a touch of red

my two dear friends got married this past weekend in paola kansas. the wedding photos haven't been released yet, but here is a shot of their engagement photos.
so beautiful.

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the ceremony  & aisle set up was extremely unique because the alter was placed in the center of the room, with chairs surrounding the couple & respective bridal party + groomsmen.

i added a little pop to my sports coat. remember those little felt flowers i made & attached to headbands. yeah, i had one of those little guys laying around. with the slip of a gold safety pin. the red flower added a nice dandy touch to compliment my strip of red in my fedora.

chicago tourist

timing is everything in photography.
the bus.
the musican.
the stereotypical asian tourist with his stereotypical camera in hand looking stereotypical oblivious.



(chicago 2005)

parkville ladies

once upon a time, i was a photographer in high school. i was digging through my old high school photographs on various photo servers online & found some treasures that i'll probably be reposting soon.

this has always been a captivating photograph for me. it's so simple. four beautiful old women who have been friends for ages sitting on a picnic table watching the skyline across the missouri river like they used to as children.



i took this photograph in 2004 or 2005 in parkville, mo. such a beautiful town just north of kansas city with a great park to run on.

chicago skyline

although all of these original files are lost, i have them saved on an online server.
another great photograph from high school. i have this printed out somewhere, i know i do.
it's in chicago from 2005.



great colors for a cheap little canon. i swear these clouds are not photoshopped. and my shutter wasn't that slow.