Mean Green and Manhattan

DENTON, TX - Mean Green fans will have a lot to cheer about this fall as The University of North Texas football team takes the field at an all new facility, now under construction. The new UNT Stadium is being built by Manhattan Construction. They know a thing or two about building stadiums....having built the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

I did a location scout today with Manhattan officials in preparation for final photography which will take place likely sometime in August. Check out other architectural work at my website.

Shot from the roof of the press box, the new UNT stadium will be home to Mean Green fans starting this fall.

Texas Ranger Adrian Beltre brushes up on 'Building Smiles'

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX - Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was on-hand at a "Building Smiles Together" event and participated in a 'brush-a-thon' with local YMCA kids in an effort to teach the kiddos good oral hygiene. New York, NY-based Cohn & Wolfe handled PR for the Colgate/Wal-Mart event and called on Kevin Brown to capture images for immediate release to the media.

Aye, Aye

Just wrapped a shoot with retired U.S. Navy Officer in Rockwall, TX for Fort Collins, CO-based Dowling PR.

Ryan Palmer Leading U.S. Open

Ryan Palmer has jumped out to an early lead at the U.S. Open. I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing Palmer a couple of times at the Byron Nelson Tourney. Here's a shot from that event back in 2007.

Happy Flag Day, America!

Nike shoot keeps me runnin'!

Another shoot for Beaverton, OR-based Nike....this time shooting at a new retail location in Dallas.

A gentler 'Giant' comes to Texas

ARLINGTON, TX - The Texas Giant came on the coaster scene at Six Flags Over Texas back in 1990. I remember it well. I was tasked with shooting forward and reverse POV footage for the park. I had to ride the coaster (then the tallest wooden roller coaster in the world) a whopping 26 times...in one day. I'm still recovering.

The original ride was a true monster. With unmatched thrills, the ride was quickly declared the #1 Wooden Roller Coaster in the World by the American Coaster Enthusiasts.

Over the years, the Texas Giant grew into a fairly rough-and-tumble experience, ridden by only the bravest souls that were willing to subject themselves to the shakes and rattles the ride would dish out.

But not anymore...
Move over Texas Giant and make way for the New Texas Giant. Completely rebuilt, the ride is now thought to be THE smoothest wooden roller coaster in the world. This 'new and improved' Giant now boasts a 79 degree drop and has banks that go beyond vertical, up to 95 degrees. Yikes.

I spent the afternoon today shooting the Giant from top to bottom for long-time client Six Flags Over Texas. If you live in Dallas-Fort Worth or the surrounding area, you need to make a plan to ride this ride. Park guests were 'all smiles' as they left the station house.

The New Texas Giant has a (gulp) 79 degree first drop.

95 degree (that's beyond vertical folks) bank

Slip slidin'...a month away

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX - Corbet Group, a Dallas-based general contractor and long-time client contacted Kevin Brown, Photographer about shooting one of their current projects, a new water slide going in at NRH2O Waterpark. The new attraction, dubbed "The Viper", is scheduled to open in late June. The ride is designed by Whitewater West, a Vancouver firm that designs water rides of all types. Kevin Brown has also done work for Whitewater West, shooting their aqua-play structures at NRH2O.

Check out photos shot at the Waxahachie, Texas depot prior to a renovation done by Corbet Group. See more construction photos here.

"The Viper" currently under construction at NRH2O.

Junior High School Musical

Congrats to 14 year old 'Chase' for winning the top prize at the Betty Buckley Awards in Fort Worth recently. The young actor/singer is off to New York to chase his dream of being a star....and it was time for a new headshot. Bravo Chase.

Chase

Say Cheese?

The ol' cliche expression 'say cheese' is something that you'll never hear a professional photographer 'udder.' (sorry)

However, the phrase could have been put into use on a recent shoot for new client Dairy.com. The executive team at Plano, TX-based Dairy.com put on their happy faces for new and updated portraits.

No, I didn't instruct folks to say cheese. I just told them to think of happy cows. Worked like a charm.

Ahhh, just think of all those happy cows.

Welcome to PixelChatter Daily

With forty issues of PixelChatter in the archives, I thought it might be time for a change. Welcome to PixelChatter Daily.

While it won't have the slick magazine-style layout of its forefather, the young PixelChatter Daily will have fresh content posted, well...daily. New pages will spring up from time to time and each month a different area of my work will be featured. For June, be sure to check out the 'Focus on Industrial'.

Creating the monthly magazine formatted PixelChatter was a huge task. The PDF files were big and folks with slower systems had trouble viewing. This new version is formatted as more of a blog and is more streamlined and quicker to edit.

I've jump-started the new site with some images from shoots done earlier in the year. There are quite a few postings from shoots going back to January.

As we move forward, you'll begin to see more photos accompanied by short articles - similar to what I did in the original PixelChatter.

As always, I welcome your feedback.

I hope you enjoy the new site and hope you'll bookmark it and share with friends and colleagues.

All the best and I hope your summer kicks off to a great start!

- Kevin Brown