Its been a crazy last few months and I’m ready to get back on the grind. Lots of stuff coming your way and lots of blog posts to catch up on, so here’s a first set from our trip to Dominican Republic the other week. Joanne and Allen and company were awesome and tied the knot at the Palms Resort. We got some really cool shots and amazing video. It even rained which made for some beautiful epic shots. Hope you enjoy these teasers and thank you for flying us out Allen and Joanne!
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Connie and Jason tied the knot a few months ago and are literally going through about 1500 photos and hours of film to see this long but beautiful day unfold. I was able to walk with Connie and Jason through their wedding preparations and see how much work they did, in the end everything came out amazingly and it was worth everything bit of planning. Jason and Connie are perfect each other, I can’t begin to explain that enough, and I know that they’ll have a lifetime of happiness together, so glad you guys love these photos and can’t wait to grab some boiling point with you guys soon. Please enjoy!
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Juggling a small business means you wear all types of hats, in my case, you jump from pushing yourself creatively, to inputting numbers and keeping your books up to date, to managing personalities on your staff, to responding and delivering to your clients. That’s just the tip of the iceberg though and the slightest misstep could mean doomsday for your dreams. On the other hand, handling it, grinding, and never complaining – that could be the key to your success. Unfortunately that key also means burning out and I’ve seen too many a friend go down that path. The best way to get around that is to shoot for fun. For some people they find a passion in things they love, for me that was food – but even then shooting for someone else can eventually become “work” and shooting other people’s food could become regrettable.
This week I took a trip to Seattle with my best friend Chester and unwound. I picked up my camera, meticulously clicked through its settings, and just shot. I took photos of anything I wanted. I shot for noone else, just to capture unique moments, clean compositions, beautiful light. I moved to where ever God led my eye and let go. I found myself running into streets head onto traffic. I dashed up steep hills to find what was on the other side. For the first time in a long time, I shot for myself, I heard music in my head – and I remembered why I loved it. I loved losing myself in the moment.
