The McGee's Wedding Day!

What a wedding!

I was talking with Jason about his expectations of the wedding and the whole experience. He said it was beyond anything he could have imagined. Jennifer was equally amazed. They put this together with the help of Elise at Beach Bum Vacations and Patricia at the Royal Resort all via email and hit a HOME RUN! Everything from amazing decorations and attention to detail to a staff that's all about pleasing everyone in the party. This was a fantastic wedding. Add in the love and Boom! It was on! Grand Slam... Hope you all enjoy their photos.

Cancun Day 2 photos!

Today is the big day! The party was on yesterday getting everything ready for today. Jennifer and Jason are primed for their big day and I'm so excited to do their actual ceremony and reception tonight.

Stay tuned for Day 3 and if you want to see any of these photos larger, just click on them! Thanks!

Day 1 Cancun.... McGee Underwood Destination Wedding

The 5th Legacy House Shoot

"Legacy House - altering the legacy of violence, one life at a time."

This is the second to last shoot for the Legacy House series I started last fall. Many thanks to Misty, my wonderful and brave model for this shoot.

I wanted to create a before and after showing a "snapshot" like pic taken as if by a clinic, at the point of abuse/violence and then contrast it with help of Legacy House, a woman recovered, empowered and heale

MyDreamAssignment!

My Dream Assignment….

For years I’ve wanted to explore and document America in its shape and form from the past in the present time. Growing up in Wyoming and rural Nevada, living along the swath of Interstate-80, travelling back and forth with my camera in tow, I’ve been given a unique perspective of boom and bust cultures and the result of the aftermath lying in state. With pop culture & society’s other influences I have a sense that “America” as we ideally see it is endangered as well.

I’d really like to photograph a metaphorical journey of America as it used to be, and how we’ve lost so much of what made us great and are on course to losing. In contrast, by exploring America, I’d also like to capture in story what makes us a truly great nation today and give people a vision that all isn’t lost. That America is still America. That we’re not two political parties, but one nation. Diverse, brilliant, adaptable, strong, resilient and united. That while parts of America is abandoned, America itself is not.

Bridal Show at the Montage

I had a fantastic first time experience at the Perfect Wedding Guide's bridal show at the Montage at Allison Pointe. I was able to meet tons of new brides and made some good connections with a few vendors as well.

For fun, I offered a simple headshot to whoever wanted one for their blog/facebook/myspace page and that allowed me to spend a bit more time with each potential bride and groom to be as well as a couple other vendors.

Thanks to James @ Lakeside Entertainment, Paul and Angela @ Expressions Costume Jewelry, Loren @ Tellman Cosmetic Dentistry, Ade' with memwa's, and all the brides, grooms and their friends and family that let me take their photo and share a little more about their wedding plans.

I'm offering my 2009 pricing @ a 10% discount if you book before March 31 so book now. I've got some premium dates still available and I'd love to serve you on your big day!

WPPI Convention Fun in Vegas

As many of you know, I'm a big music fan. Obviously besides being a photographer as my biggest passion, music is a close second and this convention trip to Vegas for the Wedding Portrait Photographer's International, aka ...WPPI convention allowed me to not only delve into the hippest and most current trends in the wedding and portrait world and learn from the best, but thanks to Nikon, also gave me front row access to a great band I've loved for years.... Blues Traveler.

Imagine if you will, 2000 people, huge MGM Grand Arena, staging this huge act, and... the kicker was, that we could bring our photo gear! How cool is that??? Think back to your last concert. How often do you see everyone under the sun snapping off crappy photos on their cell phone from 300 miles away, just to "remember". It's like an artifact, just to prove "I was there". Well Nikon and Blues Traveler, gave us all that and more. Not only a great show, but the ability to capture some incredible memories. I hope you enjoy mine.

As you know, Vegas is so visually dynamic so I added in a couple other favorites I took from around the MGM, enjoy the rest of the scenic shots and I threw in a lovely small group seminar with Dennis Reggie at the Pictage booth. Dennis is kind of the "father" of high end, photojournalistic photography. When he speaks, everyone listens. I learned a lot :)

See you at the Bridal Show at the Montage @ Allison Pointe on Sunday! And like all my other posts, feel free to click on them to make 'em bigger!

Enjoy :)