Tyler's Photo Journal

The Atomic Rockets @ The Masquerade

2008-06-21T15:16:00.000-07:00

THE ATOMIC ROCKETS
Kaleb Drew (vocals, guitar) , Ian Mastrogiacomo(bass) ,
Tyler Nelson (guitar), and Adam Maslia (drums)

On June 11, I photographed The Atomic Rockets, an Atlanta-based rockabilly band, at the Masquerade in Atlanta. They put on a rockin' live show, check em out at: http://www.myspace.com/theatomicrockets
Here are some assorted press and live shots from the night.

Kaleb Drew and drummer Adam Maslia

The Atomic Rockets in purgatory at Masquerade

Ian Mastrogiacomo and Tyler Nelson play the upright bass in purgatory at the Masquerade

A packed crowd at the Masquerade

Ian Mastrogiacomo on the bass

http://www.myspace.com/theatomicrockets

Seeya soon, T.

Conyers Animal Hospital

2008-04-28T18:48:00.000-07:00

Thanks for stopping in...long time, no blog. I recently got a job in March working at the weekly DeKalb Neighbor newspaper in Atlanta, covering the Decatur, Chamblee, St. Mountain and Dunwoody areas. We cover DeKalb County most of the week and Rockdale County once a week. Last week in Rockdale, I photographed inside the Conyers Animal Hospital to capture some of the everyday happenings in the veterinary world and one of my first subjects....

...wanted to check out my camera. Veterinary Tech Jess Kellam combs Simon to calm him after a shot.

Amanda Johnson is greeted by Simon as Vet Tech Jess Kellam (center) combs his fur and Vet Tech Heather Hasty looks on in one of the hospital rooms.

Jess Kellam comforts American bulldog Dye as Heather Hasty shaves Dye's stomach for an ultrasound.

Dr. J. Gaines White examines the ultrasound monitor as Dye is held by veterinary technicians Jess Kellam(front) and Heather Hasty.

Dr. Jessica Kidd examines the ultrasound reading as Dr. J. Gaines White moves the device around to locate internal organs.

I get to see the coolest things man!..

ANDD.....

.....the coolest cat faces, haha. Thanks for checking em' out! More photos to come soon! -T.

Spring 2008 in Atlanta

2008-04-21T18:03:00.001-07:00

New GT Football Coach Photo Shoot - Atlanta, Ga.

2008-03-10T01:00:00.000-07:00

Out of college and in the field! From UGA to GT, huh? This past week I traveled to the Georgia Tech campus with Atlanta photojournalist Michael A. Schwarz. I assisted Michael as he photographed the new Georgia Tech head football coach Paul Johnson on the practice field for candid coaching shots and in Bobby Dodd Stadium for posed portraits.

Michael and I scouted out the field before the shoot to find good angles

We used the gold stadium seating for the setting of a coach portrait

We also used a portable wireless flash to light the portraits near the end zone

Grass of Bobby Dodd stadium

Maybe i just don't get it... is it me or did that generous guy who donated the bathroom maybe stay in college a few extra years? -Tyler

Merry Christmas 2007!

2007-12-30T16:22:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and great holiday season! Here's some peoples that hang around our house during December....weird.

Happy New Year! - Tyler.

Veterans' Care in Athens, Ga. - The Van

2007-11-12T20:57:00.000-08:00

Vietnam veteran Mike Bachler opens the doors to the DAV van inside the Lowe's parking lot, the veterans' meeting place for the ride to Augusta, Ga.

Over the past month, my classmate Lindy Dugger, a graduate student Christy Fricks, and I have been documenting healthcare in Athens, specifically the Chapter 2 Van that takes local veterans to the VA Hospital in Augusta, Ga, about two hours east of Athens. We've met a lot of cool and welcoming people and our project has kinda morphed into both a story about veteran transportation and a profile on the local veterans that use this transportation and Georgia VA Hospitals. The drivers of the van that transport these men and women are all volunteers; the ones we have met are Vietnam veterans. Here are a few pictures of the people in our story, all veterans in past wars and conflicts. Thank you to all the kind people for allowing us to photograph your stories.

Vietnam veteran Bradford Cullen sits in the front seat of the van

Army Veteran Issom Weems, the commander of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 2 and coordinator of transportation in Athens

WWII veteran Julius "Jake" L. Guest, Sergeant in Air Corps tech supply; Guest served during D-Day in Normandy and for a total of 25 months in WWII.

