The Rowe Family - Joy Session

Recently had the opportunity to take some anniversary pictures of the Rowe family. After years of marriage, Ben and Carrie are still very much in love. Based on their playful interactions and the way they smile at each other, they truly exemplify the amazement and joy of marriage!

My favorite color

I am super excited to be apart of the organization Operation Love which matches photographers with the military. For any homecomings, deployments or just patriotic sessions, La Brisa Photography will be there and provide a free album for the soldier and their family has the opportunity to buy the CD of all the images.

This past week, I received a call regarding a homecoming at the Manhattan airport. unfortunately it was delayed until 1:30 in the morning and the family said that I did not need to go. He had been deployed for 7 months and I really wanted to be there for that family and so I headed out to the airport around 12:45am to be sure I had enough time to catch everything going on. When I arrived at the airport, it was completely deserted. I just assumed people would come when the flight is about to land, but as I waited and waited, nobody ever came. So after waiting until about 1:40am and confirming with the Kansas City Airport that the flight had never departed, I headed home.

In the meantime, I was able to take a few pictures of the deserted airport (let me know if you are ever interested a fun airport session) and found a sign that represented my favorite color: blue. I, especially, love the dark navy-ish blue and throughout the entire process, I learned how valuable it is to make the best of any situation :)

Rebecca & Laura - Style Session

Best friends who wanted some pictures together and they were just awesome. Very silly and energetic and we had a great time taking different poses and just enjoying a surprisingly nice early Spring day out here in Kansas! Fun girls, great location and we had a blast! Thanks for an sweet shoot!

Things that make my life easier

So I am a little late in posting this, but the things that make my life easier are (in a particular order) my wife and my dog, Paz. My wife has seen me through so much and has always supported me through everything. On the other hand, Paz, who is purposely slightly out of focus, because although she has not had the same impact as my wife, Paz was with me during an interesting transitional period of my life and without her, I would have no idea where I would be today. Without the two of them, my life direction could be drastically different than it is today!

Redetzke Family - Joy Session

Recently, we had the wonderful opportunity to have some fun and take some pictures of the Redetzke family! Just a joyous family with an abundance of love for one another and for others! Looking forward to working with them again in July! :)

Week 8: On the Road

This weekend my wife and I had the opportunity to visit Kansas City with our good friends, the Barretts. We had an amazing time shopping and eating at the Melting Pot! In the heart of Kansas City, the Plaza is a huge tourist attraction and I have never seen so many gorgeous and beautiful homes in my life than on Ward Parkway.

Week 7: Angles

For my week 7 project, I recently re-discovered my prime lens. For whatever reason, I ignored it in my bag of lenses because I felt that it lacked in quality, but lately, I have been using it more and more and realize how much I love this little lens! In our house, we seem to be pet-sitting every weekend! And this weekend, we are watching over the very love-able Russ! A Norwich/Corgi mix, he's a fun little guy with a face of a senior citizen! During one of the few times where we has settled down to rest, I went paparazzi style on him and took the following shots!

The Howells - Joy Session

Recently, I had another wonderful opportunity to hang out with the Howells family again and we had a blast! Riana is the sweetest little girl with the most piercing blue eyes you will ever see! She was just so curious in every little thing and it awesome following her around and seeing life from the perspective of a two year old :) A wonderful and generous family, I wish them nothing but the best!

Botanical

For this week's project, the topic was botanical. We are in the midst of winter. There was a high of 19 degrees today or something ridiculous like that. I've been trying to think of what I botanical-esque thing I could shoot this entire week, when I realized that sitting in our kitchen is a poinsettia that our friend gave us before Christmas that is still alive and going strong without much help from us! Life is amazing in that it forces us to adapt in foreign environments and less than ideal conditions and yet we survive.

Week 5: Sports

After taking a week to honor Maxie, it's time to start up the 52 Weeks of Awesomeness again.

Growing up, I loved playing sports. I played anything and everything that I could (except for roller skating and skateboarding - i have no balance)! One of the sports that I've played and loved throughout middle school, high school, college and now is ultimate frisbee. All you need is a few people and an open field and you can get the best workout and have a ton of fun! The best thing about ultimate is that the players are usually some of the coolest and most laid back people you will ever meet!