Say Something....with Morgan

Model - Morgan Reece - TRD Photography - Say Something

Say Something...with Morgan & TRD Photography

One of the things that I miss most about working on magazines is the interviews. I love to read stories and interesting interviews. So I've been working on this for a bit to introduce a new segment for my blog called Say Something. It's talking to different people that I work with, and some specifically for this, but I want to talk to people about life in these contemporary times about real stuff and not just the usual "how long have you modeled/been a tattooer/etc" questions. Hope you guys dig this chat with Morgan and the pics.

TRD - So we're talking to Morgan today for the first ever edition of Say Something here on my blog. Morgan, it's been awesome getting to know you and work with you this last little bit. One of the things that I've found really inspiring about your social media is even with going through some tough times, you remain upbeat and positive. How do you do that?

Morgan - I realize just how lucky I am to be alive. Having been brushed with things that should have killed me, mentally and physically, I appreciate life entirely. I have the “it could be worse” mentality and a little “it always gets better” sprinkled on top. I just try to keep going because I know who I am and I know what a fighter I am.

TRD - I think that's awesome, and I think it's really cool that you share some of what you've been through and how you've struggled with depression and things. You never know who out there is dealing with things and how that little bit of openness can help. You've done some road tripping. What's been your favorite destination that you've been to so far?

Morgan - Thank you! I have a “keep going” tattoo on my arm, big enough so anybody I encounter can see it because I talk with my hands. It always gets better, if you put in the work and believe it. And nobody is ever alone. I would have to say the road trip I did to the Grand Canyon and back! Leaving from Tennessee and coming through Texas on the way back. I got to be in Denver, Colorado for a blink, but I fell in love instantly. The trees were all yellow with leaves and I found a hot spring that was surrounded by nature (I believe it’s called Strawberry Park). I felt very at peace, was sleeping in the back of my Jeep, and just genuinely enjoyed Colorado and the beauty it holds.

Model - Morgan Reece - TRD Photography - Say Something

TRD - That is so cool! I've seen some of Colorado, but more so just in passing. Northern Wyoming for me was amazing. Where else would you like to visit?

Morgan - I would love to go out of the country! As much as I travel, a lot of people don’t know I have yet to do that yet. I would love to go to Norway! Oslo has been tugging at my heartstrings for a very long time now. I’m thinking I’m going to finally going to make it happen in the upcoming spring!

TRD - That is killer man! I hope that it works out for you to make it! You're in your mid twenties right? What do you think people your age can do to make a difference in our society?

Morgan - Yes! I’m somewhat new to the 27 club. I think we should definitely speak up. If something bothers us, speak up. Too often we go with the flow and just settle because we think it’s just the way it’s got to be or go. Not only that, but I think we should definitely open our eyes to our neighbors. I think we forget that we aren’t perfect or above anyone so we overlook humanity sometimes. I think we need to just take care of each other and be kind. I truly think that love and empathy could move mountains.

TRD - I agree man! I think that it's become so easy to just become consumed in our own life, in this cyber world, that we overlook whats going on in the real world. What do we need to do to get beyond the negativity in social media?

Morgan - I think we need to just turn it into a positive thing! I try my best to post quotes that will inspire, help, move, and help people feel a little less alone on my Instagram account. I need it sometimes more, but I often get messages saying “thank you. I needed to hear that.” I think we could comment encouragement instead of screenshooting with intention to bring someone down. I think we could really use it as a positive thing, but unfortunately, with our human nature, it takes a lot of brain work. We just have to try!

Model - Morgan Reece - TRD Photography - Say Something

TRD - I think that's really well said dude! Where do you want to be in ten years?

Morgan - Honestly, that kinda changes every other year sometimes. I want to be happy, feel loved, I want to have many travel stories under my belt, and feel like I’ve accomplished a few things then.

TRD - What are some of the items on your bucket list?

Morgan - Skydiving, swim with sharks, visit all 50 states before I turn 30, and eventually see Celine Dion in concert are just a few of them!

