Philip Darden Photographer – Designer – Athlete
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BamaCross #2 Brookside
BamaCross #2 was yet again an amazing race. Being the second race in the series and my 3rd race overall I am still learning a few things. The main lesson from this race was if you get lapped with 2 laps to go you now only have 1 lap. That mistake cost me a position […]
US Pro Road Race 2011
These are my images from the US Pro Cycling Road Race for this year. I am only a few weeks late but hey, better late than never. This year the race was held in May rather than September, giving the now former US Champ Ben King a short reign as the US champion. They moved […]
Mike and Krystal’s Wedding
Even though wedding photography is my primary money maker I don’t get to feature any of the work I do on my blog. All the wedding work I do is through the studio I work for, so all my work is featured there. Fortunately, this time around it was a little different. On top of […]
Sunny King 2011
This year for the Sunny King Criterium I went about things a little differently, partly out of necessity and partly out of challenging myself to step out of my comfort zone. This year I shot with one camera and one lens, the Nikkor 35mm 1.8/f fixed focal length lens to be exact. I decided upon […]
2011 National Champions
Unless you were living under a rock on Monday night, you watched as my alma mater beat the Oregeon Ducks in the BCS National Championship. If you were one of the few people that missed the game I highly suggest watching it because it was a good football game. Both teams played exceptionally well, which […]
Pyscho Cross 2010
Psycho Cross was held on October 30th of this year at Dick Lane Velodrome in East Point Atlanta. After minimal training and exposure to the world of cyclocross, I decided to give it a try. I have to say that I really could get into this whole cyclocross thing. The atmosphere and the challenge of […]
2010 US Pro Road Race
The US Pro Road Race took place in Greenville, South Carolina this past weekend and it was an awesome event to watch. The race started at 1 in the afternoon, which gave my dad and I time in the morning to ride to course. The pros would ride four 25 mile loops with 2 short […]
2010 US Pro Time Trial
The US Pro Championship Time Trial was this past Saturday and it was an exciting event. Personally, the time trial is my favorite event to race. It is a true test of a cyclist ability to endure pain and keep that voice in their head that is telling them to quit at bay. Interesting enough, […]
Mike and Krystal
Last week one of my best friends Mike and his new finacé came into town for the first Auburn home game. While they were here we made a trip to Chewacla State Park to take their engagement photos. We chose the location because it fit their personalities, both being active, outdoorsy, and in tune with […]
North Carolina Mountains
First off I would like to appologize for my lack or writing the past couple of months. Everything has been crazy busy lately and to be honest, I haven’t really shot a lot of stuff on my own. I have been shooting a lot of weddings lately on top of all the other work I […]
Moustache May
Another May has come and gone, and another moustache has done it’s job. In my previous post, Moustache for a Cause, I detailed how I was using my ‘stache to raise some money for an organization called Right to Play. Also as a reminder I did all my donation work to add to Steven Cozza’s Race […]
Mustache for a Cause
This year for Moustache May I am doing things a little different. For the first time I pre-grew a stache instead of spending the month of May cultivating a fine example of facial hair. Another difference is that this year I am going to be putting a lot of energy into raising money for charity. […]
Athens Twilight 2010
This past Saturday was the always exciting Athens Twilight Criterium in Athens, GA. This year, like years before, did not disappoint in the action department. First and foremost, I was the photographer for VeloNews.com (go check out the gallery). Secondly, it rained. And not just any rain, but on and off down pours mixed with […]
Sunny King Criterium
This past Saturday was quite a day for me. In the morning Rob and I did a trash the dress shoot (blog entry coming soon) then I quickly made my way to Anniston, Al for the 8th annual Sunny King Criterium. This would be the first time I worked a professional race and I was […]
Support In Front and Beside Me
One of the most important things in the world is having support from your loved ones. Thankfully, I have had more than my fair share of support from many of my friends and family, but the one person who has supported me every step of the way is my wonderful girlfriend Vanessa. She has supported […]
Snow Day 2010
As most of you know, it snowed down south February 12th. You also know that when it snows down here it is a pretty big deal; schools close, people stay home from work, all the milk and bread in every grocery store mysteriously disappears. I have lived in Auburn a total of seven and a […]
Love Your Heart Run and Ride
A little over a week ago I photographed an event called the Love Your Heart Run and Crank Your Heart Ride. The opportunity to shoot this event came from the photography company I have been working for, Flip Flop Foto. I am just now getting to post about the event because my life has been […]
The Future?!?
Unless you have been living under a rock the last week, you should have heard that Apple announced their new product, the iPad. Ever since the announcement, many people have been speculating whether this new device is worth the hoopla. From all the things I have read online, many people feel the announcement of the […]
Living The Dream Part 1
Living the dream, the ability to turn your dream world into reality. This post is going to part of a multi part series documenting my journey to living my dream life, whatever that may be. I am not going to set a time frame for when I will write these posts because I am not […]
San Francisco
This year for Christmas we spent our time out west visiting family in both San Francisco and a small town outside of Reno, Carson Nevada. Unlike our trip last year, we spent a few days in San Francisco rather than a few hours so we could explore the city. I wanted to experience what the […]
Flip Flop Foto Site Redesign
As some of you may know, I have been fortunate to be working for a local photography studio for the past couple of months. The studio is named Flip Flop Foto and it is located in downtown Opelika. I have been doing some design work as well as been learning the world of professional photography. […]
Rural Trespassing
If you live in the south, you know the weather has been pretty terrible as of late. We have received more than enough rain to make up for the drought from the past few years. In fact we have received too much rain. On top of all the rain we have had many mornings with […]
The House My Great Grandfather Built
From the outside looking in, my Grandmom’s house might seem like a strange and backwards place. It is part warm and loving house that always feels like home and part decaying remanence of a mans life work. As I get older, the latter becomes more and more of a concern. My great grandfather was the […]
Turkey Day 2009
Thanksgiving Day 2009 was spent at my grandmom’s house this year, a tradition that has been a part of my family for as long as I can remember. This year, the day was spent hanging out with family, eating ridiculous amounts of food, and shooting clay pigeons. Each year has been a little different but […]