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JD Mitchell / Photography

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About Me


Some people call me "Dave", some people call me "JD". I grew up in Western Kentucky where I developed a love for percussion in my early teens and later picked up guitar in the late 80's. You could find me playing in garage bands and skating half-pipes everyday in the summer of my youth. Those were the days. I went to Murray State University for Electrical Engineering but later decided that wasn't my cup of tea. The idea of me being trapped in a factory everyday frightened me.
In addition to my technical classes I also enrolled in art and photography courses. My father worked for a nuclear plant splitting atoms until his retirement and also enjoyed photography as a hobby. He would always tell me, "make sure the occupation you choose is something you actually like to do". Soooo, I packed my bags and moved to Lexington to play in bands with my friends. A few of the bands include,

"The Grizzly River Rampage" (vocals/guitar)



"The Struts" (drums)


and


"The Last Chances" (drums). images coming soon!


Those were honestly the best days of my life but you gotta pay your bills.
I decided to go back to college to learn video production. I now work for a production company in Lexington and pursue still photography as a side project. Some of my job aspects are traveling with the NCAA basketball tournament, providing video support for The KY Derby, various horse sales around the Atlantic, and working with film crews producing a movie for The Kentucky Horse Park. Check out the rest of my page to learn more about "Dave" or, er, "JD".

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My Interests


My work bench for NCAA basketball

My Babies

Canon 1D Mark II

Canon 20D

Work Studio

Below is one of my friend's cameras, Jeff Barklage's 35mm Panavision movie cam which got stolen (RIP) (Pulp Fiction---If I could just catch that M...Fer...doing it). Don't worry, he had great insurance (I think that camera was worth around $250,000.00) If you get a chance, google him. He's an outstanding D.P. (director of photography). Hey Jeff, how about a MYSPACE PAGE!!!!

I'd like to meet:

I could learn a lot from these guys:



Movies:



Books:

Canon 1D Mark II manual (good read), 580EX Speedlite manual, Canon 20D manual, various photography books.

Heroes:

Below is my Grandfather, Ovid Mitchell, who was killed in WWII when my father was 6 months old.

I actually shot this photo of Ronald. He looks better with Photoshop

My Blog

R. E. S. P. E. C. T.

I had the honor of shooting Aretha Franklin Saturday night at the T.O.B.A. awards dinner in Lexington. It was pretty amazing. I couldn't help thinking of her cameo in "The Blues Brothers". For this ev...
Posted by JD Mitchell / Photography on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:42:00 PST

Legendary Shack Shakers Photos!

Me and my girlfriend went to see The Legendary Shack Shakers play in Covington on my birthday Thursday. I grew up in the same town and went to college with the lead singer Colonel JD Wilkes. Usually I...
Posted by JD Mitchell / Photography on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:06:00 PST

In Endeavors Italya! PHOTOS!!!

The Red Mile recently hosted a "Lexapalooza" if you will, of many talented local bands. It's nice to see this much interest in local music as I was cursing the scene for the past 6 years. (Course, I'd...
Posted by JD Mitchell / Photography on Wed, 09 May 2007 08:37:00 PST

Sunday Valley Photos

I know it's been a while since I've posted photos so here are a few shots of Sunday Valley from February. Enjoy!JD...
Posted by JD Mitchell / Photography on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:28:00 PST

Sexual Disaster Quartet Photos


Posted by JD Mitchell / Photography on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:49:00 PST

Asylum Street Spankers Photos!!!


Posted by JD Mitchell / Photography on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:59:00 PST

Yes,....More Parlour Boys!!! CLICK!

January 26, 2007Once again the Parlour Boys pack The Dame on Friday the 26th. As you know, I've shot PB's many times but was also excited to shoot Chico Fellini. Little did I know that Chico was play...
Posted by JD Mitchell / Photography on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:57:00 PST

The Lost Parlour Boys Photos

Check out these photos I found from a show back in September.Support your local music scene!JD MitchellClick on the photo below...
Posted by JD Mitchell / Photography on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:19:00 PST

Photos of Sunday Valley "unplugged"

THIS BAND NEEDS TO BE SIGNED!!!!
Posted by JD Mitchell / Photography on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:34:00 PST

Photos of "Emily Hagihara"

The latest shots of Emily Hagahira from The Dame, downtown Lexington on December 21 2006. Each member of the band can play multiple instruments, making a four-piece seem enormous. Many kudos to this l...
Posted by JD Mitchell / Photography on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 02:15:00 PST