TRD - That's awesome dude! Just getting to know you, I bet you'll be knocking them off in no time. I wanna thank you for taking some time to chat with us. What's one last thing you'd like to say to folks out there reading this?

Morgan - Thank you! I’m definitely setting some goals to get to them. I appreciate you having me to do this! It was a lot of fun, as always. I would love to leave this by saying... be you. Just be you. Own your faults and your quirks. They make you who you are and nobody can ever take that from you. Don’t apologize for who you are and don’t you dare change to make someone else comfortable. The right people will love you and appreciate you, despite how much of a mess you can be. And be nice to the people trying to figure it all out. Life isn’t easy and we are all going through this together.

Old Hollywood Glamour Event Video - TRD Photography

Stacy - Hair/MUA - Christine Bordeaux - TRD Photography

Hollywood Glamour Event - January 24th 2016

A few Sundays ago, Christine Bordeaux and I, welcomed four amazing ladies to a special event at the Blackbeard Tattoo shop in Chattanooga, TN. Christine provided hair and makeup, and turned the ladies into bombshells from the years gone by. We had a lot of fun and shot a little behind the scenes video as well to just give a sampling of what all went down that day. 

Ashley - Hair/MUA - Christine Bordeaux - TRD Photography

Rani - Hair/MUA - Christine Bordeaux - TRD Photography 

Lacy - Hair/MUA - Christine Bordeaux - TRD Photography 

Seeing Yourself in Beauty and in Decay...Photographer Ricky Davis

Beauty in the Decay Series - The Window - Model Liz Price - Photographer Ricky Davis - Shot with Canon 6D. 

Seeing yourself in the Beauty and the Decay – By Ricky Davis

Back in 2013, I began a series which I titled Beauty in the Decay. I had been inspired by the work of the amazing Karen Jerzyk who goes into abandoned buildings and shoots nude models. The work is mind blowing and very powerful. Now I don’t shoot nude models, the most that I shoot is implied, but I really liked the idea of doing a series that pits beauty in the midst of decay, from my perspective. I feel that this can open up a lot of questions. What is beauty, really what is decay?

I shot two photos for the series in 2013, and none in 2014. I got a little off track. Recently I decided I wanted to began it again and had the opportunity to work with the amazing Liz Price for a new image to add into it.

A few weeks ago I posted the image above on Facebook and Instagram and I asked the question of what people feel, or what are their thoughts regarding what’s happening in the photo. I held my own opinion back until now. I wanted to share a few of the responses that I received about this photo.

“She feels alone in a society that says her body doesn’t fit the standards for beautiful.” Amanda C.

“Longing for her dreams, hope that’s lost” Carol Ann M.

“She’s feeling embarrassed or shunned. Lack of confidence, yearning to be accepted.” Kellie H.

“I see someone who has hit rock bottom, and this is the moment she decides to take her life back! 
I feel like her thoughts are, “screw the world! Wait until they see what I have coming for them!” (In a positive sense)
For me, it seems like a moment of transformation!” Trevor L. 

“Remembering what once was…” Christy G.

” I see someone reflecting waiting for a change who is to know if it is good or bad” Kennedy G.

“Loneliness looking out into the darkness for a single ray of light.” Gregory A.

Those were responses on Facebook, here’s some of what people on Instagram had to say.

“A very foreboding, dark, & sinister look. Emotionally I’m intrigued on what the subject sees outside the window.” VIntageterrance

“I feel sad. I feel like she got left at the alter and she is soo misrable she still has on her wedding crenlen slip, and is staring outside waiting for her groom to show up…..” Mrsham1993

“To me it feels forlorn…like she’s waiting on someone who never came” DarthCrowe

As I started reading the comments as they were being posted, the thought resonated with me, especially as I knew a few of the people commenting, with things that were going on in their lives. They weren’t necessarily just viewing Liz as a model in some far off photograph, some were seeing themselves in her place. My idea was justified a few minutes later when Carol Ann commented ” You know, after reading everyone’s response, I think that our critique is how we actually feel unsure emoticon or maybe it’s just me.”

