Brian Armas » Blog http://www.brianarmas.com Photography. Graphic Design. Web Development. Wed, 25 May 2011 21:19:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Day 3 – The Mosquitia People http://www.brianarmas.com/2010/09/day-3-the-mosquitia-people/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2010/09/day-3-the-mosquitia-people/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:08:08 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=2271 Our third day here took us up the river about 20 minutes to the Mosquitia people. These are humble people who have very little, and who’s children travel from 20 minutes to 1.5 hours to go to school each day, many without shoes or supplies. The kids here have little hope. In a country where you can go to college for almost free, none of the kids raise their hands when they’re asked if any would like to become doctors or the next president of Nicaragua. Even at 5 years old, they have little to no hope.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2010/09/day-3-the-mosquitia-people/feed/ 0 NIcaragua Day 2 http://www.brianarmas.com/2010/09/nicaragua-day-2/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2010/09/nicaragua-day-2/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:07:28 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=2274 Traveling into Rama, we rode in the back of a box truck. A 5 hour journey through beautiful country, we look forward to getting to our destination and seeing, addressing, and communicating the needs of the people. More updates to follow.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2010/09/nicaragua-day-2/feed/ 0 Nicaragua Day 1 http://www.brianarmas.com/2010/09/nicaragua-day-1/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2010/09/nicaragua-day-1/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:13:18 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=2258 Day 1 was obviously a full day of traveling. We had a 4 hour layover in Houston and we met up with Kara’s Uncle Allen & Any Betty to pick up Colter. He’s 16 and this is his first missions trip. It was also his first flight, which was horrible. It’s been raining here for 2 days, and we circled the city for 45 minutes in a storm before landing. Quite bumpy. Our luggage was all here thankfully… a little wet, but not too bad :) I’ll post more updates later!

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2010/09/nicaragua-day-1/feed/ 0 The Crawford Family http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/07/the-crawford-family/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/07/the-crawford-family/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:50:51 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=1491 Scott, Brundi, and Mason Crawford met me at The Church at Pinnacle Hills this evening to take a few family photos before they leave to North Carolina. The Crawfords are an amazing family, and we are very sad to see them move away. Brundi taught Malachi this past year in 4th grade, and she is the best teacher we have seen. Such a sweet lady! Also, I should note that Christina Bunker is interning this summer with Armas Photography and she joined us for this shoot. Possible we will add some of her photos here at a later date.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/07/the-crawford-family/feed/ 0 Family Camping Trip http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/04/family-camping-trip-2/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/04/family-camping-trip-2/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:47:00 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=1396 So this weekend Kara and I took the kiddos camping. It has been a long time since we have taken an entire weekend and neglected work … and it was well worth it. We had alot of fun and I am grateful to God for the 4 gifts he has given us.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/04/family-camping-trip-2/feed/ 3 Sarah Roberts Brown http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/02/sarah-roberts-brown/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/02/sarah-roberts-brown/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:20:39 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=483 Sarah Roberts is now Sarah Brown and was alot of fun to shoot. Her mom came along and we spent the entire day cracking up at each other. Sarah & Daniels wedding pics will soon follow.

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bro_5485 bro_5475 bro_5466 bro_5463 bro_5462 bro_5454 bro_5442 bro_5435 bro_5431 bro_5424 bro_5422 ]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/02/bradley-noblitt/feed/ 0 Scribd & iPaper http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/02/scribd-ipaper/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/02/scribd-ipaper/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:26:58 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=456 This month I was given the task of finding the best way possible to display and distribute a church newsletter in electronic form. My search quickly led me to iPaper, who has a number of partners that distribute and make this web app available to shlubs like me. Enter Scribd.

I chose to work with Scribd because of their ready integration with WordPress … because yes … I am in love with WP… sue me. Check it out below.

Real Life – Feb 2009

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/02/scribd-ipaper/feed/ 0 Ice Storm http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/01/ice-storm/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/01/ice-storm/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:44:43 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=444 Kara and I have called Northwest Arkansas “home” for almost 10 years now, and we have never seen ice like we have over the past 3 days. In a matter of hours, everything in the region was covered with an inch of ice. I took some photos as I drove to work this morning, but these pics don’t really capture the severity of the situation.

