I had the privilege of photographing Brook and Ryan’s wedding last winter in the snow. It was such a fantastic day and the beautiful snow storm made for some amazing images and a wonderful album design.
Here is one of the double-page spreads from her album.
What you see here are two page spreads that fold down the middle. Each 2-page design is printed as one large wall print collage, then coated and book-bound into a sensational album.
I also love this double page spread below, two images on each page making a four image collage. I love how in love this couple is and how fun it was for me to be with this family on this special day.
I have photographed this family for many years. Though I’m pretty young myself, I started my business almost 16 years ago. There have been families that I’ve been able to watch grow and change over time, and this is one of those families. It meant a lot to me to be there for Brook’s wedding.
I posted her entire wedding album today on my website as a slideshow. You can view it in the ‘Slideshow’ section, or click this link to go directly there. You’ll get to see the entire album, 38 pages! * Click here to see it as a slideshow movie set to music. *
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If you are looking for a fantastic wedding photographer, now is the time of year to get thing booked with me. Give me a call, come visit with me, and see what I can do for you!
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There was even a performance by Kendra Lowe, one of the judges and also the director of the event.
The big winner was ‘Artie Hemphill and the Iron Horse Band.’ Here he is performing. And here are some of the musicians that competed in the event.
The large oil painting above the console there, is actually from my cousin, 
Here’s that same room, looking the other way, back into the kitchen. The design team asked me to also photograph the house, so these are some of the interiors from that shoot — the day before the parade opened.
I don’t normally get to shoot images like this one above when doing interiors, but fortunately Jenna loves this style. She loves the kind of images that show you what the room ‘feels’ like, so I was able to play and get some of these cool images too.
Here’s the office, with an Eames chair and one of my images on the wall.
The master bedroom upstairs.
Another view of the master bedroom. The lighthouse canvas on the wall was taken on the shores of Oregon.
Here’s the team the day before the big opening: Jenna (with Noble House), Guy Haskell (the builder), and Karen (owner of Noble House).
Of course one of me and Jenna,
And the house alone.
Now of course, there are plenty more images and much more to show you, but instead of posting them all here, you should instead just go by and see the place.
This lighthouse was one of many that I found while photographing the coast of Oregon. The colors were a perfect fit for the room it was placed in.
And this image was also in Oregon, near Canon Beach. You may recognize the rocks in the background. It’s called, “Looking Forward.”
These art images and others are discounted right now while they are on display at the Parade of Homes. Let me know if you’d like prices on anything or need something made up custom for your home.
This last image shows the Sandy area where I was picking out the homes of friends. It’s always fun to look for familiar places as I fly in.
Well I just wanted to put these up. I have a lot of really cool jobs to blog about this week, and will get them up as soon as I can. But until then, browse some of my past blog entries (
I lit this and all of these outdoor images with one light, set manually — me personally holding the light in one hand, with my camera in the other. That’s the way I can control exactly where the light is going to hit her face as she moves and bends. Also, none of these images have been retouched or enhanced. The colors, contrast, cropping, smoothness of the skin, whiteness of the eyes, and even the color “effects” or anything else you notice, are all done in camera. This was part of the class, to learn how to create awesome images in camera, without having to “fix” them with Photoshop or other software.
Contrast the feel and look of these images above with this next image below, created in the same spot, but different lenses, different lighting.
I took this model also down to the docks and created these in a huge boathouse/warehouse. These first couple are shot using the setting sun coming through a window. One of my favorite things about this is shadow from the window panels on her. Again, no color or other adjustments. The idea of this workshop was to be completely creative while being completely technical — balancing the two halves of the brain in harmony.
Then switching up the lighting and lenses, I used the same room to create some completely different looks. Many photographers have or know only one style of lighting — all their images look the same. I believe that an artist should be versatile, being able to do anything they can imagine. Photographers need to be able to masterfully create images in all sorts of styles, using all sorts of lighting patterns and light sources — and the images should still be awesome!
And here’s one of my favorites of her friend, using the light from outside to wrap around and light her.
I used an extendable pole to control my camera, rather than relying on someone else or using a tripod. This way I can see what I’m doing and get exactly what I want.
I’m still in my flight clothes, with jacket (great for pockets which are much needed on a flight), and Skull Candy headphones (great for movies on the plane, tunes on a trip alone, as well as iPhone calls too). A local looking at these photos on my iPhone commented that he’s never seen photos of people by the arch where the arch looks small. Everyone gets images up close, he said. I specifically choose not to do that, because you just can’t see anything that way — but I did create some more artistic images up close.
It was a fun afternoon and a great start to an awesome week of speaking, teaching, and creating some awesome images! That part of the week is coming shortly.
These next images were how to light and photograph women in a studio setting, and and make them look good and real. Because she was a young girl (senior age), I also showed how to create and use fun effects like special color toning and edges.
This series of images below were on how to photograph couples. As is the case in each of these shoots, I meet the people I’m to photograph for the first time as I actually photograph them. Unlike working with actual clients in my studio where I get to first meet people at least a few times before photographing them and build a rapport, these people I meet just as it’s time to photograph them. It’s a fun challenge to take complete strangers, and in front of a watching crowd of photographers, create images that bring out these people’s true personality.
Then I took some of their images and made up a design trio.
I love to tell stories in three images.
And one of my favorite things about going to Texas is seeing a lot of my favorite friends.
I set up my samples and hung out to answer questions with people.
it was a full event and they sold not only my packages, but a lot of other things as well and raised some good money for their cause.
I’m grateful that they called me and asked me to participate. It’s a great feeling to be able to help groups and organizations that better our society.
