Monday morning Peoria greetings to all!

I had the pleasure last week of having some of the young people from the Peoria Ballet out to my studio for a shoot! They’ve got a number of upcoming events including a show in Washington, Illinois that’s going to be a ballet to rock music! Doesn’t that sound like a lot of fun? The group spent a number of hours out here at the studio and we had them go through a bunch of their different poses and also some costume changes as well!

The other thing that blew me away about all of this was the very nice thank you note that the group had written to me! I was very moved by that and I don’t always get a thank you, so that was pretty special indeed!

Here’s a composite of images from the day with all of the young people doing there thing!!!!

Thanks again to the Peoria Ballet for coming out to my studio and making my day!!!!! You all rock!!!!!!

Kev

Click on image to see a larger version

President’s Day Monday morning Peoria greetings to all,

I had a great time visiting with my folks in New Mexico this past week and it’s always good to be back home as well!!!

Springtime is here! How can I be so certain you might ask? Next Sunday is the Daytona 500 and when I think of spring, that’s the start of a lot of great sporting events from the “Great American Race” to “March Madness” to the Masters!!! The flowers are about ready to bloom!!!!

When I’m out visiting my folks in Las Cruces, I always try to get out everyday and shoot photos of the area and one of the places that I’d never visited was Hueco Tanks State Park just outside of El Paso, Tx. It’s a very interesting area that has a lot of history from the Indians and their pictographs to a stop on the Butterfield Stage. It’s also become one of the premier rock climbing places in the US and you’ll see climbers doing there thing. They call it Bouldering and it’s pretty cool to watch them! They do limit the amount of people in the park everyday, so you need to make a reservation before you visit or be prepared to wait if the park is full!

Here’s are a couple of my snaps from the day spent at Hueco Tanks!!!!

I hope that you have a great week and thanks as always for taking the time to check out my work, I really do appreciate it!!!!

Kev

Click on image to see a larger version

Monday morning greetings from Las Cruces, New Mexico!!!

I was shooting up in Chicago last week for a new client, Lawrence Foods. We were shooting photos of a food product called “Fondant“, it’s a type of icing that’s used to decorate cakes and pastries! We had about 10 cakes that were all done up in different styles, so it was fun to see what the cake decorator had created! In these four photos, what you’re seeing is Fondant! http://kevinmay.com/kmclaw13feb12.jpg

I very much appreciate your taking the time to check out my weekly photos and I hope that you enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoy sharing them!!!

Have a great week to come!!!

Kev

Click on image to see a larger version

Monday morning Peoria greetings to all!

Did you survive your Super Bowl party yesterday? I hope so!!!!

I remember growing up and always loving muscle cars from the 60’s and 70’s!!! I was fortunate to have one of these babies in the studio on Super Bowl Sunday and it was great! The guys at the Custom Shop in Flanagan, Il. have created a real beast with a totally custom and tricked out 1968 Camaro SS. Besides doing a number of incredible modifications to the body, they dropped in a monstrous LSX 376 engine with a supercharger and this puppy is putting out 800 horsepower! Not bad! The car was just out in Las Vegas at the SEMA show and this coming weekend it will be up at the Chicago Auto Show if you want to see it in person!

Here’s one of my snaps of this beautiful 68 SS Camaro!!!!!

I hope that you have a great week to come and thanks as always for checking out my work!!!!!

Kev

Click on image to see a larger version

СВЕТИ ГЕОРГИMonday morning Peoria greetings to one and all!!!!!

I was out shooting for a new client here in Peoria last week and I got to do a little industrial photography and it’s been awhile since I’ve shot anything like this! Performance Pattern and Machine is one of those companies that you’ve probably never heard of (I sure hadn’t), but they are out there getting the job done! They make parts for some of our local Peoria companies as well as others around the US and the world! I’m always fascinated about companies like this because they are out there doing good work and you just never hear about them because they’re not a fortune 500 company! I know that we have a lot of these little companies around the US that employ a lot of people and that’s a very good thing!!!

Here’s a few of my snaps from my visit last week to PPM!

As always, thanks so much for checking out my work and I really do appreciate that!!!!

Have a great week!!!!!

Kev

Click on image to see a larger version

художник на икониMonday morning Peoria greeting to all my friends here in the US and around the world!!!

