Tim’s all 40 and stuff!
Monday April 14, 2008 at 1:10 am | Filed under Friends, Trips
Tim’s 40! Can you believe it? Well believe it cuz for the occasion Chip & Drifty rocked The Lucky Labrador in Portland last weekend. The three of us flew up to catch the gig and bookended it with a nice visit with my mom and sister. But back to the gig. Chip & Drifty packed the house and then blew the roof off the joint with a new arrangement of “Church!” Excellent stuff. Happy Birthday Tim!
I’m full.
Tuesday October 23, 2007 at 5:46 pm | Filed under Family, Photography, Trips
There’s so much going on right now, I’m at my limit. But that’s a good thing. Between the baby, work, freelance stuff, and California catching on fire (we’re fine, btw), it’s a tough juggling act I’m doing lately.
Baby appointments are every 2 weeks now, we had shower #2 of 3 last weekend in San Jose, a number of critter-related classes are on the calendar in the months to come. We have a name picked out (which is top secret of course) ad we’re working on the nursery, getting it ready for our new daughter.
Weekend before the shower a friend and I went camping up north of Big Bear Lake. We went for two nights and it was really fun, extremely cold, and dark (fire danger was extreme, so we couldn’t have a camp fire!). We went hiking on Saturday pretty much all day and both nights we got some great photographs of the starry sky. For a sample of our handywork, Check out this slideshow!
Weekend in the Pacific Northwest
Sunday June 3, 2007 at 4:30 pm | Filed under Me, Trips
My first paying gig as a photographer was last night. The 50th wedding anniversary for my buddy Tim’s parents. There were probably 50-60 people there at a restaurant lounge in the hills of Portland. It was really a good time — good food, drinks, company, and even entertainment! Tim and his high school pals performed a variety of 50’s tunes (with Tim on sax and some vocals) and everyone danced and sang along. Monique came along and we borrowed an extra camera body (Canon 10D) and she and I did all the shooting, while Shana was on video duty.
As for the photography, it was pretty challenging venue. The entire wall facing Portland was made up of windows, back-lighting every photo taken that direction. Then there was the issue of lighting — the place was very dimly lit and the ceiling was not even so bounce flashes weren’t always an option. Even with these challenges, I think we came away with some really great shots. I’ll be going through the 400-some shots we took and putting together an album for the happy couple in the coming days.
Today I’m hanging out at my mom’s place in Vancouver. It’s certainly an extra perk to be able to see my family while we’re here.