundog Puppies and a Popular Boykin Poster.
SC 7 Expedition
Three years ago, Eddie and I joined Maj. Gen. Tom Mullikin, retired S.C. State Guard, on the Lake Moultrie Passage of the Palmetto Trail. I photographed the students trailing Tom as they discussed environmental issues. It’s one of my favorites! Many gallery pictures are inspired by the scenes we passed along the way with the S.C. 7 Expedition in the years after this.
SC Wildlife Magazine
Cindy Thompson, managing editor at the South Carolina Wildlife Magazine, gave me a story to write about retriever dogs. The work sent me on another journey through South Carolina. It took over nine months to get pictures of retriever dogs and write three stories. The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers were the trickiest photography subjects. They move quickly and playfully along the shore and attract ducks!
Family Photo
Getting photos into an exhibit takes a lot of work, editing, and printing. Around the same time Hannah Majewski and I discussed pictures for the South Carolina State Library Exhibit, I met professional photographer Bill Barley. He helped me with lighting for a family portrait. The Dwight and Jennifer Bundrick family modeled what became the most beautiful family portrait. Bill Barley helped edit and print the family portrait and photos for the S.C. State Library exhibit. Preparing the images for a professional exhibit would have been much more challenging without his editing and printing expertise.
