Alisa and her cousin Charae invited me out to photograph them at Cannon Beach on their last day in Oregon during their road trip from San Francisco to Seattle. I’ve actually known Alisa for several years as we worked alongside each other at several weddings back at our home in […]
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VIP 4 // Tough Love
No one could have asked for a more perfect day to summit a peak. Cloudless skies, warm sun and only light breezes. We had been sitting there enjoying the expanse before us and soaking up some sun for quite a while. Lots of other hikers came and went. One hiker […]
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That moment when you realize that your little brother is way cooler than you are… Also, motorcycles and black & white were made for each other. It’s a beautiful harmony. Directors Commentary I love shooting from unorthodox and sometimes risky vantage points and I’ve done it from some pretty interesting […]
Read MoreVIP 3 // Craig Benson
Scientist | Archeologist | Anthropologist | Barn Wedding Venue Owner. I’ve often described Craig as the closest real version of Indiana Jones you’ll ever meet. I first met him in 2013 when we were photographing a wedding at his home/farm/wedding venue – Fiddle Lake Farm. It was an unusually relaxed wedding day with […]
Read MoreVIP 2 // Tom Driebe
I met Tom in 2012. He’s is a bit of a renaissance man. Author, entrepreneur, restaurant owner, used car salesman… The later is his current occupation. In the city of Scranton, where I’m from, there’s a car lot on almost every street. In a city flooded with vehicles for sale, […]
Read MoreVIP No. 1 // Dan Garrison
VERY INTERESTING PERSON No. 1 /// DAN GARRISON “I had planned on retiring after 30 years. Then 9/11 happened and I decided to stay in a few more years. Two weeks after my 50th birthday I jumped out of a C-5 from 10,000 feet with 375 of my men and […]
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A Family Lifestyle Photo Session in Charlotte, NC. Luke & Brittney are dear friends of ours that we visited back in March. They have 5 children. We have 2. With 11 people in the house, it was a busy atmosphere for sure. But really that’s just par for the course […]
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A Short Lesson on Corporate Headshots Behind the Scenes at a Headshot Portrait Photo Shoot. In my planning for the shoot, (at 11pm the night before) I decided that there were two portraits of the company owner that I knew I wanted to make. I wanted one strong black & […]
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