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I am a wedding and portrait photographer in Seattle. I create emotional photostories.
I love photography. I love all the technical aspects of f-stops, shutter speeds, megapixels, photoshop, and lighting. I love the art of photography in the composition, angles, bokeh, point of view, and the way the technical changes the art. More than even the art, I love the expressions and emotions that people portray in their face, body language, and hand positions. Along the way, I’ve met a lot of great people, gotten to photograph some pretty cool things, and had a lot of fun. I am very happy to have chosen a career in photography. I also have an amazing wife, Leslie, and three fantastic children. Life is good. You can also find recent posts about me below on my blog, on my portfolio site, or look me up on facebook. |
The Olympic Sculpture Park in is one of my new favorite places to photograph couples. It seems to have lots of options within a couple blocks of walking and the artwork makes for some very cool background colors and textures. Of course, Seattle Center and EMP are pretty cool, too! Needless to say, I had a great time walking around with Stacey and Frank picking out places!
Many of you will recognize Willvin and Rut from their engagement sessions. I was lucky enough to spend time with them on their wedding day at Seattle Sheraton on Saturday. Here is quick peak at the images.
Looking a little nervous as she gets ready.
Part of the tea ceremony before the wedding.
Rut looking at Will in the limo.
This was taken through a curtain behind the stage during the ceremony at the Sheraton.
The first dance.
Willvin and Rut I hope you enjoy your honeymoon!
Location: The Golf Club at Newcastle in Bellevue
Coordinator: Weddings with Wendy
Flowers: Miki’s Flowers
Music: Michael Benson Band
You may (or may not) remember Liz and Aaron’s wedding. It was one of the most culturally integrated weddings I’ve ever seen or photographed. It had elements of Liz and Aaron’s Japanese, Chinese, Hawaiian, and Jewish heritages. You can see the slideshow here!
Images from a wedding photo shoot at a deserted French missionary church in Pengzhou in southwest China’s Sichuan province immediately after the earthquake struck on May 12. Just amazing.
One of the great things about being a wedding photographer is the great variety of people I get to meet. Over the course of the years I’ve met doctors, lawyers, asphalt layers, seafood company executives, Microsofties, Googleites, Yahooligans, Amazonians (the book selling kind) tug boat owners, mechanics, diamond brokers, Hell’s Angels members, sports stars, talk show hosts and the occasional reality tv personality. What I love even more is when people stay in touch. One case of that is Shanna Follansbee. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, but her family lives in Eastern Washington. She called me about a year ago because she was writing a cookbook and needed some help with the photographs. I helped her process the images for her book. Also, on a trip to Seattle, she had me take some photographs for her book. Last week, I received the final version in the mail with my photographs on the front and back covers. Not only did she sign it for me, but she even thanked me on the dedication page! How cool.
You can buy her fabulous book at Amazon. It includes some amazing recipes. One I’m looking forward to trying is the Seared Salmon with Fresh Corn Cakes and Avocado Salsa, but I might have to try the Grilled Mexican Spiced Pork Tenderloin with Goat Cheese-Stuffed Poblano and Tomatillo Sauce. Yum!
