Puppies and little children. Both seem to never sit still, yet both are great subjects to photograph. I had been wanting to get a shot of how our golden retriever puppy, Mona, sits. She has yet to really get the knack of actually sitting like a dog. Her “sit” tends to resemble that of a frog. While trying to capture this odd phenomenon, she continually poked her nose in front of the camera resulting in the shot of the day. Thank you Tucan Sam.
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Michelle & Tony
Saturday we made the trek out to our state’s lovely capital to cover the celebration of Michelle and Tony’s marriage. We had met our couple several years ago while shooting a wedding Michelle had the honor of standing up at. Needless to say, when they contacted us we were more than excited to work with them on their big day. Michelle and Tony tied the knot back in April in sunny Jamaica (Jamaican me crazy) but still wanted a stateside “wedding” for friends and family that could not be there. Since all the hoopla and stress of a real time wedding was out of their way, Michelle and Tony focused most of their time on getting great portraiture at several different locations in the Madison area before the party kicked off. We started at the capital, relaxed in the lovely Olbrich gardens, and finally crashed Middleton’s downtown beach party. To cap off a very exciting day, Michelle and Tony performed a choreographed dance for all of their guests. A big thanks to our couple for creating an incredible event to photograph – congrats!
Three-Six-Five
Industrious feelings swept over me today. Toil was tolled. Sweat soaked the brow. Work was done at the stroke of dawn. Man I was industrious today.
Three-Six-Five
Compound the recent heat wave with the on and off thunderstorms yesterday, the pups were very restless and did anything to cure their boredom. Can’t blame them though. Sometimes our celestial center gets tired of having to hold all of us in orbit. Like Jimi says, “Sit back and let the Sun take a holiday.”
Three-Six-Five
All I need is this black guitar, three chords and the truth.
Three-Six-Five
Still waiting for the mythical golf ball sized villains to rear their infamous heads.
Three-Six-Five
Ever wonder how we survived heat waves sans air conditioning? Think of those old dudes signing away at the constitution in some stuffy old building in the city of brotherly love wearing jackets, pantaloons, and wigs. Hate to admit it, but there are days where I long for the cool embrace of winter.
Three-Six-Five
Not really sure what this is. I think it’s a Thai dragon of some sort. How do I know it’s Thai? Other than it telling me, it guards the entry to the Thai Palace at the Olbrich Gardens in Madison. I’m hungry for a trip to Thai-namite on Brady St.
Three-Six-Five
The end of another beautiful Wisconsin summer day.
Andrea + Jason
How fitting the groom in our Memorial Day weekend wedding is a veteran of both the war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Andrea and Jason are some of the nicest people we have had the privilege to work with. From our initial consultation with them last July we knew we met a special couple excited about our photography. Jason approached me afterward to help him with a gift for Andrea. He had proposed with “ANDREA WILL YOU MARRY ME?” written in sand along the Lake Michigan beach front. The only problem, on the day of the proposal it was foggy and difficult to see it from the top of the bluff he had taken Andrea to. Luckily, Jason’s mom snapped a pic of it on a clear day, we fixed the image up, and got a nice sized print for Jason to give Andrea to remember their engagement. Very sweet.
Congratulations Andrea and Jason. We wish the world for you and your family.