A New York minute

I've just returned from a whirlwind weekend! Arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday evening; spent about an hour and a half with my daughter, grandson, and 3 months old granddaughter; drove up to my brother's house in Plainfield NJ, and got to bed about midnight; up at 6 am to catch the train to NYC for the Photo Plus convention and an appearance at the Pictage booth. I got the chance to appear in the "ask the photographer" session at the Pictage booth with the living legend Joe Bussink. Visit his website and you'll know how honored I am to have had the opportunity to appear with him. I also got to visit with my friends Calvin Hayes, Claire Kubota, the BluDomain crew, and Regina Fleming. It was also very nice to have Dr Paul Docktor hang out with me at the show. I photographed Paul and Diana's wedding back in 2002, and Paul is an avid photographer. It was pure coincidence that he was in New York at the same time I was and was thrilled to be able to attend the show. I also had a chance to finally get my hands on the new Nikon D3. This amazing camera will be mine as soon as it is released next month and I cough up $5000! After the show, I caught the train back to Jersey around 6, but when I got to the massive parking garage at MetroPark station, I realized that I forgot to write down my space number. After walking around the garage for 45 minutes, I finally called on God's help and the rental car appeared around the next corner! You have got to have faith! Saturday, I visited my mom and my sister and her family in Union, NJ, stopped by Jimmy Buff's for an Italian double hot dog, drove back to Philly to spend the rest of the day with my daughter and her family. Then up at 4 am to catch the 6:30 am flight back to Denver.

I was greeted in Denver by a raging snowstorm, but as I'm posting this, it's long gone with the sun now shining brightly. You gotta love living in Colorado!

No wedding pictures this time around. I thought would have more time taking pictures around New York, but I only had a few minutes before the sun set and grabbed a few on the walk between the Javits Center and Penn Station.

Peeling paint on a garage door.
An exterior light fixture hanging down.
An interesting juxtaposition of a car billboard.
I love the mood of this photograph.
I love playing with shapes and angles. The fog adds to it.
The crosswalk on 7th with the masses headed for Penn Station.
Riding the escalator down to the train platform.
Here's Cupcake!
And here she is with her big brother Biscuit!

A wedding in Tampa

I had the pleasure of shooting with my good friend and great photographer Phillip Lloyd this past weekend in Tampa. It's always a treat to shoot with Phil because we push each other and the winner is the bride and groom. The ceremony was on Davis Island and it was coordinated by Shannon Wilson of Table 6 Productions, whose partner Heather Allen is located here in Denver. Shannon did a terrific job! The decor was beautiful with the green and blue lighting and the day ran smooth as silk! I'm looking forward to working again with Table 6! Here are some images from Saturday.

Kimberly looked great, and was wonderful to work with.
Little Miss flowergirl was adorable.
Kimberly with Shannon of Table 6 Productions.
Here's the ceremony site on the river bank.
The handsome young ringbearer.
This was right after they were announced as husband and wife.
This will give you an idea of the beautiful lighting effects.
Kimberly and Joshua as the sun is setting on the Tampa skyline.
And later that evening.

It's been three weeks...

since I last updated the blog! A lot has been going on: A speaking engagement in Los Angeles at the PartnerCon gathering for wedding photographers sponsored by Pictage; A beautiful wedding at Aspen Glen in Basalt, Colorado, which I had the great pleasure of having my good buddy and great photographer John Unrue photograph with me; an engagement session; a couple of family portrait sessions; a new company launch party; and a birthday! Here are the pictures!


Lindsay and Mark's beautiful wedding at the Aspen Glen was on September 22. Earlier in the summer we had a great engagement session, so I was looking forward to their wedding. Lindsay looked spectacular in her gown, and Mark was one of the best grooms that I have had the chance to work with. Their family and friends were wonderful, and that always leads to great images.

Here are each of them before the wedding. They didn't see each other before the wedding in spite of getting ready a floor apart.
I love this natural look. The lighting was perfect!
Here's Lindsay with her bridesmaids,
and Mark with the groomsmen.
John caught this moment as they were walking to the ceremony
John also captured Lindsay being escorted down the aisle by her dad.
They're triplets, but one of them isn't quite keeping up! Love the "zoot suits"!
The ceremony site was breathtaking with Mt Sopris in the background, the white rose petals, and the monogrammed runner. It was the first time I've ever seen a runner other than white.
We rode golf carts down to the 8th hole of the golf course to take pictures of Lindsay and Mark. While I caught this one,
John was further back with his long lens getting this perspective.
They were both so natural, it made for a great "formals" session.
Lindsay striking a pose on the ground. I loved her dress!
Their monogram lit up the dance floor.
A quiet moment at the end of a beautiful day!

Suzanne and Ryan are getting married on October 27th at the JW Marriott. After spending time with them and Suzanne's mom Terri, I've got a good feeling this wedding is going to be "off the charts"! We got together at Washington Park for the engagement session. Here are a few of the pictures from the session.

Weddings keep me pretty busy so I don't do a lot of family sessions. I reserve them for previous wedding clients and friends of the family only. Rebecca has helped my wife out with her interior design projects, and Lee, an exceptional chef and computer guru, has helped both of us out of a few computer nightmares. He's also a tech for Dell Computer and really knows his stuff. As a thank you to them, I photographed their family recently and here's a couple of pictures from the session.
I photographed Tiffany and Mark's wedding back in 2004.
One of my favorite wedding pictures, their first dance.
They have since had a daughter, and one of the benefits I give my wedding clients , is a complimentary family session when the little one arrives. They waited about 20 months after Dallas was born to call me, but we got it done:-).

I'm off to Tampa, Florida this weekend to photograph a wedding with another good friend of mine, Phillip Lloyd. I love Phil's work, and am honored that he has invited me down to photograph with him. Then it's back to Colorado on Monday, then off to New York City on Thursday, for the Photo Plus International Conferance + Expo. I'll be speaking at the Pictage booth on Friday.

Be sure to check out my cousin Michael Muse' website http://9etherclothing.com/. His company, nin/ether's launch party was Friday night on the roof of Vinyl. Read about it on the Hot News tab of his website. I'm sure you will be seeing a lot his signature "9 superior levels of consciousness" logo around town.

And finally, I celebrated my birthday on October 7th. I spent the day going to early church service, watching the Broncos get their butt kicked, and watched TV with my wife. Other than the result of the Broncos game, it was a perfect day. I'm very blessed and thankful to have gotten to this birthday!