Friends and fun

Isn't it crazy how life works? I went to high school with Dustin and Sarah almost 15 years ago and didn't really hang out with them too much. Now, so many years later our paths have crossed again and it seems like we've been best friends this whole time!

Last weekend they invited us to join their family in Bear Lake. We had such a rad time hanging out and we even made it to the beach one day for a quick shoot. The weather was cold and the rain came in on Monday but that didn't stop us from having fun!

Dustin and Sarah looking HOT!


Becca being a little sinful... rockin out.

I'm bringin sexy back... yeah! Check out Sarah laughing at me.

Ayden playing with one of the caterpillars the kids found around the cabin.



The kids playing.

Gotta love those freckles!



Becca and I lovin

Jenna + Jeremy x 2

Here is the follow up from Jenna and Jeremy's engagement session.

sneak peak: Jenna + Jeremy

I just got home from shooting with Jenna and Jeremy and wanted to post an image before I go see Iron Man with Ayden.

You guys were so much fun... you made my job easy! I had a blast this afternoon, I can't wait for the wedding!

I'll post more images from their session tomorrow.

Shootshop Love

Last week as many of you know I had the awesome pleasure of hanging out with some rad photographers... Nate + Jaclyn Kaiser from theimageisfound.com. These two make a great team! With a dash of Nate's awesomeness and a speck of Jaclyn's sweetness soon the radolicious shootshop stew was a boilin!

If you are a photographer and you have been wanting to attend a workshop but you can't decide which one to attend well look no further! They just announced the next shootshop date for June and there might be a couple of spots left if your lucky but I'm sure there will be more to come so stay tuned into their blog.

Thanks Nate and Jaclyn for learnin us well... you guys ROCK!

Here are a few images from the day.

Andy checking out Rachel while Nate is getting us ready.

Most of the group gathered around while Nate works. The three kids came rolling up on their skateboards and jumped right in the shoot. Nate obliged and captured some killer images... check his blog to see on of the shots.

Nate getting up close... this is his usual shooting distance!

Nate shows us how he captures some great images if he is on a tight schedule. I am going to try this one out this weekend!

This is Andy wondering what the heak Nate is doing.

Beyond being learned from the coolness that is Nate, you will also get to meet other rad photographers from around the country such as Robert, Charise from Photography By Charise, Whitney, Janet with Oi Joy Photography, Lisa of Bella Rock Studio, Cristen and Scott with W. Scott Photography, Mark with Mark Eric Photography, Crystal of Crystal Petersen Photography, Joy Marie of Joy Marie Photography, Tim Larsen of Tim Larsen Photography, Carey Estrada with LifeScapes Photography, Sabine Scherer with Sabine Scherer Photography, Shari Correll of Shari Correll Photography, and Jonilyn of Jonilyn Photography. There were a few more that I don't have information for. It was nice meeting all of you and I hope you all keep in touch!

Commin back from Cali...

Well, the workshop is over and I had a blast... Nate and Jaclyn are awesome both as people and photographers... Much love homies! I want to thank them both and tell them how much I appreciate there hospitality and Nate's wicked sense of humor. For all you photographers out there who have been looking for a workshop to attend, this is the one! Go to their blog and watch for the next one... I heard it's coming very soon!

Here are my loves Ayden and Bentley (Becca, I love you to honey!)... I miss you and can't wait to see you later today!

Sneak Peak : Belly Session

On Friday afternoon I had the opportunity to photograph a very cool couple... Dustin and Sarah. Sarah is due to deliver their first child in June and after meeting them just once I can tell that they are going to make fantastic parents! It was a pleasure getting to know them and I can't wait to photograph their new arrival.

Congratulations guys... talk to you soon!

Fathers Day Gifts

Mothers day is almost here and Fathers day is just around the corner so moms you have another two weeks to get your sessions completed if you want to get your prints back before dad's big day. If you haven't emailed to book your session do it now, I have a couple of openings that just became available.

Here are a couple of the fathers day gifts I gave to myself!




UPDATED: Here are a couple more self gifts!!

win.32GB iPod Touch

For those of you who know me you know that I quit photographing weddings about 2 years ago. Well, after attending WPPI this past March and meeting some amazing photographers and seeing how the wedding industry has changed over the past couple of years my wedding fire has been reignited!

To kick of my renewed love for wedding photography, I am giving away a shiny new 32GB iPod Touch containing all of your bridal, engagement and wedding day images together valued at over $800. How do I enter you ask... well the only way to enter is to book a wedding with me between now and June 2nd, 2008 and if I did my math correctly, that's 40 days! So ladies... if you want to impress your new husband-to-be this could be a great chance. If you book a wedding during this time, your names will automatically be entered into the drawing... it's that simple.

Deciding who wins will be left up to you... my loyal blog readers. Sometime in early June, I will post images of each couple along with a short story about them at which time you will be able to vote for the couple you would like to see win.

You can find out more by emailing me today.

blog.FaceLift

Well I figured it was time to give the blog a small face lift. I have had a black color scheme since my blog debuted and I thought it was time for some change. Hope you like the new look... I am in the process of creating a new site and I will probably revamp the blog when the new site rolls out so at this point I've decided to keep it simple.

Thanks to all of you who visit or have RSS'd me.

If you've been here before, you know that I always include images with every post however this time I am running late and I don't have time to. I promise I will make up for it later.

Care to join me in California?

Since I will be in California in early May I thought I would invite you to come with me. I have beach sessions available for $200 each for the first two people who email me with the words "Beach Me" in the subject line of the email. This is a great opportunity to replace those old family portraits with a beautiful new canvas gallery wrap wall portrait... or maybe you want your senior portrait done on the beach instead of the same places everyone else is doing theirs... or perhaps you are recently engaged and would like to have a a romantic engagement session as the sun sets behind you. You may need some new images of your children playing in the sand. What ever the reason, I will be there and ready to photograph you in all your glory!

I only have two session available so if you are interested let me know quick before the sessions fill up. I hope to see you there!

dear.BRIDES

Are you planing a wedding... are you looking for some wedding inspiration? I came across a site while blog stalking Jessica Strickland's blog and I thought I would share it with you!

Snippet & Ink offers daily wedding inspiration and they have ideas and photos for pretty much any color scheme you can think of. Check them out and let me know what you think.

The images below are just a sneak peak of what you will find on their website. Be sure to add them to your rss feed because they add new stuff every day.

Retro/Vintage theme

Water front theme

Backyard theme

I was going to put this one first but I didn't want to scare anyone away. This one is for all you wild and crazy brides who aren't afraid to be different!

Sneak Peak... Belly Session

As I have mentioned before, I love maternity sessions! Here is a sneak peak at a maternity session I completed recently with the wonderful Mrs "K" and her beautiful daughter. We had a lot of fun... at the end of the session, big sis colored on mom's belly with markers(don't worry, they were washables)... and then she decorated herself.




These next two are my favorites from the shoot.

Dear Music Lovers... check this out!

I had the honor to photograph the concert of an extremely talented singer-songwriter named Alison Sudol better known as A Fine Frenzy. She is currently on tour for the release of her debut CD One Cell In the Sea. If you haven't heard her music you are missing out on something very special. She has only been playing the piano for 4 years and the guitar seriously for about 2 months. I was introduced to her music about 6 months ago and I have been a huge fan ever since.

Here is the video for her most popular song... Almost Lover!


Here are some images I took at the show.








Here I am with Alison before the show.

This is Buddy... one of the opening acts.