Giles Hoover, Photographer

We’re a month in already, and I still can’t believe it: 2010. Wow. As the saying goes, it’s the “year we make contact.” Perhaps not with those from otherworldly places, but for me, it’s definitely the year I make contact … with my refurbished home. Let me tell you: I’m glad to be here. In [...]

Updated 4x. This past weekend, I spent some time updating the site’s “look,” with a new theme and, especially, bigger photographs in the posts themselves. It’ll be a few days — even a week or two — before all of the kinks are worked out, so please forgive if things are a little wonky. Indeed, [...]

Thursday means Cocktail Hour, which means that since I was able to go — not always a given — I was out and about with the camera. Heh. Tonight’s Hour, hosted by Thad and Rebecca, was in their home, beautifully decorated for the holidays. (“I spend a little time every day,” Rebecca says.) Which would [...]

As I’ve said many times, one of the primany reasons I live in Macon is the people I’ve come to know and appreciate. Case in point: Thanksgiving. I’m delighted to be amongst friends here in Macon. As one of those friends, Dan (who happened to host today’s get-together), assured another guest earlier tonight, I can [...]

New, from the rates page: Summer Special, 2008 Anyone who has ordered a print is eligible for waived minimums. That means portraits — and more — for less. Prints start at $3, and could potentially save hundreds of dollars. Been photographed, but want more? Order and save! Thank you for ordering — and contracting for [...]

I haven’t been to a concert in a while — more than a year — and haven’t been to a concert by folks at this level of expertise in waaay too long. Fagen, Belting It Out Cameras officially weren’t allowed, but there was a 100% chance I was going to somehow capture a moment or [...]

…this weekend — indeed, this entire past week-plus — was spent on a photostroll with Gerald and Phillip Saturday, the 31st, testing out my Nikon D300 with various lenses. A great excuse to wander around Middle Georgia, we all agreed. Gordon’s Grin Despite its obviously-advanced technical qualities, integrating the D300 into my “everyday-use” schedule has [...]

Update 2, Sunday morning (6/1): The balance of the photographs have been posted. The last set took longer than anticipated, as seating the guests of honor in front of a [very bright —Ed.] window meant more time developing the photographs of the gift-opening session. (Backlighting can be, uh, problematic.) 28 photos in all — enjoy. [...]

Pre-dawn on Mother’s Day, I was blissfully asleep in Bradenton, Florida. Here in Macon, havoc struck. In several different neighborhoods around Bibb County, homes, businesses, schools, and lives suffered. No one in Macon was killed. We were more than fortunate. Nature was less kind to the foliage: Stripped Tree Despite the proximity to serious damage, [...]

An attempt at visual storytelling on the blog tonight. Enjoy. Woke up this morning — far too early, but that’s another story — in Columbus, Georgia. I’d spent the night in the graciously-provided guest room of two of my very favorite people: Phillip and Neecee. Okay, it was actually napping after doing a photoshoot and [...]