Hurry up

This weekend I felt like the bride on the photo, who try to race the bus. I shot this photo on Saturday. Emily and Phil had a great wedding at the Grand Hyatt. The reception was on the 38 floor. The guest overlooked downtown Denver and the Foothills. What a wonderful background for their wedding reception. The ballroom was covered in brown orange... bright orange flowers everywhere on brown linen. The florist did a great job. I loved just looking at it and so did the guests.
After the wedding I had to rush home. The night was over for me at 4.30. My plane to Fort Lauderdale left at 7.30 on Sunday morning. I started shooting a Bar Mitzvah Party at Hard Rock Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. It was great fun Jonah and his 160 guests had a blast at the Hotels Night Club. Now I'm back at the studio looking at a bunch of photos.

Natural Light

I shot a wedding yesterday. A beautiful place in the Foothills of Denver. I was with the bride and we did some portrait shots, when I discovered this great window with the sun coming in. I told her to move over there: "Look at this dramatic light situation." She leaned at the cabinet door and looked beautiful in the sun. I love natural light and I hate to use the flash. Sometimes you have to, but than I always try to find a wall to bounce the flash. I would never point a loaded flash towards a human being.

Kids gone wild

Last weekend I did a job in Hollywood/Florida. Of course we went to the beach for some shots. The weather was perfect. We found a a great spot, not so crowded. After we did the first shot, my pants were already wet. We all had a lot of fun and the kids loved it. After 15 minutes or so, there was not a dry spot on them. Finally they asked their parents, if they can go into the water. Like they haven't been already. After a little hesitation, Joel and Marcy finally agreed. Happy kids and a very wet drive home. My pants ended up in the dryer that day.

Ready to go

I'm just back from Chicago. I was at the Pictage Partner Conference 2007 in Chicago. Hung out with a bunch of photographers. It was big and I can honestly say, after 2 days, I had a total information overload. But I'm pumpt up now, ready to go for the Season 2007. I came back with a lot of ideas and fully motivated.