Tim and Kelsey

Tim and Kelsey's wedding was on Sunday at Mt Hood Bed and Breakfast. I'd never been out there before and it is AMAZING. Yes, more shots to come, but here's a hint at how things went for the day -- Epic.

Lacey and Robbie - Wedding

Shot Lacey and Robbie's wedding on Saturday. More pictures to come, but I wanted to put up these few shots!

Rebecca and Erik - Wedding

Had the opportunity to shoot Rebecca and Erik's wedding at the Corvallis Country Club the other week. I'm really happy with how the shots are looking and wanted to post up a quick preview. Congrats again Rebecca and Erik!

Kim - Senior Rep Shoot

Had a great shoot with Kim the other week. She'll be helping pitch me at South Salem High School. Thanks again to Aimee for doing yet another fantastic makeup job.

Portland Waterfront Blues Festival

Enjoyed a wonderful Fourth of July weekend at the annual Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival on the Portland waterfront. It was filled with lots of sun, dancing, fireworks and incredible blues music. It's the second largest blues event in the nation. This was also a good opportunity for me to log some shooting time with a new 85mm lens I purchased this week. Can't wait to put it to work at weddings starting this coming weekend.

Today I caught a pair of great performances at the A&E stage. The first was of Portland Blues Experience, a dance group my fiance, Kelly, belongs to. Next up was Terry "Harmonica" Bean, an AMAZING blues musician from Mississippi. You can check out his myspace page here, although it doesn't look like he has too many photos up at the moment. I will probably try to get ahold of his folks and send him a shot or two from today. This guy is great; he intersperses his set with colorful tales of life in the South, growing up living and listening to the Blues.

DIY Macro Studio!

So I love trying out new methods of photography and such, always fun trying to learn new things. Anyway, I came across this great article on Strobist.com on a do-it-yourself macro photography studio for $10. It basically involves some tape, a cardboard box and some transparent fabric. Strobist pretty much got it right on the money (get it, money?) and my total bill wound up only being about $14 to make the contraption. Anyway, here are some of the test shots I did -- I'm pretty darn stoked.

Solar Power Rocks!

I did a really fast, 10-minute portrait of a local auto repair shop owner and his team for a website promoting the use of solar energy. The auto shop owner, Jim, took the plunge and covered the roof of his building with solar panels. This saves him a few hundred dollars a month on energy costs, and with government incentives the system will pay for itself in 5 years.

Anyway, check out the Q&A article at Solar Power Rocks.

The Langliers - Family Portraits

While I was down in Corvallis to shoot OSU's Commencement, I had a break in coverage in the afternoon and took the opportunity to do some work for Lisa and Casey for some family pics. I got to shoot a lot of action pics with the three girls, they LOVED their swing set in back. Go auto-focus go!

Morgan, Addie and Austin - Family Portrait

It's hard to believe that Addie's grown so much already!