Chris Brown Creative

Another Month, Another Post

2009-09-23T20:38:00.006-05:00

Okay, so it's been a month since I have posted, I apologize, it seems to be the norm lately. Been a little busy around the Brown household lately. 2 kids, Soccer, 16 kids, more soccer, kindergarten, moms day out, my regular job, this "wanna be" job, you name it, we have done it.
I promise to be better as we have some stuff coming up I am really starting to get excited about. You down? I am!

The Best Camera..........

So I follow the blogs of several photogs who I dig their style and shots. Mostly sports dudes and a National Geographic guy or two. All of them obviously making a living at photography and very incredible at what they can do with a camera. One of blogs I follow is a guy named Chase Jarvis. Chase shoots all kinds of stuff and most recently published a book using nothing but images taken with his Iphone. He even created an App for the Iphone to do some touch up work on the images shot with an Iphone. So, for 3 bucks, I gave in and downloaded the app to the ole' Iphone and boy let me tell you, this is cool. Only had it a day or two but so far so good.

The App is called, "The Best Camera, is the one that you have with you." Pretty fitting for an app and book by the same title made up entirely of cell phone pics.

So here are some of my Iphone images using the Best Camera App. If you follow me on Facebook here http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1176270509&ref=name or here http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Chris-Brown-Creative-Photography-Graphic-Design/164631170380?ref=ts or on the twitter space at http://twitter.com/cbrowncreative you've probably seen some of these. If your not a friend, fan or follower, sign up to be one ASAP! And don't forget to subscribe to the blog if you want to.

Here are some pics.

This is probably one of my all-time favorites of SB. Here she is wearing my hat from my girls soccer team. She loves to ham it up for the camera.

Below are two images, one of rain on the windshield of Triple G and one of some cloud formations. Why? Not sure what the sun looks like anymore so we shoot clouds now....Again, just wanting to see what the Iphone cam can handle. Too bad we cant remote that puppy somewhere.......... More to come.

Again, all of these were shot using the IPhone and the APP "the Best Camera is the one with you." Some cool stuff that I am already trying to figure out how to utilize to make a series out of. Stay tuned for more to come. As always, thanks for reading, God Bless and remember to smile because you never know who might be pointing a camera at you.

CB-out!

"Everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." Matt. 7:8

The Pearson Circus......Popsicle anyone?

2009-08-24T22:37:00.014-05:00

So my Creative Director "G" and I get the text on Sunday afternoon to shoot some pics for my buddy Tin Cup and his crew. So we jump in the ole mini-van and head right over. Okay, so really he sent me a text to shoot pictures of his family. HEY!!! It's my blog! I'll tell the story how I want to tell it.

A few things I learned on this excursion. In order to photograph a 9 week old, shoot him right after he eats and just before he gets cranky and crashes. Another thing, and you would think I would know this one having 2 kids of my own, but always, always, always when shooting 2 year olds, pack plenty of popsicles.....just make sure your Creative Director knows the brand before she spouts of Dora or Hannah Montana. Although Eliza could care less, Popsicles can get you alot of places in this world. Got a box in the freezer now just waiting to help me move up the ladder........Whats that Boss, your a strawberry guy? Coming right up DB!

Who am I kidding? Lets check out the pics.

So we shot The Pearson Circus which includes Tin Cup, Jen, Eliza and "Chi" too bad we did not get Red the 200 pound Golden Retreiver in on the action. That would have been a pic to remember.

So Here we go, enjoy!

Miss Eliza - She will be 2 very soon.

This was a pic we shot trying to mimic another photo. Hold tight to that thought, more to come on it later. Promise.

Here is another of little Miss Giggle Box. When you get her going keep it up. When she stops...your toast!

Here are a couple of the Big Man himself. Great little Dude to shoot, you'll see more of him in the future I am sure.

A real Ladies Man.......... When he is not drooling.

Sister & Brother....Precious

One of my favorites. Pretty sure there was, uh......, well I mean, uh, er., poop involved, or at least some gas. He sure felt better though...not sure bout' the rest of us....

The Happy family!

Okay, Story time. I told you earlier I would be coming back to a pic and telling you more about it. Close to 30 years ago a picture was taken of Jennifer when she was 3 or almost 3. She wanted to see if we could shoot something of Eliza so she could have a side-by-side made. Well, we got the shot and you know I could not leave well enough alone.

Here is the collage I put together in photoshop pretty quickly. The lower right hand pic is of Jennifer almost 30 years ago and of course Miss Eliza in the upper corner. The center image is a perfect Mommy / Daughter moment. Thanks guys for letting us in on it.

Special thanks to the Pearson Circus for letting us invade thier home for a couple of hours.
I shot over 250 pics and came away with well over 70 to choose from. Pretty good odds with a couple of 30 somethings I would say............

Until next time, Keep your head down, no facebooking while driving, watch out for the DB's of the world (inside joke) and above all else, Praise God & glorify Him in all that you do.

CB'ster out! God Bless!

"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." - Matt 6:33

Wired2fish.com Love bright and early this morning.

2009-08-13T07:42:00.002-05:00

Here is a shot from a medis event last year that Wired2fish picked up and ran with a story from my "Day Job."

Enjoy & God Bless.

CB

2010 Bass Cat Jaguar First Ride with John Crews

2009-08-02T15:08:00.001-05:00

Here is BCB Pro-Staffer and Elite Series Pro John Crews video from the dealer meeting where the Jag was unveiled. John also used some images from CBC so check it out as there are quite a few in there. Great job John and thanks for thinking of us!

Thanks for Reading and Watching!

God Bless,

CB

I am alive and Yes, This boat is that BIG!!!!!

2009-07-29T17:20:00.004-05:00

I apologize for being so behind, but frankly, I am way farther behind than you would think. Life is crazy, good but crazy right now. Here is a sneek peek.

2010 Basscat Jaguar - The Battleship Galactica or USS Mt. Home as I call it.

So on Monday I after my morning soccer practice workout with my girls team I make the drive over to Mt. Home Arkansas to shoot some pics for my buddies RP and GG. RP builds em', GG markets and makes these dudes look good in print and on the web. Me, I am just a button pusher. So, I show up to smell of new fiberglass and some sharp looking rides. The 2 most noticeable were the new Basscat Jaguars. These are 21-22 foot boats and are massive machines that are so easy to drive my Grandmother could drive it running 70mph with her hair on-fire. She wouldn't' but she could......

So anyway, once the dealers were taken care of we jumped right in an headed out. Marty Stone, my bald headed buddy from North Carolina jumped into the seat of my chase boat and I could not have asked for a better one, except for the time he got em wet from the spray of the other boat or the time he almost bounced me off the front deck, he did a great job. More on Marty in minute. Lets jump into pics and talk more there.

Here is a link to all the pics of the new Jag as seen on Basscat boats site, this gives you an idea on what the boat has inside and out that we shot, below is my death defying stuff.......yeah right.

This is the New 21-1/2' Basscat Jaguar - This thing is unreal, an absolute beast......Yes, I want one.

Here is Elite Series Pro John Crews getting it strung out. For a big boat she will run pretty hard. Would not expect anything less from a Merc powered BCB!

Here is Elite Series Pro Mark Tyler in serial # 2 of the new Jaguar - This one was set-up to run and run it did!

Another shot of Mark letting the Jag eat. Very cool rig.

Thought this was a cool shot off the back deck. Marty stepped on it and I came really close to being a hood ornament for that big Mercury!!!

Artsy Fartsy time.......

Earlier this year Elite Series Angler and good friend Kevin Short, aka K-Pink and I got together on a "Day on the Lake" photo shoot and we busted out the remote equipment to try a few things. Being new to remotes I wanted to play and K-Pink was willing so we did. On my drive up on Monday I started getting text messages from Kevin on some remote stuff we needed to try on the new boat. We had time for one, see what you think.

So we had time for one remote and we set it up on the trolling motor looking back. Last time we did this at 60 mph the camera nose dived into the carpet. I have some really good shots of the carpet if anyone wants one. This time I came prepared with a small tripod to put under it. K-Pink tested, BCB approved, the mount held like a rock, check it out.

Here we are rolling out. See Nimrod on the front deck. That is actually where I sit until we get up to speed. The shots of the boats from the front are shot from this position. Once they pass I lay on my stomach on the front deck and shoot the rear 3/4 stuff. Would not trade this gig for anything, the adrenaline rush when everything is humming is unreal...Trust me it rocks, but kids, do not try this at home or with any other boat, this is a BCB deal!

K-Pink is catching us pretty quickly, this boat would run.

Rear 3/4 with the remote labeled. This is where it hit me that I forgot to tether the camera to the boat in case it got loose.......oops! Thank goodness all was well or else K-Pink would have had a Canon tattoo on his fore head and I would have been out of equipment.

Handheld Shot from the chase boat.

REMOTE SHOT

Here is the remote shot. Same shot as above but different angle.......This front deck is huge, wish I had something to compare it to.

Here is another Remote Shot as me and my buddy get closer in the chase boat. I saw this later on the way home and wished we had dropped back a little so you could see my position in this deal, it's interesting to say the least......

This was the next frame as Marty and I sped up to move ahead of Kevin, you can see our rooster tail off the right side of the pic....

More Boat pics - Other models:

Here are some pics of some other models we shot while there. The Jag was the Belle of the Ball though.

Here is K-Pink with his hand in the air letting a P4 eat with a new 200 PRO XS - This is a bad motor scooter!

K-Pink getting silly, I think he likes running these rigs.......

Another P4 Pic.

Probably my all time favorite......K-Pink goes from 70mph to 25mph. He pushed this little 50 for all it had........

Thanks for reading and again I apologize in this being so late and not being updated in so long. It really has been a crazy spring and summer for me, but that's how it goes......

Click on the links to read more about BassCat Boats , Kevin Short

Take care and God Bless,

Chris

John 20:27

I am alive, I promise.............

2009-07-10T22:44:00.001-05:00

My apologies to all for not updating in what appears to be a huge amount of time. My "real" job is crazy right now and will be for a couple of weeks. I have been shooting, a bunch actually but just no time to write about it. That will all change though here very soon as I get back in to shooting and posting and running this crazy little business. I have some cool stuff coming up as well so stay tuned.

Thanks for reading, God Bless.

