Michelle and Jason

I've known Michelle for years. And back when she told me about her new police officer boyfriend, I said, "You know you're getting married, right? In our circle of friends, there are at least a half-dozen Preschool Teacher + Cop combinations."

Sure enough, I was right, and I'm also fortunate enough to be doing their wedding photography in May.

Here are some engagement shots, a few are taken with a badass (rented) 70-200 f/2.8VR:

Seattle and the D90

My buddy Jeff has decided to get into digital photography, and picked up a Nikon D90 kit yesterday. We took some sample shots all over Seattle: Alki Beach, Queen Anne Hill. I was thoroughly impressed with some of the features, although I can't see myself dumping my D80 anytime soon.

Here are some shots from the night:







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More Fishy Shots

At a wedding (I was a groomsman, so I just shot for fun) Saturday night, I broke out The Fish on the dancefloor. I love this one, because I'm in the bottom left corner, even though I was holding the camera at arms length!


I believe that at this point, Jay (the best man) was trying to tell the bridesmaids that he was number one. I'm not sure, though


Sunday I went cruising down to Ocean Shores with my buddy and his Volkswagen Club.


Some of the effects are amazing! The car absolutely disappears behind the wheel!


I love the happy accident of the kid in the matching outfit in the corner on this one:



I can see this $25/weekend rental is quickly going to turn into a $700 purchase....

Rockin' the fisheye

I've got a full weekend planned: I'm a groomsman in a good friend's wedding, so I'll have time to relax and take fun pictures with no stress. Plus, Sunday is a VW Road trip with another friend to Ocean Shores. With so many fun, potential photo-ops, I swung down to Glazer's Camera in Downtown Seattle to rent a 10.5mm Fisheye lens for the weekend. A fisheye lens creates super-distorted perspective and lines, making for some funky cool shots. Here are a couple that I took as soon as I got the lens. There will be more to follow by the end of the weekend...

Some Faves

Just thought I'd post some of my faves for you. Enjoy.

Sara Renae:


And this was the first time I got crabs....


Harpman Hatter


Martini


Jose Rizal


Kane'ohe


As always, check my Flickr stream for more.