Every so often, I talk shop with guests at weddings. It seems like there is always an “Uncle Joe” who is a photo enthusiast and wants to talk about cameras, computers, flashes… Of course, I’m more than happy to oblige, but sometimes the conversation can start to go on too long. I [...]

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John + Erin were married about a month ago in the lovely mountain area of Keystone, Colorado. When we arrived for the wedding there was quite a bit of snow on the ground but within a couple of days there were only patches of it left. Erin bravely faced the cool fall day [...]

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Lisa, Elle and I are here in chilly, snowy, foggy Iowa to spend the holiday with Lisa’s dad. The other night while Lisa was helping direct the local church play, I ran outside to get a couple photos. I snapped these shots, determined frostbite was too high a price to pay for more [...]

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On 7-7-7 I shot a wedding at the Calistoga Ranch and the bride had this great idea for her reception. She hired Doug Shannon to do caricatures of any guests who wanted one, and believe me, everyone wanted one. Doug spends about a minute and a half on each caricature, so he can [...]

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Heather + Eric were married at the Main Post Chapel at the Presidio a few weeks ago. Their schedule was unlike any other wedding I have shot, in that, the night before the wedding was the big party (at 111 Minna Gallery) and they followed their morning ceremony with a brunch at Greens. In [...]

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