Telluride Colorado has been a location that I have been dying to shoot an elopement or a wedding. This little mountain town is tucked away in the San Juan Mountains. You are surrounded by epic views and fresh air. This is where Susan & Tim wanted to say I do. After doing some research I found a secluded mountain lake surrounding by mountains that soared up above. The goal was to get there before sunrise so that I could get set up and they could say their vows as the sun climbed up over the mountains. We met in town early at 4am, I had this vision for a nighttime back lit shot in Tellurid ..read more

Channing & Brent I have been waiting to shoot this wedding for awhile. I met Channing while I was shooting some food for Richard Sandoval where she works. We were talking about weddings and such and when her and her boyfriend were going to get married. She mentioned they had some ducks to line up first, and I called dibs on shooting their wedding. We worked together several times after that, each of which I reminded her of the power of dibs. Cuz, I wanted this wedding. I mean look at these two, they are gorgeous ..read more

Paris & Dalyn Epic. I could pretty much just use one word for this adventure elopement. And that word is epic. It had been awhile since I had been to Ouray, and I had never been up into the San Juan Mountains, but for this elopement we took at Razer off-road up and over the San Juans. I met Paris at Salon Envy in Ouray early in the morning where she was prepping for the day. After a short round of hair and makeup, we headed out to the trailhead where we were going to meet Dalyn and do the first look, while the family prepped the Razr ..read more

Engagement shoots are one of my favorite types of shoots. I guess couples shoot fall in this category as well, but with engagements there is the excitement of the upcoming wedding, and the fact that these photos are probably going to be used for the save the dates.  Colorado has so many locations that I have the opportunity to use for engagement photos that I get giddy just thinking about it.  Not everyone likes doing engagement sessions, which is understandable due to the fact that being in front of a camera can be intimidating. Most of the time it tends to be the guys that don't see the need ..read more

Gear. I love talking gear. I have shot photos with many different cameras, carried many different types of bags, and used a variety of tripods, straps, and whatever else you might need during my years in photography. When I was beginning It was always intriguing to see what other photographers used as far as their gear and why they use what they use. So here it goes. For starters I shoot mostly elopements & couples out in the wild as well as commercial photography in the realm of food and apparel. So the chosen gear is used for my primary uses. Also not that while I appreciate good gear ..read more

I have been in the wedding industry for almost nine years, and I have learned a lot. While my wife and I eloped and didn't plan a wedding, the couples that I have talked to over the years have given me insight into the planning process, what they regret what they do not and what they would do again.  So so this post is a collection of thoughts on what I have gleaned over the years. So as you think about your wedding, whether it is an elopement or a traditional wedding.  One of the biggest things that have heard from couples about was guests. Seating arrangements, how many to invite, who to in ..read more

Colorado is unpredictable. That is one thing that I always tell my couples that are coming from out of state for a mountain wedding. This was no exception for Nikki & Jeff’s elopement. This past spring was one of the strangest that I have ever seen in all my years of living in Colorado. We had snow and blizzards all the way through June. Nikki and Jeff eloped at the end of May and as the day approached I saw that there was potential for some intense snow. I was a freezing rain as I left my house in at 3:30am, and as I drove up into the mountains I went through rain, fog, blizzard like sn ..read more

I am in many photography groups, and there are a lot of things that they have in common. Many times there are some frustrating circumstances which photographers seek answers too. I am going to address my opinion on some of the most common problems. Clients Misusing Photos Instagram Filters While my thought is unpopular this is my blog and my opinion so here it is. It doesn't really matter. They paid you to take a photo you took them, and they have them. Clients may through a filter on them thinking they are making them better when they are not. If they tag me after doing it, I will remove t ..read more

As I have mentioned before, I also spend a good majority of my time shooting outdoor apparel for a company called Triple Aught Design. Besides our shoots that are product specific we go out and adventure with our customers. Most recently, we went out and explored a cave with our community. So for me I wanted to shoot this as true to life as I could, meaning that instead of using a flash to light the cave, I wanted to use only the lights that we had. One of our company partners is Surefire. They provided us with several of their Minimus and Maximus Headlamps as well as several of their Flashlig ..read more