CB

Life's Little Buddies

2009-05-19T12:55:00.005-05:00

You got a little buddy?
I do. His name is Caden. He is 4 about to turn 5 in July.
I had to shoot some stuff for my church last night and it had been a long day at home for Wifey and the kiddo's so I told Caden to get his stuff he was coming with me. "I want to shoot pictures too Dad!" I heard him holler down the hallway. "Okay!" You can use your Mom's camera I thought. So he grabbed his crocs, his bag of skittles (all photographers must have their energy bars Mom) and his Mom's point and shoot digital camera. He took a few shots of traffic from the back seat of the Golden Grocery Getter (Triple G we call her) and had some fun.

We stopped off at the local Huey's for a burger and some mini-corn dogs and he asked me, "Dad, how many friends do you have?" Before I could answer he gave me multiple choice, "1, 2, 6 or 10?" I said 10 and he got excited. Then he asked me who my best friend was. "You" I replied and he really got excited.

He followed me around the church gym as I shot recreation photos of a basketball game and then on to the sanctuary as we shot some images for the local high school graduation being held on the grounds. He had a blast and matched me shot for shot just about. Here are a few of Caden.

Caden at the gym shooting me as I was shooting Basketball. I could see his reflection in my LCD screen on the back of my camera and I quickly turned and shot this one and the next one before he knew what happened.

He obviously got a kick out of this one.

This next one we were walking across the balcony of the sanctuary during the graduation commencement. The sanctuary holds roughly 4500 folks and it was full. He was a trooper as we shot from 3 locations and he was right there beside me every step of the way. I looked back to make sure he was following me and hadn't lost his crocs and saw the intent look on his face so I held the camera backwards and shot this without him knowing I was shooting, nothing fancy, but it tells a story.

Thanks for reading, I will steal his memory card tonight and might try to post some of his pics this week, we are shooting baseball and volleyball tonight. He's pretty excited about this one too. Guess I will have to be on the lookout for a beat up Digital SLR to get him shooting more if he wants too. This was a blast for me probably more than it was for him I am sure.

Hug your little buddy or buddies tonight and remember, good or bad, all we do will be passed down to future generations, lets make those things rewarding & Godly.

Thanks and God Bless.

Chris (& Caden)

2 Corinthians 7:1 -"Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God." -Amen

Blind Squirrels

2009-05-17T15:23:00.011-05:00

This past week I get invited down to the "Ponderosa" outside of Birmingham, Alabama for the annual Vicious Fishing Writers Conference. Vicious Fishing Line is a great bunch of guys who are much like Strike King Lure Company in the fact we are small and a pretty close knit group of folks. Alot like a family. Well they brought in some pretty heavy hitters Writer wise and a great group of Pro-Fisherman many of who I have known and a few who I got to know on this trip. All in all a great time was had and we even caught a few fish. I only shot a picture or two........thousand! and even found a couple of Blind Squirrels....(more on that later.)

Special Thanks to Chris Dutton, Glen Cunnigham & Jeff Martin of Vicious http://www.vicious-fishing.com for having us down to this years event. Enjoy the pics.

This is good friend Alan Clemmons from Huntsville. Alan is one of those heavy hitter writers I was mentioning earlier. Super cool Dude and one I look up to in writing and photography. If Alan tells you its good, its good, but he'll also tell you when it sucks. Check out Alan's outdoor blog at http://clembone.wordpress.com/

Recognize this Dude? The man in Pink, Kevin Short was on-hand with his lovely wife Kerry. Man I love these two, so much fun to be around and always ready to help out where needed. Here K-Pink lands a nice one on Lake P.

Another Angle.

On the way to the Bass Cat live well.

K-Pink's Jig of choice. He is one deadly Son of a Gun with this thing. He will be a force in upcoming tournaments.

Blind Squirrel.

Chris Dutton with Vicious is a huge photographer, He makes his living at it while I just blow my living on mine. Anyway, we got into a little backseat competition on jump shots of fish. Everytime I would get one he would see it and call "Blind Squirrel." Well, I can receive it and dish it and believe me I did. He had more Blind squirrels than me but it's all fun and games until someone loses a fish or gets a blurry jump shot.........Enjoy.

Blind Squirrel #2

No Blind Squirrels in this bunch. Jeff Reynolds is a long time Vicious Pro and he does a little work with Strike King as well. Finally got to shoot some stuff with Him and here are a few from the shoot again on Lake P.

Camera 1

Camera 2....Actually Camera 1 repositioned.

So G-Man Gerald Swindle shows up at the Ponderosa and I laughed until I cried and then until I hurt. I only have 2 photo's of him, well only 2 that wont incriminate him anyway due to the camera shake from laughing so dang hard. This guy is hilarious.

Here "G" is fishing with Alan Clemmons and caught "The lake record!!!!" It's a giant G!

Here he is teaching the finer principles of shakey head fishing.......I laughed so hard I forgot what he said. Thanks for the laughs G, that was a blast.

Last but not least is my good buddy Marty Stone of North Carolina. I know Marty through our Bass Cat Boats affiliation and we have become pretty good friends. I shot with Marty one time prior but it was a rush job. This was a little better. Enjoy.

Nice Grip and Grin with Stone.

Blind Squirrel

Nice one.

Last one.

Thanks for tuning in to this segment of Chris Brown Creative, brought you by all the fine folks of these fine sponsors.......Who am I kidding!

Seriously, thanks, for reading and I hope you have a great week. Until next time, God Bless.

Chris

John 6:20

I know, I know, I know..............

2009-05-17T14:25:00.010-05:00

It's May 17th and I am trying to figure out where April went. The past 6 weeks have been a blur for me. My last post, well full post was on the Oliver North service at my church, then I packed up all my gear in the "Golden Grocery Getter" (Don't ask) and headed to Lake Norfork in Mt. Home Arkansas for the Bass Cat Boats Owners Invitational. This was an awesome event that lasted for 3 days. I shot over 2000 photos and widdled it down to 600. Check them out as there have been over 1000 visitors to the site and we have raised over $300.00 for the Michelle Short Scholarship Fund and The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Portraits, Portraits and more Portraits.........
So before Mothers Day rolled around my Creative Director (My Wife) agreed to have me shoot some portrait shots of her BFF and her BFF's Sister. Not a bad gig for a Saturday morning but you know who pocketed the cash, My Wife, not me. So here are a couple of shots of Shelley and Wendy. Poor Wendy is newly pregnant and lets just say the morning sickness has yet to let up, she was a trooper though as an hour shoot turned into 2 hours. Lots of fun and tons of images.

Had another shoot that afternoon with my Brother and his Wife and their son Cole. His Wife brought along her whole family as well including a dog. Yep, You guessed it, Little Miss "Creative Director" pocketed the check on that one too. That shoot was a blast as well, 6 adults, a 5 month old and 1 dog...a first for me! Those pics are a surprise so we'll skip them on this post. Here's Shelly and Wendy.

We had permission to shoot at Bellevue Baptist here in Memphis. The light in the morning and late evening is awesome. Here we are in the courtyard.

Here is another in the courtyard again.

Moved to another location, this one seemed to work better than the rest at this spot.

This is a new pose/shot for me, Lil' Miss Creative Director (My Wife) thought this one up all by herself. I like it.

Same Shot a little tighter.

Another in a another location.

Here are the last couple, individual shots, if you look at my friends on facebook, you are likely to see this one again.

Miss Wendy, Congrats on your pregnancy, Good Luck!

Thanks for tuning in, sorry its been so long. Until next time, Thanks for reading and God Bless.

Chris

John 14:17

This is what it's all about!

2009-04-29T23:18:00.001-05:00

547 teams rolled into the Ramada Inn in Mt. Home, Arkansas tonight for the Bass Cat Boats Owners Invitational slated for this weekend on Lake Norfork. Day one starts early Thursday morning with blast off beginning at 6:30 sharp. The weigh-in will begin at 1:30 for the first flight.

Here is a Dad and his Son getting registered for the tourney and getting ready for day 1 on Thursday. This is what this event is all about. Family. It is so neat to see families, Father & Sons, Fathers & Daughters fishing together, having fun and catching fish!

Make sure and check back later today to see blast-off images and weigh-in pics this afternoon. Here is the Link to check all of them out.

Thanks for Reading and God Bless.

Chris

Romans 2:13

BCB 2009 Registration Day

2009-04-28T23:16:00.001-05:00

The time is here, it's Registration day for the annual 2009 Bass Cat Boats Owners Invitational. This is an awesome time each year for anyone who owns a Bass Cat Boat. I will be blogging each day from the event and will have the images to prove it. Click Here to learn more about the BCB Invitational and check out images from last years event. Here is the link to this years images for purchase to print or Download to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as well as the Michelle Short Scholarship Fund at the University of Central Arkansas. Read the archive here.

Thanks for reading, look for more here shortly.

God Bless,
Chris

Matt. 22:37-38

Colonel Oliver North & Bellevue Loves Memphis.

2009-04-22T21:59:00.002-05:00

So this past week and weekend all started with me doing some journalist work for Bellevue Baptist, the church my family and I attend here in Memphis. Bellevue Loves Memphis is a program the church jumps into once a quarter and we send teams out into the city and inner city to help with community projects and to do some spring cleaning. This is truly a cool program. I got to shoot 3 different locations and here are a few pics from my rainy, cloudy & briefly sunny Saturday morning. Enjoy!

This little guy was working with his Dad and a few other guys in a part of town I did not like in the daytime and no way I would be down there at night!

This young lady was 66 years old and proud of it. Of all the folks planting flowers in this part of town she was the only one not wearing gloves, God Love her, she was great.

Here's My "artsy fartsy" shot for the day, this was not set-up, someone actually placed the sign against the shovel and took a break, cue the camera!!!

Celebrators Conference presents Colonel Oliver North

Growing up I remember living in South Fulton, TN and the summer of 1987 I remember turning on the TV everyday and the only thing on it seemed was a hearing of some sort with this Kernel guy and it seemed to go on and on and it really messed up my cartoon watching, I was 11 and cartoons were important to my daily activity. Spring forward 22 years and Kernel North was a guest speaker at Bellevue Baptist Church and yours truly was asked to cover it. Que the remotes!!

