A part from Corporate America

Okay, I just had to share this with everyone because it's fairly comical. I ordered one of those all-in-one fax, printer, scanner machines the other day and when I opened it there was a little tiny broken plastic part. It was like 2" x 2" and about 3 mm thick. I thought rather than sending the whole 35 lb machine back I would call the manufacturer directly and just ask them to send me this little part and I could fix it myself.

I talked to the rep and explained the part I needed. I was sure she new the exact part I needed and she said she would send me a replacement immediately. Totally cool!! Well, today Fedex shows up and the box for this part is 4 lbs and about 3 ft x 3 ft. I couldn't believe my eyes.

It turns out she sent me the entire top assembly to the printer that contains the part I needed. Okay ... that's one way to go about it I guess, huh?

The little black thing on top of the box is the part I ordered.





Here's the actual part I needed



I'm not complaining because they actually went above and beyond helping me out, plus now I have a total replacement document feeder if I ever need it.

Carissa & Dara

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to document Carissa & Dara's wedding in one of the most beautiful places in Arizona - Desert Mountain. It's hard to describe in words just how beautiful this place is. Simply breathtaking. Carissa and Dara came all the way down from Toronto, Canada to exchange vows here, and it's easy to see why. It's like walking into a storybook. It was an amazing day for an amazingly beautiful couple.

Valerie & Lil' Roman

I don't do a lot of baby shoots but when I do, I LOVE them!! I did an executive head shot of Valerie last year and when little Roman came in to this world she came back to see me. He's a little more than 7 weeks here and already you can tell this is one handsome guy.








By the way, I thought I'd share these awesome little trifolds we made for Roman's announcement cards. It's a really classy way to show off multiple images and it folds down to 4.75" x 4.75", about the size of a CD case.

South of the Border

I got an early birthday present last week from Karen. She took me down
to Nuevo Vallarta (right next to Puerto Vallarta) for a week of total
R&R!

We had one LAZY week and it was so great!

Her favorite part was when Javier - our waitor - would come by with
more drinks and refer to her as "Princessa"!

Tasha & Brian

Wow, it's been way too long since I've blogged!! I'm getting anonymous requests to update this, and while I'm terribly sorry for the delay it's really nice to know so many people look at this. I'm honored and thank you to all who busted on me for not getting to this sooner!

One the best things about my job is that I get to meet so many really wonderful people and I mean that to be true on both sides of the camera. Both clients as well as other photographers whom I respect and admire.

A couple months ago a fellow awesome photographer and friend of mine Sergio of Sergio Photographer told me that his friend Joe Dickie of Generation Photography based in Minnesota was looking for a second shooter for a destination wedding. I was more than happy to oblige especially since the destination happened to be in Scottsdale while I was in town last Saturday.

We had a blast at Tasha & Brian's wedding at Sassi! What great group of people and Jennifer Thye of Imoni Events did an excellent job of organizing and coordinating the entire event. I'm also excited to see Joe again in February as he'll be among the staff at the Foundation Workshop 7 - an intensive week-long Photojournalistic experience - which I'll be participating in.

Here are some fun moments from Tasha & Brian's wedding last Saturday.




Nothing says I Love You like a text that says "I Love You" ;)



You think there's a little pride in this family?








There were more than a few tears of joy shed as you can see in the backgrounds of these two.



Another reason I love this career - sometimes you DO have lay down on the job. Here's a couple of Joe getting the angle.




I love a parade!!




And so their story begins ...



Jeff

Amanda & Erik

Wow, what an awesome 4th of July I had. I spent the whole weekend down in San Diego enjoying the awesome weather and ocean breeze. However, by far the highlight for me was shooting Amanda and Erik's wedding in Mission Bay. What a beautiful day it was!! We had SO much fun that it was one of those times when I just didn't want it to end. Here are just a few of those awesome moments.

50 years and still getting better

Okay this is by far the most personal entries I've shared on here to date. As part of their celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary my mom & dad renewed their wedding vows last Thursday evening at their home. I have to say it was one of the most inspiring moments I've ever witnessed. Not many people ... couples ... marriages get to this milestone and I have to say it was so moving. I'm so proud of them!! If you ask them if their love is still as strong now as the day they got married, they would say no ... it's far stronger and much more meaningful now.

Mom & Dad I love and respect you more than you will ever know!