secret shoot

I had the great opportunity to do a shoot this morning for my friend.  The photos are a gift for an unknown person!  About 15 min. before the shoot it started raining and got super cold, but all those involved were troopers for sure!  Shooting in the morning just sets my day off right.  I then get to look forward to editing them, which I love just as much as shooting!  I am currently at mama carmen's espresso cafe enjoying some brew and listening to some awesome pandora tunes.  I am really enjoying this time off from school.  I have to keep reminding myself that I don't have anything to study for or present!  Community group in an hour!

sneak peek:

until next time
Ryan

one chapter ends

I graduated from the University of Arkansas this past Saturday!  I am really pumped about having that part of my life behind me and really having the opportunity to pursue photography further.  I really haven't had much time and energy to focus on my photography lately.  I am open for more shoots, which is great!  And I have some potentially awesome job prospects in the works!! ; ) I have a secret shoot in the morning that I am doing for a friend as a gift!  Really excited but I won't be posting them for a while... bummer, but I will soon enough!

What I did this weekend:

my helper!

me and my sister!

wonderful family

family portrait

sushi party

world's best party planner... hands down!

until next time
Ryan

I'm walkin'

I really haven't had much time lately to keep up with my responsibilities (blog/photo-of-the-day).

My excuse is that I am graduating tomorrow and I have had to tie up a lot of loose ends to make sure all of my ducks are in order.  After tomorrow I will be able to focus more, and put things out there for everyone in a more timely manner.  Let's just say I will be picking up some momentum!

until next time
Ryan

lily of the valley

I had the great pleasure to do a family shoot for Molly's coworker Lauren and her lovely kids this past Friday!  Lauren is surprising her husband with the photos from the shoot for father's day! How awesome is that? Don't worry, she told me that he doesn't have Facebook and she wanted me to post some sneak peak's!  Her kids were so fun to be with and extremely well behaved!  It was a bit hot but they were such troopers.  That was just the beginning to a great weekend.  Saturday I shot my second wedding for Maura! It was so chill, I loved it!! The bride and groom were awesome and all the bridesmaids and groomsmen were so fun to be around.  I took two finals this morning and I have two left!! My birthday is Wednesday and I graduate Saturday! best. week. ever.

Check out some shots from Friday's photo shoot:

Lauren Eide standing by her husband's name

this one turned out better than I had planned!

until next time
Ryan

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