So, I knew that during a service like this I needed to be in two places at once. I had originally planned to shoot a remote from the balcony since it was closed off during the service but once I arrived I found out the music dept. already hired a guy to shoot wide shots to shoot mainly the color guard they had in for the service so I chose an alternate route. Within the sanctuary we have dead smack in the middle 2 TV cameras. Not just 2 dinky deals, but these are the big boys you see on the sideline of SEC football in the fall, they count your nose hairs from 30 rows away. Well I found Steve Cowhert the production guy, told him what I wanted to do, he said "Do it!, but stay away from the cameras!" Man!!! So I set-up the remote in between the 2 video cameras and I would love to show you the pic of it had Nimrod here not inadvertently deleted it. Use your imagination!

Here is the shot I was looking for. Nimrod here shot this from the seat where he would be spending the next 2 hours getting tight shots so I wanted this one to get the wider shots. This shot freaked out a bunch of folks. When I walked back to double check the settings after this shot one guy was fixing his hair, or lack of hair and asked me to shoot it again....funny.

This wasn't him but I learned quickly to turn the remote off when the crowd stands up. This is Earl, (That is what I call him) Nice shirt Earl, Hang with me, I will make you a star!

This is the Canon 30D on the tripod about 30 rows back, from the main stage.

Colonel North is an awesome speaker, It's tough to pay attention to his stories and testimony as I am trying to fire off shots. He moves around alot and had plenty of pics to show us of the war on the big screens.

Canon 50D with 100-400L Lens

Here is the remote camera when Earl sat back down. Look close see if you can find Nimrod, Oh, there I am!

Canon 30D with 28-135mm Lens

Here is another remote shot and the handheld version below.

Canon 30D with 28-135mm lens

Here is the tight shot from my seat on the front row.

Canon 50D with 100-400L lens

Colonel North's Testimony was incredible. Honestly, no smoke here, if you ever get to hear him speak you need to, He is really, really good.

Canon 50D with 100-400L lens

Here is another remote and another Where's Nimrod.

Canon 30D with 28-135mm lens

Here is the tight shot with the Canon 50D and the 100-400L lens. This 2 camera set-up is really helping me be more efficient. I know they are nothing special but you have to admit it is pretty freaking cool!

Lastly this is probably my favorite shot of the 967 that I shot. Seriously, this one and the the 2 right above it are my favorites. Here Colonel North is towards the end of his talk and he pauses while telling of the letter he leaves for his wife each time he travels back to the war. The letter she is to open only when and if he does not come back alive. You could hear a pin drop and the shutter in my camera clicking away.

The Faithful banner in the background seemed fitting.

Colonel North spoke not on political correctness but more so on Biblical Correctness and the job the Heroes of this great Country are doing overseas. They are the real Heroes to allow us the freedom to do what we can do.

Thanks for reading, next week I will be working alot more on photos and with several shoots going on next week look for daily updates. I hope you like fishing and the outdoors because it will be a fun filled week of it.

Again, thanks for reading and as always, God Bless.

Chris

Luke 5:20

A Day on the Lake with K-Pink

2009-04-12T21:20:00.003-05:00

A week or so ago I get a call from my Buddy Kevin Short aka. K-Pink from Arkansas. At the time K-Pink was going through a rough bout of shingles but seemed to be in typical K-Pink mood. He let me know he was going to be spending some time after the Lake Wheeler BASS event at Kentucky Lake and was curious if I was in the mood for a photo shoot. It did not take me long to jump at the chance to:

1. Get my Camera back on the water and finally shoot some more fishing pics.

2. Try out some crazy remote stuff that I had spent way too much time thinking up &

3. Maybe actually get to make a cast for the first time this year.

Well, Check, check and check, I accomplished all three and had a blast doing it. I am still editing but I think Kevin and Kerry will be happy with what I got. Let me know what You think! Be sure and click on the images to make them bigger!

Crazy Remotes.

I knew Kevin and Kerry would be willing to let me try some stuff throughout the day so we jumped right into it right off the bat.

So here is a typical (yeah right) remote on the back of a boat trailer.

Here is the result. Had to add a little but to it in the final editing etc... to get colors right, I think it worked pretty good.

Here we move to the truck to capture another angle. I know stupid.

Not as crazy about this angle. We shot these pretty quick, I will better refine my angle for future shoots.

Still this was pretty cool.

So here is another remote from the water. We mounted the rig to the trolling motor, I wanted to get the trolling motor head into the shot to make it look more realistic.

Here is the initial shot, The fat guy on the right is the reason the boat is leaning that way. Actually,

Kevin just gunned it and turned the wheel but it never helps having the fat guy in the boat in the first place. This was a cool shot and I got excited until.........

The wind from the boat traveling at over 60mph is too much for the clamp and forces the camera almost face down on the front deck. I know. Stupid. But it was fun for the moment.

Now on to the regularly programmed entertainment.

So we got out on the water and I told Kevin to just go fishing and lets see what we can do. If we try and stage stuff it looks staged and therefore is crap. He agreed and off we went. First thing I realized was it was great to be back on the water, next thing is how great it was to be back in a Basscat Boat!! Man I miss my boat!

So we are on the water, 3 minutes tops, go to K-Pinks first stop. BAM! 4 pounder! STRONG!!!!

I snap a few Hero shots and Kevin puts her in the livewell for insurance. Thank goodness he did....

Here are a couple of "Eye of the Tiger" Shots, Kevin was practicing for an upcoming event and I wanted him to act that way. Just because we had some cameras in the boat should not make him feel or act differently and it didn't. I am digging this one.

Here's another. I think I should send these to Costa DelMar!

Next was back to fishing. Here are some creative shots from the back of the boat. Let me know comments.

Same shot but I neglected to realize K-Pink was turning the boat towards the sun. I am still digging it though. I know, Artsy Fartsy......

The "Wes" Shot. Don't ask, every time I got into this position, he called me Wes.

Thanks, Kev.

Another Hero Shot. We had a storm blowing in and the ensuing clouds crapped out my light for the most part. I pumped a bunch in Lightroom but its no better than this.

We did have one small ray of sun blow through and after a brief wardrobe change we got a little action from the fish too.

Another Hero shot.

Next we ran into a friend of mine on the water who helped us out in getting some running shots. It was a little windy that day which made it hard to hold the camera running 70mph but it worked for what we had to deal with.

Lastly, Here is Kevin Short's Rig he is running minus the camper. Kevin and Kerry actually camp at each event carrying a slide-in camper int he bed of the truck. This thing is plush and has all the amenities. K-Pink left and is headed up to Maryland for his next event, If you see him on the highway give them a wave, Heck of some good folks.

Well, that's enough fun for one night. A special thanks to Kevin and Kerry Short for letting come and bug them for a day and shoot pics of them. This was a fun trip and look forward to more. Like I said I am still editing as I shot a ton, These were just a few.

To learn more about Kevin Short, check out http://www.kfshort.com/

Again, thanks for reading. I hope you and your families all had a wonderful Easter, Remember Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins, he was buried in a tomb, in 3 days he rose and is alive today, He is risen indeed!! Thank God for all the blessings in your life, I know I do each and everyday.

Thanks again and God Bless.

Chris

John 4:23

Remote in Detail

2009-04-05T14:09:00.004-05:00

Okay, so my last post on the Passion Play was a bit rushed. Here is a little more in depth on the remote camera set-up and some shots. I know, exciting stuff......

So here is the set-up with more detail for you to see the complexity of this deal.

This is my Canon 30D with the 28-135mm lens. The focal point you will see in a minute.

So here is what the shot looked like with Nimrod (me) testing the remote.

The white deal next to me was the focal point. Tony, the MPP Production Dude told me the

basic area where the cross would be, I had to guess on the adjustment. I figured a center focus

point would get me there. I will let you be the judge.

Here is the wide angle shot again, this is from an actual seat on the sanctuary floor. I was firing this one myself and the remote was being fired off with the remote mounted on top of this camera. Shot with the Canon 50D and 100-400mmL "The White Whale"

This is almost the same shot with the remote. Again, I am 150 yards away and had no idea if this would work. I think it did and it did well. This was basically the reason this set-up was mounted where it was. Ths folks at Bellevue liked them and I am set to shoot again before the performances are done. Lets see if I can improve on them.

Thanks for reading and thanks to those of you who have sent encouragement and comments on this stuff, I appreciate the feedback, good and bad.

Have a great rest of the weekend and week, God Bless.

Chris

Psalm 23

Memphis Passion Play

2009-04-03T15:20:00.002-05:00

If you remember the Singing Christmas Tree program the church I attend, Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis. For Easter they put together a program called the Memphis Passion Play. This is an awesome program and if your in Memphis or close by you need to check this out, go to Bellevue Baptist Church for times and tickets, it is a great deal. Well, last night they gave me the opportunity to shoot the dress rehearsal. Well Nimrod here jumps at the chance and I bring all my gear. I had spoken to the communication folks about some shots where I could mount a remote camera on the catwalk high above the stage to capture some unique shots, especially when Jesus was placed on the cross. I placed one camera there, my old trusty i have shot with for the past 2 years and I took the new one and the big white whale and walked around and shot elsewhere. The remote deal was a first and this thing scared the crap out of me as I had it mounted about 3-1/2 stories above the stage. It was fired off with a wireless remote control called a Pocketwizard. Got the camera mounted and cabled up and walked away, kind of. The catwalk is not a very, lets say "heigth friendly" place. In other words watch your head and bring a flashlight, its a little dark. Here are the pics and commentary.

This is the camera mounted on the Magic arm and cabled to the catwalk with steel cables. This is my Canon 30D with a 28-135mm Canon lens attached. Again, this is my first remote like this so I was scared to death. Oh, did I mention I am scared of heights? not a good time to figure that one out.

Shot with my IPHONE - Stunning shot.....

Here is the camera with the stage behind or below it. Again shot with the Ole' IPHONE and lit with a beautiful green EverReady flashlight. Notice the pocketwizard remote on the top of the camera, that's the business end of this deal.

Hey look its Nimrod! Here is a shot of me testing out the remote. This was about an hour before rehearsal so it was quiet enough I could hear the camera shutter go off. I tried to shoot from this point looking up but could not see the camera due to it being black and the lack of light on the catwalk.

Shot with the remote mounted 30D

So obviously alot took place before this scene as Jesus is crucified on the cross. This is the shot from the balcony actually about 150 yards away with the Canon 50D and the white whale.

Here's the shot with the remote camera. Pretty stinkin' cool huh.

The remote was set at a port on the catwalk almost directly above the stage. Looking back Nimrod here forgot to shot a wide shot from behind to show you the layout.

About 40 yards back from the remote was another port or drop in the catwalk to a lower level where all the main lighting was set-up. I chose not to set the remote here because this location I could access during the performance, the remote spot I could not. Here is the shot from the 2nd port with me sitting between several very warm lights.

