Naomi & Mickey at Azalia Drive Church

I've been looking forward to Naomi and Mickey's wedding for quite some time. By the pure joy on their faces in these photos, I suppose they have as well! They were married at Azalea Drive Church where they were pronounced Mr. & Mrs. Naomi...I mean Mickey Walker. :-) In spite of the moody weather, they braved a trip to Waterfront Park where we got some AWESOME images. Their reception was held at the Charleston Club on the Air Force Base. Everyone had a GREAT time and I am SO GRATEFUL to Naomi & Mickey for allowing me to share in these special moments of their lives. Congratulations you guys!!!

Thanksgiving Feast

Thanksgiving was AWESOME this year! Cami and I had taken a few extra days off and just relaxed and had fun visiting with her family near Hilton Head. Henry was with us as well, of course. But that's not him in the photo. The Thanksgiving Meal was at Scott & Jan's house (Cami's brother and sis-in-law). They have a BEAUTIFUL new home they just built. So that's their golden retriever, Mojo. Scott is an AMAZING chef and you just can't imagine how good the food was. However, you CAN imagine how much I enjoyed my little after-dinner nap in front of the fireplace...HA! But that's OK, the next morning I ran the local 5k Turkey Trot to work it off. :-) I hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving as well...

If I Could Fly

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to FLY?!? The limitless freedom, the amazing view, the rush of the wind...ah it must be grand! :-) Cami and I took a couple days off for Thanksgiving and went to visit with her family near Hilton Head. One evening I snuck out for a "walk-about" with my camera and found a pond where birds were coming in to roost. After finding a good spot where I could catch them coming in, I was able to get tons of great in-flight images like these. The beautiful evening light was perfect!!!

Elise is in da House

I can't belive I've never photographed Elise before. She is a SUPER STAR as far as I'm concerned!!! :-) She was so much fun to work with and totally at ease in front of the camera. Here's just a few of my MANY favorites from her shoot. Now that Elise and I are "bff's" maybe she'll stop by and see me more often!

Just Jennifer

Here's a neat slideshow from Jennifer's Bridal Shoot! You can check out her and Bobby's wedding photos by scrolling back a few posts. What a BEAUTIFUL bride!!! :-)

Dancing Around The World

Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night or really early in the morning with your head just WHIRLING with thoughts and feelings? This morning was one of those times for me. I was thinking about how CRAZY our world seems to have become. Is it just me or do you all think this too!?! I mean people are killing each other over the STUPIDEST things these days. The most recent one that just shook my brain was the rampant murdering of Albino men and women in Tanzania to use their body parts in superstitious rituals. Of course we all know about the nutty conflict in Darfur. Then there are the MILLIONS dying in the raping and pillaging for all the mineral wealth in the country of my birth, the Congo (DRC). These are JUST a few examples on ONE continent!!! I'm not even going to get into the hatred among peoples of different countries, religions, and sects in the Middle East. And then on a more personal level, over Thanksgiving I hear about a young man close to where Cami's parents live who was beaten nearly to death in has own back yard by three neighborhood boys while grilling with his family! HUH?!?

So let me ask you this...what would happen if we all just dropped the blinders from our eyes, melted our boarders, tore down our walls, put our differences aside, and realized that we are all just brothers and sister on this beautiful planet? What if we all learned to dance TOGETHER!?!

The Nikon D3x Has Arrived!

The new Nikon D3x was officially announced this morning. It's basically a D3 body with a brand new sensor, giving it an effective 24.5 megapixels, and this silicon makes it the highest resolution camera in the Nikon lineup. With a total of three FX cameras (Nikon D3, D700 and now the Nikon D3x) Nikon offers a serious line of FX-based DSLR cameras for the professional user. Add to that the Nikon D300 DX-sensored camera, and you are looking at four pro cameras with excellent build, high dynamic range, extremely fast speed, and amazing low light ISO handling! Check out the details on NikonUSA or DPReview.