It’s hard not to smile when you see your work spotlighted on a blog or in a magazine, but it’s even more exhilarating when said media outlet features a collection of emotional and momentous images curated by some of the top wedding photographers in the industry. Case in point, last Friday, one of my favorite…
For a photographer, few things are as cool as getting a wedding album in the mail. Without sounding egotistical, seeing my work on huge 12×12-inch pages, perfectly color corrected, and in vivid colors and contrasty black and whites makes me swoon just a tiny bit. Last Friday, I got my first metal album sent to…
It’s crazy to think that Joe Strummer has been gone for almost a decade. The man was such a force of nature. He created primal, earthy music that never sounded gimmicky or lame. When people ask me who I look up to? Who I am inspired by? Who is my hero? Joe Strummer is one…
The biggest challenge I face as a wedding photographer is breaking the ice with subjects when I first get to a wedding location. Most couples want “getting ready” shots, but few know how to be at ease with a camera hovering about. The day is already hectic without a stranger entering your inner sanctum and…
A few years back, Allison and I photographed our amazing friends Chuck and Tara at an airstrip during a brutal heatwave. It was like 120 degrees on the tarmac and I just couldn’t drag the bride-to-be out of the air conditioned car to do test shots for 10 minutes (she would have melted instantly). Luckily…
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