There is nothing more fun than a Christmas party with a sweet venue, a bar, great food and fun people. Oh yeah, and blackjack..roulette…craps…pool tables. Awesome. Last week was the big holiday event for the Phoenix branch of Pearson School Systems. I shot last year’s party for them and was honored when they asked me back a second time. They are a fun group of people and I always enjoy hanging out with them for a few hours. I mean, right when I walked in the door, my main contact Michelle dropped four drink coupons in my hand and said…

Vistancia is a community waaaay out on the northwest corner of Phoenix. Even from a central location like downtown Phoenix, this place is still 32 miles away.  My buddy Rick Young actually lives way out there, plus some members of my family. It’s beautiful, surrounded by mountains and desert. The photo above is of the main waterfall that marks entry into the neighborhood. Zona Communications is a company that provides internet, phone and television to their customers out in Vistancia and northern Phoenix. I kind of wish they were down our way because their high-speed internet uses fiber optics technology,…

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do for a little exposure, a little practice and just a little bit of growing up. The Southwest Shakespeare Company held a gala last weekend to raise money for their theater group. The cost was $100 a ticket, so it was a fairly ritzy event. A member of the company, Sara, asked if I wanted to help do a photobooth and hand out my business cards for a little bit of exposure. I’ve been wanting to practice and get better at the whole one-light photobooth kind of setup, so I said sure I…

Last Thursday night I had the opportunity to photograph the Pearson Christmas Party that was held at The Venue, a gorgeous event location in downtown Scottsdale. Of course I had to do a quick little HDR of the interior before the guests arrived, which you can see above. I’ve done a few events before, but this was the first that required a kind of “posed shot station” where couples could walk up to where we were shooting, pose for a nice shot and be on their way. Which was a lot of fun for me, because it became an awesome…

This darling, precious gift of a girl, turned two years old this past week. Her parents asked me to snap photos of her big birthday party on Saturday and I was honored. Life has been tough for little Claire, who has amazing challenges to face almost every day. But look at that smile. Oh my…how can you not get a warm, fuzzy feeling deep down inside and smile back at her?