Guam Liberation Day 2013 Picnic Community Park in Fairborn, Ohio just outside of Dayton, Ohio I got a request on Facebook from Joyce Aguon to see the images of the Guam Liberation Day 2013 picnic earlier today. I have uploaded…
Scythian The past few weeks had been absolutely dreadful, as far as the weather in the Dayton area was concerned. But this particular Saturday welcomed a break in the oppressive humidity and scalding high temperatures. I had a portrait…
Stranger at Riverscape After work last Friday, I headed down to Riverscape MetroPark to take some shots of Stranger at First Friday before the Light Up Dayton event downtown. Of course, just like the rest of the summer, it was bright,…
Family Photography – Fall Colors Fall is always a great time to get some family photos done. The colors are warm and the temperature is usually pleasant and cool. This session was held at George Rogers Clark Park in Springfield,…
Fairborn Walk to Defeat ALS Community Park in Fairborn, Ohio On Sunday, September 23, 2012, I was invited to come cover the Walk to Defeat ALS at the Community Park in Fairborn, Ohio. It was a beautiful day full of…
Dayton Greek Festival 2012 Part III The Dayton Greek Festival is one of the best fall festivals in the Miami Valley. The people are always friendly, the music is always good, and the food is incredible. One of the greatest…
Dayton Greek Festival 2012 Part II OPA! The Dayton Greek Festival is always teeming with the sounds, the sights, and the smells of the Greek isles. The Greek Tycoons are the longstanding “house” band of the Dayton Greek Festival. They…
The Dayton Greek Festival 2012 Part I Every year on the weekend after Labor Day, the air around Grafton Hill is filled with the savory aromas of the Mediterranean. These emanations are all due to the annual Dayton Greek Festival….
Downtown in Focus 2012 – Dayton, Ohio I had the privilege of taking first place in the 2011 Downtown Dayton Partnership’s Downtown in Focus photography contest in the Amateur – Abstract category last year. I have started to whittle away…
Working on Shots for the Downtown Dayton Partnership Photo Contest Once again it is time for the Downtown in Focus Contest sponsored by the Downtown Dayton Partnership. Last year I submitted several photos and took home first place in the…
Dayton Celtic Festival 2012 Scythian at the Dayton Celtic Festival These guys were great. The whole post is over at band.alexsablan.com. They were very entertaining and the girls loved them. You can get more info on them at the…
McGovern Ceili Dancers After Scythian rocked the house, the McGovern Ceili Dancers came out and rocked the house again. They are a local Irish dance group that performs locally, nationally, and even internationally and have brought home over 300 medals….
Local News Station Purchases a Photo for New Set So, I can finally talk about what happened. A couple of months ago, around mid May, I was contacted by the creative director at Dayton’s WDTN about how they were going to…
Five Rivers Fountains of Light This is an eight photo stitch of the Fountains of Light in Dayton, Ohio taken from just below the Korean War Memorial. Click the image to see a larger version.
Funky G at the Oregon Express – Band Photography Funky G, aka Greg, also does Karaoke at W.O. Wright’s, and will soon be starting a Tuesday show down at the Vue. They asked him to get a shot for their…
Butterflies and Sprinklers A break in the heat wave came just in time for the opening of the Butterfly House at Cox Arboretum MetroPark one of the Five Rivers MetroParks in Dayton, Ohio. I decided to take my lunch down…
Blooms by Dayton Photographer Alex Sablan Taken at Wegerzyn Garden MetroPark in Dayton, Ohio The sky was clear, the flowers were blooming, and the park was empty. That day seemed like the perfect opportunity to capture some color to add…
Band Photography of Funky G Band photography is always a challenge especially now that a lot of small venues are moving to LED lights. LEDs bring a different challenge than the old tungsten par cans. They are almost as bright…