Canon 50D with 100-400mm L - "The White Whale"

Same Camera location, The Remote shot on this was not good, here is my shot with the Whale.

This is the part where the guard tells his guy "Make sure he's dead" in the manly guard voice so the guard spears his side, Hard to see here but on the high res version you can see the blood splatter. It's not real blood!

Canon 50D with 100-400mm L "The White Whale"

This was also shot from the 2nd location handheld. The remote was focused on the back 1/3rd of the stage and for only the cross shots basically. This shot is of the "demon girl" that Jesus removes the demon from, she then sang a beautiful solo. I followed her around the stage and then she looked up, I think I scared her at first as she was not expecting to see someone up there but I thought this shot was cool. Oh, nice pedicure job by the way, had no idea they painted toe nails back in those times......

He Arose! Hallelujah Christ Arose!

What an awesome moment in a Christians Life, to know that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, was buried and 3 days later rose from the grave. He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Shot from the 2nd location handheld with the Canon 50D and 100-400mm L "the White Whale"

This was one of those shots you just had to shoot. Moses checking his email. Too funny. Notice the IPHONE in his hand, he might have been using an app to find dinner for later, who knows.

I hope you enjoyed these pics, like I said, if your in Memphis and you can check out the performance, go to Bellevue Baptist Church and check out times and ticket prices, they are cheap for a great heart changing experience. If your nowhere close to Memphis check out the site and purchase a DVD, These are great!

Thanks for Reading and God Bless.

Chris

John 6:35

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Chris

Spring has sprung...Almost

2009-04-02T13:33:00.005-05:00

Dumping cards for shoots for this weekend and next week I came across a card that still had some images on it of my son from last summer. I had borrowed an under water bag from the video dept of my "real" job for a project that ended up being a bust. This however was not. Scared to death to get my camera submerged in the first place I prayed and then went for it in this underwater bag. Here is some of the result without really trying. If you go to my main site at http://www.chrisbrowncreative.com/ you will see one of my favorite of Caden in the pool. Mind you this pool if 4' deep, he swims in it like its the ocean. Enjoy!

Thanks for reading and God Bless.

Chris

John 11:25

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Back from Sea World, Disney and Dinner with a fish, a BIG Fish!!

2009-03-31T17:06:00.001-05:00

So I am back from the vacation with the Family and man what a blast! Spent 2 days at Disney and then a day and half at Sea World and a half day lounging in the pool at the hotel, well as much lounging as you can do with a hyper 4 year old who swims like a fish! Here are some pics and comments on the trip. Enjoy......

UPDATE!!!!!!!
Okay, So I started this Blog last Tuesday (the 24th) and 1 week later I am finishing it up. Crazy deal and crazy week. Sorry......

Enjoy the pics.

Here's the crew, well 1/2 the crew, I'm always behind the black thing called a camera and wife is always making sure she is no where to be seen during the actual shots of the camera.

So our first stop was Sea World, Its almost Lunch, She's hungry, tired and trying to figure out why I keep taking pictures of her......

This is the "Dad if I could talk I would tell you what you can do with your camera" look.

She is going to hate me when she gets older......grin.

Here are some Dolphins we swam with.......kidding, Actually, we walked by the underwater observatory around feeding time, apparently it makes em' happy.

Next was the headless Penguin exhibit......Ahhhhh! Actually they said this one was sleeping. Yeah right.

Here's the shark tank, this was cool and the shot was achieved by me holding a 1 year old in one arm (no strollers allowed) and basically just holding the camera down below my waist with my other hand and hoping I get something usable. My inlaws think I am nuts!

I Have no idea who the lady in the straw hat is. You can see the shark to upper right. Big shark!

Next was Shamu's world. We went to Sea World twice during the week.

On our second trip we set up a deal called "Diner with Shamu." If you ever go, look into this as this is a cool deal. You sit poolside with the trainers around and Shamu. They bring him pretty close to you as you will see by the following pics. This one is Caden eating and Shamu as well.

My what a BIG NOSE you have......

This Whale was shot with the big white whale ( Earlier post) but anyway, these guys are huge and absolutely amazing. Dinner with Shamu was cool, oddly enough there was not fish on the menu......

We also spent 2 days at the old Magic Kingdom, Had a blast with the other 2 million folks who were there and the entire province of Ontario, I swear!

Here is the Castle during the day &.........

The Castle by night. Magical, just Magical.......

This is a very creative and dangerous shot, its the ole' hold the very expensive New camera and NEW lens out in front of you while your 4 year old drives a car on rails on a bumpy road, aim and fire! Scary stuff as Mario Andrussi motors around the course, this kid will be in transportation somewhere someday.

G, CB and Donald!

Last but not least, Here is Sarah Bailey waiting for Brother to get off another ride. I swear she woke up and saw the camera and got mad, She knew I had been snapping pics of her.

Well, thanks for following the Brown family vacation. We had a blast and these were only a snapshot of the 800 or so I shot! Seriously!

Look for more from CBC soon as we have a lot going on.

Thanks for reading and God Bless.

Chris

Gal 2:20

PS-

I found this quote from a Photograper whom I follow, Joe McNally and thought it fit alot of what I do.

"Our Pictures are our footprints. Its the best way to tell people we were here." -JM

Birthday...Florida Style, Well Kind of.

2009-03-15T21:34:00.003-05:00

So I'm 33 today, yep I admit it, the BIG 33, whoopee!!! Hey that rhymes! I'm a poet and don't know it.
Okay, seriously. I am in Florida for a much needed family vacation. This adventure started Friday in a Hyundai Sonata. 4 of us and all our stuff, all of it! in a Sonata.........I don't do well in tight spaces......But I made it. Now we are in a "new to me" Chrysler mini-van and feel like we're in a limo compared to the Sonata, did I mention I don't do tight spaces well?

Space Shuttle? In Florida?

So, we're in Florida and the guy on the radio tells me that the Space Shuttle is taking off at 7:43pm tonight. So, I punch in Cape Canaveral into the ol' GPS and BAM I'm 2 hours away. A little quick calculation and guess what! I can't make it in time. So, I do what the rest of Leesburg, Florida did, walked outside the house, looked to the east and there she was, The Space Shuttle in all her fiery glory, Here's a pic, honest! Seriously, I am 100 Miles away and dude on the news said, "WE HAVE LIFT OFF" and there she was, 100 miles away and climbing fast. My 4 year old loved it, my 1 year old was asleep, It lasted 3 minutes tops........... So we move on.

Livin' on a lake.

So we are spending a day or two with my Wife's Aunt and Uncle in Leesburg, Florida and then heading down to Orlando to see Mickey and his pals. Bill and Birdie live on a lake, a small lake but a lake. They have a lake, I have a camera, coincidence? I think not, like a fish to water, I meet Mr. Bird. Had about 5 minutes before dinner and Mr. Bird was cruising the bank looking for supper. I snapped a few. Enjoy!

Livin' Large.........

So whats a birthday without a cake?

Well, We made a stop off at my parents house in Georgia on the way down. (the whole Sonata vs. Mini-van saga mentioned earlier.) Anyway, Mom makes the best birthday cakes ever! seriously! and I am still enjoying that one while on the road. Gretchen's Aunt Birdie thought since I was staying here on my Birthday that she would join in the fun as well. Nothing like a bunch of Jelly Bean topped chocolate cupcakes!!!!! Here is my 4 year old giving me a hand with the candles and then cup cakes. Thanks Bro!

Okay, so this post was a little strange, I'm on vacation what do you expect? Until next time.... Thanks for reading and God Bless. More to come from Florida!
Thanks,
Chris

James 4:2

New Site Launched

2009-03-12T15:49:00.004-05:00

http://www.chrisbrowncreative.com

Thanks to an hard drive failure or "blow'd up" issue I had occur I lost all the native files for chrisbrowncreative.com. Well after some long nights this past couple of weeks the new site is up and running and feeling better I think. Check it out, let me know what you think as I always love to hear feedback or comments. (to this date I have a grand total of 3 comments thank you very much.) Seriously, check it out, let me know your thoughts, questions and concerns.

Thanks for reading, until next time, God Bless.

Chris

Matt. 25:40

Oops..............

2009-03-12T15:48:00.002-05:00

Oops is right! One reason to always have a camera strap!

Okay, So maybe I have'nt always been a big proponent of camera straps but I am now!!! I had just pulled the new 50D off the tripod and was asked to take some shots in our warehouse of some mislabeled product. (I know real exciting stuff) Anyway, one quick turn, one slight of the hand and BAM!!!!!!! New camera on the ground, old lens in about 14 pieces, I did not chalk the area but wish I had now. (that would have been a cool pic) Anyway, luckily for me the camera is A-ok but this lens is a goner. Bad scratch on the front element internally and enough messed up wiring to make me sick. Anyway, here is a lesson to you kiddo's to always have your neck strap on your neck or wrapped around your wrist. This made me sick!

Until next time, Thanks for reading and God Bless.

Chris

Prov. 10:20

K-Pink's Chartreuse Softball

2009-03-06T15:01:00.005-06:00

Throughout my short photography career, experiment, hobby, whatever you want to call this thing I am doing, I have had the opportunity to shoot some kids, babies, families, neat folks, weird folks and some super cool folks. I reserve Kevin Short as one of the neat, weird, cool ones. Having the opportunity to shoot the Basscat Catalog and some of thier events I have gotten to know Kevin and Kerry Short pretty well. Straight outta Arkansas with his pink shirts, pink crankbait key chains (which I have 2 of) pink boat wraps and custom pink Costa Delmar sunglasses, I noticed something one day while shooting Kevin during an event that struck me as odd, almost out of place.

On both his jersey and the windshield of his Basscat boat Kevin wears a Chartreuse colored softball with the number 13 in it. He does this in honor of his late Daughter Michelle Short who was killed in March of 2004 in an automobile accident at 19 years old. I have never talked to Kevin and Kerry about it, but each time I see them they ask about my family and especially my kids. My Daughter turned one this week, My son is 4.

I never met Michelle, but my heart aches for Kevin and Kerry each time I hear or read a story about them. Good friend and Basscat Boats President Rick Pierce called me today to check on a few things and I gave him an idea to ponder and he did and responded quickly. During this years Basscat Boats Owners event I will shoot and post a gallery of images of anlgers and thier families on my Zenfolio site for purchase and printing. All proceeds that may come from the sale of those images and prints will be directed to the Michelle Short Scholarship fund at the University of Central Arkansas. We will also give a portion of the proceeds to the Cystic Fibrosis foundation for research. We do this to honor Michelle.

