Happy New Year!

I want to take a moment and wish everyone a Happy New Year and a safe New Years Eve; be careful out there!

This will be the last post on Blogger. I have a new Wordpress blog that I hope to have "live" in the next week or so. If you are on Facebook, check out my page where I have posted a photo album "thank you" to all the brides and grooms that I have had the honor to photograph in 2008.

I had wonderful clients in 2008, and had the opportunity to photograph in some very cool places. My favorite photo from the year was a very simple one, in the corner of the photo gallery in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver. The early evening light played against the gray walls and Betsy looked Vogue Magazine stunning in her gown.
Here's my favorite image from a workshop. I had the pleasure of co-hosting another workshop with the great David Beckstead. At the end of a long night shoot, we directed the model inside the fence of a trash dumpster. With David holding a video loght on the other side of the fence, I was able to capture this image at ISO 12,800. I think in this case, the spot color of the red lips works too. My apologies to all the spot color haters:-).
Let's all have a great 2009!

Graham and Ande make it official!

Graham and I worked together at AT&T Wireless back in the day, before I bailed to become a fulltime photographer, and Graham soon followed. I received a call from him about a week or so ago that he was going to propose to his sweetheart Ande, and wanted me to not only photograph it, but also to assist him in pulling it off. My immediate comment to him was, " You guys aren't married?!"

I met them at The Hornet, a special place for them, under the impression that I was just going to do a few nighttime fun pics. During our walk down Broadway, Graham slipped me the ring for his later move. Once we found the appropriate spot, Graham asked me if I had anything that would work for a ring, and I looked around on the ground for a cigar band or something, but gave him the beautiful antique ring to put on her finger. Now for some news that Graham didn't know. When he gave me the ring, I slipped it on my pinky so it would be ready to go. When it came time for me to give it to him, I couldn't get it off! But though persistance and a little stalling, I managed to remove it. Whew!

Here are a few of the pictures.
I loved the look on this guys face as Graham and Ande were going at it!
Showtime!
I like this one with the dude coming out of the building with the cigarette.
Thank you for having me do this for you! Graham...it's about time!

Heather & Robert

My last wedding of the year was Heather and Robert's on a crisp but beautiful Friday evening at one of my favorite venues, The Sanctuary. I photograph a number of weddings at The Sanctuary each year, and every one provides so many different opportunities for unique images. It was a wonderful evening! Heather and Robert were wonderful to work with, and with the help of two of my good friends, who also happen to be great photographers, Dawn Sparks and Joe Keum, we had a blast and captured some very cool images. My thanks to Kelsey, Kevin, David, and the rest of the fabulous staff at The Sanctuary for their impeccable service. And also a big thank you to Mike Novelli of Rising Moon Video for providing the great video light and for the evening outdoor images.

I don't usually highlight dress images, but I love Heather's reflection in the mirror.
Heather catching big air, and convinced Robert to try and match her!
Heather with her sisters Jasmine and Kelly. Yes, they're triplets!
I think they have the record for the longest courtship of any of the weddings that I have photographed!
Robert's reaction to the surprise of the Lion Dancers. They met during a Chinese New Year's Celebration.
Thank you to Heather and Robert for a great finish to a great wedding season!