The Week in Pictures Oct. 30 – Nov. 6
As I checked my Facebook page before heading out for a 12 hour photo day on Saturday, I was a bit perplexed when I saw that friend and fellow shooter Chris Keane had left me a note for me to check out MSNBC’s The Week in Pictures for Oct. 30 – Nov. 6, 2008. Much to [...]
Conclusion ’08
It seems fitting that such a long campaign resulted in such a long election day. All total, mine was about 22 hours, and many many miles, of non-stop action. I finally managed to get a few hours of shut eye between 3:30am and 8:30am this morning (Wednesday). Now that I have had a chance to [...]
Stand Up!
I went out this afternoon to photograph last minute campaigners under the grey skies of election day, and ran into friends Katie and Megan from the Lindsey Graham for Senate campaign, who were cheering on motorists as they made the daily mass exodus out of downtown on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Even Lt. Governor Andre Bauer [...]
Just Vote!
Retired Army veteran, Walter Anderson, 74-years-old, waits for his turn in a voting booth at Burnside Elementary School in Columbia, S.C., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008.
Orphan Works 2008
On Friday, September 26, 2008, the United States Senate passed their version of the Orphan Works legislation by hotline. A hotline is an informal term for a request to members of the Senate to agree to allow a bill or resolution to be approved by the Senate without debate or amendment (for more information on [...]
The American President
I recently found out that, the image I took of then Sen. John McCain’s visit to Adluh Flour in Columbia, SC during his campaign for the Republican Presidential Primary while on assignment for the Associated Press has been selected for a traveling photo exhibit by the AP titled The American President. I feel extremely [...]
Number Ones…
When I was asked by a client to photograph the No.1 ranked team in High School Football, in the entire nation, I wasn’t sure what to expect, just another high school football game, or something unique. What I saw, the players on the James F. Byrnes Rebels bring to the table is the simple fact [...]
Lessons from the trail
I just wanted to take a minute to post my favorite images of the Democratic and Republican nominees for president that I had the opportunity to make while covering their primary campaigns, and share a few things I learned during my time with them. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick) Above: Sen. John McCain, R-Az., right, and [...]
Excuses, excuses…
I just wanted to make a quick post to let everyone know that I have not forgotten that this blog exists. Things have been very busy lately, both shooting and business wise. I’ve got a lot of new things that I’m working to make happen before the end of the year. I’m making plans to [...]
“Rockstar” Photographer…
It has been a busy couple of weeks. I just finished up with some player portraits from Media Day at the University of South Carolina’s, Williams-Brice Stadium on Sunday afternoon. It felt like it was 120 degrees on the field, and I was soaking wet by the end of it, but all of the players [...]
Mitch’s Story… Prostate Cancer
The New York Times just posted a multimedia project I recently had the opportunity to work on, called “Patient Voices” which was about prostate cancer (there are others out there ranging from ADD to Infertility). For this project I photographed and interviewed ESPN Commentator and all around good guy, Mitch Laurance. I spent a great [...]
Turns out I’m not dull
Well, at least one of my photos isn’t dull, according to the folks over at AntiDull, an online Fine Art and Photography magazine that was started back in August of 2007. I was selected to appear in their June 2008 issue which can be viewed at http://www.antidull.com first PocketWizard now this… I’ll be an internet [...]
Making it work: Behind the scenes of a ground remote…
I have received several emails from readers and people who have seen my shot from the 2008 Carolina Cup Races, that I posted a few weeks ago, so I decided that I amy going to demystify how you make a shot like this work, by using a remote camera. For those who don’t know, a [...]
A little extra effort pays off…
I’ve been working at this shot for a little while now, and have never managed to get one that I am this pleased with. In my mind it is not perfect, and I can still do better, thus I will try again next year (or during the fall race on Nov. 16), but just a [...]
Wrong Runway…
After taking off from runway 13, at Columbia Owens Downtown Airport, on Sunday morning, this Cesna 177 “Cardinal”, was forced to make a hard landing on the roof of Boineau’s Moving and Storage Inc., warehouse after experiencing engine trouble 1/3 of a mile Northwest of the runway. Here, Sterling Transport driver William Hooper looks at [...]
Football is back…
Its the time of year when things start to cool off, kids go back to school, and football fields at high schools and colleges come alive on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons. It has been so long since I’ve had a Friday night or Saturday afternoon off during this time of year that I don’t [...]
Biker Heaven
©2007 Brett Flashnick/All Rights Reserved When the alarm went off at 6am on Sunday morning to get out of bed to go shoot another assignment was the last thing on my mind, especially after having 14 hour days Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and late night of shooting on Saturday. However this is one of those assignments [...]
Meet the Romneys
Over the past few days I’ve had the opportunity to spend some behind the scenes time with the family of 2008 Republican Presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney as they toured South Carolina. I had a great time getting to know Ann, Mary, and Parker Romney, as we drove around the state on their tour bus. ABOVE: [...]
More From the Trail
After a busy couple of weeks I finally have some time to sit down and update my website. I’ve added a gallery from my time on the 2008 presidential campaign trail. So far I’ve spent some time with five of the candidates vying for their party nomination. Photographing these events can be frustrating, and rewarding [...]
Waiving flags, kissing babies, and shaking hands…
Welcome to the 2008 Presidential Campaign Trail…. Just spent my first week on the 2008 Presidential Campaign Trail, I can’t believe I’m saying that and its only February of 2007… This trail is looking more like a marathon course. With 11 months to go until primaries the outcome could favor anyone. Every editor I have [...]
Just pretty pictures, nothing more, nothing less…
I’ve spent five out of the past seven days on the road, and put more than 1200 miles of highway behind me, while traveling up and down the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coastline.I have a had a lot of time to think about things and make some pretty pictures even though I was going [...]
A “visionary Luddite pixilator”
There are certain parts of any job that you love, and others that you dread. I always have a pit in my stomach when I have to photograph funeral proceedings for someone that was taken from loved ones all too soon. Its a delicate balance between telling a story about what this person meant, and [...]
Thanks for the Funk!
On Saturday afternoon in Augusta, Ga., the world said goodbye to a true legend. James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul” was sent off with four hour long “Home Going” memorial service presided over by Rev. Al Sharpton, and Rev. Jessie Jackson, in the soul singer’s hometown. Seeing the number of people who showed up at [...]
Change of Pace
For the past three weeks I have been following home school families associated with the Forest Acres Christian Educators association, as they prepare for their first annual Fall Heritage Ball. To the students this was more than just a regular fall dance. Since they are home schooled this is the closest that many of them [...]