Jake Guest holds a photograph of himself (pictured in the middle)

Christy Fricks interviews her brother Brian Fricks, an Army Sergeant in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Brian Fricks (white shirt) poses with his family and nephew

Thank you for checking out the pictures. Please check back soon for a link to a soundslides presentation of the veterans project where you can hear these veterans present their stories and healthcare in Athens. -Tyler

Petit Le Mans - Part 2

2007-10-29T21:23:00.001-07:00

This is another series of photos from the 10th annual Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. on Oct. 6, 2007 including pre-race pictures and the action through midday.

#62 Ferrari and #45 Porsche racing towards turn 12

An Audi LMP1 prototype racing through turns 10 and 11

Corvettes lined up next to the main straightaway before their pre-Le mans race

Family enjoying the morning at Road Atlanta

Driver Brian Dolan suits up for the Corvette race before the Petit Le Mans

#45 Porsche gets air between turns 2 and 3 at Road Atlanta

Cars approach turn 10a at Road Atlanta

The Audi LMP1 leading the pack at the drop of the green flag on the 1st lap

Driver Seth Neiman talks with fans on the grid before the start of the race

Cars complete turn 4 at Road Atlanta

Porsche driver Jim Tafel on the grid

#45 Porsche drives through the crowd toward the pit for the start of the Petit Le Mans

The #8 LMP2 Mazda makes its make through turn 1

Thank you for looking! Check back soon for a soundslides presentation of the race - T.

Petit Le Mans - 10/6/07

2007-10-08T17:07:00.000-07:00

The #5 LMP2 Zytek 07S and #62 GT2 Ferrari F430 GT at turn 1

This past Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, my photojournalism class and I went to Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. to photograph the 10th annual Petit Le Mans, a 12-hour/1000 mile race. Here are some photos from the last few hours of the race. Please check back soon, I'll be adding more from the day of racing.

Reflection of the main straightaway/finish line inside sunglasses

Various class cars make their way into turn 2

The #27 GT1 Maserati makes its way through turns 3 and 4

Long exposure of cars racing through "The Esses"

The pack of cars heading down the straightaway into turn 1 on a pace lap

Winners celebrate after the completion of the 1,000 miles.

Thank you for looking, please check back soon for more pictures from the race! - T.

23jinx & Umbrella Tree - Caledonia Lounge

2007-09-30T16:47:00.000-07:00

Reid Bateh, lead vocalist & guitar- 23jinx

Last Thursday, Sept. 27th, I photographed the bands 23jinx, a trio based out of Atlanta/Athens and Umbrella Tree, a trio based out of Nashville, Tennessee, at the Caledonia Lounge in downtown Athens. The first set of photographs is from 23jinx, check their music out at: www.myspace.com/23jinx

23jinx performs at the Caledonia Lounge Thursday night

William Brookshire, bassist-23jinx

Blaze Bateh, drummer-23jinx

Reid Bateh, lead vocalist & guitar-23jinx

Reid Bateh

Reid Bateh

William Brookshire

Reid Bateh

Blaze Bateh

Reid Bateh

Here is the second set of photographs, Umbrella Tree, check their music out at: http://www.myspace.com/umbrellatree

Umbrella Tree of Nashville, Tennessee

Derek, drummer-Umbrella Tree

Jillian, vocals & keyboards-Umbrella Tree

Zachary: vocals, guitar, bass-Umbrella Tree

Derek & Jillian (l-r) - Umbrella Tree

Thank you for stopping by to look, come back soon! - Tyler

Puddle of Mudd - Atlanta, Ga.

2007-09-29T17:10:00.000-07:00

This past Wednesday, Sept. 26, Jamie and I went to see the rock band Puddle of Mudd in Atlanta, Ga. They played a lot of old stuff and new songs from their upcoming cd, Famous, coming out Oct. 9, 2007. I used a Nikon 5400 camera at the concert. Here's some various shots from the show:

Puddle of Mudd

Wes Scantlin and Doug Ardito (l-r)

View from crowd

The Mudd

Wes and front row of crowd

Wes Scantlin, lead singer of Puddle of Mudd

Jamie, Christian (guitarist for POM) and me (l-r)

Me (making the best face i have ever made, hands down),
Doug- bassist for POM, and Jamie (l-r)

Wes, lead singer and guitarist for Puddle of Mudd

Thank you for taking a look...
Be sure to check out POM's new cd, Famous, coming out Oct. 9th! -Tyler

Saturday Afternoon in Downtown Athens

2007-09-24T15:06:00.000-07:00

Howdy ya'll , This past weekend I walked around the streets of Athens with a Nikon D70 to take some feature photos. The sky and lighting was amazing and the colors and patterns of the buildings in downtown were really fun to photograph. Here is a collection of different photos including Athenians on a Saturday afternoon, dogs, the clouds and sky, and downtown architecture, please click on the individual pictures if you want to see closer:

General, the Great Dane, rests outside Ben & Jerry's, but was very open with passerbys.

