La Brisa Updates!

Talk about a whirlwind! It's been a crazy couple of weeks for the wife and me! Just returned from NYC last night after checking out our future apartment, Brisa's future veterinary clinic and after interviewing for an awesome higher education job in Brooklyn! We are super super excited about what is to come for us in New York and we are entirely grateful for God blessing us with safe travels and absolutely gorgeous weather! After spending just a few days in NYC and only taking a handful of photos, I am unbelievably pumped to photograph the beauty of the city, the diversity of the people and the stunning natural lighting of the entire area!

Just a sneak peak of what's to come for me in NYC...I can't wait!!!

I've been ridiculously busy with recent shoots and I'm working hard to finish all of my sessions before the summer season truly starts! Here are a few teasers from some of my sessions! Thanks for all of your patience everyone! Your pictures will be finished soon! :)

Lindsey & Chris ~ Engaged!

Jenny, Luke & Keaton ~ Family

Amy & Steve ~ Engaged!

Krista & Travis ~ Attraction

Ingram & Mortensen ~ Families

Aspiring Photographer Workshop IV ~ Powers Family

Project Transient

The best man at my wedding and one of the most intellectual and well rounded people I know, Dr. Anobel Odisho, recently completed a three month project documenting the lifestyle, living arrangements and health conditions of displaced Iraqi refugees. You may remember my blog post about his adventures here. Now, after several months traveling throughout Syria, Africa, Jordan, etc., he has returned home to California and is ready to display his finished project. 

I am absolutely amazed at the photo & video documentary that he was able to produce from this experience. Literally, a windy road of emotions that conveys the everlasting consequences of war. 

Please go to the website and take the time to absorb the amazing photographs and view the video (it is much more worthwhile in HD).

See, Learn and ReAct.

ProjectTransient.com 

RIP Sabo

God truly gives and takes away. My heartfelt prayers and condolences go out to the Bryant family for the truly unexpected loss of one of their family members, Sabo. All of you pet lovers know how much a pet becomes part of your life, your home and your family and so I hope that Sabo is enjoying doggy heaven and that he will continue to watch over and protect the Bryant family :)

And here is how I will always remember Sabo :)

One Thousand and Nine!!!

1009

1,009

1,009!

One Thousand and Nine Dollars!!!

Are you kidding me? 2 days before the deadline for Photography for a Cause, I was hoping to reach $500! Two days later, I close the galleries and the total doubled! I love procrastinators!!! :)

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who ordered and supported my project! Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be able to raise THAT much for my local Red Cross and Boys & Girls Club! Still rather speechless about the total amount!

Here are a few of my own favorites from Photography for a Cause. Kansas is truly beautiful and I am absolutely going to miss it!!!

Photography for a Cause ~ 1 Day Extension!

Due to several requests, I am extending Photography for a Cause's deadline to midnight TONIGHT! 

To me, this is absolutely unbelievable, but we have reached 

$850 

in TOTAL donations!

 WOWZERS! 

Unreal, right? 

Maybe with a final push we can hit...

 $1,000!!!!

Thanks again so much to all of you who have supported my project! I feel incredibly blessed to have an opportunity to give back to my local community and thank you, thank you, thank you for making this project bigger and more effective than I ever thought possible!

Again, click on the following link to view ALL of the available photographs for sale: Photography for a Cause!

Here's a photo from the Kansas Ice Storm gallery...

PHOTOGRAPHY for a CAUSE ~ LAST DAY!!!

LAST DAY! LAST DAY!! LAST DAY!!! I am super excited to announce that we have ALMOST reached our goal of $500 in total donations! How awesome is that? Never in my wildest dreams did I think that that would happen! But here we are...only a few orders away from reaching our goal!!! Woohoo!

Thank you to ALL of you who have ordered (especially those of you who ordered twice) and supported this project!!! I hope that each and every one of you enjoy your photographs! Remember, all profits from print sales will be evenly donated to the Manhattan Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan!

