Casey Templeton Photography

I take a lot of bad photos and sometimes that is exactly what it takes to get the image that works.  Too many photographers look at bad photos as failures, not opportunities to learn.  These are the photos that take me a step towards the ideal image. The following video shows all 1579 images I took while working a recent fashion shoot.

I had the pleasure of working on this fashion shoot with art director Justin Vaughan, of Richmond Magazine, who gave me extreme freedom to pour my style into the project.  I also worked with stylist Molly Todd and models Mendy St. Ours and Nick Vitale, who were provided by Modelogic Wilhelmina.  You can view this project in print on Richmond Magazine’s Issuu.

Pilot Bryan Lawler

I had the great opportunity to work with Louis Uchitelle on a story about pilot, Bryan Lawler, and the adjustment of supporting his family on 50% of his previous income: Read Story and View Multimedia

My all-time favorite assignment was my “Pigeon Culture” project I produced during my internship with National Geographic Magazine.  To put into perspective how valuable some pigeons can be, auctions are held around the world where pigeons are bought and sold for over $200,000 and races are held in some countries with a top prize of $1 million to the winning flyer.  I explain more in depth in my multimedia presentation about the amazing and beautiful sport of racing pigeons.  I would like to share my techniques, settings, and my approach to three of my 10,000+ images I took during the assignment.

Butch and His Prized Trophies

Pigeon Racer Butch holds his prized trophies

I was kindly invited to Butch Gentile’s home in Spring Hill, Florida for dinner with two of his racing friends.  I arrived and Butch was cooking swordfish with no shirt on.  As the four of us sat down to eat, Butch still had no shirt on and I knew I had a great opportunity for a photograph.  After dinner, I asked if he could show me some of his prized pigeon racing awards. (more…)