Raju

My quick and hasty senior, Raju. She called the day before this shoot and we ended up shooting for 4 hours straight! She ended up with a crazy amount of images:)! Thank you Raju!

A Recent Engagement Session

Alaina and Rodrigo. Two delightful and fun people  I had the opportunity to shoot. Their upcoming wedding is in June and I am more than excited to be a part of it! We had a blast on our shoot and got very little serious shots despite the cold weather! Below are a few shots from the day....

Trying to figure out how to "dip".

We stand in our own light. Make yours shine....

Finding our light. Our fire. What makes us passionate and feel good? What makes me want for more? What makes our day better? What makes me love what I do? What brought me back to why I started this "photography thing that I love to so do".

April 2nd, 2009. The first workshop I attended in Chicago with yours truly, the infamous Joe Buissink. A wonderful man, a wonderous photographer himself who reminded me that I just need to be, well, me!

Seems rather simple, doesn't it? I started photography as a "business" because I loved capturing those moments when people were just being people. I am one of the lucky ones because I get paid for documenting memories. We all tend to get caught up in this thing we call life.  In a faltering economy and competing photographers, I was reminded that it wasn't who was better or faster. But it was about if you brought your fire, your passion, your ever present self with you when you shot. I was quickly reminded to pause, look around, and bring photography back to it's basic. I was reminded of my own fire within. Thank you to Joe. For he is simply one of complete humbleness and inspiration!

Below are a few pics from that workshop.