Published!

I had forgotten to post this originally but this is my first publishing in a magazine from last year.  The June/July issue of Complex Magazine.  The shot of Long Beach is mine (not Katy Perry lol).

Hopefully there's many more to come!

The alphabet game

So earlier in the week I was in Vegas for the WPPI convention where I attended one of Kevin Kubota's classes.  He said one of his favorite things to do to keep in a creative state is to shoot the alphabet.  Kevin challenged everyone in the room to try it while in Vegas.  So here is the alphabet through my eyes...

 

 

One of my favorites - the lions at MGM

 

This was a crack in the sidewalk on the strip.  My wife said everyone was looking at me going "what in the hell is this guy taking a picture of"...

 

Maybe Miller's will give me a freebee for marketing for them!

 

 And my favorite...thanks to my wife the Q is her drink in the casino!

 

Another one of the lion's for the R

 

Funny story behind this one...  I went through the camera to tally up the letters and was one short..."U".  It seemed like all of a sudden I couldn't find a letter I needed.  I looked around the convention center but to no avail.  Finally it just popped in my head to shoot a toilet.  So I found a men's restroom ambitious to shoot my U.  At first I though the urinal was a good candidate but when guys kept walking into the restroom when I had my camera up to my eye I though it might not be the best idea lol.  So of course I found some privacy in a stall to finally get my U.  I could only image what the guy in the next stall was thinking when he could hear me snapping away behind a closed door in the restroom!  Hopefully he reads this lol...

 

I pass the torch on to you now and challenge you to shoot the alphabet!

Videographer

Nathan Prince is a friend of mine who does awesome video.  Check out his work!  Prince Productions.

WPPI 2010

I just got back yesterday from Las Vegas (woo hoo) and the WPPI convention.  It was my first year there and let me tell you what an incredible experience it was.

First off for those of you who don't know what it is it's a convention for wedding and portrait photographers.  They have all the big names in the field there hosting classes and a huge trade show and a million other photographers thirsty for knowledge (ok maybe not a million but a lot!).

There are some incredible people (who happen to be photographers) that me and my wife got to see speak -  Kevin Kubota, Jasmine Star, Marcus Bell, Joe Buissink and others.  I was truly inspired and learned a lot, all because they decided to pay it forward.  I got to hang out with my mentor Tara Sieling .  I bought more gear than my wife wanted me too.  And I got to meet a bunch of other photographers.  It was a great experience. 

Hopefully I'll get some photos up soon!

We don't need no stinking badges...but it looks cool lol!

Woo Hoo I get an "official badge"!

Wedding venue and planner

If you are in need of a venue go check out The Sepulveda Home, a 1929 French Colonial house, which is in San Pedro overlooking the Port of L.A....really a cool place.  I've shot lots of wedding there.

If you are looking for a wedding planner please check out Event Wedding Planning!  Diane and her crew are awesome.  I've known her for like 20 years.  Tell her I sent you!

Bride's Choice Award

1/21/10 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Forget Me Knott Photography has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for wedding photography!

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