Thankfully, we have not list power, but some of our family and friends have been in the dark and cold all night.

bro_5908 bro_5903 bro_5893 bro_5878 bro_5875 bro_5874 bro_5867 bro_5864 bro_5862 ice ]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2009/01/ice-storm/feed/ 0 Disney Day 7 http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/12/disney-day-7/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/12/disney-day-7/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:47:15 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=269 Yes, on the 7th of Christmas (we haven’t told the kids yet that this week was Christmas.. haha… kidding… kind of) we went back to Epcot … It was worth it. But first we let the kids go swimming… then we went for the final day of Magic. I rode Test Track 5 times and most of the kids road it 3-4 times. We did the Around the World thing and watched the fireworks show, IllumiNations which is the best Fireworks display I have ever seen. I took some photos, but I didnt have a tripod, so they’re pretty rough, but you get the picture…. hehe… pun. I’m looking forward to sleeping tomorrow. Right now it’s 1:30am and my shuttle for the airport leaves in 2 hours. yay.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/12/disney-day-7/feed/ 0 Disney Day 6 http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/12/disney-day-6/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/12/disney-day-6/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:04:28 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=266 For our 6th day of Disney we haeded to DAK and it was mucho el fun-o. We met up with our friend, Brian Isham, AKA Ish, and got to hang out with him the entire day. The kids loved him and we had a great time. Ish works in the DinoLand area of the park, and it was his day off, so we got the VIP treatment. Thanks Ish!!! We had a blast.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/12/disney-day-6/feed/ 0 Disney – Day 5 http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/12/disney-day-5/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/12/disney-day-5/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:57:03 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=261 Day 5 was Miguel Day for the Armas family. We spent the evening dining with the Mexicans. Haha. The restaurant was amazing, and it was interesting to see the nicest Mexican eatery anyone will ever build … I mean, it’s Disney folks … no one is going to top it. Other than that, we spent about 5 hours between Mission Space and Nemo land. The aquarium was awesome! Oh, and someone beat up our stroller while we were eating, so we had to throw it away. Nice, huh?

Armas Family at Disney

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The girls with Cinderella

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/12/day-cuatro-en-disney/feed/ 0 Disney Day 3 http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/12/disney-day-3/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/12/disney-day-3/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:37:11 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=253 Day 3 was tiring – and wet… but still alot of fun. The newest ride proved to be worth the continuous 90-minute wait. We didn’t stand in line, but the fast passes we acquired at 10am gave us quick access at 7pm. But talk about awesome… a 3D spinning ride that has you shooting 3D baseballs, gumballs, and rings at objects on the screen. It was awesome. Also, Kara and I rode the Rockin’ Roller Coaster with Aerosmith and man … it was intense. 60MPH in 2.8 seconds (4.5 G) which is more force than an astronaut feels at launch. Truly awesome

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/12/disney-day-3/feed/ 0 Armas Vaca – Disney Day 2 http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/armas-vaca-disney-day-2/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/armas-vaca-disney-day-2/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:43:42 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=250 Day 2 at DW took us to The Magic Kindom and it did not dissapoint. We actually slept in and left around 1pm and still had a very full day. The kids were wide awake when we left the park at 1am but they all pretty much crashed on the 5 minute ride to the resort. Lots of fun!

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/armas-vaca-disney-day-2/feed/ 0 Disney Day 1 http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/disney-day-1/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/disney-day-1/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:02:16 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=247 The Armas 6 hit Epcot on our first day here at Disney. I kept the camera in the bag during our flight so video updates will follow for that, but here is the evening (til 1:30am) in pics. I don’t have my flash with me, so don’t criticize these pics… they’re pretty rough. Though the photogs at Disney were all salivating over my D3… hehehh.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/disney-day-1/feed/ 0 The Colbert Family http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/the-colbert-family/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/the-colbert-family/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:16:08 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=238 The Colbert Family

Corey & Somer Colbert lured me out to Lake Fayetteville, which, believe it or not, I had never been to in my 8 years in Northwest Arkansas. A great place to shoot, I’m sure I’ll be back soon. Their son, Gray, was a great sport like his folks as we walked through mud, and trotted down steep hills to get to the perfect spots. As you can tell, we lost Gray’s attention towards the end, but it still made for great pics of him.

