On Tuesday night we celebrated the opening of Phyllis Lane’s new documentary movie on Passion.
She was kind enough to interview me for the film.

Phyllis, Rodrigo, and I….

It’s a long story, but Phyllis and I met when I was 16. I interviewed her for a project in high school, called the “I” search paper. It was about discovering your professional path and more importantly, it gave us an excuse to interview local professionals and shadow them for a day in the field. Phyllis was one of my interviewees who was the up-and-coming young fashion photographer at the time. I remember being so incredibly inspired by her passion, giving spirit, and motivation.

Here we are, 12 years later and she is interviewing me about passion for her film. It’s strange how things come back around.

Phyllis has always been a wonderful mentor and friend and I credit her with getting me into the wedding photography business.

For more info on her film and to check out the trailer, click here passionashortfilm

Like the old saying goes: “the cobbler’s children wear no shoes”….
my personal images go unedited and ignored. Until now.
I finally took a few moments out of my day to put something together for myself.

Here are a few images from my Norway trip from summer ’04.

let me know your thoughts…

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Also,

I’ve put together some of my personal travel images from summer ’05. It’s taken 4 months of on and off again work and a couple nights of editing till 3am…but finally, I finished!

To explain, the first few images were from a wedding I attended in the Hamptons, then a few from NY city. The rest are of my travels through Minneapolis and D.C.

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Hope you enjoy!!

Hollye.

A self portrait with me and my dog.
The light was setting and I loved the pattern the shadows were making on the wall in my backyard. The camera is the central focus since it’s essentially the center of my life these days. Booda is sneeking in at the bottom of the shot. He has been feeling a bit neglected since there is a foster dog in the house who has been taking up most of my attention. This was a rare moment we got to spend together today.

Here are some images that I made recently from my personal files…

I spend quite a bit of time during the summer either shooting weddings in distant places or in Lake Tahoe escaping the Arizona heat.
The following is a kind article that was written about me last week and published in the Tahoe Bonanza. 

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this was the photograph that accompanied the article, taken by my good friend Catherine Just

Thursday, August 17th, I had the honor to be the selected photographer to photographAmy Vandervort’s Wedding and Event Network event.

These are a few quick snaps. The first was shot with my new infrared digital camera. The second shot is me with the three hosts of the show: Victoria Canada, Sandy Walker, and Amy Vandervort.

Thanks Amy, Victoria, and Sandy for making me a part of the action!

I wanted to share some images I shot for a recent Mother’s Day fundrasing event for the Junior League. In 4 hours, we photographed over 110 mothers and daughters that day. Here’s a sampling of some of the images…

And of course, what would a mother’s day blog entry be without an image of my mother, mentor, and best friend, Sallye.
love ya mom!!!

I had my studio reception last thrusday. Thanks to all who came to support the growth of my business. It was a great time.