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Working in Hawaii…

January 24, 2012 in Images and Ideas, On the road | No comments

Working in Hawaii at the American Farm Bureau Convention

Yes, I did go to Hawaii and, yes, it was beautiful. We were shooting a group of 50 or so folks at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and when climbing up the ladder, I turned around to see this image. This is the only photo of me (really) from the trip but it proves the point that sometimes the most interesting images are behind you. It also reminds me of something we don’t have here in my neighborhood. Palm Trees. There are some here in Charlotte, but I have never seen them.

Mokolii-Chinaman's Hat

I had the opportunity to travel with Mike Danna and his video crew from Louisiana, to Kualoa Regional Beach Park off the North Shore of Oahu to view the island of Mokolii, also known as the Chinaman’s Hat. At low tide, you walk right over to this smallest of Hawaiian islands (1477 ft) or just take a canoe or kayak. A storm was brewing so we only had a short amount of time to get the video needed and for me to take a few shots. When I turned around to leave, here’s what we saw…

View into Kahana Valley State Park on Oahu, Hawaii

Back home in Charlotte, ready to tackle 2012. Couldn’t have started any better.

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Tags: AFBF, american, bureau, chinamans hat, conference, event, farm, hawaii, island, north shore, oahu, tropical, vacation, water

Walkabout in Cape May NJ

December 29, 2011 in Images and Ideas, On the road | No comments

Quiet booth in Cape May New Jersey

On the day after Christmas, I was on our family trek to Cape May NJ. My sisters started this tradition many years ago to get the kids out of the house and away from their new electronic gizmos for at least a day. Last year we didn’t get to go because of the “big” snow that hit the east coast so I was especially excited about the trip. Usually, it’s very cold, overcast and dreary. This year, it was cold and windy but very sunny.

I love the beach and beach towns in the winter. They’re quiet and don’t have a lot of folks wandering around. The beaches are desolate but you can hear the ocean in a way you can’t in the summer.

This image combines many things about photography that I love: the quietness of a place, the ability to see something differently than you normally would, and the ability to shoot spontaneously. Walking to the beach, we passed this restaurant that was closed. I put my camera next to the window as close as I could and used my body to block out reflection in the glass. Canon G5 (ancient, I know) set at aperture priority with the flash forced off. Some photoshop post to reduce noise.

Happy New Year. More later….

Tags: beach, booth, cape may, empty, green, interior, new jersey, quiet, restaurant, shore, window

Cheap Hamburger, Anyone

September 23, 2011 in Images and Ideas, On the road | No comments

The Varsity in Gwinnett GA

So, your north of Atlanta off I85, and you want a cheap hamburger but “not” a cheap hamburger. I was there during my birthday late last month and picked The Varsity for 2 birthday meals. It’s the most amazing cheap hamburger you can get. Plus fabulous onion rings and scoop ice cream.

Your thinking, so what’s with the signs. Well, I was able to go the The Varsity twice during my stay. The first time the sky was beautiful blue with puffy clouds. 2 days later, a storm was moving in. This became a simple exercise in “just because you shot it once, doesn’t mean your finished”. Things change over time, some slower like rust on metal, some take a change in the weather. AND, always have some way to create images with you at all times. A sketch pad, notebook, camera phone (!!!). Doesn’t matter. What’s important is SEEING….and of course, a great cheap hamburger!

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Tags: atlanta, blue, clouds, georgia, hamburger, sign, sky, storm, varsity

Michael LoBiondo Photography has a new downloadable portfolio

August 1, 2011 in On the road | No comments

Charlotte Photographer Michael LoBiondo Annual Reports

From an Annual Report Photoshoot...

We have been working diligently, working hard, working all night and all day, just plain doing what it takes to produce photography for our clients and we wanted to share some of the new work with you. Now the images are here in our new virtual portfolio. How else can you market and get your work to the masses 24/7? We are very pleased that this is now out in the world and on the web. You can view it here and even download it.

Let’s talk about this image. This was shot at the end of day 2 while shooting on location. The art director didn’t ask for it, the client didn’t know about it, my assistant said “your focus is just a little off!!”. Talk about your selective focus. I shot it just for the fun of it. I love the backlight through the windows with the verticals and horizontals and the reds that pop through. We all know it’s four people standing there but isn’t it more interesting this way?

So, take a look at our new portfolio and send us some comments.

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Tags: annual, annual report, focus, group, legal, light, people, portfolio, red, window

American Farm Bureau Convention

January 27, 2011 in On the road | 3 comments

Delegates session

I just recently came back from Atlanta where I shot the American Farm Bureau Convention. They invite me back every year to do the usual photography at a convention. It reminds me of where our food comes from. Farms run and owned by regular folks, hard working, dawn to dusk, not much profit, dependent on the weather, folks. I remember to appreciate every bite I take (I’ve taken my fair share).

Every year, I look for different or unusual images to highlight the trip. On sunday morning, they invite a preacher/minister and a choir to start the day. These folks were awesome. The choir director was singing so hard I thought his face was going to fall off!!

Choir Director

St. Paul's Episcopal Church Choir

At the end of the convention, Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs spoke about how there isn’t anything wrong with hard work. Farmers do it 365/24/7. Great speaker.

Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs

So lastly, the AFBF folks are really great to work with. One of the other photographers, Ken, wore a pedometer for the first 2 days and recorded over 20000 steps. Our dogs were hurten’. Here’s Ken and Mike and of course, Mary.

Ken and Mike: Did you get it?

Mary: Take it already!!

We dug out of Atlanta so more later.

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Working in Hawaii…

Walkabout in Cape May NJ

Cheap Hamburger, Anyone

Michael LoBiondo Photography has a new downloadable portfolio

American Farm Bureau Convention

Michael LoBiondo Photography

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