I JUST LOVE SIMPLE CLASSIC ALBUM DESIGNS, JUST FINISHED THIS ONE!

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WE HAD A FANTASTIC TIME SHOOTING THIS PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR A PRIVATE JET CHARTER COMPANY IN COLUMBUS. THE ENTIRE VIDEO WAS SHOT ON OUR CANON 1D MARK4 OVER CRANKED FOR THE SLOW MOTION SEQUENCES. WE USED KEN-LABS GYROS TO STABLIZE THE AERIAL FOOTAGE SHOT FROM THE HELICOTPER AND OUR 18 FOOT JIMMY JIB FOR A FEW SHOTS AROUND THE JET.

THE IDEA WAS TO CREATE A FUN, NON TRADITIONAL VIDEO TO SHOW MORE LIFESTYLE AND LESS DETAILS. FLYING PRIVATE IS A WONDERFUL THING!

I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS RECENT ENGAGEMENT PHOTO SHOOT, ?WE FOUND A GREAT LOCATION SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY AND HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH LIGHTING AND POSES!

CHECK OUT SOME NEW ALBUM COVER ART PHOTOGRAPHY, SHOOTING THIS STUFF IS SO MUCH FUN!

HAVING A GREAT TIME THIS WEEK SHOOTING A FILM ON RED! MORE DETAILS TO COME!

WE WERE FILMING THIS MORNING EAST OF KANSAS CITY ON A HUGE RANCH. IT RAINED TOO MUCH TO BE VERY PRODUCTIVE, BUT I DID GET A PRETTY COOL SHOT RIGHT BEFORE THE STORM ROLLED IN….

HAD A GREAT SENIOR SHOOT THIS WEEK. WE FOUND SOME GREAT LOCATIONS AROUND KANSAS CITY!

HAD AN AMAZING SHOOT WITH JAKE AND DANIELLE AGAIN TODAY, WE SHOT ON LOCATION AROUND A BEAUTIFUL OLD BARN NOT TOO FAR FROM MY HOUSE. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN PERFECT FOR MOODY PHOTOGRAPHS WITH THE DARK STORM CLOUDS WE HAVE HAD LINGERING AROUND FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS!

HERE IS A SNEAK PEEK AT A SHOOT WE DID MONDAY AT IXD AIRPORT IN GARDNER KANSAS FOR A PRIVATE JET CHARTER COMPANY. THE ROUGH CUT OF THE VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PHOTOS.

HERE IS A SAMPLE OF SOME COOL SAVE THE DATE CARDS I DID FOR A REALLY FUN BRIDE AND GROOM WE ARE DOING A WEDDING FOR THIS YEAR!

THE BLACKBIRD REVUE IS RECORDING THEIR AMAZING NEW CD, SO TODAY WE SHOT A FEW PHOTOS FOR POTENTIAL COVER ART, WE HAVE ANOTHER SHOOT OUTDOORS COMING SOON! WE HAD ALOT OF FUN ON THIS ONE PLAYING WITH COLOR AND LIGHTING.

DID A PHOTO SHOOT TODAY WITH VERY TALENTED JAMIE FROM HI HAT COFFEE! WE SHOT AT OUR SOUTH OVERLAND PARK STUDIO USING WINDOW LIGHT AND FABRIC BACKGROUNDS THEN WITH STUDIO LIGHTS AND OUR PAINTED WALL. I THINK SHE DID AN AMAZING JOB!

JUST WRAPED A COOL JOB FOR THE HILLS MAGAZINE FOR A FEATURE THEY ARE DOING ON ONE OF KANSAS CITY’S BIG JEWELERS. OUR MODEL CARODY WAS FANTASTIC, AND MUCH THANKS TO JOHN AT CROSSROADS VESPA FOR THE TOTALLY HOT LITTLE VESPA HE LET US USE!

