I was looking though my old photos from around my birthday looking for a picture of me when I came across this picture of my friend Sam. The man’s a good writer, and a budding blogger. Check him out. I had taken it though the dirty glass at a cabin in the mountains, covering his working...

This wonderful fruit stall vendor sold us some fruit but as we were leaving, she slipped two guavas into my hand as a gift, as a gesture of kindness. It was obvious we weren’t really natives. I really appreciate that about a lot of the people here. They are poor as dirt but they still have a...

That means reflective river romance, people. All I had with me was my P&S and well… you can tell. Image quality fail. BUT… hopefully you’ll just be so blinded by the stupid cuteness it won’t matter. AMIRITE? It’s just shadows. This way you don’t have to be scarred by full on...

My most favorite person in the world turned 27 yesterday. That’s okay. Clearly he’s still 10 inside, which is one of the best things about him. Happy Birthday again, Jeremy! The entire set of photos from the surprise shindig are here. Nothing professional, just fun....

Okay people it’s bokeh time. I made jeremy hold this up in like 20 different positions so I could get the bokeh right in the background. Poor guy. He tolerates me. It was super bright that day. Here’s my cheerful assistant. :-) The sun was super bright. :/ so things got washed out a...

J took the best picture I’ve had taken of me in a long time today. :)   It’s kind of awesome to have your S.O. be interested in your hobbies too and be good at it naturally. :) He also managed to catch a rainbow across my face in another one. :) I thought it was kinda...

Nobody has any dignity anymore. I believe this is what makes our generation a little more fun....

My father hands me an apple at Hillcrest Orchards. Fun fact: I didn’t mean to take this photo at all. It snapped as I dropped it from my grasp....

I have a wonderful friend named JoAnn who runs a sartorial blog. She came to visit yesterday and we spent some time in the park.  She takes her own outfit photos for her blog, Sidewalk Chic,  but I got to shoot her at the park yesterday.  In return, dragged the poor woman...

Three girls reach for a jellyfish at the Ga Aquarium. I get pretty excited when I realize I was allowed to be born in the human era during the time where we’ve advanced enough to be close to things that our ancestors never even saw. We take it for granted that we are blessed with so much...

I met Patrick at Julea’s wedding after what must be years since we’ spoke. He’s still cool, as evidenced by this photo. SOMEONE please make this a meme....

This is our regular waiter at Fado, Charlie. He is awesome. And yes, I know this picture is more than a year old but I suck at processing photos during really busy weeks. In other news, I am definitely toning up in preparation for bootcamp. :) But I now have no time for most anything...

The best part of trance performances is the light performers that show up to do their thing on the dancefloors off the main floor. Pretty epic good time watching these guys. I had to get really creative with my point and shoot to get this. I wish there was a way to sneak in your DSLR but...

A shot from the Paul Van Dyk Concert this past weekend during one of the smoke blows from the ceiling. Opera is an awesome club. Also, yes you can get creative with a point and shoot in low light.  These shots were taken with slow synchro flash. What an epic...

I like friends. :) And lemon...

Don’t tell me babies don’t pose. Cause they do. This is little Gabriela, just under a month old! Girl already knows how to strike a...

This is my uncle Sammy. Look at that badass hat. :) Taken on...

Kay and her husband were such fun to shoot. :) I still have a bunch of xmas pics to process so they can be sent out as cards. And I have another shoot as soon as I come back from thanksgiving. I’m sure I’ll have a million shots to look through from the trip too.  It’s been a...

I love mirrors in couples shots. :) Kay is celebrating her first wedding anniversary! And the mirror at Café Intemezzo is a place to have a little otherworldly fun....

This is a still from Joanna and Lance’s session a couple weeks ago. I just went to her baby shower this past weekend and it was soooo much fun. I can’t wait to meet little Gabriela....

A couple of my friends, in the sunset near the...

Recently I had the pleasure of shooting some headshots for my friend Caryl. She’s totally beautiful isn’t she? She’s a talented graphic...

My friend and old roomie Julea England is getting married this Spring and I got to take her engagement photos for her. I started experimenting with selective focus and color...

Kids give you the most serious glares. I was shooting a family session on Sunday when this little boy decided to intensely stare me down. Overalls and crocs though? He was cute enough to pull it...

So… I only went starfish hunting in my earlier picture because this awesome kid showed me how. Those are his parents in the back. I promised his parents that I would send them this picture… then I dropped my phone in the ocean. So… I guess I won’t be keeping that promise.  They...

So if you can wish upon a star, can you wish upon a starfish? It certainly rolls off the tongue better. I dunno, it was extra magical for me since I’d never caught a starfish before. It didn’t give us any good luck though. Maybe even some bad luck considering what happened after this...

I put out feelers a few weeks ago, looking for some folks to help me develop my portrait skills. Meghan, a “tweep” of mine, volunteered and we wound up doing this fun shoot last night. She let me drag her around parts of historic Duluth and get some practice. I still have quite a few...

Henry looks at the sushi task that is upon him with a mix of fear and determination! If you want to know how this story ended, the plate was empty....

A photo I took last year while attending services at North Point Community Church. After years of stodgy southern baptist services, this is a different experience, let me tell you. The funny part of this picture is that since I was using my point-n-shoot, I didn’t set the flash off so it...

My good friend Henry was here for the wedding this week, from St. Louis. We devoured sushi together. Actually we devoured a lot of things this weekend. Doesn’t he have that “Here, have some tea, and call me sensei” look?...

The stunning interior of the Al-Farooq Masjid where my good friend Tasnuva got married this past Sunday. They have this amazing prayer hall.  My friend Gopika is sitting in the sunlight. Middle eastern architecture is honestly one of the most beautiful types of architecture in the world....