Traffic Tickets.
» Posted on October 2, 2011
Have you ever been pulled over and NOT gotten a ticket? Back in Vacaville, my friend Jamie and I had mock contests to see how many tickets we could get out of… I finished out our senior year with nine. Nine pull overs, zero tickets. Someday I will tell you all the stories that I came up with to ensure the sympathies of the traffic cops, but for now I will just say that Jamie may not have won by shear numbers, but stories. One time a she got pulled over, the cop walked over to her, asked her if she knew why he pulled her over and she quickly responded, “because you wanted my phone number?”
Well, I am proud to say that after 15 years and an untold number of pull overs AND tickets, I was able to get out of another one on my way to the photo shoot with Emily and Chad at Star Mill. What did I say? A simple “please please please don’t give me a ticket..” and he didn’t. I left with a giant feeling of relief and went on to finish out the evening with a beautiful family. We had a great time and here are some photos to show for it!
Matt and Shanna
» Posted on September 30, 2011
What can I say that will do these two justice? I could tell you that Shanna is working on studying tigers, and that she spent time last year in Africa studying cheetahs, which easily makes her incredibly interesting. Or I could tell you that Matt is hilarious, and as someone pointed out on some facebook photos I posted, bears a striking resemblance to Seth Meyers from SNL. Or I can tell you that together, they laugh, they crack each other up and that they are a perfect fit for each other. Most importantly, in the brief time that I was able to spend with them to get their wedding portraits and then to shoot their marriage the next day, I saw two genuinely good hearted people that are meant to be together, were brought together for a reason, and when they met, they both knew it.
Matt and Shanna, it was such a pleasure working with you, I can’t tell you how glad I am that you went against your better judgement and hired a photographer, your love story needed to be captured.
A special thanks to miss Corina, my helper and pack mule for the night, your attention to detail is fantastic and your ability to lug around a light stand, an umbrella, a flash, a tripod, a bag and a bouquet is incredible!
They had a quick lunch at the Olive Garden instead of a reception, they will celebrate with family and friends after school gets out for the winter break in December. Of course I had to head over and take at least a few shots there, since as some of you know, Olive Garden is near and dear to my own personal love story. Ironically, one of my first bosses is the general manager there and he was happy to help getting a ring shot with the OG logo. OG forever!
Holding Hands
» Posted on September 28, 2011
I was in the grocery store parking lot today with Mia, rushing to load the groceries into the back of the car when I noticed them in passing, just a dad and his two small sons walking into the store. The littlest of the sons did what my little ones have done a thousand times in preparation for crossing the street, he reached up and placed his hand into his fathers. And the dad, with quick glance down, took his small hand, and away they went. Such a brief encounter with them, if you can even call it an encounter, but suddenly I could only think about that, about hand holding, about the significance of hand holding. How just last week I wondered how much longer little Mia will want me to hold her hand when we walk downstairs because even if it were ten more years, it wouldn’t be long enough.<more> Read more
The Petersons
» Posted on September 17, 2011
People who inspire. That is how I would describe Melody and PJ. They used to live in our neighborhood, and they invited us all to be better. To help wherever we could help, to be kind wherever we could be kind. And now they have been married for thirty years, and their kids are all getting married, and starting to have kids themselves, so we went out and shot some photos of them all. These guys were a blast! Especially after they woke up a little towards the end of the shoot. Thanks you guys for meeting me so early, it truly was the highlight of my weekend!<more> Read more
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Carrie Butler
"I love what I do, I love weddings, I love dancing and I love cake. Check out my blog for recent work. You can also see some of my articles at Photography Course.
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