Why did I write this blog, one because I have kids and I could never imagine the thought of losing either one of them that early in life. When I came across this picture today in the archives and spoke to Rick I thought about my kids and Michelle and Kevin and Kerry and wanted to share this with you. If you have kids you will understand.

ESPN Outdoor Writer Don Barone wrote a nice article back last year before the Michelle Short Memorial tournament, its a good read, here is the link. http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/general/columns/story?columnist=barone_don&id=3421274

Thanks for reading, until next time, God Bless and hug your kids tonight, I know I will.

Chris

Matt 25:13

First things First

2009-03-06T14:55:00.003-06:00

Here are a couple of new posts to give you something to look at over the weekend. Nothing really special but some cool stuff nonetheless. First off here are 2 print ads that I shot and designed for Strike King Lure Company (my full-time day job). These pics were shot during our annual writers conference we do in the fall. Here is a link to a few originals from that event.
http://cbrowncreative.blogspot.com/2008_10_17_archive.html
Both have some photoshop work done to them in post but for the most part they are close to original. Let me know what you think these 2 1/3 page ads ran as bookends on opposite pages in the March/April 2009 issue of BWB (Bass & Walleye Boats).

Kevin VanDam ans his famed Sexy Shad Crankbait

Thanks for reading and God Bless

Chris
Matt 25:40

Okay, A little Creative for you today!

2009-03-04T09:24:00.007-06:00

TSR Autograph Card for Bryan Schmidt

Here is a autograph card that Texas Sidewinder Rods had me build for their Pro-Staffer Bryan Schmidt who qualified to fish the Bassmasters Classic this year in Shreveport. I have not shown off much of the creative stuff I do like this and the print ads etc.. I have created, this is 2nd most fun I have after shooting the pics. Its always cool to see the shots you take fall into place on something like this. This is actually version 2 that got updated after using some of the images that we shot at the Classic. Let me know what you think!

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Thanks and God Bless
Chris
Matt. 25:13

This is the front of the card which is 8" wide by 4" tall

This is the back view with more info on Texas Sidewinder Rods

Okay, Okay, Okay........

2009-02-25T10:02:00.002-06:00

Apologies are in order for not updating more last week while I was in Shreveport for the BassMasters Classic. One night I did'nt sleep and stayed awake for 22 hours straight for no odd reason and was plainly worn out all week and weekend. Finally got the pics uploaded and worked on and most of them turned out pretty good. Here is a small sampling from day one when I followed Texas Sidewinder Pro Bryan Schmidt around. This was Bryan's first Classic and he proved he is a Professional Angler by finishing 6th among the big boys. Bryan showcased a TSR Boat wrap this week and these were pics for Randy and Dorothy with TSR to use. If you remember a few posts ago I showed some logo work and image work I had done for them.
Enjoy and I promise you'll hear more from me soon.

Bryan Schmidt idling out on Day 1 of the Classic

Bryan fishing in his first Classic

Bryan sets the hook on a 4lb fish with a jig. I was just about to give up on the guy then he goes and does this. Glad I was there!

Strong!

Fist Pump #1

Fist Pump #2

First Day on Stage

Day 2 on stage - Nicely done Bryan!

Thanks for reading and checking out the pics.

God Bless,

Chris

James 2:17

See I told you..........

2009-02-18T21:56:00.002-06:00

Okay, More to come each day this week but here is a little update to keep you interested. Did some product shots in the studio this week to show off some mew products for my "real" job at Strike King Lures. This is a new product called the Sexy Swimmer that we just introduced. This is a pretty neat bait that we are excited about that should make for some really good pictures of fish later on this year.

Anyway, I am down in Shreveport, La for the 2009 BassMasters Classic. Look for daily updates here from me with pics I hope. Got some new toys to work with while I am here so look for some good stuff hopefully. Until Tomorrow, thanks for reading!

Thanks for reading, and have a great rest fo the weekend!

God Bless,

Chris

John 8:12

I'm working I promise!

2009-02-10T21:57:00.016-06:00

Seriously, I am working and shooting a bunch! Unfortunately I am working on projects that I can't release any info on yet. I hate it cause it's some really cool stuff! More to follow soon. I promise.

If your going to be in Shreveport, LA for the BassMasters Classic next week look me up. I will be there working and shooting, a bunch! I will be spending the majority of my time in the Strike King Lure Company Booth working the show but during blast off and weigh-in I will lugging a couple of cameras and lenses around and yes the white whale also (you'll have to read the archives on that one!) Looking for some good shots.

I apologize for the delay in getting some stuff up but there will be more to come very soon.

Thanks for reading and God Bless.
Chris

Psalm 145:18

A little Commercial Appeal Love here locally

2009-02-01T13:59:00.012-06:00

The Commercial Appeal, the local paper here in Memphis, TN ran a cool story on my "full time" job in the Sunday paper thanks to outdoor writer and friend Bryan Brasher. The article entitled, "Bringing Sexy Back" was in reference to some products the company I work for makes called "Sexy Shad." 3 of the photos used are mine and I appreciate Bryan thinking of my company in this article and for thinking of me for the photos as well. We are getting close to spring and for me that means alot of photography! I have several assignements lined up so be ready for more updates soon! Hope you all have a great week!

Here is a link to articel Bryan wrote, enjoy! "Bringing Sexy Back"

Thanks for reading and as always God Bless.

Chris
Rev 2:10

Welcome Texas Sidewinder Rods

2009-01-25T17:16:00.013-06:00

Okay, So awhile ago I mentioned doing some work for a couple of new clients. I actually have 3 or 4 going and the first is Texas Sidewinder Rods. Randy and Dorothy McDaniel of McKinney, TX make some neat rods that are custom made and feature a unique spiral wrap of the guides for increased casting distances and much more. I have yet to fish with one but a good dear friend of mine is sponsored by them and she loves them. Actually she (Debra Hengst) got me involved with these folks and man am I glad she did! Randy and Dorothy are as good as they come and I am excited to be doing some work for them. Below is a logo we designed for them and some rod handle shots for a new line-up of rods they have coming out. This first assignment from them has been alot of fun and I look forward to doing more with them soon.

To learn more about them check them out here at http://www.texassidewinderrods.com

Thanks for Reading and God Bless.
Chris

"I have to learn that the aim in life is God's not mine. All God asks is that I trust Him." - unknown

Texas Sidewinder Rods Logo for 2009

Couple of new split grips from TSR

A neat solid handle design. The handle felt good, I am sure the rod will as well.

Split handle beauty shot, this one felt good as well.

This is a standard Handle shot for most catalogs or web sites. No fancy photography, just a neat handle, can't wait to fish one.

IT'S HERE, ITS REALLY HERE!!!!!!!!

2009-01-22T15:21:00.005-06:00

2009 - Basscat Boats Catalog Cover

Okay, Okay, I apologize, it might not be a big deal to many of you, but to me this is pretty freakin' sweet. Last summer (2008) I had the unique privilege to shoot the catalog images for Basscat Boats. This was a wild ride and one I would be proud to do once again. If you have'nt seen the pics from the shoot here is a link to the post and some more links in it to web pages for Basscat. Basscat Boats Shoot Post This is my first catalog shoot and I am really proud of this one. I am a big Basscat fan and former owner. (photo equipment took the place of a boat this year, oh and my 11 month old Daughter as well.) So to say the least I am biased but this shoot was a blast and look forward to shooting more stuff for them in the near future.

Check it out, also for a hard copy go online to Catalog Request Form

Here is a link to the Wallpaper Gallery of all the boats I shot these are some cool running shots of all the rigs Basscat offers.

Enjoy, if you like them or hate them leave me a comment, I love to hear what others are saying!

Thanks and God Bless,
Chris

Mark 5:19

This crazy thing called Facebook..........

2009-01-21T13:50:00.003-06:00

One of my good friends got me into this stupid Facebook deal and lo and behold I do have friends!!!!! albeit on the internet, but I do have friends. Check it out, this thing is crazy.
If you have a book send me a friend request and I'll confirm it, maybe...... cbrown@strikeking.com gets you to me and I'll add you.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1176270509&ref=name

Thanks and God Bless,
Chris

James 1:12

New Year....New Post

2009-01-14T11:17:00.002-06:00

I am alive I promise, Not that anyone missed me. Its January 14th and I have already logged 2,000 miles on my truck and fixing to add a few more. Oh, and I have yet to shoot a pic this year!!!!!! I am working on some stuff thought with a new company I am doing some work for so look for that coming out soon.

Hope all is well and everyone had a safe New Years, 2 weeks ago!

Thanks and God Bless!
Chris

Col.3:16

2008 Year in Review

2008-12-30T15:34:00.001-06:00

Looking back 2008 Rocked! My little girl Sarah Bailey was born, My son turned 4 and My wife and I celebrated 8 years of marriage. (This one I remembered easily as we got married in 2000, no brain surgeon math required to figure this one out!) Anyway, I got to shoot a bunch over the course of the year and saw my stuff end up in some pretty cool places, got a cover shot on the Strike King catalog and pretty much shot the entire Basscat Catalog for 2009. So as we celebrate the New Year upon us I am sending you out of 2008 on a year in pictures post to make you laugh, cry and smile or frown. Enjoy and Happy New Year!!

Chris

Matt. 6:33

February:

My first big deal I shot this year was at my Church where I am a volunteer photographer.

Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas stopped by one Sunday night in February to preach and campaign a little in the Memphis Area. Here is a shot or two from the night. These ended up running in the church material and the AP also picked it up from the church where it ran between 6 and 8 times in various places across the country, pretty cool! Here is a link that I scrounged up that ran as well as the Bellevue media page. Sorry, ego trip here.

http://http//www.baptistpress.com/bpnews.asp?id=27320

http://www.bellevue.org/templates/cusbellevue1103/details.asp?id=1360&PID=541992

This is Gov. Huckabee with our Pastor Steve Gaines at the Bellevue Pulpit

Gov. Huckabee laying down some Southern Baptist Gospel on us. I sat next to our local Paper photographer and the more I would shoot, the more he would shoot. Dont think he was too fond of me being there but hey, I was on official business for the Church! These shots helped me land a freelance gig with the paper a couple of months later. I have shot a few times for them but not too much, maybe my luck in 2009 will change.
Next we were on the road to Greenville, South Carolina for the BassMasters Classic. This is a huge outdoor show for fishing enthusiasts and Bass fishing's "Superbowl." KVD was in the hunt until the end and fell to 3rd. Here are 2 quick pics of my buddy Kevin Short from Arkansas who fished his first ever Classic. Dont worry, he did'nt win. This is the event where I borrowed a long lens from an friend of mine. Gave me the itch to buy one so I saved and saved and bought one this month, its real nice....

