Portrait session with Indianapolis Painter: Justin Vining

Long time climbing friend of mine, Justin Vining

recently made the leap from being a lawyer to chasing

his dream of being a full-time painter/artist.

It had been about 4 years since we've been able to hang out,

so last week I drove up to Indianapolis, IN

where he now lives and paints out of

Studio 654 (his studio space) in Broad Ripple.

Justin used to teach elementary art on the Northeast

side of Indianapolis, IN in Pendleton.

Justin can also complete the Rubix Cube in record setting times

ie. 20sec or less

Justin has a very unique style to his paintings,

almost reminiscent of the movie Beetlejuice.

Here are promotional shots for Justin that we captured that day:

A work in progress...

Inside the studio

I had to add this little guy because he hung out with us all day.

Refining the tip of the brush

Sometimes Justin will work outside the studio.

People passing by on the Monon Trail

are able to view an artist at work.

Studio 654

Until the Future...

Definitely check out Justin Vining's website to

pick up an original or a print

Here are samples of his work:

Please GO Vote on one of my two images for "The Shot" of climber, Chris Sierzant or trailrunner, Carl Bakanowski

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"The Shot"

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Chris Sierzant free-soloing "Fuzzy Undercling" (5.11b)

at Military Wall | Red River Gorge, KY.

Chris is aprx. 70-80ft (in this shot) off the ground forgoing

any ropes or safety equipment as he climbs using only brute

strength, skill, chalk and shoes as his dog "Lucifer" waits for him

at the base. A climber who free-solo's without gear has to either

top out or down climb the route. Once Chris got to the top,

he then down climbed the route.

Carl Bakanowski trailrunning through the snow.

Seneca Park | Louisville, KY

Thank you...

Please GO Vote on my image for "Ultimate Music Moment" of Explosions in the Sky

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Explosions in the Sky

Michael James on Bass

August 31, 2010

Headliners Louisville Music Hall, KY

Thank you...

Danlubbers.com now available for Mobile Viewing

Spent the last week revamping danlubbers.com so the site

can now be viewed on mobile devices: iPad, iPhone, Android, etc...

There are also a few new images added to the scenic gallery

from my trip to Hawaii as well as a few new portraits.

(image of Joe Kinder)

Looks best on an iPad!

Let me know what you think...

Milky Way shots from Mauna Kea and Hapuna Beach, Hawaii

I spent the last part of August on The Big Island of Hawaii.

The Big Island offers a variety of every environment

from luscious jungles to beaches, snow tipped mountains,

active volcano's, lava fields, grass lands and elevation changes

from sea level to 13,976ft/4000m in about a 90min drive.

I have always loved the skies, stars, galaxies, etc.

Here are a few images I really dug of the milky way:

Shot at aprx. 9000ft/2000m near the

Mauna Kea Visitors Center.

Shot at aprx. 9000ft/2000m

Red headlamps provided the foreground illumination.

Underneath a tree on Hapuna Beach

facing towards Kailua-Kona

Palm tree silhouette on Hapuna Beach

also facing Kailua-Kona.

Stay tuned for more images to come on other

sites while on the Big Island...

To Die Like A Gentleman by: Damian Gerlach

A childhood friend of mine, Damian Gerlach

just published his third book titled,

"To Die Like A Gentleman."

Damian came to me to shoot his portrait for this book and his only requirement was that he wanted it in Black and White. Other than that, I had free reign to shoot how I saw fit for the situation.

Oh yeah and he wanted a beer in his hand - haha!

We picked a local restaurant/bar called Eiderdown in his home area of Germantown in Louisvillle, KY where Damian grew up a few streets away from Eiderdown. I thought the wood tables and brick would make create a really nice texture for a BnW image.

This first image is the one Damian chose for the book:

Here's a few that didn't make the cut...

This is my favorite one but we're not trying to promote Sprite, so the

button down version was much better for the book.

*If you are looking to purchase Damian's book or check his website,

click his name or title above for the link*