Assignment: Arthur Blank and the Two Minute Warning

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A few months ago I received the assignment to create the official publicity photograph of Arthur Blank, Owner of the Atlanta Falcons (and Co-Founder of the Home Depot). We set up in a corporate suite during the first Carolina Panthers game. I introduced myself and said I know we needed to work fast. He said: "Well let's get started - you have two minutes." And he meant it. After looking at the time stamps on the images, his complete photo time was 00:02:38. He was very nice, and made a point of introducing himself to each member of the crew. Then - he was gone.

My New Dog Cocoa

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We got Cocoa, a mixed American Pit at the opening of the new Atlanta Humane Society December 3rd. It took her a little while, but she is now firmly in place as part of the family.

Assignment: Lady Margaret Thatcher

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When this portrait was taken there were no blogs (circa 1997) so I am posting now. Looking forward to seeing Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady.

Assignment: Governor Mitt Romney

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Assignment: Santa Claus

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It's that time of year! On the set with Santa. You better be good...

Assignment: Herman Cain

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Maria Shriver: Snap! Snap! Snap!

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Assignment: Corporate Report

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New work for a corporate report.

Evander Hollyfield's Ear (or what's left of it)

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I was just watching Mike Tyson on the Ellen Degeneres Show, which reminded me of a portrait I took of Evander Hollyfield - after Tyson feasted on Hollyfield's ear.

Assignment: Executives

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This is an image from a new series of portraiture commissioned by a national consulting firm.

Assignment: Neal Boortz

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Just wrapped a new advertising campaign for Mercedes Benz featuring national radio personality Neal Boortz.

Photographing Newt Gingrich

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Here is a shot from a session to photograph Newt Gingrich for a life-size photo stand up.

Assignment: Entrepreneur Magazine

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I have a two page photo spread in the current issue of Entrepreneur magazine.

Assignment: Oracle Profit Magazine

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This is the cover image I created for the current issue of Oracle Profit magazine.

Assignment: Gratus Capital

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These financial planners really wanted to kick it up a notch, so here you go. I really enjoy clients that will take a risk with the creative and think outside the box. Great group of people! They were into it.

Assignment: US Senator Johnny Isakson

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I recently finished an assignment to produce campaign imagery for US Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA). Above is the official media photo, and will also be used on push cards and other collateral. Other photographs included the Senator with different constituent groups as well as a number of portrait studies.Photographing the Senator. Image by David Rice

Annual Nantahala River Trip - Just In

Every year we venture to Bryson City, North Carolina to enjoy whitewater rafting down the Nantahala River. This is the last rapid (Class III) before the take out. Then it is a quick shower and off to the Jarrett House for their world-famous fried chicken and homemade biscuits. I have been going down this river for over 30 years, and am now joined by my son Ben (13), celebrating his fourth whitewater adventure. (C) Bill Adler www.billadler.com

Official Coca-Cola Board of Directors Portrait

This is the Official Board of Directors portrait that appears in the current annual report, and is displayed at the Coca-Cola world headquarters on North Avenue. For more information on the creation of this image, please see the feature article in PDN(C) Bill Adler http://www.billadler.com/

New Portrait: Bethenny Frankel

This was a shot we created of Bethenny Frankel (The Real Housewives of New York City) for Pepperidge Farm.
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Picture of the Day

One of my favorite Atlanta haunts, Zesto's.
This was taken with my new Sony Cybershot cell phone (8mg image!!!)
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Photo Session: Def Jam Artist Jeremih

Here is a sampling of pix from Thursday's Atlanta session. Jeremih's debut single peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. Images (C) Copyright 2010 Bill Adler.
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Alexander Haig: From the Archive

General Alexander Haig passed this weekend. Here is one of my shots of him (with Admiral Cyrus Vance) from the archive. (C) Bill Adler
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Assignment: FedEx

Here is one of the images from a recent Valentine's Day publicity campaign for FedEx.
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Radio Interview

Yesterday I was a guest on Atlanta Business Radio. Listen below:

Photo Shoot: Peggy Noonan

Here are a couple of images from the recent Peggy Noonan photo session. Noonan is an op-ed columnist for the Wall Street Journal and political talking head on all the major political news/gab-fest programs.
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