WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE?
Viv Update!
Lasers!
Very Rainbow Bright
Angel on the Riverbanks
Jessica and Taha
This wonderful couple is Jessica and Taha, two of the most amicable and gentle people ever!
They decided to have their special evening under the stars at the Cincinnati Zoo! And it was a magnificent choice. The entire reception area was lit with millions of tiny purple led lights! It was amazing!
Our dutiful groom Taha calmly preparing for the moment.
A pause in the action to pose with the beautiful Jessica!

And this is the intended result of the Henna Celebration [photos] from last week. :)
Jessica and Taha were a pleasure for Terri and I because they knew what they wanted. That made it simple for us to keep the style of the day true.
Like this classic image of Joey and Chad "monkeying" around :)
The lovely bride's maids. These girls were amazing too! Emily L. above is SO lucky she found 8 4 leaf clovers and passed them out. PROOF
It was am intimate ceremony in the shadow of the Zoo's Elephant Reserve.

...and then!!! Jessica and Taha got to meet the elephants!
The Zoo has some seriously amazing facilities available for any event you might need a space for. There were animals with handlers walking around throughout the evening, amazing settings, and free reign over the whole park! I even got to see a lion at the end of the night! I can't say enough good things about it, really!
This is one for the moms :) My flash didn't recycle fast enough and the light was from Terri's off camera 580, but it catches the glee on both mom's faces while they watch their children cut the wedding cake :) So perfect!
(You have to see this large!)
Late in the evening, further proof that the maids of honor (there wasn't just one, they all were) were awesome, Taraheh performed a part an opera.
This really was magic. THANK YOU SO MUCH JESSICA AND TAHA!! Thank you for letting Terri and I be your photographers!
Taking a Break With Some Art
Terri and I had consultations, weddings, and family portraits this weekend, so I'm sharing a little art with everyone until I can get through the edits!


Even though most of my posts are about the wonderful people that Terri and I meet, i still find the time now and again to take some photos for fun! These are the coolest stuff recently :)






30 Second shot on the full moon!



Mother Theresa, Vivian, and the 8mm.
Hello everyone! I just wanted to share this amazing 30 second exposure I took last night with Mr. David Ziser's 8mm sigma lens. I was all over the 85 mm 1.2 when Mr. Ziser said I HAD to take some photos with the 8!
So here's a nursery shot of my two lovely ladies!
040711 Long Exposure Burn for Terri
Friday night was my usual photo jam session with national car photog OJ Santiago and fellow mom-to-be, Kari. Tonight's experiment was long exposure, with speedlights, transmitting to the ipad wirelessly. We were also celebrating the birthday of my wonderful assistant Terri V. :)
(3.2 second exposure with Speedlight +2/3)
Terri chose the opportunity to play her fire pit like a nuclear reactor. It was awe inspiring!
(She was probably thinking about Kasey's Bonfire)
(3.2 second exposure with Speedlight +2/3)
Mr Santiago can't believe how cool the wireless Ipad tethering is... in fact, he shot lasers out his eyes just after this photo. It's that cool.
(10 second exposure with Speedlight +2/3)
Here Terri shoots plasma out of a bottle of plasma we have and ignites a small explosion. :)
(10 second exposure with Speedlight +2/3)
The result of the explosion. Fun.
(2.5 second exposure with Speedlight +2/3)
"The Crew" photographed by Kari!
It was a great celebration for a beautiful woman!
We even got in a vertigo era light show for the birthday girl. The long shutter speed test was a success!








































