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On Friday afternoon I had the opportunity to photograph a very cool couple… Dustin and Sarah. Sarah is due to deliver their first child in June and after meeting them just once I can tell that they are going to make fantastic parents! It was a pleasure getting to know them and I can’t wait to photograph their new arrival.
Congratulations guys… talk to you soon!
I had the honor to photograph the concert of an extremely talented singer-songwriter named Alison Sudol better known as A Fine Frenzy. She is currently on tour for the release of her debut CD One Cell In the Sea. If you haven’t heard her music you are missing out on something very special. She has only been playing the piano for 4 years and the guitar seriously for about 2 months. I was introduced to her music about 6 months ago and I have been a huge fan ever since.
Here is the video for her most popular song… Almost Lover!
Here are some images I took at the show.
Here I am with Alison before the show.
This is Buddy… one of the opening acts.
I have been getting some requests to show some of my maternity and infant images so I figured I would post some here. I really love doing maternity sessions and working with new parents because they are always so happy during this stage of their lives… preparing for a new addition can be very exciting. It can be even more fun when there are siblings who want to participate in the session especially if they are toddlers… it’s fun to see the interaction between the toddler, the mom and the belly!
Hope you enjoy these!
It amazes me all of the places that inspiration can be found if we are just open our eyes and our senses. A lot of my inspiration comes from books, other photographers and entrepreneurs as well as my family and friends. If you watch the news regularly you can easily be blinded by darkness but if you choose to fill your life with uplifting thoughts and surround yourself with positive successful people you will be amazed at the potential you have hidden within you. Don’t let fear hold you back from inspiring others and reaching your full potential.
Most people spend their entire lives worrying about what they don’t want to happen and then when the thing that they have been worrying about finally happens, they say “I just knew this was going to happen to me… “. Have you ever heard the saying that your thoughts become your reality? I firmly believe that this is true… I know many worrier’s and most of them are miserable. If only they would use their minds for more productive things. I went to a self help seminar once and one of the points that the speaker made was that “life was for laughing, loving and living… not whining, worrying and working.” This is what drove me to name my blog Laugh… Love… Live!
As Jesh De Rox says… “If you are not meeting your full potential, you are more than likely not inspiring as many people as you could be and the rest of us in this world are suffering because of it.”
Please leave your comments to this post and let me know how you find your inspiration and how you keep fear from running your life.
Live Life… Love Many… Laugh Often!
Since it’s not polite to post without including images…
Thought this image was only fitting considering the text on her shirt.
I had to post this image because the expression on his face reflects I believe how we’ve all felt when the fear of failure creeps up on us… that’s to far, I don’t think I can make it… I can’t quit my job to start my own business, what happens if I fail?… <insert your fear here>.
But just like him… if you aim high and shoot you can make it… and the next time you face a big challenge it wont be as scary! (the ball did go through the net, not under it. LOL)
Here is my beautiful wife at Cold Stone with a little German Chocolate something or other stuck in her teeth… at least that what she told me it was.
Wow… I was so blessed to be in the presence of some of the most talented photographers in the world this week in Las Vegas. The annual WPPI convention brings in about 20,000 photographers world wide each year to Bally’s and Paris for one of the best photographers conferences in the world! I met some amazing people and made many new friends.
My favorite presentation from the show was given by the wonderful Jesh De Rox. Jesh is extremely gifted and is one of the neatest people you will ever meet! He spoke about why building relationships is so important. He also spoke a lot about fear and what he called misplaced fear. As he describes it, this is the fear that holds us back and keeps us from doing amazing things.
Listening to Jesh was just what I needed, his words hit me with so much sincerity and inspiration causing me to reevaluate what is important in life. Thank you Jesh for sharing your soul with all of us who were fortunate enough to share two and a half hours with you. You are truly an inspiration and I’m sure your “Spiral Upward” project will be a huge success!
Here are some images from my time in Vegas and some of the friends that I met.
It’s only fitting that I start out with some images of Jesh.
Here I am with Rhett Olson, Megan Reeder, Shellee, Kellee Smith, Stacey Young, Jesh, Amy Seely, Michelle Andersen and Joshua Gene.
This is the amazingly talented and funny [b]ecker!
Me and Kenny
There are many many extremely talented female photographers around the world… here are two that have inspired me and had a huge impact on my photography.
The SUPER SWEET Jasmine Star
and the SUPER SWEET Lori Nordstrom
This is me with the beautiful Barbara… she took good care of us at the Le Village Buffet inside of the Paris hotel.
Here I am with Lauren… I don’t know who that is growing out of my right shoulder. Hahaha
Here are some images that we took at night just outside of the Bally’s hotel. I must have thought I was pretty cool wearing sunglasses at night. Hahaha
Here are a couple of shots of me taken by my good friend Michael Lloyd.
Here is an image that I took of Mike.
Here is the very cool Rhett.
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