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I know Brandon Barr through his brother Justin, who was my best man. Many years ago I did a headshot for Brandon, and he came back asking about doing a photo shoot and cover design for his upcoming book, American Midnight. He had a great model in mind, and we had a lot of fun with the photo shoot.

Brandon and I wanted something that was of emotion. Our model, Christine, represents the main character, Tania. Dark, emotional, fear, and anxiety were the words that we tried to convey through the shoot.

Here is my personal favorite from the shoot,

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And here is the finished cover, used some images from iStockphoto.com.

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Head over to Brandon’s blog to find out a little more about the book, and what he does.

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January 18, 2010

Hi all. :) Sorry for the lack of posting lately! Contrary to what you might think, it’s not that I haven’t been busy, it’s that I’ve been SO busy that I haven’t made time to post. I wanted to drop in with a baseball shot I did for iStockphoto.com.

I always try to stay a few months ahead of the curve with my stock work, hence putting baseball images up now (baseball season starts late March/early April, with spring training in February!)

This is an old, dirty baseball, and I thought with the right light it could turn out pretty cool.

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Thanks for stopping by, and keep tuned in to see what 2010 holds! It looks to be an exciting year!

One of the highlights of my year, every year, is getting to shoot this family! Ryan Low was my RD when I was at Biola, and I spent a lot of time with him and the Low family just talking, eating, watching 24, and taking photos. A Christmas photo shoot became sort of a tradition, and the time came this year where we went at it again. This was probably the most fun shoot we’ve had yet!

Little Emily has come a long way from being such a whiner to the most helpful girl, grabbing Will when asked, and smiling beautifully!

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Beautiful mom and daughter. The kids definitely got mom’s eyes. Sorry Ryan… but this is just okay with me.

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Riding on Daddy’s shoulders… cute shot of father and daughter

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I am going to quote from Ryan’s facebook: “it’s so funny because it looks like he was having a great time, but atually he was being a royal pain in the butt. There were a few times I wanted to throw him in a tree. But this was a good photo.”

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Mom and her little boy!

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Portraits of the kiddos

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Another family shot.

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So much fun… already looking forward to next year!

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November 8, 2009

Had an opportunity to do a shoot for a non-profit organization, US Dream Academy. It was a combination of videography and photography. As I was driving home, I passed one of the more interesting displays of art that I had ever seen in person. I made my own display of art of said display of art.

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Now presenting… Mr. and Mrs. Ryan and Cristina Tirrell! I had such a great time photographing this wedding at Etiwanda Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga. The venue was serene, and the people were awesome. Enjoy taking a look at some of the images from the day.

The groom getting a helping hand… from his entire family.

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The Tirrell family!

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The dress awaits…

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Beautiful rings

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The groom and his men

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Detail in the dress

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The flowers were done wonderfully

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And finally, the beautiful bride Cristina, and a portrait of Ryan

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This was all they got before the wedding…

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They’re taking a break from handing out programs to watch the ceremony. :)

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Cristina and her father, as the doors open

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I’d say he looks happy to see her, wouldn’t you?

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Here’s the scene

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Bridesmaids holding their flowers

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Pastor Shoemaker sharing a laugh with the soon-to-be newlyweds

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The kiss…

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More..

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Relief!

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All of the bridesmaids with Cristina

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Cristina’s ring was beautiful. I also have to give props to Ryan, his was pretty neat as well.

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Show us those pearly whites…

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The families!

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Loving this one

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Portrait over the water

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A candid moment

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Dipping his bride

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Only these two know what was just said!

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The view from Ryan’s shoulder.

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Clearly enjoying their wedding day!

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Their grand entrance to the reception hall

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Ryan’s brother and best man Jeff giving a toast

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Their first dance… ahhh, Sinatra.

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Cristina and her father… love this one.

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Ryan and his mother

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Cutting the cake

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Dancing the night away…

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What a day.