Time For Change

Anyone catch the NBA All-Star game tonight? It was awesome.. I see Chris Paul becoming one of the leaders in the NBA right now. He totally turned that game around for the West tonight even though they lost. Damn you Ray Allen... he got hot in the fourth quarter and hit like four 3-pointers in a row to win the game for the East. Oh well, we'll get em' next year.

Barack Obama will be coming to Houston for a special 'Stand for Change' Rally on Tuesday, February 19th. If you can come you should check it out and hear what he has to say. It's free and open to the public but tickets are required so go to there website and register! In the mean time, check out this cool video I found on you tube:

Jumper

Man I wish I was a jumper. Wouldn't that be cool to be able to go anywhere you want anytime you want to. Would I use my power for good or for evil though??? Hmmm, definately for good...I'd probably be a Super Hero!!

Well if you don't know what I'm talking about, you need to go watch the new movie directed by Doug Liaman called "Jumper." He's famous for directing Swingers and Mr. and Mrs. Smith... anyway, Jumper was awesome. I really liked it! It had a few plot holes here and there but overall I thought it was very entertaining. It gives a whole new perspective on what people would do if they actually had abilities beyond that of mortal men.

Good performances, sweet action sequences, and a good story awaits you if you go see this movie. Don't listen to the critics, I think they were a little hard on this one. Go check it out!!

Yolonda & Aaron : Engagement

Meet Yolonda & Aaron, a super cool couple whose wedding I will be shooting in August!! They were so much fun to work with. Aaron is a high school teacher here in Houston and Yolonda is a graphic artist. Best of all, they are both fellow UH COUGARS!! Here are a couple of my favorites we shot at the park this past Saturday:

A few nice portraits:





Too cool for school!



They were very relaxed in front of the camera... I got these shots within the first 10 minutes:





It started to get a little hot so they decided to take an Ice Cream break... slackers! J/K, we had fun with it:





A few more of my favs:




Thanks guys, I had sooo much fun with you on Saturday!! Can't wait till the wedding!!!

Goodbye Party

My cousins are moving to Australia this week with their mom. I'm kinda bummed about it, I don't really know when the next time i'm going to be able to see them is going to be. So we threw them a party at good ol' Chuck E' Cheese and they had soooo much fun. Of course I brought my camera along and snagged all the shots I could! Here are a few :)

Here is the oldest Jaleel, flashing his million dollar smile.





Bam Bam is so cute, he had so many great expressions! Seriously, it was hard to pick which ones I wanted to blog because they were all so good!





Here is Sofia, isn't she adorable?



Here she is again with Kayla...



Marjani never has to be asked to pose, she loves the camera!!





Here is their mom Pamela with their youngest daughter... I love this shot!



A few more family shots...







Yours truly rockin' out the basketball game... I look so intense!



Bam Bam kept following me around, taking my tickets...





And last but not least... I had Chuck E' strike a pose, so cool!



Well that's it. I'll miss you guys!!

Iron Man Trailer

In case you haven't seen it, here is the trailer to the upcoming Iron Man movie. I am a huge movie fan and an even bigger comic book fan! Although some of the comic book movies that have come out in the past haven't been as good as I would have liked them, I still enjoy watching them. This one looks like it is going to be awesome though and I cant wait to see it! I pulled this trailer from the apple website, enjoy!

The [b] School

There is an awesome photographer out of California named [b]ecker that has just started an online photographer community called the [b]school. I met [b]ecker last week at my good friends Chris and Janine's wedding and he is a really cool guy. He is very open and willing to share information. His website and blog was a constant source of information for me when I was starting off and it really helped me out alot!

Well this website's purpose it for photographers to network and share information. Everyday he uploads a small short with a tip or trick of the day on his blog. The official site is launching in March right after WPPI but his blog is live now. So if you're a photographer or even just like to take photos for fun, you should check it out. The videos are short, funny, and very helpful! I've had a few aspiring photographers email me with questions and my automatic response is always to check out becker's blog. Well now we have the [b]school as well and I think it's great! Go check it out!!!

Cool Scenic Shots

Everyone excited about the Super Bowl today? I know I am! I'm about to head over to a friend's house to watch the game but before I do, I decided to create a post since I haven't blogged in a while. I have a lot of shoots coming up and I'm eager to share a lot of the cool new techniques i've been learning.

Here are a few shots from my trip to Hawaii last month. I went with a couple of friends from college and we had a blast. We traveled all over the island and it is seriously a photographers dream place to shoot. I think it's impossible to take a bad picture here... well not impossible but you know what I mean. If any brides are having a destination wedding in Hawaii, send me an email. I'd love to come out... anyway, here they are!






**EDIT: Seriously depressed the Patriots just lost... what a waste to a perfect season ;(