K-Pink with a Dink. Hey that rhymes!

K-Pink with a little redemption. Nice fish!

March:
Was a mad rush Home as my wife was overly pregnant and ready to birth a baby. March 4th our 2nd child, Sarah Bailey decided to be a rock star and come in to the world 10 days early. All was good and she is truly a blessing to the family.....for now. Kidding!

April:
From there I got back on the road and headed to Texas for another Fishing event called the PAA Toyota Texas Bass Classic. Got to work for the good folks at Lonestar Outdoor News and Wired2fish.com at this event and had a blast shooting. The guys at Wired like things a little different from the normal "Grip and Grin" Fish pics so heres what they got:

If you know Shaw Grigsby he is always carrying around a cup of something, usually day old sweet tea. Here's proof.

I told you they wanted variety, this is Randy Howell and his signature Nike's. Pretty cool shoes, they match his boat!Maybe in 09 I'll get a signature pair of my own......LOL.

LoneStar likes the good stuff, the grip and grin and the artsy stuff, Heres Mike Iaconnelli with a nice one.

Here are a couple of sunglass reflection shots as well. Anglers Lance Vick and Kelly Jordan, eventual winners discuss strategy during the event. David Sams from Lonestar (the guy who I was shooting for) was standing over me watching me shoot at this point. David is one of the most awesome outdoor photogs out there and is a big mentor and hero of mine in outdoor photography, this was alittle nerve wracking to say the least.

Most of May and into June we were busy traveling and such and so no really big shoots during that time for me. We did shoot a wedding but I won't get into that at this point. Shot some more for church and such and then went to the North End of Kentucky Lake and shot one of the BassMaster Elite Series events. Here are some images from that week and the outcome as well.

Kevin VanDam, Whom I followed closely all week takes the day 1 lead and never looks back.

Day 4 blast-off when the nerves start sinking in.

The moment the scales tip "Winner"

The trophy Hoist

The end product, The cover to the 2009 Strike King Lure Company Catalog. Proud of this one, doesn't hurt I work there as well as my day job.

July saw trade shows, A Hot week in Vegas, nothing I can't talk about just 114 degrees HOT!!!!

Then off to the most exhilirating shoot of my life! I was given the opportunity to shoot the 2009 Basscat Boats Catalog, literally cover to cover, I shot about 4000 shots of 16 boats, interiors, exteriors, you name it I shot it. Here are my favorites and a few links. These were shot at speeds of approximately 72-75mph, nerve wracking, but cool!

Kevin Short in the new Puma FTD

John Crews early morning light in a Puma. Funny story here, I carry all of my equipment when I travel in a pelican case. They are a hardplastic case with a foaminsert and are waterproof and sealed and you could all but run over one before destroying it. We shot in late July, its onyl about 103 degrees out and a 1000% humidity. Nimrod here thought nothing of warm air and a cold camera that had been in a case in the A/C all night. The minute I opened my case in the middle of the lake with 14 boats ready to go my equipment fogs up. Not just small foggy, but freakin; London Fog, bad fog, cant see jack fog! Unreal, my big shot at this gig and it all goes up in a big thick cloud of FOG!!!!!!! Thanks to Kevin Short and his awesome Wife Kerry for staying in a camper 3 minutes away. Kevin rushed me over there at 5:30 in the morning, called Kerry , woke her up, told her to get dressed and to find me a hair dryer. Warm air with warm air and boom, back in business. Thanks guys!

Andy Morgan airing out a new Puma FTD, oh around 78mph!!!

Funny man Marty Stone giving me a thumbs up, I like the shot, The Marketing guy smirked. I guess it wont make the catalog.....

http://www.basscat.com/preview.html - Preview of the new 09 Puma FTD http://www.basscat.com/pumaftd.html - Basscat Boats Homepage

August, September and October all got real fuzzy on me. I coach Girls Varsity Soccer for a local Christian school here in a neighboring county and that overtook alot of mf my time and took me away from shooting some. I shot alot of the girls during games and such but about 2 weeks ago I had a external hard drive literally go up in smoke, bye, bye, pictures....... I am still upset over that one. Main Headline of 2008.....BACK THESE DRIVES UP!!!!!!!

In late September we did get a chance to go to Auburn, Al. to visit family and meet up with some friends. Arnold Gamber a good friend of mine is the head trainer for the football team their and he and then Coach Tommy Tuberville and I fish each year together at Guntersville. Arnold got me and the Wife tix to the Auburn/Tennessee game and I shot this pic of the lifeguard stand on the corner of the main intersection to the stadium. A frat house there uses it to get the fans pumped up. My wife was trying to figure out what I was shooting. I thought it was cool. Your call. War Eagle!

Okay, on to the rest of October. Late October saw another boat shoot and an outdoor media event. A plug on Espnoutdoors.com (http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/general/columns/story?columnist=short_kevin&id=3661626) And some more love from the guys at wired2 fish.com and fishpaa.com

Early Morning fog, love these shots. Fog in the air, not my equipment!

Another in in the fog, launching the rigs.

Marty Stone airing one out for the camera. what you cant see is the 300 pound video camera man sitting in front of me shooting video, check out the link above for more photos of him.

Cool shot of Kevin VanDam with his signature Sexy Shad Crankbait color.

After that November and December became the months of portrait photography and I shot a bunch of it!

Miss Eliza Pearson - She's 1 and adorable.

Emily Glenn - Another adorable little girl and alot of fun to shoot.

Emily's Parents Scott and Amy - These 2 shoots kicked off my portrai work and feel as though they turned out well. It was fun none the less.

Late November saw my favorite Nephew Cole Peyton make his rock star debut into the world. Wait, he's my only nephew. This was his birth announcement pic.

Lastly another church shoot for the Singing Christmas tree production. Jesus is the reason for the season.

Anyway, Long story longer. Thanks to many of you 2008 was a great year for my little photog business. I shot a bunch of different stuff, got my wife in on some of the action as well and just had a fun time pushing the buttons.

I sincerely hope for each of you that reads this blog that 2009 will be a prosperous year for you and your familes and I pray the Lord will bless each of you. Take care, have a wondeful New Year and I'll catch you next year! Thanks for reading and God Bless.

Merry Christmas from the road

2008-12-23T19:33:00.002-06:00

By the time ya'll read this I will be loaded up in the family van driving the crew to 'Bama for the holidays. A quick trip none the less, but here's a Christmas Eve wish for you all in hopes that Santa is good to each of you. From my family to yours, I pray you all have a very blessed CHRISTmas!! I'll be back before the New Year to bring you a first ever "The year in pics accordig to me" should be fun. Until next time, have a wonderful CHRISTmas!!

Make Sure you get some rest too! Sarah Bailey and I sure am!

(this was actually taken back in the summer, she wont lie that still anymore!)

Thanks for reading, Happy Holidays & God Bless!

Chris (& the crew)

John 3:16

PS: If your still scratiching your head over gift ideas for me, remember I like Canon Camera Equipment........grin!

Wired2fish.com love

2008-12-18T16:47:00.001-06:00

Check out my good friends at Wired 2 Fish and the story they did on one of my Pro-Staffers Denny Brauer and his ride for 2009. T-Hammill and T-Brown are taking the fishing world by storm on that site and they are doing an awesome job for 2 outstanding gentleman. Alright, enough brown-nosing, enjoy!

Happy Holidays!

Thanks,
Chris

Rom. 8:28

So, I bought a whale.......and shot a tree, a BIG tree......

2008-12-16T21:45:00.003-06:00

Okay, not a real whale, but a big white whale. NO! Not a real big white whale! Okay, so when you watch Pro Sports on tv and the camera pans and you can see all the still camera guys in background and they all have these really BIG white telephoto lenses on their cameras and it looks as though they can count your nose hairs from a mile away.........okay, so my white whale is not THAT big but its a distant cousin to those. Long story longer, I have been wanting one of these "reach and touch you" lenses for a while and Canon makes the best line-up of cameras and lenses known to man and so when I was able to move some hunting gear I haven't used in forever and a day I was able to purchase a "new to me" used white whale of a lens. Still not following me? I bought a new lens, its large, its white, I have nicknamed it the "Big White Whale." Capiche? Okay, so on to the shoot. My family and I attend a local church here in the Memphis area called Bellevue Baptist Church. If you have ever drove on I-40 on the east side of Memphis you will see 3 crosses, 4 to 5 stories tall, maybe larger, but still, this is Bellevue Baptist, one of the largest churches in Memphis and one of the largest Baptist churches in the Southern Baptist Convention. Each year during this time the church orchestra, Jr high and adult choirs put on a presentation called the "Singing Christmas Tree." This year is the 33rd year for it and it rocks out every year. The tree is about 3 stories tall and encompasses 25,000 lights. A friend of mine is an electrician on the set and he says backstage is nuts on that monster! Anyway, being a volunteer photog for the church gets me first class access to this show and I can shoot away. Okay, so first class access gets me a front row seat to watch a 2-1/2 hour show through one eye and a 3 lb lens, but it still rocks. Check out the Bellevue website here
and see the pics from last year as well as the video. This is an awesome show that is a wonderful way to share the gospel with others. The kids do 8 shows and they are almost all sold out, it rocks! Here a few pics from the show using the the white whale, and one or two of the tree with a wide angle lens. Click on the image to view larger versions if your heart desires.

This guy was rockin' and so was his headphones! (Shot with the white whale)

This young ladies Mom sat behind me and her batteries died on her camera, I hooked her up with some more batteries and she pointed her daughter out to me so I shot a few, several actually. (shot with the white whale)

This is Ryan Wingo. Ryan is a worship leader within the church and an awesome singer/songwriter. Here's a close-up, again with the white whale, not quite all the way out at 400mm, but close.

Thought this was a cool shot of the actress portraying Mary, The Mother of Jesus. The spotlight certainly did not hurt the ambiance of the moment. (again, the white whale)

For these past shots I was about 30 feet away in the front row. The rest were shot from the balcony, much more than 30 feet away.

