Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Tracy + Jasen: Married!

Posted in Weddings

I remembered Tracy and Jasen being a very cute and happy couple from their engagement session, and their wedding day was more of the same.  I didn’t have to tell them to snuggle up or kiss for photos – it was just their default setting.  It was a bit of a drive out to the Old Peace Chapel in Defiance for the ceremony, but what a cute little church!  It’s quite small inside, but has great light.  From there, we headed back Downtown for some quick photos at the arch and a reception at the Hilton Ballpark.  You can tell from the photos that it was a blustery day – Tracy’s veil kept going wild and some of the bridesmaids had to fight to keep hair out of their faces.  All in all, for April it was pretty nice!  You can view their SLIDESHOW HERE.  Thanks to Stephanie for second shooting with me for the day.  I hope these guys have a fantastic time on their honeymoon in Hawaii!

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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Mommy + Me Yoga

Posted in Kids and Families

Urban Breath Yoga has a “Mommy and Me” class for new Moms and their babies, and the studio owner was looking for some promo photos for the website.  So I joined them for a class this morning – well, I should say I watched them.  I didn’t have to do any of the hard stuff.  There may have been a little fussing, but overall the kiddos were pretty zen.  And yes, that is little Mika Belle, who I photographed in her earlier days (man, she’s got a lot of crazy hair!)  If you’re interested in pre-natal or post-natal yoga classes, check out the website.  And non-pregnant folk can always stop in for my Tuesday night vinyasa class as well!

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Monday, April 6, 2009

Sheena + Ryan – Engaged!

Posted in Engagements,Portraits

Sheena and Ryan are getting married in Florida in about 6 weeks, and they decided (somewhat) last minute to get some engagement photos taken in St. Louis before they leave.  We met at the Landing and then wandered around the riverfront for some more urban shots.  The wind was going crazy towards the end of their shoot, and Sheena’s hair was definitely doing the whole windblown thing.  I think it looks cool in some of these shots.  At least we finished before the temperature dropped so drastically last night and the snow started!  Best of luck to Sheena and Ryan at their upcoming beach wedding!

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Good Karma Project – Mini-Session Marathon

Posted in Portraits

We all know the economy is a little….wonky….right now (I’m an optimist, that’s as negative as I’ll get.)  As a result, some of my clients have started wondering if they should be saving their money rather than spending it on “luxury” items such as portraits.

But photography isn’t about vanity and luxury – it’s about celebration.  Even in tough times it’s still important to celebrate your life by documenting your family, photographing kids before they grow up, and capturing those newborn moments you can never get back.  It makes me sad to see people struggling between saving money and having good photos.  So in the interest of spreading some love around (and slightly increasing my own good karma) I’m holding a special one day marathon of mini-sessions at a special price.

Here’s the deal.  On Sunday May 3rd I’ll be dedicating my day to doing mini-sessions for family/kid/baby portraits.  Each session will be 45 minutes long, and everyone will get a DVD of all their high resolution files from the session (with copyright consent to make prints.)  Morning sessions will be held at Forest Park for the nature lovers, and afternoon sessions will be in the Lafayette Square neighborhood and park for the urban dwellers.  The fee for the session and the DVD is only $100 – less than half of the normal full session price.

This is a one time thing, so if you’re interested, call or email me ASAP to get the time you want.  I’m looking forward to it!

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Monday, March 30, 2009

Farmers’ Markets

Posted in Travel

Having been completely spoiled by the fresh produce in Guatemala, I have farmers’ markets on the brain.  This photo only demonstrates one of probably 100 stands we saw at the gigantic Antigua market, all of which had loads of produce that looked and smelled amazing.  For something closer to home, check out the Farmers’ Market Directory.  I think the Kirkwood Farmers’ Market is the first seasonal one to start, opening this Saturday.  I usually frequent the Tower Grove Market or the Soulard Market, but this year I think I might try to branch out a bit more.  Yum!

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