So what is the purpose of art? Sometimes I think it’s helpful for us to grow and to sort through things that we are dealing with when we can step out of ourselves and see it in third person. Much the way that some were able to step into Liz’s position and relate.

For me, this photograph is a symbol of hope and beauty. Yes, the room is trashed, and it’s dark and bleak. Yes, she’s not airbrushed, liquified, and the like. It’s gritty and the location doesn’t seem too inviting. The curtains to the window are drawn, except for where she’s holding them apart. She’s not looking behind her at the disheveled mess that’s in the past, but she’s looking forward through the window into what’s to come. Too often we focus on the distractions around us instead of looking ahead. We don’t know what’s to come, but we already know what’s behind us. That’s what it makes me feel anyway.

I hope that you like the image and will stay tuned for more.

Ricky

If you’d like to work with me, trd@trdphotography.com

Film in the Studio? Finally got to try it!

Model Krysten Barnes - Photographer Ricky Davis of TRD Photography - Fuji Acros 100 Film

Film in the Studio...Finally got to try it!

My apologies in the repost of this blog. I was cleaning out some older posts that were no longer applicable and somehow today's post got deleted as well.

Recently I have started working to learn more about film photography. When I first played around with photography it was all film. I had no idea what I was doing. When I got serious about photography, I learned by shooting digital. Now I'm increasingly interested in working to learning film. It's been an interesting journey so far!

Model Krysten Barnes - Photographer Ricky Davis of TRD Photography - Fuji Acros 100 Film

A few weeks ago I was preparing to head off to Portland, OR for a couple of weeks, but I really wanted to try shooting film in studio before I left. That way when I got back, my negatives would be here and I could see how it worked. I was happy when an old friend of mine was able to work her schedule around and shoot with me a couple days before I was set to leave. Krysten and I have collaborated on some of my favorite photographs over the years.

Model Krysten Barnes - Photographer Ricky Davis of TRD Photography - Fuji Acros 100 Film

Our shoot consisted of shooting two different films, expired Fuji Acros 100 and expired Kodak Tmax400. As I had no idea how film would work with studio lighting, we tried several different looks, just to make sure we tried different things to see how it would work.

Model Krysten Barnes - Photographer Ricky Davis of TRD Photography - Fuji Acros 100 Film

The Fuji Acros 100 was my favorite film to work with that day I think. I liked the exposures on the Tmax too, but we had lighting issues where most of those ended up being scrapped. I started off shooting with high wattage constant light, and those were great! When I used my studio strobes, my shutter speed was too fast for the film to light up the whole frame.I really look forward to working on that next time.

Model Krysten Barnes - Photographer Ricky Davis of TRD Photography - Kodak TMax 400 Film

These images haven't been edited, other than removing a few large scratches from processing. I'm really looking forward to working more with film in the studio and soon beginning to work on actual darkroom techniques and processing my own film. So stay tuned...

Ricky

TRD Photography RAW goes Video w/Leighann Word

Model Leighann Word - TRD Photography - RAW, No Photoshop except b&w conversion

TRD Photography RAW goes Video...

A big push that I've been working on lately is doing more raw, unedited type work. I call it TRD Photography RAW and I talked about it in a previous blog. This time I went a little further.

The other day model Leighann Word was in town after booking me for a session. After we finished it, we decided to do a raw shoot as well. Leighann took it a step further and did the raw shoot, without makeup either. ( Stay Tuned as I plan to announce a further series soon) We then decided to actually do one of the bts videos of our raw shoot. I hope you dig it. 

I would love to do further raw sessions, and if you're interested in one of those, or any of my other work, feel free to contact me at trd@trdphotography.com I'd love to work with you.

