Joe + Nadine

I have a funny story for you: close to a year ago I put my Tivo up on craigslist. Almost immediately I received an email that said some guy that lived out in Hillsboro would like to buy it from me. The guy came, paid and picked it up. Normal craigslist transaction, no big whoop. Somehow I added him or he added me on twitter and I didn't think anything of it. 6 months later I had some Blazer tickets up on craigslist and the same guy contacted me saying that he would like to buy those as well. AND just a few months after that he contacted me about photographing his wedding! Thats how I met Joe.

For the engagement session we ventured down to the swanky Pearl District in downtown Portland, Oregon. I've been itching to shoot there and Joe and Nadine were happy to give it a go. I absolutely loved shooting down there because of the diversity of the colors and textures. It's not just a couple colors from a couple color palates it's a CRAZY amount of different colors from maroon to dark blue to bright red to purple and everything in between. Joe and Nadine were a lot of fun to work with too and it was very clear to me that they are totally in love and excited to be married. :)

And if I could geek out for a moment, get this: They met at Yahoo...as in they both worked for Yahoo. How cool is that?

Their photos are available to view and purchase here.

Enjoy!

Joe + Nadine Sneak Peek

Drew + Tiffany Vol. 3

Here is the final installment of our photo shoot. These were all taken with my film camera (Nikon F100), developed by hand and scanned in. There is something very satisfying about developing by hand and as I've said before, shooting film in general. These shots are straight out of the camera with no manipulation in photoshop. I also really like the imperfections of the film look and grain quality. Fun stuff!

Drew + Tiffany Vol. 2

Drew + Tiffany! Vol. 1

To preface these photos I feel the need to echo the sediments of the great fashion model and philanthropist, Derek Zoolander: " I'm pretty sure there's more to life than being really, really ridiculously good looking". Indeed there is and to prove it I present for your enjoyment the photos of Drew and Tiffany. For not only are they indeed "ridiculously good looking" but also are the funnest and nicest people that you ever could meet.

For this shoot we went to an industrial section of SE Portland, Oregon. It's an area I drive by almost everyday and I was so excited that Drew and Tiffany were willing to do our shoot there.

I'll be rolling these all out in probably 3 different volumes because I shot some of them with film that I am developing by hand and then scanning in. (yay!)

Enjoy!

Drew + Tiffany sneak peak

Now booking for the upcoming wedding season!

Looking for fun, hip, modern wedding photography? Are you a cute couple with a wicked awesome sense of style and taste? Is this the one hundredth wedding photography website you've looked at and your starting to think "hey, most of these photographers kinda look the same"? Well look no more! You Look Nice Today Photography is currently booking for the upcoming wedding season.

Boom goes the dynamite! How's that for a pitch? :)

Brooks and Mindy

Brooks and Mindy

Brooks and Mindy

The first thing you should know is that I LOVE snow. In fact, I thought about applying to the University of Minnesota for further graduate work because of this. However my wife informed me that if I did go there it would be alone, so that idea was quickly scratched. Anyway, when I had the opportunity to take photos for my sister in law in the snow I was excited.

Mindy and Brooks were an amazing couple to shoot and such good sports even in the freezing cold. We ventured down to the Columbia river front in Kennewick, Washington for these and there were so many photos that I loved from this day that it was hard to pair them down.

Enjoy!

Brooks and Mindy Sneak Peek

Natalie and Roger

Natalie and Roger

Natalie and Roger