Loving Outtakes

Loving County. © Allison V. Smith

Loving County Judge, Skeet Jones. © Allison V. Smith

moonrise over oil rig .Loving County. © Allison V. Smith

Above are a few of my favorites from Loving County that were not included in the story.

(see below)

Loving County meets Rotterdam

Loving County © Allison V. Smith/ NRC Handelsblad

Loving County © Allison V. Smith/ NRC Handelsblad

Loving County © Allison V. Smith/ NRC Handelsblad

This just in.. my Loving County story ran in Rotterdam's newspaper, NRC Handelsblad. I spent the day in Loving County a few months back making friends and taking photos. So happy to see that climbing the water tower was worth it!

Neighbor Night

The Weirdos. June 2010. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Neighbor Night. June 2010. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Last night was neighbor-night which included a live performance by The Weirdos (see above) ,

hot dogs, electric blue cupcakes, swimming and a screening of the 1969 Disney classic

"The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes"

I love Summer.

Campania In-Felix

Matt Nager. May 2010. Fort Worth, Texas © Allison V. Smith

I have really enjoyed staying in touch with my fellow photographer friend, Matt Nager and his girlfriend Ivana Corsale's documentary film project through their blog, Campania in-Felix (unhappy country). The two are in Naples, Italy now working on their film that explores the effects of illegal toxic material dumping in rural and inhabited areas in the Southern region of Italy. Check out their film blog here and Matt's personal blog here. I can't wait to see the work!

Happy Father's Day

FMSII. Dallas, Texas. 1958 ©JMS

Happy Father's Day.

My Dad has the best sense of humor and loves to laugh.

He is a great listener and gives the best advice.

He is a sailor, swimmer, pilot & navigator.

He is a tree farmer.

He cherishes his family and all animals.

He is a my hero.

I love you Dad.

senior portrait

Rachael's room. June 2010. Dallas, Texas ©Allison V. Smith

Rachael. June 2010. Dallas, Texas ©Allison V. Smith

I photographed my senior friend and former photo student, Rachael Davis, earlier this week. Above are some of my favorites from our late afternoon shoot. Rachael is creative, beautiful and plays the piano effortlessly. I look forward to being friends forever.

Archived

prisoner 4100 © The National Archives

This mug shot of 10-year-old George Davey shot in 1872 and found on The National Archive's flickr page has been haunting me. Poor kid was sentenced to one month's hard labour in Wandsworth Prison for stealing two rabbits. If you are into it, here are a few links to other shared archives on flickr:

The Library of Congress

George Eastman House

The U.S. National Archives

New York Public Library

Nantucket Historical Association

Fried Chicken & Waffles

Chicks and Big Rig. Watagua, Texas. 2010© Allison V. Smith

Chef Point Cafe. Watagua, Texas. 2010© Allison V. Smith

Waffles&Fried Chicken. Watagua, Texas. 2010© Allison V. Smith

June 13, 2010. New York Times travel section

Last month I was assigned to photograph the Chef Point Cafe in Watagua, Texas for the New York Times travel section. The cafe is a Conoco gas station gone 5star cuisine just outside of Fort Worth. I tried their unforgettable waffles&fried chicken. A combination I would never have thought I would crave. Yum!

Happy Birthday Ross Perot!

Ross Perot 80th surprise party. Plano, Texas June 2010. © Allison V. Smith

Ross Perot 80th surprise party. Plano, Texas June 2010. © Allison V. Smith

Ross Perot 80th surprise party. Plano, Texas June 2010. © Allison V. Smith

Tuesday I photographed Ross Perot's surprise 80th birthday. Above are a few of my favorites + a PDF from the DMN business section, no I don't work there anymore, just sent them a few from the momentous occasion.

My own Backyard

Vitex Bloom. June 2010. © Allison V. Smith

Bucks and Daisy. June 2010. © Allison V. Smith

Vitex Bloom. June 2010. © Allison V. Smith

Assignment: My own Backyard. Summer 2010.

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So long dot com

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It's time to say good-bye to my very first website. It should be up for one more day before the new-n-improved one goes LIVE! This is more sentimental than I expected.