Ricky

Abandoned Places - Oh My! TRD Photography & Liz Price

Model - Liz Price - Photo by TRD Photography 

Abandoned Places - 

Recently I had the opportunity to work with a killer model that I hadn't seen in quite a few years. She was getting ready to leave for Italy but reached out to me because of this insane location. It was such a pleasure to reconnect and make some killer work with Liz in this amazing location. 

Model - Liz Price - Photo by TRD Photography

What type of abadoned places would you like to visit? Are you interested more for thrill seeking or the history? I personally don't shoot in as many abandoned type locations as I would like. I love the atmosphere and the historical aspect of these places. You can almost feel the life forms around you. I'd love to do more but I try to always get permission beforehand. 

Model - Liz Price - Photo by TRD Photography

Be sure to stay tuned for more from this set! This is just a sampling of what's to come. I'm based in the Chattanooga, TN area and if anyone knows of any locations or would like to book a shoot with me. Feel free to shoot me an email. I'd love to work with you! 

RIcky 

trd@trdphotography.com

Tattoo Model - Photo of the Day - Raven Lee - TRD Photography

Tattoo Model - Raven Lee - Photo by TRD Photography - Woodland Beauty Set

Tattoo Model Raven Lee

Raven has become one of my best friends over the years. She's such a sweet, authentic person and that's pretty hard to find. This set we shot in North Georgia. The above photo I wanted to keep a real, natural feel to it. The only photoshop work done on this was adjusting the colors. No airbrushing/liquifying type stuff at all. I hope you dig it.

Ricky - TRD Photography 

Chattanooga, TN - www.trdphotography.com - www.facebook.com/trdphotography

FInd me on Twitter/IG/Snapchat/Pinterest - @trd_photography

Pack of Wolves - Echo of Love Album Cover

Echo of Love - The sophomore release from Pack of Wolves - Photo by TRD Photography

Pack of Wolves - Echo of Love

Recently I was honored to be able to do some album artwork for the band, Pack of Wolves. They are based out of Chattanooga, TN and just released their sophomore album, Echo of Love. They are fronted by the dynamite, Tootsie Von Comare. She's got soul well beyond her years and they put on a great show! Their album is out now digitally and soon to be released in cd format. Here's the cd cover that I got the privilege of shooting.

Check Pack of Wolves out at the following sites.

www.facebook.com/pages/Pack-of-Wolves/112745215503051

www.packofwolvesmusic.com

www.reverbnation.com/packofwolves4

And as always, feel free to check out my other work at the following links.

TRD Photography - Chattanooga TN - www.trdphotography.com

www.facebook.com/trdphotography - IG/Twitter/Pinterest @trd_photography

Behind the Scenes at a TRD Photography Event

BTS at the Feb 22nd Blowout...

On February 22nd we offered a special event at the TRD Photography studio. We'd done some renovating and decided to celebrate by offering a big discount day. We had a great day with seven ladies booking slots. It got extremely hectic and I didn't get to video as much as I had planned, but we put together some short clips as well as some of the edited images from several of the ladies to kinda give a glimpse into the day.

I wanna thank my pal, Raven Lee, for assisting me that day. She was a huge help. Raven and I have a special video project of our own that'll be debuting here in the near future. Check out some of the final product below of several of the amazing ladies I got to work with that day!

much love and thanks for all the continued support,

Ricky

www.trdphotography.com - www.facebook.com/trdphotography

IG - Twiiter - Pinterest - @trd_photography - Chattanooga, TN

Model April Bijou - TRD Photography

Model Ania De Von - TRD Photography

Lucia Silveria - TRD Photography - Her first ever professional shoot and she rocked it!

Model TIffany Merriman - TRD Photography

Model Raven Lee - TRD Photography -

Photo of the Day - Makynna Rigsby - 2/22/2015

Model - Makynna Rigsby - TRD Photography - Photo of the Day 2/21/2015

Photo of the Day - 2/22/2015 - Makynna Rigbsy

I've been working with Kynna and her sister Ashley since late 2011. Wow! Just typing that, I can't believe it's been that long. It's been incredible watching this young lady grow and transform into one of the best models I've worked with. She's signed to an agency out of Atlanta and has some amazing roads ahead of her. I've really been taking back by this image. I think it's the reds that just pop at me. I want to thank Melissa Watson for doing makeup on this shoot and Kynna's mom, Avery for doing hair.

