Getting married sensibly

Hey all,
Here's a great story from Bankrate.com about having a memorable wedding without breaking the bank. And another great link here.

Congratulations Jayhawks.

Yes... I tip my Mizzou hat to the national champions. Well done.

The photo shoot I will NEVER do...

Sometimes I just don't know what some photographers are thinking! I won't ever ask someone to do something I myself will not do, regardless of how creative the idea. No, I will not do Tai Chi standing next to a living, breathing 400 lbs. lion. My subjects will not either.

Nancy Trash the Dress IV

Nancy Trash the Dress III

Nancy Trash the Dress II

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Nancy's wedding was this past October. Early on she expressed a keen interest in experimenting with some sort of a trash the dress session after her big day. We agreed to shoot some photos of her getting a tattoo inspired by the needlework design of her
wedding dress.

My clients almost all appreciate my hunger to take creative chances and push their photography to be something more unique and personal for them. The idea of trash the dress is fun and certainly has been a hot trend in my industry... if not a little overdone. As a creative artist I am suspicious of hot trends but creativity is king in my book so I'm glad to try and place my own signature on it!

Funny vid...

This wasn't a wedding I shot but wish I did. Many of you may have seen it on YouTube. I did however get a solo performance of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" at a wedding in 2007. I could understand if most folks don't want to go this far but it sure makes the day unique.

Fighting the cold...

Hey all, sorry I have not attended to this. I've got a good excuse. Yesterday I fought the common cold so I called a "sick day" and stayed on the couch for most of it. I turned in a couple of naps in the process. I'm back at it today...

Here's one of my all-time favorite couples: Aimee and Mike. They had a fun engagement shoot we did last Spring.

Cool Valentine's Day ideas

Here is a pretty fun list of unique Valentine's Day ideas from Bankrate.com. The ideas seem to be pretty much oriented towards romantic little surprises for guys to give their sweethearts... but isn't that the whole point of Valentine's Day ladies?

Shelly and Jeff at Loose Park

To heck with the snow and cold!!! The engagement session season will soon be in full swing. Honoring the forthcoming Spring, here's another favorite from a 2007 engagement session with Shelly and Jeff at Loose Park. These two were about as cool as a couple could be. There are certain couples you meet in which you know instantaneously they were made for one another and that describes Shelly and Jeff.

Nicole and Dave at Union Station

This is an engagement shoot from last year I thought was a lot of fun. We did them at Union Station in Kansas City. Those who have worked with me before know I'm big on being creative with these sessions, we'll get the pretty flowers and scenery but then work in some more atypical stuff and have fun with it.