View the photos

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/the-colbert-family/feed/ 0 The DeJarnatt Family http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/the-dejarnatt-family/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/the-dejarnatt-family/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:11:17 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=235 The DeJarnatt Family

Hal and Kimberly are great friends of ours and asked us to come out to their property in Siloam Springs to snap a few family photos. Talk about gorgeous! With about 15 minutes of daylight the kids did great and this is what we captured.

View the photos

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/the-dejarnatt-family/feed/ 0 Armas Family 2009 http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/armas-family-2009/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/armas-family-2009/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:34:03 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=231 Armas Family

The family is changing and taking pics once a year is now officially not enough. They’re getting so big, and while I love seeing them grow up, it makes me sad all the same. Thanks to Miguel for taking the photos of Kara and I and the family portrait. Great job as always!

See the entire shoot here

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/11/armas-family-2009/feed/ 0 Eli King http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/10/eli-king/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/10/eli-king/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:03:00 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=221 Eli King

Tiff and Matt came back out to the house tonight to try and retake pics of Eli. He was a bit cranky and I was a bit unprepared. He did great tonight and we had a great time as usual. Click here to see the photos form the shoot.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/10/eli-king/feed/ 0 Kyle & Sarah http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/10/kyle-sarah/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/10/kyle-sarah/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:03:37 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=223 Kyle and Sarah

Kyle and Sarah are getting married in January and they’re the type of couple that looks like they just “fit together”. After climbing a 6 ft fence in my dress clothes, stepping in a pile of horse doo-doo, and laying on the ground, this is what we got!!

Ha ha- it really was a lot of fun and well worth it! Thanks for the adventure guys!!

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/10/kyle-sarah/feed/ 0 Settling In http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/05/settling-in/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/05/settling-in/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 02:17:42 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/200 Well, the last 2 week have been crazy. There hasn’t been a lot of shoots, but web stuff has been full throttle, and to top it all off we decided to move down the road. So now we find ourselves residents of 1 week of the city of Rogers. We couldn’t be happier, as we moved to a bigger house that really seems to fit our family like a glove. I think these past 48 hours have been the best, giving us a chance to settle in, set up, and sit down.

Sunday as i was sitting in my office, i noticed the house was quite quiet, so I grabbed my camera and headed in the direction of the kitchen to try and capture what exactly was (or wasn’t) going on. If you click the pic below you can see a few shots I took. Hope you enjoy them.

Yoshi coming down the hallway

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/05/settling-in/feed/ 0 Victor Wooten meet Brian Armas http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/02/victor-wooten-meet-brian-armas/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/02/victor-wooten-meet-brian-armas/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:25:24 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/191 Victor Wooten and Brian Armas

Victor Wooten came to town and man… this was one of the best days of my life. Aaron, Greg and I met up with Vic at channel 5 earlier in the day for Aaron to interview him and we got some personal time with him… it was unreal, and getting to hear him do Amazing Grace live, and in such a small room, with an audience of 3…. wow… incredible… a dream come true… really. The second half of pics are from the live show at George’s that night.. he tore it up and signed a poster I made of a photo I took of him earlier in the day. I’m going to frame it, and hang it in my office with a label that says 1 of 1. It’s an Armas original, no other copies, and it’s signed by the man… wow! Click the pic to see them all.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/02/victor-wooten-meet-brian-armas/feed/ 0 Sunrise Phenomenon http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/01/sunrise-phenomenon/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/01/sunrise-phenomenon/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:26:39 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/187 So this morning was a bit different. Malachi is normally the trooper in the bunch, always being the first to deal with the fact that he must wake up and get ready for school, the first one to be showered and dressed, and the first to bounce back after being ill. But today, it was Sara that rode alone with Daddy to school. I wasn’t sure if that was the reason things felt a bit out of place this a.m. until I made a few of the normal sharp curve on my 20 minute commute to work. It then hit me that it was much darker than most days at 0700. The trees were sharp dark shadows against a gorgeous sky of blue and pink. When I finally saw the sky I was baffled. There was a “hot spot” of pink on the horizon, perfectly centered by a vertical beam of light. I scrambled for my camera knowing I didn’t have much time to capture the moment, and fully aware the lens might not capture the real effect God had created. I tried one parked and one while still driving … here they are.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/01/sunrise-phenomenon/feed/ 2 Kara … SO gorgeous http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/01/kara-so-gorgeous/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/01/kara-so-gorgeous/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:56:42 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/186 Kara