Check out more of my work below....

www.facebook.com/trdphotography - Twitter & IG - @trd_photography 

trd@trdphotography.com - www.trdphotography.com - Chattanooga, TN

Photo of the Day - April Bijou - 2/21/2015

Model April Bijou - TRD Photography - Chattanooga TN - 2014

Photo of the Day - April Bijou - 2/21/2015 - TRD Photography

This was one of my favorites from 2015. I met April at the Chattanooga Tattoo Convention and she booked a session with me. She blew me away at our shoot! I'm really stoked as tomorrow I'll be getting to do another session with April as she booked one of my slots from my special studio session I offered recently. 

So stay tuned to see some more killer work from this young lady. You can follow her FB page at the following...

www.facebook.com/pages/April-Bijou-Modeling/472890502857230

Follow more of my work at the following as well.

www.facebook.com/trdphotography - IG, Twitter, and Pinterest - @trd_photography 

www.trdphotography.com - trd@trdphotography.com - Chattanooga, TN

Flashback Friday - Mandi Mayhem -

Model - Mandi Mayhem - TRD Photography - Photo of the Day 2/20/2015

Flashback Friday - Model Mandi Mayhem - POTD 2/20/2015

Let's face it, I've got some absolutely amazing friends. Mandi is just a mind blowing talented lady and all around awesome person. This was from our last set that we got to shoot. It was featured in Ink Revolution when I was still working with it. 

Go check out Mandi's FB page at  www.facebook.com/pages/Mandi-Mayhem/139923119450671 

View more of my work at the following. 

www.facebook.com/trdphotography - Twitter & IG - @trd_photography

trd@trdphotography.com - www.trdphotography.com

As always, I'm Ricky of TRD Photography and I'm based in the Chattanooga, TN area. My studio is a stones throw from Chattanooga in Cleveland. I specialize in model photography but I also work with bands and businesses in creating a unique look to help brand their image. Hit me up if you're interested. 

Throwback Thursday - Hotels Project with Raven Lee

Model Raven Lee from the Hotel Series by TRD Photography - Photo of the Day 2/19/2015

Photo of the Day - 2/19/2015 - Throwback Thursday - The Hotel Series with Raven Lee

One of my absolute favorite people in the world happens to be Ms. Raven Lee. I met her back in early 2012 and have had so many amazing, artistic shoots with this lady. She's been one of the sweetest, most genuine souls I've ever met! One thing about Raven that I've not ever seen at her level is how prepared she always is. Her specialty is really in nailing artistic shoot and she goes above and beyond in planning. I've never seen anyone else like her! 

I chose this photo to share with you guys today because this one came from one of my projects! It's a project that I've not really worked on since 2013 and I'd like to get it rolling again this year. It's what I called the Hotel Project. The basis of it came from the idea of working towards a book project featuring more character driven b&w shots done at hotels. Different places with different vibes. 

Even though this was one of our lesser planned out sets, it's still one of my absolute fav sets. We went for more of the old Hollywood starlet feel, with her look and with the edit. 

Be sure to go check her out on Facebook below.

www.facebook.com/theravenlee 

Be sure to stay tuned to the blog as I have a video project coming up with her VERY soon. :)

You can check out more of my work at....

www.facebook.com/trdphotography - Twitter & IG - @trd_photography 

Email - trd@trdphotography.com - www.trdphotography.com

I'm Ricky Davis and I'm based in the Chattanooga, TN area. .

Photo of the Day 2/17/2015 - Vanessa Michelle

Model - Vanessa Michelle - Group The 86'd - TRD Photography

Photo of the Day 2/17/2015

This photo is one of my recent favorites. Vanessa and I go back a good ways. We met up at a local fav location of mine and did some more "pretty" almost fashionesque work which we hadn't really done before. I loved this angle and the lighting was fantastic! 

