Brian and Cynthia, Married!

The thing I love most about Brian and Cynthia is their quiet, unwavering appreciation for each other. It imbued everything in their wedding, leading up to it and during it I never saw either one of them less than smiling and happy. It was truly special to see them together.

Brian and Cynthia, I wish you the best in your future together, I am sure it will be great!













I wish this shot were sharper, I just think the expression on her face is so beautiful.

Making it legal, :).









Isn't she gorgeous?





The image below was taken by Evan.











The image below was taken by Evan.


Thanks for a great time, guys. Hope to see you again soon!

2009 Top Ten

It's been a crazy, amazing year. I lived in Thailand, traveled to Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia (for five hours!), England, Belgium, Italy, and the Czech Republic.

I learned how to speak Thai (some).

I learned how to eat spicy food (just keep at it).

I learned how to withstand a 16 hour bus ride, not to mind middle of the night layovers, unexpected delays, and trying to figure out just what is going on when the announcement is made in a language you don't understand about why there is no forward movement at the moment.

I adopted a cat, and brought her back from Thailand to San Francisco. (Right now, she's sleeping under the covers at my feet. I think it's safe to say she might not have adjusted for the temperature difference yet.)

I helped to destroy a kitchen.

And mostly, I fell further in love with photography. Enough so that I will definitely be keeping this blog going into 2010, and I have some thoughts and ideas for expanding the content.

But I won't bore you with that. Here are my top ten favorite images from this blog in 2009. (At least, top ten for the moment. It was tough. If I had to choose again, who knows.)

Agree? Disagree? Let me know. And if you have your own favorite images post, feel free to link to it in the comments.

Hue, Vietnam

Truckee, California, USA

Ho Chi Minh City Area, Vietnam

Sapa, Vietnam

Koh Chang, Thailand

Sam Phran, Thailand

Sam Phran, Thailand

Sam Phran, Thailand

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Sagaing, Myanmar

Happy New Year's Eve, everyone! I hope you ring it in with gusto, wherever you are.

Bubbles

I love them. After everyone else has gotten tired of bubbles, I'm usually off in a corner blowing some more.

Or in this case, making someone blow bubble after bubble just so I can get a cool picture.

Links!

Some more links I collected, just for you.

Some good examples of simplicity in photography from Photography Served Projects. Sometimes, less is more. Most of the time, in fact.

A reason to be proud of your bad ideas, over at Seth Godin's blog.

A free Photoshop Action from MCP Actions. (Full disclosure, I haven't tried it yet, as I haven't really caught the texture everything bug. But it does look like fun to play with.)

And, last but not least, and having nothing to do with photography but everything to do with deliciousness, I am dying to make this hot chocolate recipe from Tartelette. The only thing stopping me is that it seems a bit much to go to the grocery store and spend about $20 on ingredients for something that can be made much more easily for about a dollar. Or less. But I am going to try it someday, as I just love spices in my cocoa. (If you're not a hot chocolate fan, her photography is also beautiful, so check that out, too.)

That's all for now, I hope you are all enjoying this holiday season, and looking forward to New Year's Eve, just around the corner.

Bottles

A view of some bottles in a brewery in Belgium.

From Above

Now I want to bring a ladder with me on every shoot!