in desperate need of a break

This day has been nuts! I had two finals this morning for the same class! One lecture and one lab. I then finished a project that was due by midnight tonight, that I completely forgot about until after the two tests!! For the rest of the day I have been working on a paper that is due tomorrow at noon. I've taken a couple of breaks throughout the day though. I helped Molly run some errands and she and I went to our new community group! It was really great and I am super excited to start meeting with those awesome peeps! After community group I headed over to George's Majestic Lounge to photograph Ryan Burton's band play. This was his last show here until he moves to Nashville! It was a packed house and I had a blast shooting it! I could seriously get used to concert photography. I need to get back to this paper, and to bed. I have a 6am bible study in the morning... we'll see how tomorrow looks!

Check out Ryan and his crew in action:

until next time

Ryan

I had the time of my life

Saturday was absolutely incredible. Shooting Jordan and Ann's wedding was one of the more exhausting things I have done, but it was also one of the most satisfying things too. First and foremost: I was completely welcomed by everyone there! I know few people, upon just meeting them, that have made me feel as welcomed as did everyone that was apart of that wedding. My morning was spent mostly with the guys and it felt like I was just hanging out with them. I even had to remind myself a couple of times that I wasn't actually in the wedding, but that I was one of the photographers!

{Their wedding was gorgeous}

And the reception was so much fun! I really loved having the fisheye to play with. Might have overdone it a bit! But I did get some good shots with the 50mm. My two favorite parts of the reception were all the awesome singers and the dancing! Above all else, I know that Jordan and Ann are going to have a fantastic marriage. They both love and serve the Lord, and each other so well. I really can't wait to have them over for dinner soon!


I know that I've bombarded Facebook with these shots already so I'll post only a few of my favs:

until next time
Ryan

great way to end the week, or great start to the weekend

   Just finished up with a rehearsal dinner for my new found friends Jordan Difani and Ann Weizer! I am so pumped for the wedding tomorrow.  I am second shooting for Maura and I absolutely can not wait for my first wedding!! The rehearsal was great and everything went as smooth as could be. We headed out to Jordan's parent's house for the dinner. Their place was incredible. It was a very intimate setting with some delicious food, some extremely heart-felt toasts, and some awesome dance moves. I've never seen that many white people dance so good! I had the great opportunity to have a real heart-to-heart with the groom and we are planning for a double dinner date with our brides sometime after their honeymoon! Can't wait.  What a great way to end a very stressful week and to start an awesome weekend. I am so happy for this couple tomorrow. I know that God will work wonders through you two. Bless you both!!

Check 'em out:

how cool?

tasty food! I would know!

awesome moment between brothers

what a beautiful couple

cheers!!

look at my swag

cute

not quite sure what to put here...

until next time
Ryan

a season of renewal

Hello friends,
  Well not a lot to talk about, other than rain!! These past few days have been crazy! Fayetteville has seen more rain these past few days then it has in over 80 years. With that being said, I haven't really had a chance to go out and get my photography on! So, I will talk about this weird season of renewal that I am going through. I like to think that God uses the things of this world to help us better understand the things of the spiritual. About a month ago my camera crapped out on me and I had Bedford's fix it, then a few days ago I break the screen on my phone and had to get a replacement and then two days ago our computer starts messing up! I went to Megabytes today and to my great relief it will be fixed for free!! What has been happening is the keys are all going crazy and the trackpad is about finished. this is what hap/p/ens when I use the p//////// key! It just gives me tons of ////////////. I have a white macbook and the guys at megabyte told me that since the edges are cracking, like most white macs are, then it is a manufactures defect and I am getting a completely new top case and trackpad! So great news. I also got my camera back from bedfords today and Thursday my new phone will arrive. So that is where I am at! Just keeping my eyes open to see what all this might mean.

here are some shots I got lately:

love my little man!

that's what cabin fever will do to you!

lovely bride

sister shoot

unedited

until next time

Ryan

beautiful weather - beautiful bride

I now have two bridal shoots under my belt and I am addicted! Today I shot for Maura at the super trendy northstar building here in Fayetteville. We couldn't have asked for better weather! I know that most people would not think that shooting right before a thunderstorm would be good but it was fantastic. Absolutely no shadows, the wind was blowing in our favor, and the clouds were big and fluffy with a sweet grey and blue sky behind them! I know that it is weird that I look at those things, but I do! To bad I can't post any of the shots of the bride but I did get Maura to do a little modeling for me so I could post up a photo of the day. I also wanted to be able to blog where we were shooting and get a couple of shots of the building!

enjoy:

picture-of-the-day

until next time
Ryan

comme ci comme ça

By this point I am just counting down the days to graduation and going through the motions!

Molly and I got our Volvo back today and I second shot for Maura at a senior shoot she had. It was a lot of fun. Not your typical senior shoot! We got to climb hay bails and ride 4 wheelers!

Other than that it's been a pretty average couple of days.

what I've been up to the past couple days:

until next time
Ryan

family

What a full weekend! Molly had her concert that she directed for the Mashburn singer's on Saturday night at the uark ballroom! They were great and I got to be one of the photographers for the concert too! Before that I was helping Maura out with her client Colby Baker for her bridal portraits. They are so good! Can't show them yet... :) Then yesterday Molly and I went to Oklahoma for my grandfather's 80th birthday and I had a family shoot for my old friend Kristina Kerr and her gorgeous family! Today has proven that this will be a very busy week. I am so pumped about graduating in less than a month!! I really have to focus and push through for this last stretch, can't check out early!

enjoy these shots from the weekend:

love these two

daddy and Zoey

daddy and Kaylee

I loved that she was the only one looking back!

until next time

Ryan

p.s. I was just looking online and saw this incredible giveaway by Crave Photography! It's an all expense  paid 2 day trip to Utah to learn everything from editing (in a major way) to shooting! check this out... Crave Photography