Lindsay wanted to surprise her husband-to-be with a bridal session, so she specifically asked me not to mention anything anywhere, especially on Facebook where he might catch wind of what we’d been up to, until after the wedding…
Well… That stunning wedding took place on May 14th, so I’m finally free to share these gorgeous shots with the rest of you 
Ok, here’s some of what you’ve missed out on.
Day 293/365
If it weren’t for this shot, I would have forgotten to take anything that day. I thought it interesting that a chair was just out there (iPhone photo)
Day 294/365
Family shoot.
DISCLAIMER: Both my good friend Heidi and I were shooting with my camera that day. On the same memory card. For those who have been following my blog, her gear was stolen recently, so she needed loaners as she worked to get back on her feet – which she is now; she bought all the new gear she needed! Yay!! Anyway, what this means is that I’m not completely sure these are all my shots. I’m pretty sure most of them are, but I’m not 100%
Day 295/365
I can’t post pictures of Kenzie’s bridal shoot until after her wedding on December 16th… But I have a good deal of cool stuff to show you when I’m allowed. Put it on my tab!
Day 296/365
Scouting for new locations. Best day of my life.
Day 297/365
I absolutely LOVE being on movie sets!!
This was from a goofy short film a friend of mine wrote and directed called “Takito: The Quest to Save Rivendork”. It was, believe it or not, a prequel to another short film he wrote and directed called “Takito: The Revenge of Dreyfus”.
Yes, it’s a spoof. It’s a joke film. I mean… “Takito”. We’re alluding to taquitos.
It was a spoof on a largely unknown feature film called Shikito, by Utah Wolf Productions. Now, I’m not one to talk smack about other artists, but these people make some truly, TRULY atrocious films… As if that wasn’t enough, they’ve willfully infringed on an unbelievable number of copyright laws while insisting that you don’t infringe on theirs.
Andrew (the writer/director for Takito) and I found this incredibly funny. Particularly because Utah Wolf Productions seem to take themselves so damn seriously. So Andy decided he wanted to make a short film out of it last year. The original Takito film. I found this to be dangerous, not just because he’s stealing the movie from Utah Wolf Productions, who are stealing things from giant corporations like Sony, who probably stole their ideas from some schmuck in Arkansas, but also because… Well, how do you spoof a film that sucks? Make it suck MORE?… Andy decided to make it more obviously silly (ie. make it a comedy) while making the cool stuff cooler (ie. better production values).
Regardless, it was enormous fun shooting on set. I shot on days 2 and 3. On day 1 I wasn’t available.
Kim wasn’t an experienced actress. She needed some reassurance.
Director Andrew James overlooking the work of his DP (Director of Photography)
Day 298/365
Day 2 for me, day 3 for the production of the film. The last day of the shoot.
Fight scenes!!
The ominous bad guy, Dreyfus.
Look! Kanye West!! “Yo Andrew, I’m really happy for you and I’m-ah let you finish, but STEVEN SPIELBERG IS ONE OF THE BEST DIRECTORS OF ALL TIME!!! ONE OF THE BEST DIRECTORS OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!”
It was unspeakably cold up there, and the wind didn’t help.
Day 299/365
My new price sheets! (iPhone photo)
Day 300/365
Location scouting again
Lots to show this afternoon from all the days I’ve been away (up to May 7th – I’m not quite caught up yet).
Day 109/365
Many thanks to Natasha Roos for the brilliant ideas that led to this shoot. This is a bit of an edgier one.
Quinn:
Day 110/365
Shear material:
Day 111/365
A glimpse into my album collection:
Day 112/365
Lamp shade:
Day 113/365
My new car. I blogged about this a few posts back, if you recall. Now you get to see it:
Day 114/365
Dandelion:
Day 115/365
Personal favorite from Carley’s bridals:
Day 116/365
Personal favorite from Emily’s bridals:
More to come in a few days hopefully. Stay tuned.
Ok, less talk, more photos.
Day 106/365
My favorite shot of Shawna’s bridals:
Day 107/365
On my way out of the house to run some errands, I knew I had to take some cutesy pictures of a blossoming cherry tree:
Day 108/365
Blakelee “groomials” (combination of bridals with the groom in some of the shots – hint: he’s not in this shot):
More to come in a few hours hopefully… Stay tuned.
Dani, my close friend and model muse, called me up on the 23rd asking me if I’d come out and take some pictures as a kind of paparazzi to an event she was hosting late that night.
I said sure.
Early the next morning, I had a bridal shoot. That same afternoon, I had a wedding. The day after that, I had another wedding. And then on Sunday, I had a model shoot. Yesterday, a bridal shoot. Tomorrow, another one.
It’s been kind of busy. My mom even started worrying when she couldn’t reach me anywhere.
All this to say that I know I’ve been slow at getting back on here and posting something new, but I’m still alive, and here’s a recap of my daily shoots:
Day 100/365
It’s getting warmer. Mason and I went outside to play some soccer. I think he really just wanted to play with the neighbor girl.
Psh! Ditching his dad for a girl…
Day 101/365
I needed an excuse to shoot some pictures and going outside sounded good, so Mason and I went across the street to the school’s playground.
The reason I needed an excuse to shoot pictures was because I was worried – no, terrified – that my camera wasn’t focusing properly anymore… Two days before back to back weddings…
This test didn’t reassure me at all…
Day 102/365
But then on the paparazzi shoot Dani asked me to come to, it was fine. Razor sharp. In really terrible low-light conditions no less. Whew!
The paparazzi thing was an event where Dani and other local models were supposed to pretend being big Hollywood stars and I along with a bunch of other local photographers were supposed to act as the scum of the earth; the paparazzi.
Thanks, Dani. Great friend you are.
What I discovered was that I’m a terrible paparazzi on a number of levels.
First, I couldn’t get myself to yell out random questions. Not because I was too shy, but because I simply couldn’t think of a single thing to ask.
Second, I couldn’t bring myself to use any of the really, truly, colossaly ugly shots that the real paparazzi regularly throw into magazines. You know the shots. Ugly flash, shiny skin, shadows behind the celebrities. Yeah. Ugly. Spectacularly ugly.
Finally, I really sucked as a paparazzi because I found it more interesting to shoot pictures of the mass of photographers falling over themselves trying to get the best shot than taking pictures of the celebrities themselves. My camera was pointed in the wrong direction. I didn’t do that more than a couple of times, but I noticed some stares when I did do it.
I’d post the pictures of that mass of photographers, but those shots sucked too.
