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Happy 21st Birthday

by Tim Girton, posted in Family Photojournalism, Life in Louisville, Portraits

Hard to believe because it seems like the time has gone so fast, but my son London is 21 today. A couple of weekends ago, we were lucky enough to spend some time with he and his young family.

We probably should have told him what we were going to do, but that would have spoiled the fun. We went to dinner at his old favorite Mexican restaurant, El Nopal. That wasn’t the issue. Misty made sure that the restaurant knew it was his birthday so why not smash whipped cream into his beard?

Plus, this gives me the chance to show off photos of his greatest present ever, Jeremiah. I always felt that about my kids so it’s nice to know that he feels the same way. Happy birthday son. I love you more than ever.

And yes, when we leave El Nopal, the table always looks like this. We enjoy having a good time.

FLASHBACK: 9 Years Ago

by Tim Girton, posted in Flashback, Life in Louisville, vegan

This was actually 9 years ago yesterday, but I got so busy with the day job I didn’t have time to create this post. But I think it’s so good, I decided not to wait for a 10 years ago post in 364 days. Obviously it was made during March Insanity (you know what it’s really called, but the NCAA won’t let anyone say it unless you’re giving them money) and the University of Louisville was doing well.

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FLASHBACK: March 30, 2012

by Tim Girton, posted in Flashback, Life in Louisville

Freelance photographers like me who used to rely on newspapers to provide photo opportunities used to enjoy the competition between the Courier-Journal and the Voice-Tribune. During those heady days you got to grab your camera and go. Just make it interesting and clickable.

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FLASHBACK: March 28, 2012

by Tim Girton, posted in Flashback, Life in Louisville

So, I’ve been trying to figure out how to remind people that I’m a photographer. COVID-19 slowed business to a halt, as it has with many, many other businesses. And even before that, publications in Louisville ran out of money for freelance shutterbugs. Of course, that makes it difficult to survive as a creative.

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5 Years Ago Today

by Tim Girton, posted in Portraits, Sketchbook

Back in the day when I was a product photographer for Amazon and Zappos, sometimes products would come to my set that caught my attention.

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OPINION: Dear Louisville Media, Words Matter

by Tim Girton, posted in Compassion, Life in Louisville, Opinion

In the photo above, you can see the evidence that Louisville Metro Government and Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) don’t want anyone to have access to Injustice Square, even though the official protest ended last night.

Why is Louisville media still helping the Louisville Metro Police Department to try to make the Breonna Taylor case go away? As a former member of said media, I can say from experience that they don’t think they are helping that. However, every newsroom in the city is still standing up for the police version of events. You know, the exact opposite of journalism.

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Six Years Ago Today – Damn Daniel!

by Tim Girton, posted in Life in Louisville

There are so many memes that it’s hard to keep track of them, but this one I remember. I was shooting shoes for Amazon and Campos and these shoes can to my set. During the time when “Damn Daniel” was the popular viral sensation.

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Test Shots Can Be Keepers, Too

by Tim Girton, posted in Life in Louisville

Most professional photographers will shoot a test or two to make sure the camera and the strobes are speaking to each other the way we want them to. And even though you tell your portrait subject to relax and the test won’t count, sometimes you get magic anyway.

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