2009 WPPI Print Competition

Several folks have asked me to post the images that we entered into this year's WPPI print competition. Each year WPPI hosts their annual 16x20 Awards of Excellence print competition. With more than 2,400 print entries in a variety of categories, it is considered by many to be the premier photography competition among wedding and portrait photographers worldwide.

This year four of our prints received accolades of excellence.

Title: Lost
Score: 99, AWARD: First Place, Portrait Individual


Title: Jessica and Alan
Score: 90


Title: Annette
Score: 86


Title: Still. In Love.
Score: 81

Claudia and Jacob, married at the Ritz Carlton

Claudia and Jacob are just as beautiful on the inside as they are on the outside. We were excited to photograph their wedding last weekend at the Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes in Orlando.

The Ritz


The Glitz


Claudia's ceremony shoes


Claudia's dancin' shoes


The Florals


The Dress




The Bride, Claudia, looking radiant


Heading to the wedding


The Ceremony






Celebration!


The Newlyweds








The Reception






The cake topper


The candy station.


Jacob's father with the toast


Professional Latin dancers electrified the guests during the reception.


And then Claudia and Jacob turned the tables and surprised everyone by performing themselves. It was spectacular!!!




The last dance


The end.


The fabulous event was coordinated by Heather Snively and her amazing team from Weddings Unique. I was also thrilled to have assisting me, Jim Cook and Van Tran.

Congratulations, Claudia and Jacob! We hope you're having fun in Bora Bora. We wish you only the best as you begin your new life together!

Erica and James' portrait session

Erica had been talking with us for quite a while about setting up a portrait session for she and James. When the day finally rolled around it was soooo cold. But they were troopers and they did fantastic! They really are one of the sweetest couples that we've met and I had a blast working with them.









Thanks, Erica and James, for sharing a little slice of life with me.

WPPI, here we come!

Each year one of our highlights is the WPPI convention in Las Vegas. Unfortunately I will be attending alone this year due to the arrival of baby Campbell, but we're still excited as it's a chance to reconnect with some great friends and fellow photographers, as well as be inspired by some of the best speakers/photographers in the business.

I will be arriving on Sunday morning and leaving on Tuesday around lunchtime to get back to my family. I'm excited that, unlike last year, this year I have a relatively light schedule. I'll only be speaking at a couple booths, which will give me a chance to spend time on the tradeshow floor and also check out some of the speakers.

Sunday
6:30-8:30 pm Burrell Colour Imaging Mentors reception
8-??? Super Swanky Soiree (invite only)

Monday
12:30-1:30 pm SPEAKING at the Burrell Colour Imaging booth
2:30-3:30 pm SPEAKING at the GraphiStudio lounge
7:00 GraphiStudio speakers dinner
8-??? Becker's party (invite only)

Tuesday
8-12 Tradeshow perusing

Here's the line-up at the Burrell and Graphi booths.




And here are a couple of our other favorites that you MUST CHECK OUT: ShootQ and liveBooks!




Safe travels to everyone and I look forward to seeing you there!

Nicole and Jeffrey-The Knot Florida (Spring/Summer)

We would like to congratulate Nicole and Jeffrey for their featured wedding on The Knot Florida Spring/Summer issue. Read their story and all about their wedding below! We loved many things about their wedding and well, they are just a beautiful couple all around! Also a big congrats on their precious baby boy who was born on December :)

Campbell Reese...continued

It's been a long, fun week...and it's only Wednesday night. Such is life with a newborn, I suppose. Campbell came home six days ago and since then her three-year-old sister, Graycen, has been trying to adjust. Can you say D-R-A-M-A?

Anyhow, we wanted to share a few pictures:

Back at the hospital


Feeding time


I've never been a big fan of myself in photos (why do you think I always crop my head out of our Christmas picture?!?!?!), but I absolutely love this image that Joy took. Thanks, babe.


Her first night at home


Ummm, this pretty much sums up the way we're all feeling. :-)


Oh, and in case you wondered what Graycen looked like at Campbell's age...here you go. Graycen above, Campbell below.


What a blessing!