well, that was a first

shot a wedding: as the lead photographer. wow!
it was a good "first" because the bride and groom are super chill about photos and will love whatever i give them :)
it was a not-so-good "first" because everything was running late, people were stressing, they had to move the ceremony indoors because of unreliable weather (full on sun one moment; rain and wind another. this my friends, is not normal for almost-June, where i live!)... yeah
so...

thank goodness for bounce-off-the-ceiling flash, and friends with cameras, is all i can say!

(said bounce flash, thankee. lovelovelove this, btw)

more photos forthcoming. i have like 2,000+ to go through between the three of us shooters.
between? among? between is used for two, among is used for three or more?
i feel like more comfortable as a grammarian right now than a photographer :) i also left my voice at the wedding! croaking!

Kyle in Action

the North State Symphony has found themselves with a photographer on staff... so here's a taste of how i spend my weekends:



it's the best gig ever.

magic hour

my buddy and i wanted to get up at 5:00 am yesterday to chase the sunrise with our cameras.
his alarm didn't go off...
but i went out anyway (i was already up! sheesh)
my town is awesome: drive for 10 minutes in one direction, and you're in the giant city park with creeks and an amazing canyon; in another direction, and you're in ag country with rice fields, almond orchards, cattle grazing...


I wish i were a morning person. it's almost worth changing one's sleeping pattern