They're about the same height and General weighs more than me :}

Victoria and her dog Bailey outside Ben & Jerry's.

Clayton St. Athens, Ga.

View of Broad St. looking west towards Atlanta

Thank you for coming to look and thank you to all the kind people, buildings and dogs that allowed me to photograph them. Check back soon!- T.

UGA Fans' Picture Day - Athens, Georgia

2007-08-20T15:40:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, the Red & Black staff photographed the UGA picture day where the various college sports teams sign autographs and take pictures inside the Sanford football stadium. Here are a few shots from my shoot:

Womens' soccer table signing

Lower level view of Sanford Stadium

Taking pictures at the soccer table

Football signings

View of Sanford Stadium looking west

Soccer table signings

Thank you for coming by... Seeya soon, Tyler

Intramural Fields @ UGA

2007-07-26T17:27:00.000-07:00

This week I went over the to the recreational fields at UGA and experimented with the Nikon D70 and the 18-55 lens and 80-200 lens. Here are some nature shots and a large soccer game.

In the last photo, somebody was joking around with the kid, he was the youngest out there, mostly among college students. Thanks for checking in. -Tyler

Athfest - June 22-23, 2007 - Athens, Ga.

2007-07-01T14:28:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, June 22 and 23rd, I photographed Athfest, a yearly music festival in downtown Athens, Georgia with various music artists, artisan tents and a kid's recreational area.

Thanks for checking in, more to come soon. -Tyler

Restoration - Athens, Ga. 4/21/07

2007-04-22T17:02:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went to Restoration in Athens, Ga. Here are some photos from the afternoon. Holly on the left in the house!

Katie and Ben's Wedding - Toccoa, Ga. 4/15/07

2007-04-18T13:27:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, my friend Zlatko (www.hyper-psycho.deviantart.com) and I photographed Z's friends' wedding in Toccoa, Ga. , about an hour from Athens. This is the first series of shots from Saturday, mostly preparation for the wedding.

I will be adding more from the ceremony and the reception soon. Thanks for dropping in- Tyler

BB Sams - Cartoonist

2007-03-27T18:26:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, I photographed my dad's childhood friend, BB Sams, a cartoonist from Georgia. Here are a few shots:

Killswitch Engage Concert - Atlanta, Georgia Tabernacle 3/7/07

2007-03-09T23:56:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday, March 7, I went to the Tabernacle in Atlanta to see Killswitch Engage on the No Fear Tour. Here are a few pics from the show. Here is a link to videos I took from the concert: http://youtube.com/profile?user=TGOllama

Me and Mike, the bassist for Killswitch.

Me and Justin, the drummer for Killswitch.

Joel, guitarist for Killswitch.

Peachtree Dekalb Airport - Atlanta, Ga. 2/17/07 B17 Bomber

2007-02-20T16:15:00.000-08:00

Here's a cardinal in the backyard this weekend.

My Dad and I went to PDK over the weekend, anyone could ride a B17 Bomber from WWII or you could donate money for a veteran to ride. Here's some shots from the airport: The first picture is the B17 over our house earlier in the day.

The picture above is the B17 coming over our house just as we got back home.
-Tyler

UGA/Oregon State Baseball

2007-02-11T18:31:00.000-08:00

University of Georgia Vs. Oregon State - 2/11/07
Location: Foley Field, Athens, Ga.

Memorial Park and Botanical Gardens

2007-02-10T18:50:00.000-08:00

Wildlife in Athens, Ga
Camera: Canon 30D

First Post-Here are some pics at home with the Nikon D70 and Canon 30D

2007-02-10T11:33:00.000-08:00

Squirrel in Backyard
Camera: Nikon D70 on telescope

My Dad, front yard
Camera: Canon 30D

My mom's sweater
Camera: Canon 30D

Thanks for stopping by, I'll try to post some more each week. -Tyler