Julie and James!

Our good friends Julie and James tied the knot on April 25th, 2009. I was only a guest at their wedding, so I got the best shots I could without getting into the main photographer's way. I didn't run around like I normally would :-P It was a beautiful wedding held at Kindred Community Church in Anaheim, California.

In some ways, shooting as a guest (namely, bridal party) is actually better than being the main photographer. For instance, you are on the inside, grabbing the real emotions as things happen rather than running around trying to find the best angle. You also have the capability to shoot wide and up close at certain moments. As the main photog, you have to try to be invisible at times, forcing you to use a telephoto - and that can be sometimes limiting.

Anyway, without further ado, here are the pictures from the bridal party guest gone wild!

Be patient, lots of pictures below!

Michelle and John

These are my very good friends that recently got engaged! I had the pleasure of shooting their engagement pictures, aren't they super cute together? Thanks to both of them for climbing that wall, even though they were impaled with splinters on the way up. That's dedication right there!

Meet the Perrys

I had the pleasure of shooting with the Perrys yesterday. I'm a sucker for casual lifestyle family portraits, so when I found out I had the opportunity to do them, I was stoked! Their son Luke is adorable, he was so smiley the entire time.






All shot with my favorite lens, D700 + 85mm 1.4 with natural light.

Modeling in China

Modeling in China, originally uploaded by blister gone.

Eric has decided to quit his job, quit photography, quit Oregon, and move to China to do modeling.

"Opportunity comes a knocking, and I'm a going." says Eric. "I'm mostly excited about going to McDonald's overseas to try some FANtastic!"

Fan, which means rice in Chinese, replaces the standard buns on the burger, giving it an Asian flare. It is a play on words.

Ha. Ha. Ha.

"This particular picture of me shows the deep side of me, because it shows that I know how to read. The reading of my empty hands are symbolic in that I really don't know how to read, but only pretending."

The Chinese characters directly above Eric are the characters for Read Art. The picture as a whole is a paradox.

Eric will be moving to China next month to teach modeling and bring bungee jumping to the masses.

"It's good for the kids and their pets."