Portrait of a Bowler

Kids,if you try this at home wait till your parents are gone.

Here's one of my favorite shots from a session I did with long-time client and friend Matt. In addition to being one of Charlotte's most sought-after DJs, Matt is an avid bowler and actually runs a bowling alley.

I've photographed Matt in traffic on his Harley, working in his DJ booth, as well as several other locations over the years. So when Matt called me to comission something for his annual Crash Matt's Bash party, I immediately wanted to raise the bar and do something we hadn't done.

Immediately, I thought of a photograph I'd made about a year and a half ago of a tomato on fire--not an easy task considering they are 90% water. It occurred to me that we had never done a photo of Matt having to do with bowling and from there I thought of the burning bowling ball.