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News pertaining to this blog, or me the photographer

Running at Preakness

Shutter: 1/640, Aperture: f/2.8, Lens: 70-200mm, ISO: 100 This past weekend was the biggest annual sporting event in Baltimore, the 138th Preakness at Pimlico. My friend Paul was contracted by USA Today Sports Images to shoot the event and they … Continue reading

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“I had a beer with Soundgarden” – Shooting the DC101 Chili Cook-off

Shutter: 1/500, Aperture: f/2.8, Lens: 70-200mm, ISO: 200 I was the official photographer for the DC101 Chili Cook-off, an annual summer concert hosted by the legendary radio station. I had shot an all-day festival last fall, but this was my … Continue reading

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Photos included in interview with Edward Sharpe

If you watch carefully you can see two of my photos in this ABCNews Audiofile interview with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. Spoiler alert, they’re at the 1:30 and 4:30 mark. My name, Andy Jones, will appear on screen … Continue reading

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Canon Loyalty Program

This guy loves Canon Are you familiar with the Canon loyalty program? Its a great way to get a reduced price on a brand new Canon camera. Click below for details.

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There she is, My big Miss America post

Shutter: 1/200, Aperture: f/2.8, Lens: 70-200mm, ISO: 1250 I recently got back from Las Vegas covering the 2013 Miss America pageant at the Planet Hollywood. I’m a little bit proud of getting myself credentials, but mainly I’m relieved I didn’t … Continue reading

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Rocketman

Shutter: 1/80, Aperture: f/2.8, Lens: 15mm, ISO: 200 Update: This photo was selected as one of the Consumerist Flickr Pool pics of the week. I’ve been meaning to share these pictures for awhile. I don’t typically talk about my family … Continue reading

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Following in my footsteps

I shot a local music festival this past weekend and my son came with me. He had his trusty Fisher Price Kid Tough camera and enjoyed shooting the musical acts right by my side. He also really wanted to get … Continue reading

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Firework photo!

Shutter: 16 seconds, Aperture: f/8.0, Lens: 28-135mm, ISO: 100 Now is the time to get ready to shoot photos of fireworks. Here is an earlier blog post with some tips and a plug for our mobile site TOOLS page. Visit … Continue reading

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Some updates and a great week

I overhauled my Events Portfolio with new images and added an auto-sniffer that will direct you to the mobile site if you visit the address on your smartphone. Try it! ageowns.com/events. I also had an incredible week. Within the span … Continue reading

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I want to shoot (more) shows

Me (bottom left), shooting the Naked and Famous at 9:30 ClubPhoto courtesy Pat Junvisetsak Over the last year I have tried to step up shooting more live music, I really feel a passion for it, and the summer is just … Continue reading

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Back from Toy Fair

I just got back from the 2012 Toy Fair in NYC. I’m busy posting pics on my two other blogs MillionairePlayboy.com (collectibles and cool stuff) and NonToxicReviews.com (stuff for little kids) but I did get some stuff from just walking … Continue reading

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Coincidental Tourist Found!

A photo of me on the left, I took the photo on the right. The amazing conclusion to an unlikely story. I snapped the picture of the random tourist on the right. Using the power of Reddit, we found out … Continue reading

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Carbon Leaf on NYE 2011

Lead singer Barry Privett comes right up to me I got to cover the 2011 Baltimore Downtown Countdown New Years Eve party at the Regency Hyatt. I had full access to walk around and shoot fun pics of party goers … Continue reading

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Front page of the Gazette

There was recently a contest for the Montgomery County editions of the Gazette, and I won first place with my Geese in the Mist photo.

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“Yeah, my pics don’t lie” — shooting Shakira

Department of Education photo by Andrew Jones As you may know, one of my many duties is to shoot photography for the Department of Education, and occasionally I get the opportunity to help out with some of the larger events. … Continue reading

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Beach tip, keeping your DSLR safe

Camera-flauge. This is a great/cheap way to keep your DSLR safe and clean while at the beach. It keeps out most moisture, sand, heat, and it doesn’t draw attention like a nice camera bag does. Toss in your keys, wallet, … Continue reading

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THERE she is… Miss America

As I mentioned earlier, I have been assisting as a second shooter at work. A few weeks ago the current Miss America stopped by for the Let’s Read, Let’s Move event, and I ended up being her primary photographer while … Continue reading

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Shooting Spike

Over the past few weeks I’ve been getting some experience shooting public events as a backup at the Dept of Education. Nothing serious, just getting a feel for getting the important handshakes, some candid shots, and other PR needs. I’ll … Continue reading

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Some maintenance

I’m working on getting the URL masking fixed, so most of these links won’t work for another day or so, but I have a ton of stuff to show you, so follow my twitter feed, or RSS or just keep … Continue reading

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Timelapse photo used on DCist

Shutter: 10 seconds, Aperture: f/16.0, ISO:100, 15mm Fisheye lens I took this photo walking back from the tennis match. Paul and I had our cameras, and nowhere special to be so we both stopped and took some long exposures as … Continue reading

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