Sunday Sunday Sunday

I just got back from running around Carytown taking some fun engagement pictures of Andrew and McKenna, so you can look forward to those soon! There's nothing I love doing on sunny Sunday afternoons better than taking photos for awesome couples. The weather just needs to warm back up and it will be perfect.

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Olympic thoughts for this week: Curling still rules, mainly because it's the one Olympic sport I believe I could be good at right now if I tried. Also, anything involving the bobsled/luge track is scary ridiculous.

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We watched Food Inc. last night and realized we need to check out more of the awesome things people are doing in Richmond like the Farm to Family Bus. You should too.

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I will be visiting my best friends in Los Angeles in 2 weeks, and am trying to do at least one awesome Cali photo shoot while I'm there. If you know anyone on the west coast who wants to model let them know I'm coming!

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Here's one shot that popped out at me from today while the photos were loading, can't wait to edit the rest. Have an awesome week everyone!

Harry Potter is Brutal

When the Executive Editor of VCU's Ink Magazine asked if I would like to shoot some photos for them, I of course said yes. Then I was informed that the shoot would be for the VCU Quidditch team and I was a little confused (for the uninformed, Quidditch is the sport from the Harry Potter series, but you should already know that). VCU has a Quidditch team? Quidditch is a real sport? How do they fly? Are non-wizards allowed to watch?

With these questions in my head, I showed up at University of Richmond weeks later with my camera in hand, ready to capture the game with absolutely no idea how the game was even played. Greeted by the team, I was thanked for coming and told just to "watch where you stand, things can get a little rough". I chuckled, rough? I thought surely they were joking. Little did I know....

Quidditch is INTENSE! Within the first 2 minutes of the game there were players running off into the distance out of sight, balls flying into the stands, and the kind of physical contact you would expect from a rugby game. For the next hour I captured photos of what I would later describe to my friends as a mix of dodgeball, rugby, soccer, and hide-and-seek all with the added commotion of wooden broomsticks colliding with one another. I slowly picked up on the rules, and had a blast watching it all unfold. If your interested in checking out a game or joining a team, check out Fan's of Quidditch at VCU and the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association. Now for some photos!

You can check out the article in Ink Magazine here and while you're there check out all the other awesome articles that they have put together in that last three issues. The editor Sara has done an awesome job with the magazine, and she's an awesome photographer and I also hear a darn good cook. Happy Tuesday everyone, have an awesome day!

Sunday Ramblings

Are you following me on Facebook yet? If not, then make sure you go become a fan by clicking here. This Wednesday I'll be giving away a $300 gift certificate to one of my Facebook fans for a session in the city! Also follow me on Twitter for even more fun things in the future.

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Olympic notes of the week: Shaun White is a beast & I want to join a curling team.

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Go check out the latest edition of Ink Magazine, VCU's student run publication, online here. Pay special attention to my action shots of the Quidditch team, and look for a post all about my Harry Potter sports photography later this week.

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Photo outtake of the week: Oliver checking out my flash while I test my new CyberSyncs.

Have an awesome week!

WED² - Pet Guests

So lets all just ignore the date up above and pretend like it's still Wednesday. My quick wedding thought for today popped in my mind during a consultation a few weeks ago. One of my 2010 brides let me know that her wedding party would be including her awesome dog, and I couldn't help but show my excitement. As you can tell by the recent proliferation of kitties on the blog, I have a weak spot for cute animals. I have had couples bring their pets out on the town with us before, but this will be my first wedding day pet guest.

This got me thinking about the logistics of pets at weddings, and wondering if Oliver is going to be cool and hang out with me when my big day comes. For those of you who have non-human kids at home and may be thinking of bringing them along to the party, check out this article on Pets at Weddings. Who wouldn't want Fido jumping in on the photobooth action?

Have an awesome day, and look for some Harry Potter blog action soon!

Wedding x Wednesday = Wed²

I'm currently finishing up business school, and if there's one thing it's taught me, it's to be able to understand very simple topics that have over the years been turned into unnecessarily confusing formulas. So as phase two of my master plan to blog exponentially more this year, I introduce you to WED².

Wedding x Wednesday = Wed² x ding! nes-day!

The most important part of this formula may very well be that everyone should have some sort of alarm set to remind them to play Super Mario Bros at least once a week. The part that's more on topic is the fact that from now on, every Wednesday I will be doing a Wed² post where I write on something related to the wedding industry. My hope is that my blog in general appeals to both those who are interested in photography of all kinds (don't worry, your cool named day of the week is coming), as well as my newly engaged couples who are planning their awesome day. So from now on, count Wed² as the day of the week to check out some interesting things to consider before walking down the aisle.

While writing this I Googled "nintendo wedding" just to see what came up, and I was presented with this.
I guess this is what the kids these days are playing? Personally I would rather be shooting fireballs at turtles and jumping on mushrooms... the simple joys in life.

Next week we'll kick off our first real Wed² post, have an awesome day everyone!