Brian L Butler Creative

06/10/2024

Photographed UWF Football on campus yesterday. Huge win over Mississippi College.

I was mostly shooting atmosphere and VIPs and such but had fun with a little game coverage too. I lucked out and caught all four UWF touchdowns and even one that got called back. (I didn’t catch any Miss College TDs because they didn’t have any:)

Not that they all are great shots (except that first one:) but so much of getting key plays is being in the right spot at the right time with the right gear and yesterday I got lucky and got all four goal crossings.

Pick 6 by Kyriee Lewis is my favorite shot of the day. Scattered amongst other pics are punt return 1 by Virgil Lemons following his blockers and tumbling into the end zone. Punt return 2 by Virgil Lemons was called back but he again went head over heels into the end zone. TJ Lane walking across the line almost untouched and Jay Sharp leaping into the end zone in the fourth. He injured something going in when he landed funny and hope he’s okay but it gave a chance to show off the training staff a little.

Homecoming is next week so I’ll be doing more football next Saturday but first there’s a Homecoming concert to photograph and that makes me happy 😊

04/10/2024

Photographed “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown” dress rehearsal at UWF last night. Always love seeing and photographing the Department of Theatre’s shows and I would tell you to please go check it out but… they’ve sold out every performance of this run

12/09/2024

Since we’re on a University of West Florida Football posting kick and to give you something to do while we wait on the storm to pass, yesterday was the 8th anniversary of the very first time I shot the Argos because it was the very first UWF home football game. Lots of cool memories

Wahoos were still in season so they were playing on a converted baseball field. “Argos take the mound” 😄

The coin flip photo has West Florida football hero Dr Bense and three of my favorite photographers. Trevon and Joe behind her and I’m over Mac’s shoulder.

That number 6 was a pretty good quarterback. Wonder what ever happened to him 🤔

10/09/2024

Since I’m on a UWF sports posting binge, here are a few from Saturday’s UWF Men’s Soccer match.

Photo one is a penalty kick and photos 2+3 was also a goal but I was looking though the lens and still don’t know how the ball went in from that angle ⚽️ 🥅

10/09/2024

A few shots of West Florida Football last Thursday night. I was more focused on getting video of the day (check my story) but I did take a few stills. Videography and Photography live in two separate parts of my brain so the shift is challenging for me but I got some stuff from both areas I’m reasonably happy with.

The two parts did combine during the run out when I was shooting stills with a camera in my right hand and video with a camera in my left 😄

I took a ton of photos of tailgating pregame but I’m only posting my favorite one here. That’s how you do it

09/07/2024

It’s that week. This photo from the 2014 beach air show is one of my most popular Blue Angels photos of all time and it doesn’t even have a Blue Angel in it. 😄

I post this not to dissuade you from braving the beach this weekend. I’m gonna probably be out there myself. I’m just sayin’ know what you’re in for and prepare accordingly. Pack some extra patience in that cooler with your beverages of choice. 🙂 (or in my case, camera bag with my lenses of choice)

25/05/2024

Barrancas National Cemetery on NAS Pensacola

A photo I took on a Memorial Day weekend long ago.

20/05/2024

A Hangout Fest tradition continues. A couple of photos with my new friends at the Dom Dolla and Chappell Rowan sets last weekend.

If you’re here looking for photos I took of you, I was photographing the fest for WEAR-TV and I’ve sent them a bunch. As soon as they post a gallery, I’ll pop this up into a story with the link. Or feel free to dm me. After that I’ll be sharing more here and on my music insta .music

EDIT: The Link https://weartv.com/news/local/photo-gallery-hangout-fest-2024-in-gulf-shores

(Important side note: This post is not an endorsement of taking selfies in the photo pit. Tis’ frowned upon by old school concert photographers and may get you an eye roll or two. Of course lots of things cause old school concert photographers to roll their eyes but this one plays into one of my favorite personal photographic rules. Ask forgiveness not permission. And I mean come on, how could you not forgive these results 😄😄)

Love this fest and love y’all!

25/04/2024

Seashell by the Seashore, Pensacola Beach

13/04/2024

I photographed the UWF Theatre department’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone last week and I can’t get over just how fantastic this show is!

I raved about the acting, set design, costumes and everything about their production of Macbeth a couple of months ago and all of those things are just as strong here. Only instead of a dark, experimental tragedy, we’ve got singing, dancing, and an over the top musical comedy this time and it’s just incredible. (Just look at the sets and costumes in these photos:) And I was laughing behind the lens as I photographed the show. Just brilliant!

I’m going back next weekend with Julie to watch as a fan. Seriously, see it if you can

09/04/2024

Next month on the beautiful beaches of Gulf Shores I’ll be photographing my 10th Hangout Fest. (Started 12 years ago but we had that little viral pause for a couple of years:) Every year I go to the beach, see people I love, take tons of photos, and discover new music. You really need to experience the experience of experiencing it 🙂

15/03/2024

Somebody been up to some shenanigans on I-65

But it's true. Just ask Mr. James Spann

13/03/2024

As promised, more pretty pictures, less yapping. A little while back at the Pensacola Museum of History in downtown Pensacola
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Shameless self promotion: I have a couple of wall size prints hanging inside. One of the Pensacola Lighthouse and one of Fort Pickens. To the right after you walk in 🙂 My friend Daniel has a huge mural print wrapping around the downstairs room. Lovely. And my favorite room is probably the Trader John exhibit. I wish I’d been around to visit Traders back in the day.

(p.s. there’s more yapping to come:)

08/03/2024

Lovely photo inside Dalrymple Sallis if I do say so myself 🙂

🏡 Anyone can have a break room. But careful thoughts alongside an architect can make a corporate space help build a team. 🌿

17/02/2024

One of my favorite things I’ve seen and photographed in a long time. The UWF theatre department’s production of Macbeth: Sands of Fate is stunning! The set, the costumes, the lighting, the acting, and the, let’s call it, post-apocalyptic adaptation by Ashley McGlothren make for an incredible experience.
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My love of Shakespeare goes back to a semester of studying the Bard in college. I still have my giant Pelican Shakespeare book on the shelf. The class was English lit, not theater, so it was more about the words than the production but those words were meant for the stage so there’s nothing like seeing a live production.
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Just realized that class was over 25 years ago. Before most if not all of the students in this production were born. So there’s that reminder of how long I’ve been strutting and fretting on this stage 🙂
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If you get a chance, go see it. Last night sold out but I’m not sure how many tickets are available for the rest of the run
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15/02/2024

Some UWF Women’s and Men’s hoops from Monday night

18/01/2024

Winter Sunset, tonight on Bayou Texar
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I used to stop by the bayou pretty often after work to catch sunset. May be something I need to start doing again, if for no other reason than my mental health 🙂 Y’all stay warm