You’re probably tired of seeing pictures from Tucson and I promise that this will be the last week that I’ll share anything from this past trip there!!! That is of course until the next time that I visit and have more snaps to show! In the ten days that I was out in Tucson in December, I shot over 75 gigabytes of photos, so needless to say I had a lot to share!

One of those places that we got the chance to visit once again was the Tucson Botanical Gardens. It’s always a fun place with lots of different vegetation and an incredible cactus area with cactus from around the world! Here are some of my snaps from a day spent at TBG!

Thanks as always for checking out my work and I hope that you have a wonderful week!!!!!

Kev

Click on image to see a larger version

ИконописMonday morning MLK Peoria greetings to one and all!!!

On my trip down to Tucson, Az. a few weeks ago, I shot about 75 gigabytes of photos, so I’ve got lots to go through and lots to share and I have to tell you, it’s a lot of fun!!!!

In Tucson, one of the places that I’ve always wanted to check out has been the Pima Air and Space Museum! For those that have never been there or heard about it, It’s a collection of over 300 vintage aircraft and helicopters spread out on 80 acres of land. I’ve always been fascinated with things that go fast and airplanes qualify on all counts for me! The thing that I like about this museum is that you can walk around at your own pace and check out the different displays and you can get right up to most of the planes and touch them if you’d like They’ve really done a nice job of displaying everything and there’s lots of information on each of the planes if you’re so inclined to learn more! If you’re like me, you can spend more then a day here and next time I visit, I’ll be getting the two day pass!

I’ve put together a quick collection of snaps from the day of some of the very different planes and helicopters at Pima! As always, I’m attracted to shoot these different goodies because of some of their design elements. In some cases they are very sleek and the shapes are fascinating and intriguing. The colors and the shadows were great as well, so as a photographer, there’s a lot to shoot there!!!!

I hope that you have a wonderful week as always and thanks for checking out my work! I hope that you enjoy viewing it as much as I enjoy sharing it with you!

Kev

Click on image to see a larger version

Monday morning Peoria greetings to all!!!!

When I came back from Arizona last week, I was expecting to be freezing my butt off with winter weather and to my surprise, it’s been pretty mild here in Peoria and I’m not complaining a bit! Winter can be 40 or 50 degrees and I’d be a real happy camper!!!!

While we were in Tucson over Christmas one of my favorite places to visit and shoot is Mission San Xavier del Bac. When we talk about something being “old school”, this place is it! The mission was built in 1797, so that’s been awhile to say the least!!!! Here are some on my snaps from the day and you’ll see the entire grounds in front of the mission. There are also some close ups of the inside and also a few of the features that I liked on the outside as well!

If you’ve got a bigger monitor, do yourself a favor and click on the link and check out the larger version of the promo!

Thanks as always for taking the time to check out my work and I hope that you have a wonderful rest of the week!!!!

Kev

Click on image to see a larger version

Monday morning greetings from Tucson, Az.!

It’s the first promo of 2012 and I hope that you’re rocking and rolling already in the new year!!!!!

I love Tucson, Az.! I’ve been here a number of times for business over the years and on vacation a number of times as well!!! It’s probably the town that I’ll retire too when the time comes!!! After being here for the Christmas and New Years vacation this year, it just cements my feeling for the area! As you might know, I love the desert and this place just feels like home to me!!!!

Here’s a snap of the city and it’s a very nice panoramic of the city and the mountains!!!

Thanks as always for checking out my work this past year and it’s very much appreciated by me!! As always, I’m looking forward to 2012 and what adventures it will bring!!!! I can’t wait to share that with you this coming year!!!! I’ll be back in Peoria on Tuesday night and ready to rock on Wednesday of this week!!!!!!

Kev

Click on image to see a larger version

Post Christmas Monday morning greetings to one and all!!!

I hope that you had a very Merry Christmas yesterday and Santa brought you a present or two!!!!

I was in Las Vegas this past week and one of the buildings that I’ve wanted to shoot for the last couple of visits is the “Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health“! It’s one of those buildings like the Denver Art Museum that is done in Stainless Steel and is very interesting. Unlike the Denver Art Museum which is very angular and has a lot of straight lines, the CCLRCFBH has a lot of curves and rolling shapes. The building definitely stands out and it’s hard to not take notice of it!!!

Here’s a few of my snaps of CCLRCFBH!

Thanks always for taking the time to check out my work and a week from today it’s going to be 2012! Wow!!!

Kev

Click on image to see a larger version