I’m a photographer working in and around Omaha, Nebraska. I’m also an avid bicyclist, coffee enthusiast, and cheap taco connoisseur. The photos and thoughts on this blog are a running total of what I think is cool.Website | Twitter | Facebook | Contact | Ask var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-28163617-1']); _gaq.push(['_setDomainName', 'tumblr.com']); _gaq.push(['_setAllowLinker', true]); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @j-dreier)http://blog.j-dreier.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/03bfaab4bfa724bf0264f2a48113286f/tumblr_mok4l8ZBv61sulcg1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Didn’t sleep at all last night, but it was totally worth it. </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://treespeedphoto.com/post/53225543363/day-two-in-arches-national-park-we-had-perfect">treespeed</a><span>:</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span>Day two in Arches National Park. We had perfect skies and amazing weather, which resulted in us taking time lapses for over 10 1/2 hours.</span></p> </blockquote>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/53226653997http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/53226653997Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:03:41 -0400astrophotographyphotograhynikonD600milky waygalaxyArches National Parklight painting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/63d134a94205a0b22cc9d8d3e789a847/tumblr_moinsnwPp71r9hxg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Arches National Park | Utah | 2013</p> <p>X100s</p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/53164200533http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/53164200533Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:48:23 -0400UtahPhotographarches national parkFuji X100sx100s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/edb5e1914b827a30cc8616cf34fc8f4e/tumblr_mohzp1K5mX1sulcg1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Milky way from last night. </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://treespeedphoto.com/post/53126750956/heres-the-first-image-from-our-first-night-out">treespeed</a><span>:</span></p> <blockquote> <p>Here’s the first image from our first night out. Our initial location scout was inside Arches National Park, but due to heavy cloud cover and rain, we decided trek back to the campsite. Luckily, the clouds broke for a little bit when we returned, and we were able to get some more shooting in. </p> </blockquote>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/53127088122http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/53127088122Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:12:45 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c11ded9b07d808010ade273c88bb4ee9/tumblr_moe06cHPZ41r9hxg7o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bc60d97800a2c1cb145086bb6a95894b/tumblr_moe06cHPZ41r9hxg7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Today I leave for a ten day trip to photograph southern Utah. Fellow photographer, Django G-S and I will be living out of backpacks while photographing some of the darkest skies in the country. We plan on updating our blog as much as possible while we’re out there. Check out and follow <a href="http://treespeedphoto.com"><a href="http://treespeedphoto.com">http://treespeedphoto.com</a> </a> </p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52947529330http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52947529330Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:27:00 -0400PhotographytravelUtahastrophotographyngiht photography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c41aab20be72dd110856f52d719fb9f/tumblr_mo8l114xLx1r9hxg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Backstage | Omaha, NE | 2013</p> <p></p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52714383045http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52714383045Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:12:37 -0400Photographydancex100sOmaharecitalbackstagefuji<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/617f6781cc0bbf9b5e013456c58eb54d/tumblr_mo6qc4qt2w1r9hxg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Frame grab from an infrared time lapse I shot last week</p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52633123152http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52633123152Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:12:04 -0400PhotographyBlack and WhiteinfraredlandscapeNikonHitchcock Nature Centeriowa<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/05d583e99930a0d4f7782edc5b5ecbfe/tumblr_mo11p4Ebib1r9hxg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tonight is the opening night of “Midwest Contemporary” a summer photo exhibition <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lillstreet?directed_target_id=0" id="js_12" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=32250013870&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D">Lillstreet Art Center</a> one of my prints is hanging in. Sadly I cannot make it out there due to other photo assignments i’ve got this weekend. If you happen to be in the Chicago area, go check it out! It runs through July 14th.<br/><br/>More info on the exhibition can be seen <a href="http://lillstreetgallery.com/midwest-contemporary/">here</a> </p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52380546233http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52380546233Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:31:52 -0400PhotographyBlack and WhiteGalleryExhibitionLillstreetchicagolandscapefilmJune 14th-22nd a friend and I will be in southern Utah working on an astrophotography time lapse...http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52379467025http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52379467025Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:09:00 -0400TravelUtahphotographyastrophotographytime lapsehang times<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bce9cf8db6cb7b43a59e60d52053ed9f/tumblr_mnznkq1izr1r9hxg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fallen tree at dusk | Hitchcock Nature Center Iowa | 2013</p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52322707369http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52322707369Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:29:14 -0400PhotographytreeduskHitchcock Nature CenterNikond600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59ee0b0c2485dd3d2d687c651e69dbcb/tumblr_mnzb0rGVEs1r9hxg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hitchcock Nature Center at dusk | Iowa | 2013</p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52305333134http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52305333134Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:58:03 -0400PhotographylandscapetreeduskNikonD600Hitchcock Nature Center<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ac576df5ef228a202454636b0da4ec42/tumblr_mnykbwgJgh1r9hxg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>While the time lapse camera was running, I walked around for a bit and got this. </p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52284492302http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52284492302Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:21:32 -0400photographylandscaped600mullernegativespacehitchcocknaturecenteriowa<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0ca7bce7a37fb59238cb666690ee82ee/tumblr_mnusdtQwkY1r9hxg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Windmills | Iowa | 2013</p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52120599299http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52120599299Tue, 04 Jun 2013 01:25:05 -0400infraredphotographyBlack and WhitecountrysunsetIowa<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/312a4e61b5e7d30f7f4a903d5da7170d/tumblr_mnuoveG3K01r9hxg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Middle of Nowhere | Iowa | 2013</p> <p>Practicing some long exposure time lapse photography before a trip to southern Utah in a couple weeks. This one was taken in one of the darkest spots in Iowa… right in the middle, between Omaha and Des Moines. </p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52116022762http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52116022762Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:09:00 -0400timelapsewindmillstar trailsPhotographySpaceastrophotographyNikonD600IowaNebraskaNightNight sky<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d2adefe644777445fea33d180aeb5421/tumblr_mntng3meJQ1su7c54o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Rob Hart was replaced by a reporter with an iPhone, so he is documenting his new life with an iPhone, but with the eye of a photojournalist trained in storytelling. </span><br/><br/><span>Suck it, Chicago Sun Times</span><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://laidofffromthesuntimes.tumblr.com/post/52058185847/hour-1-get-a-beer-at-the-billy-goat-tavern-and"><br/><br/>laidofffromthesuntimes</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hour 1 - Get a beer at the Billy Goat Tavern and remember the good times.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52084269196http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/52084269196Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:17:43 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f3b336a861e7540acb5ee0584ddb1272/tumblr_mmx03pva6u1qcfu24o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hearnebraska.tumblr.com/post/50610752804/test-test-are-you-listening-now-is-the-time">hearnebraska</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Test, test. Are you listening?</p> <p>Now is the time to respond with your donation to Hear Nebraska. From now until 8, your support goes further as we compete for an additional $1,000. These hours of power are decided by the number of donors, not dollars, so $10 goes a long way.</p> <p>Give what you can to help us grow: <a href="http://bit.ly/LffpI5."><a href="http://bit.ly/LffpI5.">http://bit.ly/LffpI5.</a></a></p> </blockquote> <p>The official HearNebraska dog. Polly! This photoshoot got me kinda thinking about getting into pet photography…. only if every pet was as awesome as Andy and Angie’s is. </p> <p>Today HearNebraska.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Nebraska music, is asking for contributions as a part of the annual “<a href="http://bit.ly/LffpI5">Give to Lincoln</a>” Charity. Each contribution is matched. Take a look.  I’ve had the pleasure of working with HN multiple times, and I have to say the hard work and dedication that everyone puts into it is definitely worth it. </p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/50611577028http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/50611577028Thu, 16 May 2013 19:45:23 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8e208b781820e03d82d03b5ba196e16e/tumblr_mmrw3iVvrN1r9hxg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>outtake</p> <p>Photographed Polly, Andy and Angie’s insanely cute puppy this evening at O’leavers for HearNebraska.org’s upcoming <a href="http://www.hearnebraska.org/content/please-and-thank-you-scoop">fundraiser</a> events. I’m not even going to apologize for the puppy photos to follow. </p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/50402587824http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/50402587824Tue, 14 May 2013 01:18:54 -0400hearnebraskaouttakenebraskapetsoleavers<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4dc9f094e658c5c01efa8316399bb4ff/tumblr_mm1t4mIUGw1r9hxg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hitchcock Nature Center | Honey Creek, IA | 2013</p> <p><span>My first attempt with long exposure time lapse astro photography. This image is composed of over 160 stacked exposures taken over the course of 45minutes. It’s far from perfect, but I’m pleased with the results on my first try.</span></p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/49233548190http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/49233548190Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:17:10 -0400PhotographyTime LapseAstrophotographyStarsHitchcock Nature CenterStar trails<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce721e410dfc9410c1b1b194d945e158/tumblr_mlmu2ltBsi1r9hxg7o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Matan | Lincoln, NE | 2013<br/><br/>I’ve been neglecting the tumblr blog lately. It’s not that I haven’t been photographing, it’s more along the lines that i’ve been photographing (and moving) so much that I haven’t had time to post anything new. Here’s the shot that got me 100% sold on my new x100s. The soul of that camera is something just short of perfect. Expect more stuff soon. </p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/48575495476http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/48575495476Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:13:00 -0400photographyx100sLincoln NEFujiportrait<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/db0fb0d483da8edcfc1e3558a79609db/tumblr_mlif9rHsqL1qcfu24o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hearnebraska.tumblr.com/post/48361741010/superheroes-in-disguise-by-the-sounds-of-this">hearnebraska</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Superheroes in disguise? By the sounds of this song, maybe. Noah’s Ark Was A Spaceship plays its second Love Drunk video at Legend Comics & Coffee in Omaha.</p> <p>Watch here: <a href="http://bit.ly/noahsarkld."><a href="http://bit.ly/noahsarkld">http://bit.ly/noahsarkld</a></a></p> <p>The band releases its album, “You Need You,” on Saturday at The Waiting Room Lounge. UUVVWWZ, Back When and Baby Tears open.</p> <p>photo by JJ Dreier</p> </blockquote> <p>Check out the latest lovedrunk video I helped film for HearNebraska of Noah’s Ark was a Spaceship at Legend Comics. I also did the promo photo for it too. I can’t stress enough how cool everyone involved with this video is.  </p> <p>Noah’s Ark has a CD release show in Omaha this Saturday <span>(4/20… heyo)</span><span> at the Waiting Room Lounge. It’s gonna get loud. I suggest you be there.   </span></p>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/48409441159http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/48409441159Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:22:23 -0400LovedrunkHearNebraskaVideoMusicvideoliveonetake<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ee9f696e9ef5a5f6daac83bcd901e01a/tumblr_mkcjugu1641qe0lqqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mpdrolet.tumblr.com/post/46512074035/from-day-in-the-jungle-j-dreier">mpdrolet</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>From <a href="http://j-dreier.com/day-in-the-jungle">Day in the Jungle</a></p> <p>J Dreier</p> </blockquote>http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/46903566685http://blog.j-dreier.com/post/46903566685Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:16:56 -0400