Star light, start bright...

A long exposure of the studio on a starry night at the farm...


This photo is "as shot" untouched by Photoshop... Nikon D300, Tokina 12-24, F4, iso 400, 19 minute "bulb" exposure

Brithday drummers

A little spontaneous drumming broke out at this photographer's birthday party on Saturday night...

Once a soldier always a soldier

A member of the Patriot Guard salutes as the flag is raised at Capt Dan Fun Days in Lucan, Minnesota.

You're not from around here are you...

Chicago jazz singer Typhanie Monique showing some urban fashion sense in Papa Charlie's bar after her set at the Grand Marais Jazz Festival.



I don't do a lot of "photoshopping" on my photos. Most photos on my site are "as shot", but sometimes it's fun to play with a photo like this to highlight something interesting. In this case I destaturated everything except blue and purple to highlight Typhanie's crazy fun gloves.

An alternate perspective

Another shot from Jay & Linh's wedding in Mexico. I like shots like this that give you an alternate perspective on an event. You could have been there, but this is almost definitely not how you saw or recall the moment.

Blog Crush

I'm a regular reader of John Scalzi's Whatever Blog, and today he has a post about his "Blog Crush" on Megan McArdle.

A blog crush as loosely defined by John is somebody with a blog you admire that you also find attractive/interesting... definitely innocent, and all in good fun.

So here's mine: Jessica Strickland has a couple of great blogs highlighting her wedding and portait photography and another blog talking about the business of photography. I don't know Jessica personally, and so mostly I'm just an admirer of her work, but as a regular reader of her blog she seems like a fun human too!

The First Dance

I shot some fun photos at a destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico last week. Here Jay & Linh share their first dance.