So Kara and I spent the weekend in Branson and we had a great time. We had never been to the Landing before, and to be honest we were pleasantly surprised. The Hilton was amazing … lots of textures and colors. Click her picture to see the whole shoot.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/01/kara-so-gorgeous/feed/ 0 Christmas was awesome http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/01/christmas-was-awesome/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/01/christmas-was-awesome/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:53:36 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/181

I had a great Christmas this year. In fact, I think it was the best Christmas I have had as a married adult. My kids got great gifts from “Santa” and I got a great gift from my folks: A Red Sox Team Jacket that is wicked warm and bright red that screams Sox Fan! My brother got one too, and of course my dad (he got the blue “Boston” version, so we posed for a pic.  We had a great time playing cards, scrabble, family fued, and eating like crazy. Pics to come tonight… 

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2008/01/christmas-was-awesome/feed/ 2 Merry Christmas from the Armas Family http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/12/merry-christmas-from-the-armas-family/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/12/merry-christmas-from-the-armas-family/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:13:51 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/180 Armas Family Christmas Card

This Christmas I decided to put our cameras to use. We have thousands of dollars worth of gear and we rarely use it to capture our life events. This year it is going to change. Stay tuned for pics of our entire Christmas!

For now, enjoy this card we made … if you got an actually print then you are super special because we only made about 30 of them and half of those went to family members.Merry Christmas everybody!

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/12/merry-christmas-from-the-armas-family/feed/ 1 Mandy http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/12/179/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/12/179/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:02:59 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/179 Mandy drove in from Ponca City, OK on a very chilly day and asked us to shoot her Senior Pics. You can’t tell by these photos, but it was friggin’ cold!Mandy Behar

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/12/179/feed/ 0 Abigail Sandusky http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/12/abigail-sandusky/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/12/abigail-sandusky/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:00:14 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/178 Abigail was a great sport. We had about 10 minutes to shoot before the sun ran off with all the lighting, and though you can’t tell in the photos, she is panting like a lizard between shots… we were hustling!
Abigail Sandusky

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/12/abigail-sandusky/feed/ 0 Blake & Leigh Ann http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/10/blake-leigh-ann/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/10/blake-leigh-ann/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:30:58 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/115 Blake & Leigh Ann drove in from Memphis this weekend to get their engagement photos done. Had a great time with both of them and looking forward to their December wedding.

Click here or the pic below to see their engagement photos

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/10/blake-leigh-ann/feed/ 0 Matt & Courtney http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/10/matt-courtney/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/10/matt-courtney/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:09:06 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/archives/112 Matt & Courtney are a special couple to Kara and I. They are both great people and strong believers. We will be flying to Atlanta next summer to shoot their wedding … and we’re pumped about it! View their engagement photos

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/10/matt-courtney/feed/ 0 Me & The Kiddos http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/me-the-kiddos/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/me-the-kiddos/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:23:51 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=105 So we busted out the lighting that we spent weeks justifying and barely use … and had some fun between shoots. Had a blast with the kids, and something tells me that soon you will see more evidence in the form of Build-A-Bears, which my kids treat like their own children. Heh … very soon.

Me & The Kids

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/me-the-kiddos/feed/ 0 Jo Anna http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/jo-anna/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/jo-anna/#comments Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:32:32 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=103 Kara met up with Jo Anna in Downtown Rogers and had a lot of fun. I’m putting the Kara disclaimer because anytime I post her pics on my account I get the most comments … ok- I am well aware that Kara is much better than me, so don’t feel the need to let me know … hah! Jo Anna: Thanks for letting us do your head shots … Bidness can be fun too huh?

Jo Anna

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/jo-anna/feed/ 0 Matt & Natalie http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/matt-natalie/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/matt-natalie/#comments Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:29:04 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=101 Matt & Natalie Knoble are very close friends of ours, who are just great peple… plain and simple. It was a pleasure to shoot them… Oh yeah… and Matt’s a goober.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/matt-natalie/feed/ 0 So Tired… http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/so-tired/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/so-tired/#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:34:35 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=95 Kara and I are sooo tired after a very long weekend of shooting. I have never been so excited to be so worn out… talk about some pretty cool shoots! Today we drove back from Little Rock after shooting bridals at the Capitol. What a beautiful place! Rest assured, your tax dollars are being spent.

