found this sweet little tid bit on SETH GODIN'S blog today. this is great for anyone who deals with lots of email. here it is, i think you'll like it.

THREE SENTENC.ES

just found out that i've been selected as a finalist for the PHOTO DISTRICT NEW TOP KNOT CONTEST if you don't know the magazine, PDN is one of the photography industries most influential peer magazine. finalists are top 10 in their category out of literally thousands of images. the image below from Emily & Johnathan's beautiful wedding in the Bahamas is the one that has been chosen. this image is of Emily as she enters the ceremony and begins her walk down the aisle. my second shooter was shooting the straight down the aisle shot which allowed me to roam free. i had to jump up on a 4 foot wall to get the right angle but i think it worked out nicely. still have the opportunity to be the grand prize winner...i can only hope, but i will have to wait until April to find out.

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for the past year or so my buddy KEVIN VON QUALEN has been organizing BOYS LUNCH where a bunch of colorado wedding photogrpahers (boys only) get together once a month or so for lunch or dinner or whatever. we usually just sit around and talk about "man stuff" a couple of weeks ago we all got together in the loft space above my studio to do something other than wedding photography. the challenge was to create a commercial studio look with just one light and whatever else you had in your bag. it was fun to do something different. thanks kevin for planning this every month. here is what i came up wth.

in post processing i wanted to see how many different "looks" i could create with just one image.

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a huge thank you to our two models Laura and Jamela for coming out and putting up with us.

SanDisk on Monday announced the release of the fastest CF memory card range in the industry, meant for professional DSLR photographers, with its Extreme Pro series. The cards are fast at 90MBps, or twice as fast as previous SanDiskproducts, thanks to a new SanDisk Power Core Controller that better exploits the UDMA bus. They are also available in the industry's largest capacity as well, at 64GB. I wonder if this is what CHASE JARVIS was has been shooting for.

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on tuesday JULIE AFFLERBAUGH and I were fortunate enough to host JOSE VILLA for his BOULDER WORKSHOP. Jose was an open book, sharing with us and answering every question. watching him work with the couple was truly a treat for me because i have been studying his work for quite awhile and always wondered how he communicated and worked with his couples. i was so intent watching and listening to him that i hardly took any photos of the couple... Jose, we can't thank you enough for coming to Boulder and giving us a taste of your incredible talent.

Make-up provided by: JESSICA SHINYEDA OF THE FACE LAB always amazing.

Flowers provided by: FIORI FLOWERS these girls create such beautiful arangements

Special thanks to our models Autumn, Lewis and Josselyn, you guys were all incredible, beautiful and patient.

some of my images from the day.

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