The F and L kids

Suzi is one of my closest friends in the whole world. This is because she is one of the best people in the world. Alas, the sweet irony of being best friends with the best person in the world is that the world needs her too. So, as much as it pains me, I share …

Patty and Charlie + Engagement Session = Excellent.

I first met Patty and Charlie at Leslie and Sam's wedding in Wyoming. Charlie is Leslie's brother, and he proposed to Patty at Leslie's wedding. Charlie is in the US Army and barely sees Patty because he is either overseas in the Middle East, or stationed around the country. Needless to say, Patty said yes …

Curtis and Ayla – HDR

After a long pause for the holidays, and work on a wedding down in California, I'm back and playing catch-up. These are my first HDR photos, thanks to Curtis and Ayla and a sweet castle. HDR is a particular method of photography that requires several levels of exposure, and then a program stitches them together, …

Curtis and Ayla: Surprise Proposal!

When Curtis emailed me looking for a photographer willing to follow him to Victoria and take secret photos of his proposal to his girlfriend Ayla, I said "You're in luck. I'm a ninja." And ninja I was. On a "private" tour of a castle, I followed them around for an hour taking photos. Finally, Curtis …

South East Asia: Cambodia – Part 2

A continuation of my time in Cambodia this past summer. In the first part, I showed you all the beautiful children and faces. This time I will show you some photos  where the families came from, and then shots of the homes we built. See, this particular Habitat build was on a mission to move …

The P Family

The P's are just a lovely family. They enjoy the great outdoors, and spend ample time outside hiking, running, playing, and being together. So it was easy for them to chose a location for our shoot: why, outside of course! Twelve years of marriage + one son + one funny dog = a whole lot …

Leslie and Sam – Wyoming

I first met Leslie in Africa, when we were 20 years old, on a Habitat for Humanity build in Tanzania. I had lots of expectations of Africa, and while many of them proved to be misinformed, the biggest surprise was  befriending a fiery red-head from Wyoming. But I'm sure glad it happened. Then Leslie met …

Tania and Dale – Engagement Shoot

Tania and Dale are totally cute and super in love. Dale is originally from Indiana, but moved up here to be with Tania after they met on the internet. They're getting married in November and we met up on a fine, oddly warm September day to get some shots to display at the reception. I'm …

roads

roads are awesome. i have a serious thing for roads. From paved, smooth roads with freshly pressed asphalt to rough and tumble old back-roads (barring any potential cannibalistic inbreed Texans), they just make me feel happy. i know, i know. it's cliche. this is one cliche i just can't avoid i guess: roads are symbolic …

Grace, Ella, and Ezra!

Grace, Ella, Ezra = three awesome kids! It was a gorgeous day on Lake Ontario, overcast with - strangely - a nice chinook of warm wind coming in. It was Easter weekend and the kids had tons of energy and, if you can't tell, Grace and Ella were total camera divas. It was great! talk …