Lego world photography action!

My son hates being photographed. This is obviously unfortunate for me. But I guess one of the good parts is that it makes me use every drop of creativity I can summon, both to make it fun and interesting for him, and to get him to agree to even consider participating.

This time - he had created a lego world and was thinking of making a brick film. Naturally he realized that he didn't have time or patience for that sort of thing, who does really, but still there was this nice lego setup around the house. He refused to wear any sort of clothing of my choice but he did agree to play with light sabers and he came up with kind of a long and elaborate brickfilm-type plot that he and his sister acted out.



His sister is always, always happy to pose for photography. She had a blast and luckily it was fun for everyone.


I was not actually willing to take even a fraction of as many pictures it would have taken to make his plot complete, but what we did was cute and fun. Here they are dramatically chasing the lego guy.


Suddenly, General Grievous appears and destroys the thing up on the left side of the frame! Some kind of a walker thing.


Quick guys, run to the light saber tree and grab one for yourself!


Now there's a yeti AND storm troopers! Use your best moves!


Got him!


Epic battle, so fun.


She was seriously cracking me up. Girls don't fight with light sabers like boys do. (At least my girl.)


Okay, focus guys. Don't fight each other - the real enemy awaits.


And finally the yeti is done for. Great job, hero boy and girl!


If you have a child with a big imagination, you both might love a creative portrait session. Maybe even your whole family! Any theme, book, show, or interest that your child loves would give them memories - and you artwork - that you will both treasure.  Give me a call or email, and we can talk about a session for your family.  You can see some other examples of creative and theme photography here.

A winter wedding

I had the privilege of photographing this awesome couple's wedding this winter. I'd never been to a courthouse wedding before so this was a fun new experience for me and I thought it turned out great!



It's a little tricky because normally cameras aren't allowed into the courthouse (I know this from my jury duty stint earlier in the year). But they make an exception for weddings and the guards will bring your camera up to the court room for the ceremony, yay. You can't take pictures in the halls, which is a bit of a bummer because there is actually some really nice light up on the floor where we were, but it worked out great.





















I really liked the front of the building for family photos also.




A fun detail - the groom made the bouquet, isn't that cool?




The groom also fixed up her shoes, I love it.


Off to turn in the papers, just across the street!


The groom is from California. Now, I don't want to slam Albuquerque in the winter, but let's be realistic, our scenery is less lovely than the scenery in California... especially in the winter. So they decided that the sky was going to be the best backdrop, along with the mountains, and we headed up on the mesa for bride and groom portraits.


It was cold but it was absolutely beautiful.






































We waited for sunset and got the most gorgeous pictures as the sun went down.






Freezing but totally worth it. I love these.


After we warmed up we headed off to the reception at El Patron restaurant. I feel like I've been to El Patron before but never towards the back where they had the event. I thought it was a great venue for their group.


































The perfect farewell picture for a lovely event.


So when I get asked about photographing weddings, I tell people that I do a very limited number of them a year. If you're interested in having me be your wedding photographer, give me a call and we can talk about your date and what your photography needs and wishes are. I prefer to meet with my wedding clients in person before we sign a contract, to make sure that I'll be a good fit for your needs. You can see my prices and more information about my wedding packages here, or give me a call and I'd love to answer any questions that you might have.