Brittany’s bridal session

Last Saturday we shot Brittany and Clinton’s wedding. I’ll have a preview of that wedding up tomorrow. In the mean time here were a few of my favorites from Brittany’s bridal session.

Hobo Cody

Being that today is my birthday, I had a wonderfully eloquent post planned about my 28 years on this earth. Instead I have to finish a huge project before 10 this morning and then go shoot a wedding until midnight.
So, all you get is some pictures of Cody in his hobo hat with a harmonica…which [...]

Be nice to other photographers

Don’t view every photographer you meet as competition. Sure they could technically be your competition. But the reality is, we’re not all selling the same thing. We offer some of the same services, but we all have our own unique style and personality.
When you meet another photographer, use it as an opportunity to learn and [...]

A little side note

In the post I just wrote about investing in a photography business, I talked about the constant want/need to upgrade equipment. As a side note, I’d like to quickly talk about the upgrade process.
Upgrading is usually very expensive so I’d give you one piece of advice; if you aren’t producing beautiful images with your current [...]

Be willing to invest

Last week I wrote about taking better pictures. This week I’m writing a series of shorter posts about the business side of photography. I know a lot of people considering or currently trying to make photography their job. This is for you guys.
My first tip is to be willing to invest a lot of money. [...]

There’s a storm a brewin’

Took a second to look out the window. Found this thing brewing.

Amy & John’s wedding day preview

Here are a few of my favorites as a preview from last Saturday’s wedding. Amy and John had great kids which made the shoot that much more fun.
You can view the rest of the preview here. Full set coming next week.

One of my favorites is that last shot of John’s buddies making sure he ended [...]

Jessica & Will, take 2

I did an engagement shoot for Jessica and Will a few months ago. That day we had to contend with high winds and rain so we decided to do another shoot at Zilker park under slightly better weather conditions.
You can see the rest of the set here.

Alicia & Francisco’s wedding day

Here are a few of my favorites from Alicia and Francisco’s wedding day. They were married on June 9th at Vintage Villas in Austin.
I used a few new treatments on some of these to give them an older feel and really like how they turned out. I really love the last shot of the Francisco’s [...]

Taking better pictures

I am in no way an expert. In a lot of ways I’m still learning. However, I get a lot of questions about photography so here’s some basics to learning to take better pictures. Whether you want to be a pro or just take better pictures, these will help.
Step one: Take pictures
Take them everywhere in [...]

Lisa & Steven’s wedding

On Saturday, June 7th we shot Lisa and Steven’s wedding. This was one of the most enjoyable wedding we’ve shot all year. They are a great couple and really have fun together. We got some of the best shots of the year just because they are always doing something funny.
Congratulations, guys.
You can view the rest [...]

Living the dream and Uncle Bob

I’m going to paraphrase a little, but in filmmaker Robert Rodriguez’s book Rebel Without a Crew, he says if you want to become a filmmaker just tell people you’re a filmmaker and dive right in. Sure you may make your living as an accountant, but that 10 hours a week you spend working on scripts [...]

Neighborhood skateboarding

This evening the neighbors and Colton decided to skateboard a little. I had almost as much fun taking pictures of them falling on their faces as they did falling on their faces. And I didn’t use the long zoom lens so I really was pretty close to having the boards hit me in the face [...]

April & Ed’s wedding day

Friday, June 6th we had a great time shooting April & Ed’s wedding. Below are a few of my favorites. You can view the entire set (and now order prints too!) here.

My dad

Last December I got to follow my Dad around at work for a day and take pictures. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. You can see some of my favorites below or view the rest of the set here.
I’m writing this on Father’s Day but honestly could write it any day. [...]