Here's a shot of the stage and the backdrop. This years performance was set in Rockefeller Center. Oh, yeah, there's the massive tree.... Shot from the Balcony with my wide angle lens.

Another tree shot, notice the kids in the tree, they stand up there and sing for most of the

performance, they do an awesome job. Again, I used the wide angle to keep everyone in the pic.

This young lady was one of the main performers "Kate" in the performance. I used the white whale on this one all the way out at 400mm, its hard to see here due to compression, but this far away, (at least 75-80 yards and elevated) its a sharp image!

Lastly, the real reason for the season, the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. This was shot on the opposite side of the stage as the pic of Kate above, this one is not out full at 400mm but probably around 350mm with the whale and its still sharp.

Needless to say I am rockin' this new to me lens and I look forward to what might get shot in 2009!

Thanks for reading and Mom and if your out there, I am working on our Christmas pics, I promise!

Thanks for reading, God Bless and remember the reason for the season.

Thanks,

Chris

Isaiah 7:14

More PAA.com love

2008-12-12T07:42:00.002-06:00

Got an email from Troy with the Professional Anglers Association (PAA) about a story on friend and Strike King Pro-Staffer Denny Brauer. They were able to use a couple of photos of Denny I had shot during a recent media event. Pretty cool stuff. Thanks to Troy Jens and the PAA for thinking of me and using the shots. Heres the link to the story, and they also had another shot on the main page of Denny and heres a shot Troy didn't use, can't figure out why..........Thanks for reading!
Happy Holidays and God Bless.
Chris
Matt. 16:24

Denny "Funny Man" Brauer

Sunday Shooting Bonanza turns into Late Night Editing Bonanza!

2008-12-05T00:16:00.005-06:00

So a few weeks ago I wrote about my Sunday Shooting Bonanza, if you missed it, here it is, (Link) Hurry and and hit the subscribe button to your right and fill in the blank, answer your email and verify and you'll never miss another post unless you delete me, please don't delete me, I don't like being deleted. Okay focus, here we go. The shoot with the Glenn cousins went well and I finally sorted through 700 + pics and whittled it down to 50 or 60 finished pics ready for editing and print. Edited and uploaded to my Zenfolio site (Zen) and there you have it. Here are some sample pics from the shoot for you to comment on, please comment on them. This was a shoot with 2 cousins and then some family pics of one of the families. Enjoy.

Jack

Jack & Emily

Emily & her Mom

Emily & her Parents

More of Emily's Mom & Dad

The Happy Ending!

Thanks for looking, Happy Holidays and God Bless.

Chris

Gal. 6:9

Welcome to the World Cole Peyton

2008-12-03T20:16:00.001-06:00

Tonight I got to shoot photos of my favorite nephew.

Wait, I only have 1 nephew........Well, anyway for the time being he's my favorite nephew. Cole Peyton Brown made his rockstar debut on Thanksgiving day and thanks to my kids having the snots, this is our first time to really get a chance to hang around the little guy. Born Thursday November 27 around 1:15 in the afternoon he was 9.8 lbs and 21" long. Welcome to world little man, We're going to have some fun torturing your Dad and I'll be your favorite Uncle. Wait! I'm your only Uncle! NICE!!!!

God Bless and Happy Holidays!

Chris

Matt. 6:33

Pic on Fishpaa.com

2008-11-26T16:11:00.001-06:00

As I have mentioned before I work in the outdoors fishing industry and run a pretty well known Pro-Staff within the industry. Part of my job, well kind of part of my job is photography of these boys on and off the water for media use. Here is one example of my buddy Greg Hackney, one of our Elite Pro Team Members featured on an industry site for the Professional Anglers Association.

Hackney on Fishpaa.com

Thanks and enjoy, Oh and Happy Thanksgiving!
CB

Prov. 16:3

Out of the Norm and Thanksgiving.....What are you Thankful for?

2008-11-25T21:17:00.000-06:00

I broke out of the norm today as I have been doing lately and shot some Corporate Headshots for a not for profit here in town. Not sure if you can say "Corporate and Not for Profit" all in the same sentence but I did. Took the whole get-up this morning and set-up a background, lights and the whole she-bang. Pretty impressed I might add. Heres a shot from the set up........forgot to get permission to show the people but just imagine someone sitting there looking pretty.

Turkey Time!

I used to write for a small time local newspaper until the sports editor left and they stopped running my stories. Nothing big, a free gratis deal that allowed me to talk about the outdoors, my faith and a few other things I deemed important, nothing much really. So here, all you lucky readers get subjected to my annual "What are you thankful for?" submission. So? What are you thankful for? For me its several things, my family obviously and all they love and support they have shown throughtout the year.The Good Lord above for blessing my family like he has and for the confidence I have in him as I follow him in all these endeavors I find myself involved in throughout the year. Without him and his guidance I am nothing and can do nothing.

My friends and "Brothers from another Mother" as they refer to themselves and many others who have touched my life and I wont get long winded but think about all of those around you whom you should be thankful for, its a pretty small world when you think about and if your like me you have plenty to be thankful for. Tell someobody "Thanks" tomorrow as you finish up a short week and then give the family a big hug this weekend as you gather for some good food.

Thanks, Happy Holidays and War Eagle!
Chris
Matt. 16:26

PS: If anyone gets my name for a Christmas present I shoot with Canon cameras and gear, just a hint.........

Back in the Saddle Again

2008-11-23T16:19:00.000-06:00

For anyone who may have tried to reach me over the course of the week and received an out of office reply, I was actually out of contact with the outside world, more on that at another time, not here, not now anyways. I am back in the saddle and working on shoots, graphics and the like so if anyone needs anything for the holidays let me know and we'll get started. I did pick up a couple of new jobs over the course of the last couple of weeks before my isolation time and will have more on those soon. Hope all is well and all are looking forward to Thanksgiving. In Church this morning the Preacher talked on Praise and we read Psalms 34, Great read, check it out and reread it several times. Also in my Sunday school class we are talking about Jonah and the whale. Funny thing is my son (4 yrs old) his class is talking on it too! Never too old to learn an old Bible story. One more thing, I just finished reading the book Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy, the Head Coach of the Indianapolis Colts. 2nd time I have read this book! I had some free time this week..........This book rocks and if you dont have it or have not read it, put it on your Christmas list!!! You need to read this book, it is awesesome. I dont have a dog in this hunt other than Coach Dungy is an awesome man of Faith and you will be blessed when you read this book. Enjoy!

Thanks for reading,
Chris
Psalm 34:1

Sunday Shooting Bonanza!

2008-11-16T21:36:00.002-06:00

Wheh.....Just sat down at the ole' COMputer to check some pics, check some scores...... and check on the latest and greatest in the worlds happenings. Sun came out today and thankfully so, had to shoot the service for church today and focus on the young orchestra of whats called "101 Strings" I did not count them but they had enough kids to last me for a awhile, all in ages ranging from 4 to 14 and a couple more older I beleive. Anyway, Had a great shoot with them and then lunch and then change clothes, switch cars and off to shoot an adorable 1 year old named Eliza. She belongs to some good friends of ours and she was a trooper. 50 degrees out, a little wind, enough to make it chilly and 361 shots later we were set, got some awesome stuff with her and then on to downtown Arlington, TN to shoot some more friends kids. Jack who's 4 (my sons best friend mind you) and his 2-1/2 year old Cousin Emily. Cute kids, had a good shoot, sun was going down quick and so was thier patience. Goal was to shoot them both together for some Christmas pics. Truth be known we got the best stuff with them individually. Got some great stuff with Emily and her Mom and a few of Dad as well. New customers are great and I think these pics will work out perfectly for them. After that made a mad dash back to church to shoot the new Deacon Officers and mark them off my whirlwind day of shooting. Long story short, 4 shoots, 1200 pics, a piece of pizza, 2 Mt. Dews, a barbeque sandwich and big tall glass of sweet tea and I am ready for bed.......err, I mean picture processing. WIll post some shots soon of these kids, the church you dont want to see. Special thanks to my lovely assistant Gretchen (Wifey to ya'll) for her help. When she's around I just push the button, she does all the work. Oh and thanks to Tim P. for showng us his "Daddy Dance", that really made Eliza smile.
Been summoned for Jury Duty this week, will check back in when I can. Leave me a comment and invite others to join. Thanks for reading.

Miss Eliza, Happy Birthday!!

Miss Emily

Night and God Bless,

Chris

2 Cor. 5:17

Portraits in the Park

2008-11-11T00:04:00.003-06:00

I know, I know, I am an outdoors photographer mainly shooting with ugly guys holding fish in boats. Well every once in a while I try and finance some gas money by shooting families and friends who want fall portraits or Christmas Cards. Well we ran down to a small town square here close to the house to look around for an upcoming shoot this weekend and here is what we found. At least the outdoors part is right............

Enjoy and God Bless,

Chris

Rom. 8:28

Website update & BassTimes

2008-11-06T14:51:00.002-06:00

Another Quickie, Thanks to those of you who called, or emailed regarding my site at Chris Brown Creative
I have updated again with the feeback I received and think we are on the right track now. Still a long way to go but we're getting there. Thanks for the support!

On another note I got my issue of BassTimes in today, many of you I am sure read this and many don't but in case you do check out the Bass Pro Ad on the inside front cover. There is a picture of angler Kevin VanDam in the ad and its one I shot at the Kentucky Lake BASS Event back in June. Pretty proud of that one I might say. I might try and find a scanner big enough to scan and post it but for now look for it on the shelf or in your mailbox.

Check out my website as well, if your looking for family photos, christmas cards etc.... let me know I shoot abunch of stuff and this is a great time of year to be shooting!

Anyway, Thanks for looking and reading and I will leave ya'll alone for awhile.
God Bless,
Chris
Gal. 2:20

Pickwick Quickie..........Fishing of course!

2008-11-06T13:08:00.003-06:00

Actually took a day and went to Pickwick on Monday of this week with good friend Bryan Brasher. Bryan writes for the Commercial Appeal here in Memphis so we tagged Pickwick Guide and Friend Todd Witt of Todd Witts Pro Guide Service to chauffer us around and show us some hot spots to hopefully catch some fish! Its rare for me to get to, so when given the opportunity I jump at it. The big Stripers were herding bait all over the place and as usual this time of year the leaves are turning and the colors are nothing short of awesome! We had a great day catching a bunch of fish, T-Witt lost a mule!!!! and seeing some pretty awesome sites, heres a scenic shot for you to enjoy. Unreal what the good Lord does with his paint brush this time of year!

