Towner Jones Photography

Second to Last Post on THIS blog...

2012-07-31T16:24:12-04:00

Hello to the remaining few folks who continue to check back here on a regular basis. Thank you! I just wanted to let everyone know that I've officially left my engineering job to pursue the photography business full time. These are exciting times for the Joneses. As part of that transition I'm in the process of rebranding a good portion of the business, including setting up separate blogs for the wedding and portrait business and for my personal work. Links to all of that and more will be coming soon - as the last post on this site. All the...

Photoshop World DC - Spring 2012 - Part 1

2012-03-24T13:38:28-04:00

Special thanks to our friend Scott Kelby for inviting Rose and I to join the NAPP crew at the first Photoshop World held here in Washington, DC. So far, it has been a blast. Rose and I spent yesterday in all day preconference classes with David Ziser and Frank Doorhof getting more intensive 'one on one' instruction. Today the conference opened with a hilarious political themed keynote. Think live coverage by PNN (photoshop news network) of a convention where Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski and others were vying to become the next president of the US! Awesome! The expo floor has...

Anniversary Across America (Part 2) - North to Sioux Falls

2012-03-18T21:00:26-04:00

Leaving our friends at Whiteman AFB, Rose and I headed north to spend the night in Omaha. With a long day of driving ahead of us, we got up early and started driving toward South Dakota. For those of you who haven't experienced the part of our nation that this drive includes, let me describe it to you. Long. Straight. Flat. Corn. Wind Turbine. Repeat. After driving around flooded out highways using back country farm roads (the Missouri River was extremely high last summer) - we finally arrived in Sioux Falls, SD in time for a late lunch. Sioux Falls...

Anniversary Across America (Part 1) - Whiteman AFB

2012-03-05T21:56:03-05:00

Last July, Rose and I celebrated 10 wonderful years of marriage by spending twelve days together traveling across the country taking in the sites (and shooting A LOT of pictures). Our first stop on that trip was in Missouri for a weekend of visiting some dear friends and spending time with the wonderful men and women of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base. There are a number of really amazing machines that call Whiteman AFB home; however, her most famous residents are the some of the crown jewels of the US strategic arsenal - the B2 Spirit...

Portrait Photography (Maternity) - Amanda

2012-02-26T21:11:28-05:00

One of the things I love about establishing the kind of relationships that we do with our clients, is getting to experience their journey through life as their "family photographer." We've found, more often than not, that when a great consultation leads to an engagement session, and that engagement session leads to a wedding, and at that wedding things just click, then it's not too long until you're taking photos like this one... We love building those lasting friendships with our clients, and it really does bring us a great deal of joy to share all of those happy moments...

Expedition to Dark Hallow Falls

2012-02-19T21:57:23-05:00

Just a short post tonight folks. I took this past Friday off, and Rose and I took the girls up to Shenandoah National Park, to one of my favorite spots, the Dark Hallow Falls. (If you're interested in seeing more than just the snapshot that I'm posting today, check out my photo trip to the area from back in 2009) I'll admit now that this post is purely one of those proud papa moments - but I want to brag that my 6, 3, and twin 2-year-olds, made the hike without so much as a single whine. (Well, at least...

Unique Wedding Moments - Flowers and the Force

2012-02-12T19:53:42-05:00

I'm going to just allow my inner nerd to surface on this one, because quite frankly I thought this was the coolest. Rose and I shot a wedding last summer up in St. Michael's, Maryland at Harbourtowne Country Club where, during the announcements of the wedding party at the reception, the bridal party carried LIGHTSABERS! That's right, lightsabers - what Jedi couldn't love that kind of entrance! In any event, as the party fired up - a stray lightsaber and bridesmaid bouquet landed in proximity on a table by the dance floor. Under a combination of moonlight (unfortunately from just...

Wedding Photography - Natalie and Proben - Part III

2012-02-09T20:35:31-05:00

One more shot from Natalie and Proben's wedding last May (here are some more, and here too). This is hands down, one of my top 5 favorite wedding departure photos. I love the giddiness on her face and the happiness on his. These two had such a blast that night and that sentiment went full steam right through their departure. For The Photographers: Camera: Nikon D3, Nikon 24-70mm (35mm), 1/5000s @ f/2.8, ISO 3200 Post: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Lightroom 3.6

Wedding Photography - Natalie and Proben - Part II

2012-02-02T21:04:37-05:00

Another shot from Natalie and Proben's wedding. This one was taken just before the shot from our last post. Natalie's dress and jewerly were very classic and formal, but for her "something blue" these shoes set her apart. Hidden under the dress for most of the day, you'd only catch them if you knew to look out for them. We just had to grab a shot. For The Photographers: Camera: Nikon D7000, Nikon 18-200mm (27mm), 1/5000s @ f/3.5, ISO 800 Post: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Lightroom 3.6

Wedding Photography - Natalie and Proben

2012-01-29T19:58:38-05:00

Natalie and Proben got married in May of last year and this is the first of a few shots from their wedding day that I plan on sharing. Natalie was a simply stunning bride whose sweet and calm demeanor would be occasionally punctuated with bouts of sillyness and laughter. What a blast to photograph! During one of the quiet moments while everyone was getting ready, I caught her by the window of her hotel suite taking a moment to pause and reflect in anticipation of the days upcoming events. For The Photographers: Camera: Nikon D7000, Nikon 18-200mm (18mm), 1/5000s @...