I just returned home from this awesome wedding that I shot today. Bill and Erika are a great couple and were alot of fun. I must say shooting such a limited amount of weddings per year really excites me for each one I do! I feel more like I am serving friends than just making a living.

I created this automated jpg digital workflow that allowed me to have a slideshow at their wedding with about 60 images that were all touched etc. just like these. I was able to eat my dinner and put the show together all before they even cut the cake! Pretty cool. More to come about my new JPG workflow that just might change your life without forcing you to go RAWng! :)

Enjoy a couple images from today's wedding! God bless you guys, Mr. and Mrs. LaCure.

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to Ashton and Grandpa!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday to you!!!

Dane Sanders did this Simple Photo Minute regarding Thirst Relief International while we were at WPPI. He is such a great guy, great photographer, great dad and now he's stepping into a pastoring role! Really cool dude that balances alot. Thanks Dane, I hope we get to take our families to the Amazon like we talked about.

Check it out: Thirst Relief Simple Photo Minute



Special Thanks to David Jay for producing this rocking video!

What an amazing trip!!!! I am now the reigning Annual WPPI Pictage Poker King! There were only about 25 players and no real money was at stake but I did get this trophy and a really nice poker set out of it. But most of all the joy of saying "I'm the king." Or at least I like to think so. Anyway, it was a ton of fun with Lara cheering me on.

We had so many Divine appointments it wasn't even surprising after a while. So many people are talking about Thirst and we had the privilege of having two images published in Studio Photography (formaly SPD). Alice Miller the editor did a really amazing job on the story! If you'd like to read it you can visit Studio Photography.

Too much to share in the amount of time I have right now but we had a really great time and made tremendous connections, met a lot of great new people, so enjoyed the relationships we established and more.

Also a special thanks to Davina Fear for organizing the first annual WPPI Photographer Mentoring Thirst Benefit. We raised over $1000.00 in just a couple hours and saved over 200 lives!!!!

And a big thanks to David Jay and Mike Colon for promoting Thirst by playing the video that David produced and matching funds of those who gave and more!!!! You guys rock!!!

Jeff Jochem VP of Pictage for giving up your suite for the mentoring time!

And thanks to Bludomain for being so generous with your donations to Thirst.

Thank God for Bludomain and Mike Colon for their generous support of Thirst Relief International

At the up and coming WPPI Photographers Conference in Las Vegas Bludomain will be raffling off a brand new Mac. Tickets are like $5 or something rediculously cheap. All proceeds will go to Thirst Relief International. Be sure to visit their booth #302 if your going.

Mike Colon will be speaking a few times at WPPI and highlighting his personal experience in the Amazon with Thirst. My wife Lara and I will be available after his talks to speak with anyone interested in our cause. On top of that Mike is doing another dollar for dollar match during the month of April for anyone who donates to Thirst. That means that if you've discovered Thirst or read about it on Mike's blog and make a donation and send him a copy of your e-mail reciept he'll match it. 250 lives were saved last month alone due to the dollar for dollar match that Mike did during the month of March. That doesn't include the 600 lives that were saved because of our regular monthly distributions. Thanks to all who gave!!!!!

It's unbelievable what can happen when hundreds or even thousands of people make one time or monthly commitments of even $5.00. You can give to Thirst online and set it up to be taken out monthly so you don't forget.

P.S. None of this money is going in my pockets or any of our staff, we are 100% volunteer run. All donations goes directly to support the cause of clean water to those who need it most.

God bless.

My two little old men!

Ashton picked these glasses out of a "treasure" bag at Church. Both the boys had so much fun with them and the silly puddy mustaches they made.

All day Ashton was convinced that we thought he was another little boy named Kyae. He still thinks we don't know.

Mom took the boys out while dad was doing some late night work and this is what they came back looking like. Mmmmm ice cream.