I never like to experiment on actual wedding couples, so when I had some ideas about a Breckenridge fall color bridal photo shoot, I called my friend, Angela, and asked her if she wouldn’t mind putting a wedding dress on and spending an hour at sunset on Boreas Pass Road. One of the[more…]
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My wife, Carin, and I really enjoy traveling. I wish I was one of those cultured individuals that could carry on a conversation in dozens of languages as I traveled the world. Sadly, that just isn’t the case. What I can do is go is order beer in Mandarin Chinese, Nepali, German, French, Tibetan, Spanish (both[more…]
Chris and Michelle met in Breckenridge, Colorado at the infamous Gold Pan Saloon. When you consider how much they love the outdoors, camping, and traveling together, it was no surprise that they chose to get married outdoors at the gorgeous Black Canyon Inn and rustic Twin Owls Steakhouse in Estes Park, Colorado. [nggallery id=22] [more…]
One of my favorite things to do is to photograph the weddings of friends. I met Karen over ten years ago when I was in graduate school at Northern Illinois University. At the time, I was the graduate assistant for the Outing Centre, the university’s outdoor adventure program. I hired Karen to work as[more…]
The Magic of Film For the past couple of years, I have been shooting at least a couple of rolls of black and white film at nearly every wedding we photograph. I love the unpredictable nature of film along with the almost organic feel of it. Digital photograph has become so clean, sharp,[more…]
I’ve had a lot of people ask me what I like to do in my spare time when I’m not photographing. My wife Carin and I really like to spend as much time in the outdoors as possible. We hike, climb, ski, and especially bike. In addition to riding bikes, I also like[more…]
Importance of Backing up One of my biggest fears would be to somehow lose someone’s wedding photos while en route back to Colorado from where ever their destination wedding was. About a year ago, I wrote a very in depth blog entry regarding image backup and protection in the office. Of course that requires that the images[more…]
I recently received news from Intrepid Travel that my image, Toroweap Point Sunset, won the 2012 Annual Photography Competition for the Landscape category. I made this image a few years ago while spending several days camping at Toroweap point. Most of the images I shot were pretty disappointing. The one exception was this evening when there was[more…]
OK, Technically we are Headed to Seattle. I love traveling for destination weddings, especially when I am traveling with my wife, Carin. As you are reading this, Carin and I are probably just boarding a plane in Denver to whisk us out to Seattle for a wedding. Technically the wedding is on the other side of Steven’s[more…]
Lauren and Barry’s Silverthorne, Colorado Wedding Ceremony Venue: St. Mary’s Catholic Church Reception Venue: The Silverthorne Pavilion Catering: Gilchrist Catering Lauren and Barry are an amazing couple from Colorado’s front range who decided to have their wedding in the mountains in Silverthorne, Colorado. I had a chance to photograph their engagement photos almost a year ago.[more…]