WOW!

Ok, so I'm really behind on updating this! I still haven't posted about the wedding from last weekend, (which was awesome by the way, images to come soon!), I just HAD to post this up tonight though cause it was so cool!

A few weeks ago this guy calls me asking me if I'd be interested in shooting him proposing to his girlfriend. Honestly, at the time I thought it was sorta an odd idea, but I went along with it. A few phone calls and last minute schedule changes later and we were on for tonight. I met Steve for the first time over by the Biltmore wall overlooking the ocean earlier this morning and we talked a bit of strategy as far as where they would be and where I could get some cool angles. A few hours later I showed up and got to capture this amazing life changing moment. It was such an amazing experience and I'm so glad I could do it.

I couldn't believe that Caitlin never heard me as I moved around them and grabbed all these shots. I stuck around and played paparazzi for about an hour moving around behind them. Luckily the ocean provided the perfect amount of noise that she never heard my shutter going off.

The best part for me was at the end. I had taken about 400 images and figured I was pretty good so I decided to take off. Steve had his arm around her and as I drove by them he took his arm off her shoulders and gave me a thumbs up. It was the perfect signal for the night. I've haven't left ANY shoot feeling this good in months!

On the way home I wanted to do something more for them so I called and left Steve a message telling him I wanted to give them something that night. He called me back and told me the name of the resturant that they would be hanging out at for the next several hours. I went home picked about 13 images and printed them out on my little Canon Selphy Printer and printed 13 4x6 prints and pasted them into an album for them and then drove up to the resturant to give it to them. It was such a great reminder as to how doing something nice for someone else is such a joyful experience. It was wonderful to meet Caitlin (offically) :) and to talk to both of them a little more about their experience. Funny how we can start a day being perfect strangers with a few people and end the day feeling like close friends. :)

What a blessing to be a part of that story!

In addition to the couple of pictures I posted here, I made a little slideshow so you guys can see more pics!

Enjoy!


Steve and Caitlin Slideshow

Lucy Speier!!

Wow! I'm not a baby photographer, but they sure are cute to photograph!

Lucy became a new addition to our church family 6 months ago, and when her parents asked me if I wanted to spend a little time photographing her I couldn't say no. :) She's just so darn cute! And not in the least bit camera shy either! She'll make a great bride in about 22 years! :)

Marieke and Nathan

Sorry I've been a little absent here the past week! A TON has gone on and I need to get caught up! :)

Last week started off with a really cool engagement session I did with Marieke and Nathan. The three of us ended up hanging out quite a bit, having dinner before hand and then shooting for a few hours and I can't remember the last time I've laughed so hard! My intern Alison came by and joined us halfway through and we seriously couldn't stop laughing! Nathan, you have the best sense of humor ever! :)

I also got a new camera, the Canon Mark IIn about a week ago and have been playing with it. It's such a great camera and will really allow us to do some really exciting things.

Check out some of the images from the night....

Matt and Julia!

Congrats to Matt and Julia who had a BEAUTIFUL wedding up in the wine country of Sonoma, CA. My assistant and I both were fighting colds and the flu for a bit of the day, but I think the adrenaline of the day kept us going. Plus, being around such cool people always brings your spirits up. :)

Here are a few of the pics from the day! :)