Laura Rutledge Leaving SEC Nation - Charlotte Portrait Session

It's been interesting watching ESPN's Laura Rutledge's career over the last 10+ years. She joined the SEC Network in 2014 and began hosting SEC Nation in 2017. The network recently announced she is leaving SEC Nation to expand her NFL coverage, continue to host NFL Live and serve as a sideline reporter or Monday Night Football. 

This image is from a portrait session in Charlotte I did for ESPN when it was announced she was joining SEC Nation as the host. She was an absolute joy to work with and we laughed so much it hurt. This image is one of those fun moments. 

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Governor's Portrait

Gov. McMaster, photographed for South Carolina Living Magazine at his statehouse office. This is a fun governor y'all! He enjoys cutting up with his staff. (Photo by Travis Bell) 

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LOVE YOUR LOOK. Professional Headshots in Downtown Columbia on Sept. 24th

 

Catherine Templeton Is Running For Congress

Thanks to Charleston's Catherine Templeton for asking me to create portraits for her campaign. Catherine is running for Congress. 

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Gamecocks Promo

South Carolina's Raven Johnson and the Gamecocks are hosting a battle against UConn Sunday. (Promo from X)

(Photo by Travis Bell)

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She Gone!

Congratulations to Ellie Draffin, who is graduating from Heathwood Hall and headed to Wofford in the fall. (Photo by Travis Bell)

The Karate Kid

Amazing shoot with ten-year-old black belt Andrew Ferrara. 

Andrew does a great job in front of the camera. Here's a favorite from his portrait session in Five Points in Columbia. 

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Portraits

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UofSC Graduation Portraits

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This and That - Columbia SC Photographers Travis Bell

Love the diversity with my job. Sometimes I photograph this, sometimes I photograph that. ©Travis Bell Photography

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UofSC Graduation Portraits

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Photographing a Few Legends

Coaches Williams, Krzyzewski, Boeheim and Bennett, photographed for ESPN in Charlotte. (Images by Travis Bell)

I've been photographing these guys away from the basketball court for more than five years and it's been fun to learn about their personalities when they are not coaching.

Coach Williams is personable. He remembers you if he's been around you and he will thank you for what you're doing in a way that reminds me of how people thank each other in the town I grew up in.

Coack K is brilliant. He loves to find out what drives people and he lights up like a ten-year-old when he starts talking about basketball. He once took a call from Kobe Bryant while I was standing beside him and after he hung up began to tell me all about this play that Bryant thought he should run during the Olympics. (Coach K has led several Team USA Basketball squads)

Coach Bennett is sharp as a tack and it's clear he enjoys having a positive influence on his players. He loves to talk about how his players are growing as men and athletes.

I have not been around Boeheim as much as the others but he is for sure...a fierce dude. He's a legend so I had to include him.

Father and Son

A favorite from photographing Jaime Harrison and his son, "Bean" on Friday in Columbia. So much incredible natural light to take advantage of at this shoot. (Photo by Travis Bell)

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New Portrait - Columbia SC Photographer Travis Bell

Great portrait session with Evelyn. She works for Clemson Governmental Affairs in Columbia.

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Rep. Mandy Powers-Norrell - Columbia SC Photographer Travis Bell

A favorite from a recent portrait session with Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell, created at the South Carolina statehouse. (Image by Travis Bell) ©2019 Travis Bell Photography. All Rights Reserved.

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Muchamp Family Portrait-Columbia SC Photographer Travis Bell

Earlier this week, I headed over to new Gamecocks football coach Will Muschamp's residence to create his family portrait for the football media guide.

These shoots are done very fast as coaches' schedules are obviously very busy. One of my favorite things about the shoot was how much Coach Muschamp smiled for the portraits.

The family portrait will be released later when the media guide is published. For now, here's one of Coach Muschamp and his wife, Carol.

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Steve Spurrier Jr Portrait-Columbia SC Photographer

Each year around this time, I run all over town photographing the Gamecock football coaches and their families for the USC Athletic Dept.

To say that these families are busy is an understatement. I've always been impressed with these folks, who, as a couple, somehow pull off an intense coaching job and raise children at the same time.

The Steve Spurrier Jr. family is no exception. This year, we decided the patio outside the coaches' office at Williams-Brice would make for a good backdrop.

On the way over, I got a text from Mrs. Spurrier saying that the Kenny Chesney concert was being set up in the background and that this could pose a problem.

Fortunately, thanks to technology, we were able to remove cranes, equipment and other elements out of the background to clean things up.

Photographing this many children at once isn't easy. I was amazed at the patience the Spurriers had.

It was also a treat getting out some of my father's lighting gear. I set up the umbrella that he used in his studio in Lancaster for years for this picture. My father, who ran Bell Studio for 30 years in my hometown, used to come down to Columbia to photograph assignments at USC.

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Hayden and H20 - Columbia SC Photographer

A few favorites from Hayden's swim/portrait session Wednesday. Hayden's mother asked me to photograph him for family history. ©2012, Travis Bell

Steve Spurrier Jr Family - Columbia SC Photographer

Today's assignment took me to Northeast Columbia to photograph Steve Spurrier Jr's family for the Gamecocks Athletics Dept. What a treasure we found with this tree, which allowed us to pose the family in an interesting way. (Photo by Travis Bell, ©2012, All Rights Reserved)

Columbia SC Photographer - Road to Columbia - Mandy Powers Norrell

What a great campaign photo shoot with Mandy Powers Norrell this week. Mandy is running for The House. (This image is under copyright)