Commercial, Advertising and Editorial Photography. Greensboro, North Carolina
I took advantage of the spring-like weather yesterday to get out and photograph some things close to my home. The old Jess Hackett home place stands on Jess Hackett Road in Randolph County south of Greensboro. Layers of siding hide a two story early 19th century log structure with a hand laid rock chimney. From what I understand, Mr. & Mrs. Hackett raised eight children here.
(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
Crazy weather. From 16° and four inches of snow just a week ago to 80° weather this week, things have been changing quickly. The warm temperatures have brought out the blossoms as this photograph of blooming plum trees at my home near Greensboro shows. Is Spring on it’s way, or is nature just pulling our leg?
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
Don’t know why, but for some reason, I shoot a lot of photographs of old stuff. Maybe it’s because I’m old, or maybe because I’m drawn to the patina of antiques, or maybe it’s because there’s just a lot of old stuff around Greensboro. Anyway, I will continue to look for scenes like this old boxcar for inspiration.
This weekend I did something I don’t get a chance to do often, but it was something I really enjoy. I photographed basketball at the Women’s ACC Tournament in Greensboro. The championship game Sunday was a thriller. Maryland and Duke fought it out for the entire game with Maryland leading going into the last few seconds. Duke then managed to force an overtime in which Maryland finally prevailed 92 to 89. The game featured some of the top women players in the country in Marissa Coleman and Kristi Toliver from Maryland and Abby Waner from Duke, and all the players from both teams were on their best games. If you haven’t seen women’s NCCA basketball, you should. Great teams and great play.
(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
(image copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
Casual male fashion photography from near Greensboro.
(image copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
Temperatures are starting to rise locally, and hopefully this weekend we will catch our first glimpses of Spring. This time of year brings on revival and new life. The photograph above of young goat kids comes from Goat Lady Dairy in Grays Chapel, about 1/2 mile as the crow flies from my home. Goat Lady produces some of the best goat cheese I have ever tasted. My favorite is their Sandy Creek, an aged goat cheese with veins of grape vine ash running through it. To die for. The folks at the dairy provide their cheeses to many Greensboro area restaurants and they sell to the public at the farmer’s markets in Greensboro and on Sandy Ridge Road. They also host dinners and brunches featuring locally grown and sustainable foods. For more information, go to http://www.goatladydairy.com/
(image copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
Photographic illustration for a brochure cover.
Yesterday we had a quite heavy snow in Greensboro, something fairly rare for us in March but not unheard of (it actually snowed here each of the first three Wednesdays of March in 1960). I’m not a really big fan of snow, and I am ready for spring to arrive, but I have to admit it was quite pretty. I went out and shot a few scenes near my home in Grays Chapel, south of Greensboro. Above is an old McCormick-Deering tractor beside a neighbor’s barn. Below is a view of our farm pond.
It was a wet snow, so the trees were covered. Below is a willow oak from my front yard. Below that is view of a neighbor’s cabin. It’s cold today and the weatherman says it’s supposed to drop to 12°F tonight (too cold!) but they are expecting it to be in the seventies by the weekend. Go figure.
(images copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
(image copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
From my rust series, photograph of an old ladder on a railroad car.
(image copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
I don’t usually post on weekends, but the weather today has me searching for things to do inside. It raining a cold nasty rain right now and the forecasters are calling for heavy snow tonight. Seems as if the weather is a metaphor for the local economy of Greensboro in general and my business in particular. It’s rough right now, but I am trying to hang on. I’m hoping for spring to come and warm things up, both meteorologically and economically. I’m posting an image from better times, a fashion photograph shot just south of Greensboro. Hopefully happier days are on the way.
