Chloe' and Hans Wedding

Here's a sample of the photos from Hans and Chloe's beautiful wedding last weekend in Newark.  Having photographed many ceremonies in incredibly dark churches, I was thrilled with the venue that they used for their wedding.  Big windows?  Check.  Lots of open space to move around?  Check.  Lots of colorful details?  Check. 

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FotoWeek DC 2009 Finalist!

FotoWeek DC is an annual photo festival that just started last year.  It consists of exhibitions, talks, and contests and attracts some of the top photographers in the industry.  Imagine my surprise when I received the following email this week:

Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that you are a finalist in the FotoWeek DC Awards Competition. This means that your image will be exhibited in one of our  FotoWeek galleries in Georgetown  throughout the length of FotoWeek DC and you might be the first prize winner in the category you entered. You are also invited to the Awards Ceremony and Reception to be held at the National Geographic Society on November 5, 2009 where the winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded. 

I had submitted my baseball photo in to the 'student advertising' category and apparently someone really liked it:

Fun With Props

Good evening boys and girls,
We had some fun around the photo studio and in the neighboring areas last week. I've always been impressed with the photographers who could turn boring environments into fun images. Who knew a copy machine, water, and a stone thingy could be such great props? (click on photos for larger version)

You're never too old to play with toys

There are no small roles, only small people.

Photo illustrations with toys are fun. The best part is you can have the little guys pose for hours and they don't complain. I didn't even get to the boombox, the delivery guy, or the police car. I smell a sequel.

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My beautiful wife