I haven't done too many shoots in the snow, a handful in my career, so when I suggested Lake Tahoe for Carley and Matt's engagement sesh, and they agreed, i was stoked! It was actually quite a pleasant day, right before the torrential storm that hit all of California. We met at the Lone Eagle which I actually have a wedding at coming up this year. The water was perfectly still, and the beach was clean and clear. The snow covered mountains were gorgeous in the background. We started on the pier, then walked around the beach, and then ended up on the rocks a few miles down. It was an awesome shoot. We even skipped rocks for a while. Matt had the record with like 15 skips. My excuse was that it was hard with a 8 pound camera in one hand! I shot Carley's sisters wedding, Courtney, a few years back and just photographed their baby two months ago. I can't wait for the wedding to hang with the Consoli fam again!

I haven't done too many shoots in the snow, a handful in my career, so when I suggested Lake Tahoe for Carley and Matt's engagement sesh, and they agreed, i was stoked! It was actually quite a pleasant day, right before the torrential storm that hit all of California. We met at the Lone Eagle which I actually have a wedding at coming up this year. The water was perfectly still, and the beach was clean and clear. The snow covered mountains were gorgeous in the background. We started on the pier, then walked around the beach, and then ended up on the rocks a few miles down. It was an awesome shoot. We even skipped rocks for a while. Matt had the record with like 15 skips. My excuse was that it was hard with a 8 pound camera in one hand! I shot Carley's sisters wedding, Courtney, a few years back and just photographed their baby two months ago. I can't wait for the wedding to hang with the Consoli fam again!

I listened to that song every day to prepare for our last trip to NY over Christmas/New Years. Just when I thought another trip to New York couldn't top that last one or be as Euphoric, i discovered new amazing niches and places to photograph. Espresso bars, Cigars on rooftops, and martinis at The Plaza. I focused a lot more on the park this time, since we stayed on the Upper West Side. It really is breath taking to stroll through Central Park in the morning. We walked about 35 blocks and I snapped some great moods iI discovered in the Park. I also got some fun new perspectives of Brooklyn Bridge. My goal for the next trip is to capture more people. I am still a little scared of what NY natives will do when i snap shots of them. Perhaps on the next trip, I won't apper such a foreigner. 

I met Jessica through my friend Robin, whose wedding I shot about 4 years ago. Robin and her husband Kyle have helped me book almost a dozen weddings! I LOVE them, and any friend of theirs HAS to be quality. Jessica and Matt are super fun, and their pooch was a blast to hang out with while walking around SF. It was about 42 degrees that afternoon in the city, and it felt like 20 with the arctic wind blowing in our faces! Luckily we warmed up with Irish Coffees at Buena Vista before we started shooting.

Here is the Murphy Fam again. I LOVE the Murphys. I was out in Green Bay shooting some more for the Packers, and I got a quick chance to do a family shoot for Troy, Trish and his four beautiful girls! We used an abandoned barn, easy to find in the country out in Green Bay. I asked the night before at sushi, "Troy, do you have a black suit?" Thus cometh the 2009 Murphy Christmas Card. Despite how hard core and tough they look, they really are one of the sweetest and most loving families I have ever been around. Right before my wife told me she was pregnant with Gavin, I spent 4 days with the Murphys, and I really think it prepared me to be a father. Troy is an inspiration. I even had a chance to snap some killer ones of just Troy and Trish for his office. I did some senior pics for his oldest daughter Lauren a few months back, and i can't wait to shoot them again! DANG, they are photogenic!