Here is a direct link to all of the available galleries: PHOTOGRAPHY FOR A CAUSE!!!

Recently, I uploaded new photographs to  the galleries so please take a look! Here are some of the newly uploaded pictures as well as the top 4 most purchased pictures to date!

New uploads found in the Manhattan Christian College and Kansas Landscapes galleries

These are the TOP 4 most purchased photographs from Photography for a Cause:

#1 ~ Found in the "Kansas Storms" gallery

#2 ~  Found in the "Kansas State University" gallery

#3 (Tied) ~ Found in the "Kansas Landscapes" gallery

#3 (Tied) ~ Found in the "Kansas Storms" gallery

Weekend UPDATE!!!!

Been a crazy awesome weekend for La Brisa Photography and I just wanted to share a few highlights and teasers from our events!

Above all, I want to remind you that this is the last week to order photographs from my Photography for a Cause project! A huge thanks from the bottom of my heart to all of you who have ordered prints! So far, you have purchased 81 prints for a grand total of $380 to be evenly donated to the Manhattan Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan! YAY! Let's try to reach $500 before the end of the month! Click the following link Galleries for Photography for a Cause to view all of the available photographs for sale. Come on everyone!!! 

For those of you still deciding which print to purchase, I have added a few windmill shots to the Kansas Landscapes gallery! So check them out!!! Also, I wanted to publically thank Scott Bean Photography, ericamay photography and Sarah Jeanne Hill Photography for their awesome support and assistance in spreading the word about my project! You rock!!!

Now for a few teasers from this weekend's events!

One of the new windmill photographs that was recently added to the Photography for a Cause project

One photo from Johnna and Lance's super fun engagement session

One photo from Alicia's High School Prom

One photo from Brooke and Mason's energetic, hilarious and adorable family session

One photo from the Aspiring Photographer Workshop III of Amber and Jacob's sunrise engagement session

Jennifer & Brady ~ ENGAGED!!!

Exciting times at La Brisa Photography. EXCITING! That's right, I bet your heart is pumping just a little bit faster now because of all of the EXCITEMENT! :)

Why? Let me tell you the reasons...

1. I have AWESOME clients! Seriously, totally trusting, willing to do anything and teaching me all types of new things like fantastic sunset locations, how to use a dirt digger at a playground, etc!
2. Not only do I have awesome clients, but I have amazing relatives and siblings of former clients! Love it when that happens!!! AND, the sibling and former client is helping me create a video of the engagement session to share with others! :)
3. Having an assistant photographer/second shooter adds a TON of value to your shoot. Can't wait for you to see the fantastic images that Ryan of Ryan Edick Photography captured during this shoot!
4. We made homemade sushi last night with some great friends, had an awesome bible study and life is just rockin right now!
5. Last one! Photography for a Cause is ROLLIN'!!! Currently, we have reached $325 in donations to give to local non-profit agencies! Less than a week left to participate! 

Now onto Jennifer & Brady :)  You may recall Jennifer and Brady from Alicia and Chris' beautiful wedding in July and now I am super pumped about the opportunity to shoot their wedding in 2010! Jennifer and Brady are waaaay fun! They went out and scouted the specific locations prior to our shoot and they found 3 different places where I have never shot before! Talk about awesomeness! 

Jennifer = expressive, energetic and loves life. 

Brady = patient, chivalrous and laid back. 

The bestest thing about their engagement session was just witnessing how much they care about each other. How they so gently and delicately interact with each other and how they can both be completely themselves when they are together! Congratulations you two on your engagement and you have no idea how excited I am about your upcoming wedding!!! Thanks so much!

Special thanks again to Ryan Edick Photography and to our video wizard, Chris from On the Fly Productions!

View the rest of Jennifer & Brady's session and order professional prints through their online gallery: Jennifer & Brady ~ ENGAGED!!!

My view...

Ryan's view

Ryan's view...