Now, of course, I can’t show the pics we took today because we are pre-wedding, but I took a few shots without said bride, and I can post those :) so here they are!

Capitol Shoot 1

Capitol Shoot 2

Capitol Shoot 3

Capitol Shoot 4

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/so-tired/feed/ 0 Mallory http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/mallory/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/mallory/#comments Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:15:38 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=98 Senior Pics for Mallory on this glorious Friday :) Great eyes!!!

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/mallory/feed/ 0 Janis http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/99/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/99/#comments Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:24:24 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=99 Even more Senior photos … these for a young lady named Janis … love that name! Reminds me of 007 … I’m such a boy, huh?

Janis

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/99/feed/ 0 Beau http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/beau/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/beau/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:46:56 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=94 Beau is the son of a brand new client who came to us and asked if we would take Beau’s first Birthday photos. This was a lot of fun and we couldn’t have asked for a better little stud to model for us :)

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/beau/feed/ 0 Kristin Bickerstaff-Borden http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/kristin-bickerstaff-borden/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/kristin-bickerstaff-borden/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:43:53 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=93 Kristin showed up with Katie Tucker to our shoot today, and I just couldn’t let her get away without taking some shots of her. So gorgeous! Thanks for not being camera-shy Kristin … I had a lot of fun :)

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/kristin-bickerstaff-borden/feed/ 0 Katie Tucker http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/katie-tucker/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/katie-tucker/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:41:16 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=92 Katie Tucker and I have been trying to hook up for some time to do this shoot, so it’s somewhat of an accomplishment for me to finally get this done. Great eyes! Thanks Katie … was a pleasure!

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/katie-tucker/feed/ 0 Molten Lava http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/molten-lava/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/08/molten-lava/#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:53:36 +0000 Brian http://www.brianarmas.com/?p=88 Molten Lava is the shizzle… I have concluded that they are my favorite cover band, and that’s saying alot, since Dickson is flooded with them, and I play in one myself. Thanks to Wiley, Greg, Zack, Aaron & Miguel for the opp to do this shoot. It was a lot of fun, and we got to hang out in a sweet condo in the Legacy Building… mega modern and friggin’ cool. Thanks guys!

Molten Lava

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But, what a cool thing to be able to witness first hand. God is awesome…

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/05/storm-clouds/feed/ 0 Freedom of Speech or Racism? http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/05/freedom-of-speech-or-racism/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/05/freedom-of-speech-or-racism/#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 14:26:47 +0000 Brian http://www.samra.tv/blog/?p=73 It seems that lately I have been dealing with alot more racism than normal. More than normal? Yes … sad to say, but racism is very present in my life, and something that I have grown accustomed to, and have had to find a way to deal with. From the minor cowardly dirty looks to people screaming “wetback” at me while waiting for my food at Sonic. It’s just something you have to deal with that, in the end, makes you a stronger person and builds character.

With so much attention on the southern border with Mexico and the millions of illegals (many nationalities) living among us, more public and bold statements seem to fly out of peoples mouth, citing free speech. Don’t get me wrong‚Äì I think that as Americans we are entilted to our opinions, and illegal immigration us definately a growing problem. But the part that concerns me is the generalization that all Hispanics are trash and create problems. Sure, stereotypes come from somewhere, but does a national issue such as this give every american the right to throw flaming arrows at other citizens?

It is apparent to me that the real issue is the lack of control people have over their own thoughts. It is easy to poke fun at the kid that doesn’t bathe, or that is overweight … because everyone else is doing it, just as it’s hard to stand up for him because no one else it. The sad thing is this seems to be more prevelant in the bible belt of our nation. Interesting, is it not?
Anyways … the point is this: Illegals are coming from many different nations, and immigration shouldn’t give us a reason to vent racist thoughts towards a specific group of people you don’t like. If you’re going to be a racist, then go for it, but spread the love … I dare you.

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Mondays are crazy. Besides being the first day back after a lazy (or not) weekend, it is also the day that I have to coach instructional soccer to a pack of wild 6 yr olds. Since my two eldest children both play upward soccer at FBC Springdale, it is reasonable that I pick them up from school and allow them to hang out in my office during that last 1 1/2 hours of the day. This can be a chore in itself, but top it off with 4 kids running loose on the sports complex at Springdale while I coach soccer and Kara plays softball… it’s just a full day.