HAROLD AND CATHY TIVOL

HERE ARE A FEW CLIPS FROM THE RECENT SHOOT IN TEXAS WITH THE PHANTOM F4 AND THE A4 FIGHTER JETS. IT WAS AMAZING TO SHOOT FROM A JET GOING 400 MILES PER HOUR AND HAVE THE SHOTS LOOK ALMOST LIKE SLOW MOTION… THE SHOTS ARE FOR A VIDEO THAT THE COLLINGS FOUNDATION WILL BE SELLING SOON.

I HAD THE CHANCE TO DO A RECENT SHOOT IN NASHVILLE WITH THE VERY TALENTED PHIL KEAGGY. PHIL IS ONE OF THE BEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE HISTORY OF EVER! HE IS LIKE A LEGEND… AND ABOUT THE COOLEST GUY, SO VERY NICE! I’LL BE POSTING SOME VIDEO SOON FROM THE SHOOT!

SO WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IF I DID SOME COMPOSITE PORTRAITS….?

TRIED A FEW MORE COMPOSITES!

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TODAY WITH MY CAMERA IN THE FRONT SEAT AND THE CLOUDS WERE SO COOL THAT I SNAPPED A FEW PHOTOS… THEN I THOUGHt IT WOULD BE COOL TO PUT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF IT, SO I TOOK A FEW PHOTOS OF MY SON STANDING IN THE DRIVEWAY USING A FEW LIGHTS…. HERE IS THE RESULT. I AM TOTALLY GOING TO TRY MORE OF THIS STUFF! I KNOW THE EDGES ARE BAD BUT I DID IT IN ABOUT 3 MINUTES… BETTER NEXT TIME.

I JUST LOVED HOW THIS BABY SHOOT TURNED OUT TODAY!

JUST FOUND MY PHOTO ON THE RED CAMERA WEBSITE!! NOT SURE WHY… BUT ITS COOL

JUST DID A SHOOT WITH THE TALENTED BLAKE AND SANDRA, WE GOT SOME FUN SHOTS… SOME OF WHICH WOULD MAKE A PRETTY SWEET ALBUM COVER.

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Here are a few shots from a senior session a few days ago!

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While I loved how pretty the snow was this year, its so wonderful to have these beautiful warm days to work or play out side!

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winter in my backyard

Just finished a fun Senior portraits photo shoot, did a few in the studio and a lot of stuff outside. we used a remote flash in a few shots which I thought turned out really great!

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We are working on some new magazine ads for Feng Look East at Hawthorne Plaza in Leawood Kansas. Feng is a really great botique that has only been around for a few years but has totally taken off. Beth the owner has amazing vision for the look and feel of the store and so all of the advertising is following a very classic style. Here is the most recent ad we are working on.

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Here is me, trying to look cool (not really) getting ready to take off in an old fighter jet during a shoot down in texas photographing fighter jets in the air!! so fun!

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As my little nuclear family unit bundled back up to head back into the chilly chaos of Black Friday in Kansas City, Isaac Alongi chatted with us. He said he figured he had a window of about three minutes to find the moment worth capturing. Anything more, and everyone’s just wasting time. Babies get fussy, children get bored, adults have places to be.
We were living proof: We’d come in only 15 minutes earlier, and the actual photography took about seven minutes. And the shots he came up with? Glorious.

This man is a genius, a true talent. He captures expressions and feeling in his photos that are so charming and often fleeting. His prices reflect that — wedding packages especially, starting (STARTING!!) at $10,000. But if you have the money to spare and want to see yourself in photos looking better, happier, healthier and…like you never imagined? Goodness, he is the obvious choice.

In the last week, we have all watched images of the devastation that has taken place in Haiti. In an effort to help the Haitian children and their families, for the next month all of the profits from the sale of our children’s book, Smiling Faces, will be given to World Vision Haiti Relief Fund. Smiling Faces is a colorful picture book with our photography and a fun story. Enjoy reading it to your preschoolers or beginning readers can read to you. Purchase the book online and we will pay for the shipping. Please pass this along. Learn more about World Vision http://www.worldvision.org/home.nsf/pages/home.htm/home.htm