Be sure to check out more of Vanessa's work. She is also one of my cohorts in our "alternative collective" The 86'd.

Visit Vanessa at www.facebook.com/vanessamichellefilth 

Visit the 86'd at www.facebook.com/wearethe86d

Visit me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/trdphotography

Instagram & Twitter - @trd_photography  Email - trd@trdphotography.com

Photo of the Day 2/16/2015

Between Two Worlds  - TRD Photography

Between Two Worlds 

This shot came from another shoot that we were doing at the time. I love doing shoots in the water. There's just something magical with it. After we were finished doing the original shot, I asked Daniel Wilbanks, one of the hands in our other photo if I could get a capture of him reaching up once more. He obliged, and this shot was born.

Enjoy,

Ricky

www.trdphotography.com - www.facebook.com/trdphotography - trd@trdphotography.com Twitter & IG - @trd_photography

Photo of the Day - 2/15/2015

Photo of the Day - 2/15/2015

I debated over and over, what should I start this photo of the day deal with on my blog. I decided to start it out with one of my favorite images that brings in aspect of my faith. 

I took this image at a local cemetery. I love shooting images of statues, when you look at them from different angles and perspectives, it's incredible the amount of emotion they have. This particular image grabbed my attention. This is also the first time that I've ever edited a statue type image in more of my vintage feel and worked it more to fit my vision. I really loved the results.

It's not always a popular thing to say, and sometimes I catch flak all around, but what I do as a photographer results from Faith. I mentioned it in my about me section. I'm far from perfect but my work is my calling in life. I have no doubts of this. It's one of the reasons that I think this image means so much to me. 

Enjoy,

Ricky

www.trdphotography.com - www.facebook.com/trdphotography - Email  trd@trdphotography.com - Twitter & IG - @trd_photography

The Times they are A-Changing

Model - Chronic Cricket - Photo - TRD Photography - 2015

They Times they are A-Changing 

Sorry for the title, I happen to be a big Dylan fan and it seemed like the perfect intro for this post. Just wanted to state that the website is undergoing some changes that'll be coming to fruition in the next few days. 

With the media that we are constantly bombarded with here on social media, it's easy to have sensory overload. Recently a client came into my studio for a consultation and as we were going through my albums because she wanted to see what styles I offered, I became aware that I may have way too many images in there and that it seemed to be overwhelming. 

So I'm trimming my galleries down a little to a more manageable amount of material,  that will be updated more regularly. It also gives me a chance to feature my other work more frequently here on my blog. I plan to try doing a photo of the day project on here, in addition to other posts that I share as well. I hope that you guys will enjoy. 

Another thing to keep an eye out for in the near future is my video work. I just started playing with video, but I absolutely love it. I'm in the planning stages on several projects in the near future that should take what I've been doing with video in a different direction. 

Much love to all of you guys and gals,

Ricky

 TRD Photography - www.trdphotography.com - www.facebook.com/trdphotography                   

Twitter & Instagram @trd_photography - Email trd@trdphotography.com

Goofing off with Dalis Connell

Goofing off with Dalis Connell -

Let's face it, my job means I get to hang out with pretty awesome people. I love what I do and I really enjoy getting to see different sides of people that not everyone else does. I've worked with Dalis for a couple of years now and it's always a pleasure. During our recent shoot, we decided to try out some video as well. I'm no videographer, but it was a lot of fun goofing off. I wanted to share with you a 15 second snippet from the full video which you can also check out on YouTube as well. This is a more recent edit, hence the better music... I'm still learning!

Ricky - www.trdphotography - IG & Twitter - @trd_photography - Email - trd@trdphotography.com - FB - www.facebook.com/trdphotography

Behind the Scenes video - Cali Glover

Behind the Scenes with Cali Glover & TRD Photography

So I've known Cali for quite a few years now and we recently got together for a new shoot. Cali's a pretty fantastic photographer in her own right and she's the one that inspired me to even mess around with video. We decided to put together a bts video from our shoot.

