Dave + Emily
Written by TJ on June 30, 2008 – 9:56 pm -
I made my first trip to Woostock, VT for Dave & Emily’s wedding. Woodstock is a pretty sweet place - lots of green like Oregon but the architecture is much cooler. Unfortunately, I did take the rain with me but it made for some cool images.
the details done by Emily
some quick portraits of the bridal party couples
Venue: Apple Hill Inn
Planner: Forever Green Events
Caterer: Dish Catering
Dress: Justina McCaffrey
Florist: Jennifer Reid / Hartland Flower Farm
Band: MP Project
Congrats guys and thanks for having us!
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Birthday x3
Written by TJ on June 24, 2008 – 10:53 am -i’m a little bit older tomorrow. if you forgot to put a gift in the mail, don’t worry i’m fine with belated gifts :) my birthday is a little unique because for the last 28 years I’ve shared it with my aunt and great grandma. yep, we all arrived on 6/25 with a few years in between 
i know most people don’t get to share much of their life with their grandparents, let alone a great grandparent. i’ve been fortunate enough to have done both. all of my grandparents have a had a large influence in my life and i know how lucky i am for having that.
i was talking to my grandma yesterday and she asked me how long it’s been since i’d celebrated my birthday without my aunt and great grandma. i couldn’t remember and still can’t. it seems like we always had our birthday parties together - each of us inviting our friends which always made for an interesting crowd :) on my 25th, a bus load (literally) of our friends and family made our way out to wildlife safari for dinner in the park. we also got to enjoy entertainment from the elephants and below is a shot of the three of us:
(not the best photo but hey)
after my niece was born last year, great grandma took on another title: great-great grandma. here’s a shot of the five generations (my sis, mom, grandma, great grandma, niece) at my 28th and just a couple months after my niece was born:
there’s not any big birthday plans this year. i’m sure will have a mini belated celebration next week when i meet up with some of the family in alaska for a little fishing. this year will be different though as great grandma passed away just a few weeks before her 92nd birthday. we will miss you grandma. i hope that wherever you are, you have great 92nd and if there’s any cake, let some of the others have some too.
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PPO
Written by TJ on June 17, 2008 – 1:35 pm -Thank you Bryan Welsh and everyone at PPO for inviting me out to Bend, OR to speak at their summer conference. Hope to see all my new friends soon! :)
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Jamie + Paul: part 2
Written by TJ on May 20, 2008 – 1:17 pm -I could tell you how fun and how cool of a couple these two are but at the rate in which I blog (write, edit, write, edit, write, erase, write, edit) it could take a while. If you know them, then you already know, and if you don’t know them, hopefully you’ll take my word for it :)
I think this video sums them up pretty well:
ok, now for the photo’s:
Congrats guys and thanks for having me at your wedding
thanks again to AVG for helping me out and taking lots and lots of sweet shots
Venue: Spanish Hill Country Club
Dress: Justine MacCaffrey - Mon Amie Salon
Coordinator: Bridget Partida
Flowers: Jan Weber
DJ: Bruce Barrios
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Jamie + Paul: sneak peak
Written by TJ on May 8, 2008 – 9:46 pm -last weekend i was in sunny so. cal and photographed a fabulous wedding. lots more to come for Jamie & Paul’s wedding, but for now here’s a sneak peak:
she looked amazing:
the fella’s:
my buddy Andrew Van Gundy photographed this wedding with me and took care of me the week I was in Santa Barbara - thanks dude!
AVG in action:
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leaving on a jet plane…
Written by TJ on April 29, 2008 – 11:47 am -
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L
Written by TJ on April 28, 2008 – 2:27 pm -this little guy recently stopped by for some photo’s. unfortunately, i barely had my camera warmed up before he found out how hard my concrete floor is… looking forward to finishing up this session on warm sunny day
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Suzy
Written by TJ on April 26, 2008 – 4:57 pm -it stopped raining long enough that gore-tex gear wasn’t needed to go outside. i got in a fun shoot with suzy for a local agency a few days ago.
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Death Valley Scenes
Written by TJ on March 3, 2008 – 3:05 pm -
A couple weeks ago after my ML shoot, I buzzed out to DV and met up with Tim Halberg, Colin Michael, Jason Groupp, and John Griffin (check their blogs for pics). It was supposed to be this hardcore camping trip but I’m not sure how hardcore it can be with running water, toilets, and a hotel just a ten 10 minute walk away for those who get scared of the coyotes or think the ground is too hard to sleep on:) The sleeping conditions may not have been ideal for all of us, but we did all manage to survive after Colin convinced us to eat his “college special” for dinner the first night. Needless to say, that was the last meal we let Colin cook
It only manages to rain a handful of days in DV and of course we were there one of those days. Luckily, our campsite at Furnace Creek stayed dry for the most part.
the boys (minus Griff who arrived later in the day)
the scenes:
self portrait:
thanks guys! good times.
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Senior Models
Written by TJ on February 25, 2008 – 9:13 am -
We’re currently seeking high school senior models in the Portland area.Click here for more info!
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