Carrie and David

What a busy 2007! I am still catching up. All year, I fell in love with my couples, and came to know them as friends. I immediately felt that way about Carrie and David. They were married in Wichita at Carrie's beautiful church in downtown Wichita, and their reception was at the wonderful Wichita Center for the Arts. David is a talented graphic designer, and so art is central to their lives. Thanks so much guys. We had a great time!









one of my favorite former brides is a good friend of Carrie's- Kristi

More Holga!

I love my Holga!

Michelle and Jason

It will be strange for you to see fall colors in the dead of a snowy winter. Even though I'm behind on blogging, I wanted to share Jason and Michelle's wedding because I just loved shooting it. They are truly comfortable people- you know the kind that you feel like you've known for years even though you just met? The light was beautiful, the love was real, and the party was swingin. Enjoy!









Jason fightin back the tears during the ceremony

isn't this a beautiful image? I was lucky enough to have my friends Brandon and Nicole Parigo (www.parigostudios.com) shooting with me that day, and Brandon captured this wonderful moody moment during the ceremony.













So, I was having fun shooting the reception, and I look to my left and see......Tyler! (my business partner) He was crashing my wedding! I guess his wedding that night had finished early, and mine was on his way home, so he decided to pop in and shoot some- why not? :)
Actually, it was a really cool experiment, because Tyler and I have always talked about how amazing it could be to have both of us at a wedding as well as an assistant (or two) helping with lighting. As the primary photographer of a wedding, you constantly have to make split-second decisions- do I shoot it wide or tight? Do I light it or use ambient light? Do I stick with this composition and wait for the moment or move on to the next? With two of us, we could shoot it both wide and tight, ambient and supplemental light- we really think there's a lot of possibility for outstanding coverage there....
This shot by Tyler is a prime example of this- what an amazing shot! I was covering it up close- you can see me in the bottom right- and Tyler got the whole scene (his shot is better) :)
Anyway- it was fun, and we hope to do it more in the future

My new friend

My dear girl Tina Carter (www.vraiphoto.com) introduced me to the Holga. I fell in love with the dream-like quality of one of her images that she made with her toy camera. I was completely baffled by it- the idea of making these magical images without having hardly any technical control at all. I started researching Holgas online, and I realized that I am on the end of a loooong train of Holga enthusiasts. People become obsessed. And now I can see why.

So, I told Mark that I hoped for one for Christmas. He came through, and my brother Ben and I went playing in the snow, and at the art museum, shooting pictures with my new little toy along the way. Today I got the first roll back that I shot with it. I really didn't even know if anything would be on the film. And- I was pleasantly surprised. Here is one that I love

Ben's hands


stay tuned for more Holga in the future

Julie + Luke

Here's one from Novmeber
Julie is a photographer too, and both of them are super free spirits- so much fun to shoot!
They were married at Jacobs Well (www.jacobswellchurch.org), where Mark and I go to church.