"I've Been Working on the Railroad"

Norfolk and Southern has been working on their line between Liberty and Greensboro, North Carolina, replacing old wooden ties. They've been stacking them along the track near Pleasant Garden and they have created a mountain of sorts.

(Photographs copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Executive Portraits in Greensboro and Beyond

Bear with me as I make an unabashed pitch for work in these really tight economic times. Besides my other advertising and editorial work, I do executive portraits and head shots for use in magazine articles, websites, social networking, and for general PR. The image above was an environmental portrait of an executive who is also a water polo player. The one below is an image of a management team for a print article on teamwork. Others are for various website and collateral usage.

I also do traditional and lifestyle portraiture. If you need a headshot or a portrait, studio or location, please give me a call or drop me an email. For that matter, keep me in mind for any of your commercial advertising or editorial photography needs. OK, that's it, that's my pitch. Now I'll go back to just posting photographs. Thank You.

(Photographs copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Abandoned Farmhouse

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Old farmhouse near Pleasant Garden, North Carolina.

Esau Again

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Neighborhood ram Esau once again. He is a handsome fella.

Ferrari 512

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Ferrari 512S at speed. Virginia International Raceway. Racing officially starts today in the US with the start of the 24 hours of Daytona. Cars like this one ran in anger there some forty years ago.

ATV Rider in the Field

(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)

ATV rider from a commercial outdoor apparel shoot.

Old Horse Plows

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Old horse plows in my Grandpa's barn.

Moving Hay

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Casual fashion/lifestyle photography.

Ad Campaign

I make my living doing commercial and editorial work, and I recently worked with a local ad agency on an ad campaign for a municipal development agency promoting the fact that they are capable of putting together shovel-ready projects. If I can help on your next ad or campaign, please give me a call.

(Photographs copyright 2012 by Dan Routh, ads shown courtesy RLF Communications, Ron Irons, art director)

Holsteins Sunning

Dairy cows sun themselves on a warm afternoon at Williams Dairy near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

(Photographs copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Mrs. Routh's Grain Drill

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

An old horse drawn grain drill (missing it's wheels) sits in a corn crib on my road this afternoon in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Hen Eggs

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Speckled bowl with hen eggs on the green table.

Harold Gibson's Barn

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Many of the old buildings around our community Grays Chapel, North Carolina have seen many uses. Harold Gibson's barn/shed started life as Mr. Pugh's store.

Railroad Fashion

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

A look back at a casual fashion shoot.

From Warmer Days

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

A look back at an image I shot in warmer days. Tiger the cat and a bowl of figs.

Cooking Hog

Barbecue in North Carolina means pork. Neighbor Tommy Routh pulls the meat from a 300 pound hog he cooked for some 24 hours this past weekend in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

(Photographs copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Plymouth

An old Plymouth in a field in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

(Photographs copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Bird Hunting

Saturday I tagged along with Cory Routh, his dad Larry and neighbor Austin Capps for a few hours of upland bird hunting at Blue Horizon Quail Preserve near Randleman, North Carolina. Ricky Nixon along with guide Chad Robbins manages about 200 acres of land set up and maintained for good quail hunting. It brought back memories of my Grandpa King, who absolutely loved to hunt birds. While shooting is a big part of the equation, it is most fascinating to watch a really good dog work. Ricky's English pointer Banjo is a master hunter and is the star of the show. He finds the birds, he points, and he retrieves every time. Ricky's wife also fixed one of the best stews I've had lately for lunch. For info on Blue Horizon, go to www.BlueHorizonQuailPreserve.com.

Preserve owner Ricky Nixon.

Guide Chad Robbins.

 (Photographs copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)