Our kids...

Weekend...

I hope you all had a great weekend. The weather here in the Ozarks was absolutely perfect. We took the fam to the White River for some camping and fishing.

Kori caught a trout!


The kids found a turtle


The day's catch... not too many fish, but we had a fun weekend!


We're back in the office today catching up on phone calls, emails, listening to thew office iTunes library, and a trying to knock out some of our "to-do" lists.

Have a great day :-)

G Love

Kori and I went to George's on Dickson Street last night to see G Love and Special Sauce (one of her favorites).
These photos were taken by Kori

Kori's sis Jamie and her boyfriend Joe enjoying the show





George's has some great shows coming up including Blues Traveler and Pat Green. Check out their website for more details.

The Cross

I drove up Mount Sequoyah today to see what the Cross looked like in front of stormy clouds.

And one from behind a rain-soaked windshield.

Christie + Mark

Congratulations to Christie and Mark, getting married this summer! Here are a few from the engagement photos we took of them recently.

Autumn

This is our five year old, Autumn. She had fun hamming it up in the back yard this afternoon!

And one in black and white...

Carly and Dustin's Engagement

I don't get time to post photos from every engagement photo shoots we do, but I did want to post a few of Carly and Dustin since I was working on them this evening. They are getting married on July 7, and they are taking Kori and I to Barbados for their beach wedding. We can't wait!

Route 66 Project

Kori and I have been working on a personal photography project of photographing the historic Route 66 that runs from Chicago to L.A. On Tuesday I took some time off to photograph Route 66 in Missouri between Springfield and Carthage.

This is the "66 Drive-In" just west of Carthage

There is a playground in front of the screen that looks like it hasn't been touched since the '50's


This is Gary. His sons built him a replica of a gas station that once stood on this site. Gary sits inside all day. There are no working gas pumps and he doesn't sell anything. He just hangs out waiting on someone to stop by for a visit.



I found this guy walking on a rope that he strung up between two trees. He said it was his hobby. I guess there's not a lot to do in Carthage, Missouri!

A few more of Liberty....

Here are a few more photos from Liberty's downtown Tulsa "bridal fashion" photo shoot. These photos were all taken by Kori (way to go team!)

Tulsa Bridal Fashion

Now that Liberty and Anthony's wedding day has past, I can show you some of Liberty's "bridal fashion" photos Kori and I made a couple of weeks before the wedding. We had to keep these photos top secret so that Anthony wouldn't see her dress until their private time before the wedding ceremony.

These were all taken in downtown Tulsa. We had Liberty in dirty alleys, stairs, in welding shops, etc., and she was a perfect model. She never complained and didn't worry about getting her dress dirty. I don't think it even got dirty surprisingly enough!

Bookworms!

I took Autumn and Barrett to the Fayetteville Public Library to see my twin baby nephews who were there for "Baby Bookworms," a reading program for babies and toddlers.

Here's my nephew Luke. He was more interested in eating the books than reading them!


Here is Levi and his Grandmother June


Barrett is all smiles!


Unfortunately the twins weren't happy about sharing!


Mr. Barrett taking in a book.


I took the kids by Arsagas at the Library to get a snack. I asked Autumn if she wanted a cookie or a brownie. She opted for a pear. To each their own!


Barrett showing off on stage!


Luke was busy looking out the window, wondering what the rest of the day has in store for him!

Close-Up

Just playing with a new close-up lens we got recently. This is the inside of a bloom on our Dogwood tree in our front yard. The world looks different with this lens. We use it at weddings for photos of rings and things.

Las Vegas!

Just going through some of our photos from my birthday trip to Las Vegas. We attended a huge annual wedding photography convention. We got to see all the latest and greatest wedding albums, cameras, etc.

We went to "Tony and Tina's Wedding." If you ever get a chance to see this show, go! This play is not performed in a theater, rather it's set up like an actual wedding reception. You get to sit as a guest and the characters are all around you. Here's a shot Kori grabbed during the "family portrait" part of the show.


Here's an abstract image Kori made at Paris:


"Studio 54" is one of the hottest nightclubs in the country. We obtained "front of line" passes which made the experience more enjoyable. We went to "Pure" the night before, but had to wait in line over two hours, and it cost $500 per person to sit down! Granted you might be sitting next to Paris Hilton or Brittney Spears, but we had more fun at Studio 54.


We went to a little get together of our photographer friends at the Double Down Saloon, home of the bacon martini. Yep, there's bacon in the bottle! Here's Kori striking a pose inside the bar:


Here's Becker, Kori and Jason (photo by AltF)



And here's Becker being Becker!



Jason and Kori (photo by Jessica Claire)


Kori, Jason, and our wedding photographer, AltF (photo by Becker)

Hot Springs...

Kori and I were in Hot Springs over the weekend of March 24th for a bridal fair. It's a great place to walk around and take pictures!

I like cold beverage.... yeah uh, huh

My sister-in-law alerted us to some cool shows coming up at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville. G. Love and Special Sauce will perform on Wednesday, April 25. Blues Traveler will be there on Thursday, May 10th, and the energetic country band Pat Green will play a show on Thursday, May 24. You can buy your tickets on the George's website.

2009 is booking!

We're back from Vegas. We had a blast as always and will post some photos soon. Upon returning home we had a couple of new wedding photography contracts waiting for us.

Congratulations to Sara & Richard who are getting married January 3, 2009! Also congrats to JoAnna and Blair whose wedding is August 18, 2007.