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Nate and Joy’s Salida, Colorado Wedding

Salida, Colorado Location: Salida Steam PlantI’ve known Nate almost as long as I’ve lived in Colorado.  Nate and I both met Joy while on a weekend mountain bike trip to Moab, Utah.  I spent a substantial part of the 5 hour drive back to Breckenridge listening to Nate go on about how interesting Joy was.  It[more…]

Anatomy of an Image #6

Refelections   I am always on the lookout for interesting or unusual compositions.  This image was shot on a hotel patio where the wedding was held earlier that afternoon.  When I saw the glass partition around the patio during the day, I thought there might be a a chance of using it to capture some[more…]

Who do you shoot for?

Are you photographing for you or your client? If you ask most wedding photographers who they are shooting for, they will undoubtedly respond, “The client, of course.”  If that is your mindset, I hope you take the next few minutes to read this post and allow me to change the way you think about wedding[more…]

Authentic Timeless Wedding Photography

What does it mean when we talk about timeless wedding photography? A lot of people might have the idea that for a photo to be considered timeless it must also be boring.  I disagree.  I think timeless is just the opposite of trendy.  What do I mean by trendy? Trendy photography incorporates the current fads.  That[more…]

Anatomy of an Image #5

Father and Daughter Outside of the Church  I mentally build my images in terms of layers.  I often start my images from the stand point of light.  If I have good light, then I look for a good background, something that frames and brings out the subject.  Then I place the subject into the light,[more…]

Kerrie and Paul’s Breckenridge, Colorado Wedding

Kerrie and Paul in Breckenridge, Colorado Location: Sapphire Point, Breckenridge, ColoradoReception: Hearthstone Restaurant, Breckenridge, ColoradoFloral Arrangements: Petal & Bean, Breckenridge, ColoradoLodging: Allaire Timbers Inn, Breckenridge, Colorado  Paul and Kerry are a Chief Warrant Officer and Captain in the Army respectively.  They called me a few months ago while stationed in Germany about photographing their destination[more…]

Laura and David’s Breckenridge Wedding

 Spring Breckenridge Wedding     Venue: Beaver Run ResortLocation: Breckenridge, ColoradoFlowers: Petal & Bean  Laura and David asked me to photograph their Breckenridge wedding in the spring.  June is one of my favorite times of the year to photograph weddings here in Breckenridge.  The summer rains haven’t arrived yet, and the aspens have just budded.  They were[more…]

Anatomy of an Image #4

Window Light Portrait in Tibet  Many of you mostly know me as a wedding photographer.  Many years ago, I also worked quite a bit doing adventure travel photographer for magazines like Outside and National Geographic Adventure. While spending nearly two months traveling in Asia, I made a number or portraits throughout Tibet, China, and Nepal. Sometimes[more…]