Author: danrouth

Greensboro, NC based commercial and editorial photographer.

Mountain Ridges

Landscape, Mountains


The weather in Greensboro today pretty well stinks. It’s cold and windy and rainy. Basically, it’s the kind of day that makes me want to be somewhere else working. Today’s images are from a time when clients actually used to pay me to travel to shoot and represent views of the kinds of spots I love to work, mountains and the western part of the US. All are ridges, but each has it’s own personality.



(Photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)

Tearing Down Engines

Portraits, Work


I find that a lot of my assignments involve photographing people working. A couple of weeks ago I shot a group of guys tearing apart diesel engines at a local dealership here in Greensboro. The engines were part of a long term study on oil additives and the technicians were measuring and inspecting every part for evidence of wear. Fascinating to watch these guys go through an engine literally in minutes.




(Photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)

Doorknobs and Broomsticks

Greensboro, Old Greensboro, Portraits


I live in a hundred year old farmhouse and a lot of the hardware is also that age. The other day I needed a glass doorknob to replace a broken one, so I headed across the street from my photography studio in Greensboro to Mary’s Antiques. Mary’s is an institution in the antique district in Old Greensboro and I have known her for years. We have bought pieces for our home and rented props for photo shoots. She carries a wonderful variety of fine antique furniture and an eclectic collection of collectibles. You never know what she might have in stock. She is also known for having perhaps the best selection of architectural antiques in the area, so if you need a door, or a knob or a hinge, her shop is the place to go. Mary’s is located at 607 South Elm Street, and can be reached at 336-378-8877 or at Marys_Antiques@ATT.net. If you are in downtown Greensboro, stop by her shop and browse. It’s worth the trip.




(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)

The Lord Works in Mysterious Ways, Especially With Cats

Cat, Family


Last week our 16 year old cat Boots laid down on his favorite bench and went to sleep. My wife found him the next morning; he never woke up. We were devastated although thankful that he went that peacefully. Then the very next day, what appears on our back porch, but a little female kitten, full of energy and wanting to be rubbed and loved. She was obviously dumped by someone. We live out in a very rural area of Randolph County, North Carolina and we aren’t near enough to anywhere from which she could have wandered. And, she was probably raised around someone who petted her, she is entirely tame, very much so. A terrible thing for someone to do and usually tragic for the animal, because most dumped pets end up starving or hit by vehicles. This time, I guess the little girl is lucky. My wife calls her Precious.


UPDATE: A couple of days after Precious showed up, enter Spook.


And I don’t even want to talk about Dewey.

(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)

Sweet Gum Tree

Nature, Still Life


Farther down in our pasture on our farm in Randolph County is a large sweet gum tree. It’s a spot I find myself returning to from time to time and year to year to make photographs. Not as colorful as maples in the fall, I somehow find the gum tree more interesting; the shape of a leaf on a lichen covered rock, and of course those prickly gum balls that are still green this time of year. Glad they’re in the pasture and not in my yard.

(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)