I’ve had this Canon 20D forever. It has made some awesome wedding and portrait photographs, but is has pretty much sat in a camera bag for the past couple of years and really hasn’t been used much. It works perfectly and is an excellent digital camera. I was going through some gear and figuring out if I should eBay some stuff, when it occurred to me what this camera would mean to someone if I just GAVE it to them. I don’t really need the money from it, I don’t need the camera as a backup (I’ve got several), I don’t need it for a travel camera, I just don’t need the thing and I WANT IT TO BE USED to make photographs. So, I’m giving it away! You heard right, I am giving it away!
This camera might be the start of the next brilliant photojournalist, it might photograph the lives of missionaries abroad, it might be packed in a soldier’s bag on the front lines of freedom, it may end up in the hands of a child at a local art collective. Wherever it ends up, I want it to be used. I want someone to feel the same awesome feelings I do when I see the awesome photograph that was made.

What I’m giving:
-Canon 20D Digital SLR Camera
-Canon 50mm 1.8 lens
-CF memory card
-all discs, manuals, extra battery

How I’m going to give it away:
-For the next week, I’m taking ideas. From starving artists, missionaries, children, students, photo classes, farmers and the homeless…find someone you think is worthy of this camera and would put it to good use. To nominate them, simply comment below and tell us who you think we should give it to. On 2.18.10 I will pick the top 5 people/causes and then we’ll have a week of voting. The winner will be announced on 3.1.10 when I get home from a Mexico wedding.

After weeks of fog and rain in the valley, I was expecting cold weather and possible rain on Elissha and Manoah’s winter wedding. When I checked the forecast, it showed sun and I was so stoked to drive into the mountains to Oakhurst to find the sun shining and an awesome couple ready to start their future.
Elissha’s brother is Tim, an awesome wedding filmmaker and the guy who filmed the promo video on my site. When I first met with her and Manoah, she told me that she knew that she wanted me to be her wedding photographer before she was even engaged. I was pretty humbled to say the least. Manoah is a guy that can make anyone smile and he definitely made Elissha smile with the wedding ring that he custom designed for her (he is a jeweler in Bend, OR).
It definitely felt more like a day with friends than work (pretty typical) while photographing the wedding. The light we had to work with for portraits at Sierra Meadows Country Club in Ahwahnee was just amazing and the landscape there is awesome. It was also a treat to work with Carol of Belissimo Brides, who is an incredible makeup artist out of Oakhurst, CA.
On a side note: does everyone like the new format of the blog images? It reads more like a storyboard which I like, but the images are smaller which is a drawback. What do you think? Feel free to leave a comment below in the comment space.

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Looking back on 2009, I’m moved by the many moments that were captured by my camera lens. I thoroughly enjoy looking back at the photographs I’ve created this year.
My main goal as a photographer and business person this past year was to make photographs in accordance with my own personal vision and do so consistency. I wanted to have a style that was recognizable to people and a brand with feeling. Without sounding arrogant, I think I’ve hot my goals. I believe the photos I created from my first wedding in 2009 until my final wedding of the year were consistent to my vision. Did I get better with the camera? Probably. Did I acquire new gear? Yes. Do I still want to improve as an artist? Definitely. But my point is that I feel my work has a consistency that couples know to expect when they hire me for their most important day.
My goals for 2010 are probably more business related, but I want to photograph with the same consistency as I did in 2009. Some things I’d like to try in 2010: phtograph bridal portraits on a white seamless, photograph with less flash (even in dark receptions), do more personal work and work on some photo books, lots of videos for the blog!
I put together a small slideshow with a few weddings and engagement sessions that I had in a folder (I could add so much more). So here are a few of my favorite sets from the year. Turn up the music, sit back and enjoy.

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