We ate dinner in the van, doors open, and without napkins. Of course, we’re out of groceries, so Kara decided to run on the way home and let me take the kids home… you know… so they won’t get tired… right. Well, knowing the yelling and tears that awaited me upon our arrival at home this evening, I took a welcomed and unplanned detour at exit 83. Our church, The Church at Pinnacle Hills, is a new campus, and I love it. It seems that everyone and their dog is taking pictures of the crosses these days, but I have yet to see a really good “night shot”, so I decided to take a stab at it. Hope you likes….

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/04/my-church/feed/ 0 Free Senior Photos http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/04/free-senior-photos/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/04/free-senior-photos/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:00:26 +0000 Brian http://www.samra.tv/blog/?p=71 Ok- so here’s the deal. We’re looking to beef up business for the coming fall, and we need the help of some high school Juniors.

We’ll take your Senior Pics for free, and even throw in your wallets… and all you have to do is give those wallets out to your friends. It gets even better… if one of your friends books their Senior Pics with us, we’ll give you $50.00 … CASH MONEY.

So you interested? Yeah… thought so. But this is a limited deal, and not all that ask can be chosen, so get back in touch with me, and tell your friends about it. We’ll post the lucky “scouts” right here in a few days.

Hope to hear from you soon… Brian & Kara

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Facebook gets live updates via RSS when I post a new a blog on brianarmas.com, automatically posting it as a “note” on my profile. Now, I’ve set up my blog to automatically import my photo albums from FaceBook… it’s a thing of beauty and they play very well together, and I don’t have to do much… :)

My guess is that the only people that will find that useful and interesting will be Clint Branham and Israel Jernigan… heh.

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/03/new-photo-shoots/feed/ 0 New gear… http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/02/new-gear/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/02/new-gear/#comments Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:45:12 +0000 Brian http://www.samra.tv/blog/?p=53 Well, Kara and I finally took the plunge today and decided to venture in to the world of small-business debt. We have never really acted on anything that we couldn’t pay for out of pocket, but today was the exception, and I believe it will prove to be a great and timely investment.

On the dream-come-true list today was a Nikon D200 with the 18-200mm Nikkor… it is a thing of beauty. As it happens, yesterday I picked up the new 105mm VR Micro-Nikkor lens for the church, which we will be using to shoot product and stock, among other things. My new camera, the church’s new lens, and a new SB800 AF Speedlight mounted on my new Manfrotto Joystick Head produced the following images… I’m loving it already!

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2007/02/new-gear/feed/ 0 Hannah’s Boo-Boo http://www.brianarmas.com/2006/11/hannahs-booboo/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2006/11/hannahs-booboo/#comments Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:36:50 +0000 Brian http://www.samra.tv/blog/?p=52 Well it is 11:15 p.m. On Tuesday night, and here we sit in the emergency room at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.

I’ve been running all day today, trying to get all settled before my vacation. From fast user switching on my Mac to 90 MPH on I-40. When we walked into Kara’s grandmother’s house we went straight to the plates and were eating an early Thanksgiving meal within 5 minutes.

Dinner lasted about 50 minutes and just as it felt things might calm down I heard the unmistakable sound of child hitting concrete.

Hannah was wrestling with her cousin, Emily, when she tripped, fell, and decided to break her fall with her head on a brick step. The aforementioned brick left it’s fingerprint on my 3 year old daughter’s forehead in the form of a perfect horizontal slit.

Lots of blood, lots of heart racing, lots of waiting room music, and lots of tears ‚Ķ But it looks like she’s going to be fine. Thank God for his protection and favor. Now check out the pic :)

]]> http://www.brianarmas.com/2006/11/hannahs-booboo/feed/ 1 Storms http://www.brianarmas.com/2006/09/storms/ http://www.brianarmas.com/2006/09/storms/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:45:36 +0000 Brian http://www.samra.tv/blog/?p=51 It has been storming all day. I took Malachi to his school football game. He attends a private school, which was playing our local team here.We had a great time, but left in the 3rd quarter because the storm looked really bad.

Anyways … Here are some pics I snapped during the storm, including the kids in the hallway due to the tornado warning…

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