I’ve been MIA lately…but you probably already know that. It’s just that I’ve been busy. Let me see if I can recap you with some of the highlights… A few weeks ago, we were graced with the lovely presence of Miss Megan Brittain. She shacked up with us and I pretty much enjoyed every minute [...]
I’ve been MIA lately…but you probably already know that. It’s just that I’ve been busy. Let me see if I can recap you with some of the highlights…
A few weeks ago, we were graced with the lovely presence of Miss Megan Brittain. She shacked up with us and I pretty much enjoyed every minute of her stay, including driving her around town and escorting her to her Ephotique photo shoot. The photo shoot was awesome; they were recreating a couple Vargas pin-up pictures, so a better part of the morning was spent in hair and makeup, getting the lighting and the posing right, the camera angle, etc. A lot of work for just two pictures. I didn’t mind, however, since Kortney, the “big picture” gal was crazy hot. The studio is made up of a father daughter team; Kortney handles all the details, the posing, makeup, etc. while her dad, John, who is an amazing photographer and a nice guy as well handles the photography aspect. It was fun to watch and fun to talk shop with John a little after the shoot.
The next couple weeks were pretty non-eventful. NGS Media had several last minute gigs all at once and we were asked to shoot three high school programs; a choral/orchestra program at Mar Vista High School, a choir concert at Eastlake High School, and a dance program at Eastlake. All programs were really nicely put together so I am going to be editing these in the coming weeks.
And finally, this weekend, Brian and I drove up to Sacramento…the happiest place in the world. I’m not sure why, but the 7+ hour drive up the five is so worth it to be in the company of some of the most beautiful and sweetest girls on earth. But I’ll get to that in a minute…
Last fall, we were asked to photograph the wedding of one of Megan’s roommates, so we agreed and went up. I’ll spare the technical details in this post, but let me just say that shooting the wedding, my first time being the primary photographer, was definitely an experience. I think I did well, but there are a lot of areas that I could improve on. I could be more organized, have more equipment, and more people to help. But I loved working with the videographer, who was an exceptional guy, and the DJ; we all made a great team. The wedding was beautiful and fun, as most weddings are for me. The weather was exceptionally hot…and since it was outdoors for most of the day on one of the hottest days in Sacramento…and I was wearing a black suit, I don’t think I have to tell you how hot I was. Megan and I got back home after the wedding and basically collapsed in the middle of the living room. After my headache went away, we had some dinner and lounged around Casa Wieney. Later, hot roommates began to arrive…Janelle first, then Kiwi and Megan the Aussi.
On Sunday, we went to Cops Donuts only to find that they were closed for renovations. We were very sad. But we cruised the thrift store nearby and waited forever for a table at the Waffle Barn. I love waffles. *big grin* After our late breakfast/early lunch, we drove to downtown for an impromptu photo shoot with Megan and Janelle. Megan is currently working on her photography portfolio, so I was shooting along side Meg and watching the shoot. It was a lot of fun. I think we all got some great shots.
We delayed the inevitable as long as we could…but eventually, it was time to say goodbye and make the drive back. It was sad. I almost cried like a baby. Blubbered like an idiot. The hot wienies are so awesome…words can’t describe. A good time was had…the weekend was too short.
I can’t say, however, that I don’t feel like a little bit of a chump. Last month, I missed my cousin, Tara’s graduation from Pepperdine because I was in Hawaii. That pretty much sucked, even though I was lounging in paradise. But this weekend, my sister graduated from UCSD. College. My little sister (who ain’t so little) is a college grad. And I missed watching her get her diploma because I was out of town. That’s the downside of being so busy…you miss important things like that. But I hope there are no doubts, questions, or second-thoughts as to how proud I am of my sis and all that she’s done. She’s definitely a person I look up to…which is tough, since I think she got my mom’s short genes. But I’m so stinking proud of you, Nessa…you rock.
Now I have a ton of pictures (about a thousand) to go over, select, and edit for the newlyweds…special thanks to Megan for being a great assistant and second shooter (she got some amazing shots) and also for bringing me water and grapes during the wedding. I had to feed the grapes to myself, which of course isn’t as fun…but that’s okay. I also think the other programs as well as the weddings we have in the coming weeks will be keeping me busy too. It was so nice having the day off today…but back to the grind tomorrow. Ugh. Anyway, life is good…hope yours is too.