Elizabeth and Andrew {Wedding} on Film

We posted a few days ago the digital files from Elizabeth and Andrews Las Vegas wedding, you can see that here. Had to wait a week to post these because I sent the film to Richard Photo Lab in Hollywood, they are amazing. This was all shot on Portra 400, rated at 1600 and pushed 2 stops. I'm still getting the hang of film, and these were less than ideal lighting conditions, but between the awesomeness of film, and the amazing people at Richards, we got some beautiful images. Elizabeth and Andrew were awesome, and we were so lucky to meet them in Vegas. This seriously made my trip worth it, and reminded me that the small friendships and groups are where the magic really happens at WPPI.

So blessed to be apart of these two peoples lives, and so glad I was able to practice my new found love of film :)

Seattle on Film

In December last year Rachel and I took a trip to seattle to see Jeremy Cowart's Lifefinder tour. I have been a fan of Jeremy Cowart's work for a long time, and he is one of my biggest inspirations. He is humble, talented, and artistic in a way thats not self glorifying or prideful in any way. He is also giving, and generous. He is the founder of the Help Portrait, a moment dedicated to helping Photographers, makeup artists, hair stylists, and many others give back to their communities. He is in so many ways a picture of the kind of man I wanna be when I grow up:) and it was amazing to meet him and hear him speak. We drove to seattle from montana for that, but ended up staying a couple days. I hadn't ever been to the city before, and instantly fell in love. we went to the art museum, stopped at pikes place market, and saw the gum wall, and visited the first Starbucks(Picture above). We decided to leave the digital cameras behind for most of the trip, taking a couple old cameras and film. All images are unretouched or edited, except for the shot of us with Jeremy Cowart, because it was severely underexposed haha turned it black and white.  We haven't shown these images anywhere else, and just got one of the rolls back from Richards Photo Lab last night. Enjoy!

All images taken on Kodak Portra 400, with a Canon AE-1 35mm and Bronica Etrsi  Medium format camera.

California dreamers, images captured on iPhone and Holga

Favorite part of photography is traveling. Its the reason I first picked up a camera, and the reason I look forward to every trip this "job" has taken Rachel and I on. Even if its just across a few state lines, being new to a place, seeing everything fresh is so inspiring. Its a good thing I like it too, because at the moment Rachel and I are stranded in California. Note to self, double check the itinerary... In hindsight its worked out for the best though, and Rachel and I have been stuck here with nothing to do but catch up on editing, and hang around in pajamas all day. We also wouldn't have had time to visit San Francisco if we had known our flight was leaving.

A little off topic, but Rachel and I are watching the Wedding Singer, and I've decided I want John Cusack and Drew Barrymore to play Rachel and I in our movie "The Wedding Photographers" haha (Seriously though, why hasn't a romantic comedy been made yet about photographers? We have singers, planners, caterers, I think even a florist in there somewhere, best friends, but not photographers...

The pictures in this post were shot with an assortment of cameras, a Holga, iPhone, and a Canon 5D mark II.