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Parker Photography

Cherish Yesterday, Dream Tomorrow, Live Today, Love Always.

About Me

Like I Never Broke Her Heart - Shannon Lawson
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I was born in Orange County, CA and moved to Bakersfield, CA when I was 12. I lived my life there until I moved to Nashville in November of 2005. Even that wasn't a straight trip. I lived for a short time in Hampton, VA, and then for a few months in Lexington, KY until I finally settled here in Nashville in April of 2006.
I have enjoyed taking pictures my entire life of anything and everything, but it wasn't until I moved to Nashville that I discovered that I had an eye for concert photography, with the help of Ms. Shanna Crooks of MuzikMafia and recently signed to Atlantic Records of New York. She enjoyed my pictures of her that I took on stage, so, with that in mind, I began to photograph other artists while they sang on stage... James Otto, Shannon Lawson and Damien Horne of MuzikMafia, choosing to photograph the unique moments that can be found in live shows, using staging, lighting and mood to capture unusual pictures. My photo's can also be seen in Matt Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Gary Nichols, Trailer Choir and Eric Heatherly's myspace pages, in the galleries of the MuzikMafia website, muzikmafia.com, Jo Ann Rossi's myspace, wardrobe stylist and talent coordinator for Muscle Shoals to Music Row Live, and the Trailer Choir website gallery, trailerchoir.com. I am ever honored to have them there for the world to see.
I have recently begun expanding from concert photography to landscape and scenic photography, pet photography, wedding photography, promotional photography, and event photography, and am available for hire. Contact me for rates and availability for photo shoots, shows and events. I work in a digital medium, for computer use, but will print hardcopy if requested.

My Interests

Read my VisualDNA ™ Get your own VisualDNA™Hunting, hiking, camping, fishing, Drag Racing or riding my motorcycle. I also like reading a good book, listening to muzik, taking LOTS of pictures, and sometimes I watch either the Discovery Channel, or Animal Plant or GAC. I attend as many Concerts as I can, and will drive quite a distance for someone I really like to hear.

I'd like to meet:

Open minded people who love music and photography, Stevie Ray Vaughan and ELVIS. But, I guess I'll have to wait awhile before I meet the last two.... *sigh*

Music:

Anything that is played with passion. I have an affinity for guitars, and love all the songs with insane guitar solos.. like a lot of the old 60's - 80's Rock -N- Roll.

As far as artists go, I adore:

* Elvis Presley
* Eric Heatherly
* James Otto
* Shanna Crooks
* Shannon Lawson
* Trevor Rosen
* Matt Ramsey
* Paul Thorn
* Damien Horne
* Jo Dee Messina
* Stacy Mitchhart
* Keith Urban
- And the list goes on.. and on...

When it comes to bands I like, I choose to listen to:

* Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
* Journey
* Little River Band
* Toto
* Poco
* Fleetwood Mac
* Boston
* Rascal Flatts
* Steve Miller Band
* Kansas
* Santana
- and the list goes on.. and on....

Movies:

MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL - CHECK IT OUT!http://www.youtube.com/cariparker1

Television:

*HOUSE
*M*A*S*H
*Veronica Mars

Books:

Dean Koontz:
*The Odd Thomas Series
*Fear Nothing
*Seize The Night
*The Watchers
*False Memory

Stephen King:
*Bag of Bones
*The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Melanie Rawn:
*The Dragon Prince trilogy
*The Dragon Star Trilogy

Anne McCaffrey:
*The Dragon Riders of Pern Series

Heroes:

My Mom and Dad

My Blog

Just Some Advice...

.. that was given to me tonight by Robert Walker - Vicky's husband who is in Afghanistan as we speak."Shut up, reload and keep firing.... suffering disappears when the objective is achieved.. If it do...
Posted by Parker Photography on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:25:00 PST

"Selfish" - Check it out!

Hey y'all! I'm stopping by for a few minutes to do some promotions for Shanna Crooks. She posted a video blog from her trip to NYC, and I thought that it was a fabulous way to get a look behind the sc...
Posted by Parker Photography on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:26:00 PST

Hiatus

Hey Guys -I'm dropping out of myspace for awhile as my life is taking on some major changes. I will be checking it from time to time, but if it takes a few days to get back to you on messages or comme...
Posted by Parker Photography on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:04:00 PST

Love Yourself - But Be HEALTHY About It!

My friend Jen posted this on her myspace, and I was SO impressed with it, that I had to ask for permission to re-post it to my blog to share with my friends. So, from here on out, the words are hers -...
Posted by Parker Photography on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:39:00 PST

Interesting Personality Test....

So, my friend Dru sent me a link to a personality type test in IM and here was the result I got from four quick questions...Social Realist (SR)The social realist is a popular person full of energy. He...
Posted by Parker Photography on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:47:00 PST

Some Thoughts For The Day....

Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.        - Anonymous All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importan...
Posted by Parker Photography on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:52:00 PST

Sunset Man Review - 9513

Source: http://www.the9513.com/album-review-james-otto-sunset-man/Al bum Review: James Otto - Sunset ManJames Otto - Sunset Man James Otto has garnered a few mentions on The 9513 thus far, including ma...
Posted by Parker Photography on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:37:00 PST

Spent Some Time With Death Today....

... and it will certainly give you a new perspective on life.No big deal, really. I have been saying since I moved here that I wanted to go to this cemetary that I drive by everyday and take some phot...
Posted by Parker Photography on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:27:00 PST

Death Came Knocking This Morning....

.. but I was quick enough to shut and lock the door.God decided, apparently, that I needed a bit more time on this earth, and sent his angels to watch out for me.He also decided, apparently, that I ne...
Posted by Parker Photography on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:02:00 PST

Hands - C.R. Parker

I wrote this poem in '06 sometime.. and I just dug it up. I figured I'd share it with my new friends I have made on myspace. *chuckles* It's.. interesting.. to say the VERY least. *wink*HandsĀ© 2006 Ca...
Posted by Parker Photography on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:01:00 PST