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I am a family, portrait, wedding and lifestyle photographer. The process of making people comfortable with the camera is just as much of a passion for me as is capturing the moment. It is important to me to make the photo session experience a memorable one as well. I know it's a generic statement but I am passionate about life and the urgency to document the moments as they unfold. Take time to invest in the days of your lives. Call me--I can help! I've created a "book of days" gallery on my website: www.mbgpics.com where I do that for my own life. Hopefully it showcases who I am as a person as well as as a photographer.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

portraiture and lighting class

























i love learning. i miss learning. and since photography is my passion i figured it was time to combine the two. this three week class has been such a job and i look forward to it every saturday. the six hours fly by like...well no need for a cliche here...they just FLY BY.

i learned a lot about light and how to utilize it while working in a studio. i learned that i MUST get a set of pocket wizards. i learned how fun it is to hang out and be geeky with other photographers. and i learned how to successfully work with a model in terms of asking for the shots you want.

it was so sweet to be able to look around in someone's studio and learn to use all of the different softboxes and grid lights to achieve the lighting you are looking for. oh yeah--and i learned how to use a light meter...and, more importantly, i learned that i need one asap!

and lets hear it for aaron--our model and fellow photographer. check out his work at: http://www.modelmayhem.com/pics.php?id=359680

the first two pics are of our instructor richard peterson. this cool dude has been in photography for over 40 years. he's worked with such musicians as The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, and The Talking Heads. He also worked with various undergrount artists and helped form the visual punk movement. i love his website's tagline: "dangerously creative photography".

Monday, March 2, 2009

the dreamy days of motherhood--captured...



























a quick photo session in the park today yielded, i think, some wonderful images of a mom and her new son (and her older one too). i loved capturing the pure and simple love between this mother and son and watching history unfold as i photographed this family. simplicity yet complexity. so much is said within a touch, a smile or a cuddle. so much love passed on between simple interactions.
so sweet to see all of this unfold before my camera in on a beautiful day in colordo amidst record temperatures. the sky was so blue and the wind so gentle. perfection all the way around.
i just love looking at these images and remembering just where the mother is in these moments.