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I traveled to my hometown of Topeka, Kansas to shoot the wedding of a friend of my sister's on May 1, 2010. We had a lot of fun with the wedding party on a picture perfect day. The guys all wore different color ties which made it easy to play off of the Reservoir Dogs nicknames. For example, Mr. Pink, Mr. Blue, Mr. Yellow, etc. etc. No there were no Mr. Blacks.
Here is a sneak peak at my favorite images unedited from the first 100 I edited in hotel room between Topeka and Walworth, WI.
Each year I have the pleasure of participating in a very unique racquetball tournament. While I was on the injured list I was still able to capture some photos of this exciting event. Check out the photos.
Photomontage March 19-22, 2010
Haiti was an incredible experience and I was so honored to have the opportunity to serve as the photojournalist for our group. Our goal was to provide a Christian perspective on the situation in Haiti 60 days after the most devastating disaster this poor country has ever experienced.
People have asked me what stuck out the most in the experience.
Saturday March 6, 2010, I had the distinct honor to shoot Rachel Starks and Luke Parker's wedding. They were married at the Wright House in Mesa, AZ. Rachel's dad, Rory, had a tremendous impact on me as I started out in my professional life and so it was even more special for me to be able to not only attend but provide some of the happiest memories that Rachel and Luke could ever have through photography.
To view images from their wedding follow this link.
Rachel and Luke are stylish and very cool. I was fortunate enough to get to spend the morning with them the day before their wedding shooting their engagement photos in the dessert and we shot some gritty urban photos as well. Follow this link to see their engagement photos.
For a quick preview continue.
After completing the editing of Jon and Leslie's photos I jumped into their fusion video. This was a really fun project. All in all we shot photos and video in Milwaukee's Third Ward, the Milwaukee Art Museum, an old train bridge, a fire escape, gritty urban alleys, and amazing architecture. Check out the video. It will change your world! (Or at least it will be lots of fun.)
I met up with Leslie and Jon on a mild day in February and shot their engagements. This was an extended destination engagement package so we had time to drive around and find different locations.
I was delighted to find a fire escape as this is almost become a trademark shot of mine. Leslie and Jon are a delightful couple and troopers as we worked hard to get some fun shots. We started by vaulting the two of them up on a Bridge Support about 10 feet off the ground. Later we tried to get the sense of the "water fall" coming off a building but only ended up getting them a bit wet.
We moved multiple dumpsters to improve the shots. After all urban grit is one thing but dumpsters are hard to excuse in an engagement photo or any photo for that matter.
I brought along a fish eye lens and we had some fun playing with that to get some creative and unique photos.
I met with Mike and Kelly today at their home in McHenry today. They are getting married on October 1 and they introduced me to their adorable little dog (Boston Terrier) named Sophie. Sophie could do tricks, understood spanish and was as cute as a button! I couldn't resist taking some shots to show you.
The intricate designs and careful tedious work produced by the sculptors is a site to behold. However, I was also drawn to the mass of humanity mulling around the frozen treasures and this piece I think tells the story of Lake Geneva Winterfest by combining the two. No person was harmed, drowned, or mutilated in the making of this short film.
Three wedding shows in seven days! I had the opportunity to meet lots of couples and booked several weddings. What a blast! It is always fun to be around all that passion and new love. I also really enjoy re-connecting with all my friends in the wedding industry. Kris from Evergreen golf club, Martha and Sherry from Kirsch's, Becky from Hawk's View, Jenny from The Lodge at Geneva Ridge, Kelly from Creative Element, Bob from B.B.'s Best, Mick & Joanne from Lily Pots, Tom from Lake's Area Rental, Adrienne from Lakeland Bakery, Reverend Marcia Boyd and many more.
I shot some fun videos of each of the shows.
Wednesday marked the first day I was able to shoot in my new studio location. The Veteran's Terrace in Burlington, WI. What a delight to work with the Krolow family and specifically to shoot John Krolow's senior photos. Here is a sampling of his images.