God Bless,

Chris

James4:8

Bellevue Baptist Church Singing Chrstmas Tree

2008-11-06T10:01:00.001-06:00

My Family and I are proud members of Bellevue Baptist Church here in Memphis. If you drive down I-40 East or West around mile marker 15 in Memphis You will see the 3 large crosses, that is where the church is, it's a massive place with a massive membership but an awesome place to serve and worship the Lord! One of my ministries at the church is I am a volunteer photographer for the church. There are several of us that do this and what a great way to shoot many different things and people! Anyway, each year the church does a huge presentation at Christmas with our High School and College choirs called the Singing Christmas Tree, this thing is really cool and has been a Bellevue tradition for years! The kids do numerous presentations each year many of them back to back and they do a wonderful job. I have been blessed in the past to shoot the tree and the kids. If you have never seen this you need to come to Memphis and experience it first hand. The link below is for info on the tree and a short video of the tree. If you click the photo gallery you will see many of the pictures I have shot from last years performance. I along with several other photographers shoot each year and this is a compilation of our shots. So while not all are mine, many of them are. Check it out and if you can join us for a performance do so, its pretty incredible!

Bellevue Baptist Church Singing Christmas Tree Info

Thanks and God Bless,
CB

John 11:26

ChrisBrownCreative.com is alive...........Again!

2008-10-31T13:39:00.003-05:00

Folks, I finally got my site http://www.chrisbrowncreative.com/ updated and relaunched for testing. Please bear in mind that I personally built this site and I have no clue how I got to where I have gotten with it. Honestly, no idea! It's a large site, it loads fast at times and slow at other times. Please be patient with it as I am tweaking it on a daily basis. With that said, please, please, give me any comments or critiques that you may have, I am open and thick skinned!

Thanks,
CB

A little ESPN Outdoors Love

2008-10-24T21:10:00.004-05:00

Kevin Short, aka. K-Pink was part of the recent Basscat Boats infomercial/commercial shoot last week. (See the post below) K-Pink writes for ESPN Outdoors.com and told his side of the story in his latest column. Check it out here: http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/general/columns/story?columnist=short_kevin&id=3661626

Thanks for the love K-Pink!
CB

Basscat Boats Film and Photo Shoot

2008-10-22T07:51:00.013-05:00

Tuesday, The production company my company has in house set off to shoot some infomercial and commercial footage for Basscat Boats one of our show sponsors. BCB is also a personal sponsor of mine and since I am always in need of good stills they let me tag along and "help" out and shoot a stills while we were on the water. The day started early and we were all ready to roll but the fog and mother nature had other plans. We launched the rigs and waited it out. While waiting we rolled some B-roll footage and shot a few still silhouettes against the fog. Once the fog had lifted we had glass to run on and man it was right! We got the film footage out of the way and then it was my turn to do what I have absolutely started loving to do, shooting running shots. This set-up usually sets me up on the front deck of the boat (its elevated mind you) running around the mid 70's in terms of miles per hour. If you don't understand, the best way to describe it would be to sit on the hood of your truck while your buddy drives you down the road at 75mph all the while your holding a 3 pound camera in your hand trying to shoot pictures, good pictures at that!

(please do not try this, bad example!) Anyway, We got some good shots and some filler for the BCB guys and hopefully they will be happy once the final production is complete. Thanks to Chunky-M for letting me tag along, K-Pink, Stone, Michael and Rick Pierce of Basscat Boats for letting me tag along and help out and for all they do. Enjoy and God Bless. CB
Note: We also had a litte fun with Elite Series Pro Marty Stone. Stone is bald as bald can be and he showed up like this. Check it out. http://www.wired2fish.com/WhatsUp.aspx?ArticleID=750

Media Trip, Literally

2008-10-17T09:27:00.012-05:00

Well my full time gig is a Marketing Manager for a fishing lure Manufacturer. Part of that gig is shooting some photos each year for marketing campaigns and all that good stuff. Each year my company holds an outdoor writers gathering at a lake in NW TN called Reelfoot Lake. Blue Bank Resort http://www.bluebankresort.com/) puts us up or should I say puts up with us as we come in an d literally take over the compound for 4 or 5 days each year. They are great hosts and man what a place. This year the weather actually held off for us so photos were actually accomplished. This is one of my bigger deals that I manage each year and with around 48 people coming in its a bigger deal than most would expect. Most events my trip starts on Saturday but had to wait until Sunday this year due to some plane flights etc... and probably a good idea as my 4 year old little buddy/son gave me a 24 hour stomach virus that knocked me down pretty hard on Sunday. So after figuring out the geographical oddity I had placed upon me I chilled out on Sunday and got some meds and then up at and at them and the crack of dawn on Monday and headed to the lake. Camera equipment in tow I was pretty beat down and weak from drinking water and eating 2 small pieces of toast over 48 hours time. Anyway, I show up to a bunch of folks and good friends working hard and getting stuff done. Wanting to make sure all was well, I stashed the camera and got to checking on folks. My Buddies Terry Brown from Wired2fish.com was there, Alan Clemmons from Huntsville Times and many others were there working hard so I hung out with them and caught up on the scoop from the night before. Mark Davis one of our fisherman tells some awesome stories so I got the 2nd hand version of those, very funny. I ate a few french fries and chilled on sips of Coca-cola. For those of you who don't know me well I don't sip drinks, I drink them by the route 44 cup fulls, there is one on my desk as I type actually! almost time for another one! Anyway, dinner, stories, camaraderie were great on Monday and then beddie by time! My roomie T-Witt came in and after a few minutes of silence and darkness I got blasted by him. "HEY, I didn't see a Camera in your hand once today, what the heck is wrong with you!!!!" Okay, okay, I'll shoot tomorrow! So I did, plenty of them!

Tuesday was a new day and after some OJ I was ready to roll. Not feeling a 100% I still grabbed the camera and headed out. Around lunch time I ran into Kevin VanDam, aka KVD! KVD is a poodle on acid and so to run into to him in the daylight hours in the same place is rare at one of these events. I told him I needed some shots and we were off. 1 video, 2 still camera guys (me included) and 2 trolling motor caddy guys (Thanks T-Witt and Luke) we were shooting. This dude is a machine. We pull up to this little lake and I mean little and he is full bore 76mph across the water and casting and catching. He catches a small fish then boats a 5 and then a 3 and that's after he pulled 20 pounds from that spot that morning! A freaking machine! So we do fishing shots, grip and grins and some other cool "Sexy Shad" stuff and we were off. Some other guys were there as well so we ran over to Greg Hackney and shot him too! Man what an afternoon!

Got a great steak for supper, an awesome baked potato and Sweeeeet Tea and beddie bye time............not yet. Mark Davis had more stories and then pulled out the guitar

and kumbya time it was. Around midnight I tanked and couldn't hang, its a work night dude! Anyway, off to bed and travel day on Wed. What a week and what good folks. Here are some shots with KVD and Hack, you might see these again in some ads somewhere so look close.

Special thanks again to Blue Bank for having us and to KVD and Hack for the time for the pics and to T-Witt, AC, Luke, Menendez, Dan-O and Brownie for the fun, see ya'll next time. Thanks for reading and looking! God Bless, CB

War Eagle!

2008-09-29T11:59:00.005-05:00

Spent the weekend with my Wife and Kids at My In-Laws in Auburn, Alabama. Although I did not go to school there I have several good freinds there and have become a huge Auburn fan over the years. My wife and I got to sit with one of the football team Trainers, his wife and daughter. Great seats, about 24 rows up and all of these were taken from the stands!

Auburn beat UT 14-12, the game was not pretty but a Win is a Win. War Eagle!

Here is the link to my New Zenfolio account where I will be showing most images in the future. As always comments and critiques are welcome. Thanks, CB

http://cbrown.zenfolio.com/p549930553

Basscat Boats Catalog Shoot

2008-09-17T20:57:00.012-05:00

So I get a call from a friend of mine out of Little Rock one afternoon wanting to know if I had been practicing my high speed boat running shots. "Um.......not too much why?" Well I need you to shoot some (14) running shots of Basscat Boats he says. I own one, I know how they roll and jumped at the chance to shoot these. Shown is one of the many shots taken of these awesome rigs. Below are links to the actual Basscat Boats site where you can check out all the shots we took in those 2 short days. Special thanks again to Gary Gould for calling and also to Rick Pierce of Basscat for giving me this opportunity. This was a high speed (72-78mph) thrill ride that I am ready to ride and shoot again! The above shots are of Kevin Short out of Mayflower, Arkansas. Kevin is driving the new Basscat Puma FTD.

For more info on Basscat Boats visit http://www.basscat.com/

Links to all the BCB Boats:

http://www.basscat.com/preview.html - Preview of the new 09 Puma FTD

http://www.basscat.com/pumaftd.html - The Puma FTD

http://www.basscat.com/puma.html - The Puma

http://www.basscat.com/cougar.html - The Cougar FTD

http://www.basscat.com/CougarAdvantage.html - The Cougar Advantage

http://www.basscat.com/pantera2.html - The P2

http://www.basscat.com/classic.html - The Pantera Classic

http://www.basscat.com/sabreftd.html - The Sabre FTD

http://www.basscat.com/baycat.html - The Baycat

Basscat Boats Dealer Meeting

2008-09-16T23:01:00.005-05:00

The past six years I have been blessed to get to know the folks over at Basscat Boats in Mt. Home Arkansas. These are some great folks who build an awesome line up of bassboats. I have been blessed the past two years to be able to do some photography for them as well.
This year we did a bunch and then some more. Here are a few Dealers from this years Dealer Meeting held in late July. .(I know I am really late on this!)

Special Thanks to Gary Gould and to Rick Pierce for letting me be a part of this deal.

Here is the link to the Image site, Enjoy!

http://picasaweb.google.com/cbrowncreative/BasscatDealersMeeting#

Thanks,
CB

Opening Blog

2008-09-16T14:30:00.008-05:00

Welcome to the Chris Brown Creative Blog. This is a showcase of new photography and creative work that I have recently done. If you are interested in photography for an occasion, or if you are in need of creative artwork, please feel free to contact me. Questions and comments are always welcome.

Thanks and enjoy!
Chris