a sneak peak at this weekends session

i really enjoy making portraits. i mean, i really, really like it. i enjoy spending time with people, learning about them and finding a way to capture the essence of who they are. before the day ever arrives, i spend alot of time considering locations and looking at images from photographers i love for inspiration, but the ancillary details aren’t my primary focus.

the most important thing, in my opinion, is a great story.

Jeni & Jessica have a great story.

they’ve been best friends since the 6th grade, their husbands are now friends and they’re both pregnant – the due dates only a couple days apart. when Jessica told me they wanted to do their sessions together, i thought it was a brilliant idea.

as i thought about the phase of life they’re in, i kept coming back to the notion of young love; being newly married and expecting a child, it’s a really romantic time. i didn’t want that idea to get lost, so i picked a spot i’d normally take engaged couples.

i was really excited about the images we got.

Jason & Jessica

Jeni & Ben

congrats to BJ

just wanted to congratulate my buddy BJ on his recent engagement. i’m excited for you and hope that i’m there, camera in hand (again).

this is BJ and his dog Drake hunting in Ninga this past fall. he was part of the group that I did a photo essay on for JPG magazine. the essay wasn’t published, but a portrait i did of the group was selected in the outtakes of the Fanatic theme.