Christmas in Rome

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Since restarting this blog, there are a few posts I never got transferred over from my old one.  These pics are from a couple of years ago, when Jenn and I did a bit of planning ahead, and were able to have a great experience – we attended Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve at St. [...]

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Parallel Cards

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Every 3 months or so I get a surprise package in the mail from The Thing Quarterly.  I’ve written about these presents before specifically the Chaldron Optical System, and if you are interested in signing up, here’s the website for the Thing Quarterly.  This issue, Number 9, crated by Ryan Gander, was a box a [...]

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Photographers who provide CD with release

Wedding Photography

I’m letting you in on a little secret.  I’m a photographer who will give you a disc with all your images, and I’ll let you do whatever you want with the photos.  I have my own wedding photos, these pictures are for you.  It doesn’t matter if you are hiring me for bridal pictures, trying [...]

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Riley isn’t asleep anymore

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Austin Dancing with the Stars

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I’ve been very fortunate to be able to attend and photograph one of the premiere Austin celebrity events for the last three years – The black-tie fundraiser for the Center for Child Protection. Modeled after the famous ABC TV show, this event pairs local Austin Celebrities with professional dancers from the area. The [...]

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Formal Indian Wedding Portraits

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If you want more info about indian wedding photography, please contact me. I’m an experienced Indian wedding photographer, and I travel.
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Barcelona Street Photography

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Last month, while on vacation in Barcelona, I decided to walk around for a while with my Leica M4-P, and take a few shots on Las Ramblas, and near the water.
Part of what makes a trip enjoyable for me is using my camera for me. Some people think lying on a beach with an [...]

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An Indian wedding in Austin

Weddings

This was a huge Indian wedding, so here are a ton of wedding pictures.  You can click on each image to view it bigger.   As always I welcome your comments.
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Proposal Pictures

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Are you planning Elaborate Wedding Proposal?  You know, one of those fancy ask her hand in marriage things?  I’m talking more than just flowers spread out on the bed or getting down on one knee.  More than just arranging for the words “Will you Marry Me” to appear on the jumbotron at the Cowboy’s Stadium. [...]

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Sardana Dancing in Barcelona

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This was one of the highlights of our visit to Barcelona.  Although we arrived on November 1, All Saint’s day, a National Holiday, and the day didn’t start good.   It was a few days after our anniversary, and to treat ourselves to something special, we took the first-class train from Paris to Barcelona.  This [...]

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One Last Day in Paris

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This was our last day in Paris, at least for this year. Can you tell where we were?  You can almost trace our route using the photos.  Come back tomorrow for  photos from Barcelona, Spain
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Black and White photos in Paris

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While using an old style of street photography for these photos, there are still tell-tale signs that it’s the Fall of 2009 in Paris. With this series of photographs, I wanted to re-capture an old world feel, a feeling of a different time, something older, more permanent, almost antique. So I loaded in [...]

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Paris Travel Pictures

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OK OK! I know everyone wants to see my travel pics.
Jenn and I just got back from 2+ weeks in France and Spain, and all I took was my Antique Leica M4-P, my Sekonic Light Meter and a bunch of Fuji Film.  Why would I only bring a small rangefinder, and not all [...]

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Paris Hotels with a view of the Eiffel Tower

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Ok, who would have guessed that the first photo would be the view from our hotel room.
Earlier today I picked up my developed and scanned film from Holland Photo, and I’ve been switching between editing weddings, designing wedding albums, and sifting through the many rolls of film from our trip.  More to come tomorrow, from [...]

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I know, I know…

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Last night I had this strange dream.  It was one of those super realistic dreams that seems like it is actually happening – not one of those crazy green elephants performing backflips on a trampoline made of peacock feathers, dreams.
So in this photo-realistic dream, I’m returning to my office and the first think I always [...]

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La Dolce Vita, Food and Wine, Austin Lifestyle Festival at Laguna Gloria

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Every Year I get invited to photograph La Dolce Vita, the Food and Wine Lifestyle Festival held at the Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria.  Thanks so much, I had a blast!  The people were fantastic (as usual), the food was amazing, and the wines are outstanding.  Mostly Local (Texas wines) are featured, but [...]

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A small Saturday morning wedding at Villa Antonia

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It had been such a long time since I’ve photographed a wedding at Villa Antonia, I almost forgot how beautiful it is.  But several weeks ago I made a blog post about wanting to shoot a wedding there, and thanks to the power of Google and the Internet, suddenly I was flooded with inquiries for [...]

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My Nephews

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My regular blog readers know I had to take a trip back to California last month. While I was there I got to spend exactly 17 hours with my brother, his fianceé, and my two nephews. Of course I brought my camera, and of course I took some photos…
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Boutique Wedding Catering in Austin by Royal Fig

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Every so often you meet one of those guys. In this case it’s the husband and wife team of Kristen and Dan. The two of them are Royal Fig Catering.
I like to think I’ve got a pretty developed palate. My regular readers know that I like to eat, and am well traveled. [...]

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Planting Spring Bulbs in Austin

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Six months ago we bought our house in North Austin, and since then we’ve been working hard on the inside. Then the Austin summer hit, and temps stayed above 100° for 2 months.  Just about everything in the unkept backyard died.  Including my lawn.  This was not the time to start a new project [...]

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