I'm really stoked about this video as it's my fourth one, and in this one I decided to try some different ideas with lighting that was formulating in my head since my last one, and I'm pretty stoked about the results. What do you guys think?

Anyway, I hope you guys dig it. Be sure to check out my YouTube channel.

Peace.

Photographer Ricky Davis - WWW.TRDPHOTOGRAPHY.COM 

IG - @trd_photography - Twiiter - @trd_photography - YouTube - TRD_photography

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Talking Puncture Wounds Clothing with JD Hicks

BTS Photo above with Steph D, Cricket Murphy, Amanda Pocalypse, and me. I'm wearing my PWC toboggan. 

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Talking Puncture Wounds Clothing with JD Hicks

I first ran into JD way back in 2012 when I just started hitting the alternative market hard. We connected through some models that were modeling his work. JD has shown me a lot of support in various ventures since, and I've really enjoyed seeing his vision for PWC expand. Recently I had a conversation with JD about where his vision is going. I'm also going to share some various photos I've taken for PWC. 

 Ricky - JD, what's new with PWC? 

JD -We just closed out on another very productive year. Being a small clothing line out of Eastern Kentucky and making the progress that we have made in a few short years is unbelievable. And we owe it all to the people who support us day in and day out. The Puncture Wounds Clothing family continues to grow daily. We are in the process of dropping a few new designs and looking into setting up a few events in the new year.

Model - Jessi Anne - Photo TRD Photography 2012 - Puncture Wounds Clothing

Ricky - Tell us how PWC got started man.

JD - It started out as an outlet for me to help display some artwork by a couple of my extremely talented friends who own tattoo shops and for me to start up a fun little hobby. The very first item for sale from Puncture Wounds Clothing was customized canvas shoes that were decorated with sharpies. 

Ricky - Very cool! I didn't realize that about the shoes. You guys have really done a lot of work with bands and in the music industry. Who have you guys sponsored as well as what, if any plans do you guys have in 2015 in the music scene?

JD - We've had the opportunity to clothe the backs of so many musicians and bands. Or family of bands consists of Another Lost Year from Charlotte, Elisium from Virginia, Almost Kings from Atlanta, Shallow Side from Cullman Alabama, Screaming for Silence out of Nebraska, Artifas out of Memphis, Crashing Broadway, Zero Dark Thirty, Royal Bliss, and Uncrowned.

We've also had the pleasure of Clothing national acts such as The Butcher Babies, Devour the Day, Pop Evil, Gemini Syndrome, and the Almighty Sevendust! We also met up with Marilyn Manson at a show in Columbus to deliver some gear to him.

We will be working with some more bands heading into the new year! May even see us set up a festival or two slinging some shirts

Model Alexys Graves and Tattoo Artist Kitty Konniption - Photo - TRD Photography - Shires by Puncture Wounds Clothing

Ricky - There are so many clothing companies out there in the alt scene, what makes PWC different?

JD - PWC isn't just a clothing company man. We are a family. Our goal is to bring as many talented people together as possible. We are looking to take over the world together.

Ricky - There's definitely no better goal than world domination brother! Where can people find links to check out PWC and pick up some gear?

JD - You can find us on 

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pwc23 

Instagram - @puncturewounds

Twitter - @pwounds

Website - http://www.pwclothing.com 

Hope you enjoyed reading a little bit about Puncture Wounds Clothing. Be sure to check them out and support small businesses! 

If you'd like to book a session with me, I've only got a couple slots left open for February, and I'm beginning to book for March. I'm based in Chattanooga TN but I travel when I have enough clients in an area. Find my work at the following links.

www.trdphotography.com - www.facebook.com/trdphotography - instagram @trd_photography - Twitter - @trd_photography - Email trd@trdphotography.com