BIG BIG NEWS...merger!

I've got some big news. No, silly, I'm not pregnant-- a different kind of BIG.

drum roll please...

I'm opening a studio/gallery space in downtown Flagstaff! The merger is hosting many new changes coming your way, including a new web site and much more. It's an exciting time, so keep your blog RSS feeds handy...updates are coming. Here's a sneak peak.

WPJA Third place...YES!

I've been a member of WPJA (wedding photojournalist association) since 2004 and I've placed many times in their quarterly contest, 6th, 8th, 4th (I was robbed)-- you get the idea. However, one doesn't get the blasted gold medallion next to your name unless you win a first, second or third-- kinda like the Olympics (then again, not) THANK YOU Scott and Maureen for walking into perfect light... snap, I got this moment and remember seeing the shadow as I was walking behind them. I thought "BOOYA! Contest entry!" I LOVE real moments like this...this is why I do what I do. I must admit, I haven't been entering much over the last year but now I'm re-energized.

(breathe, my medallion is not there yet, give them a time to update their site)

Edie Lynn Hines

My good friend, Wendy, just had a baby girl 10 days ago. Here is a sneak peak.

Shoot Q Video part II

We were laughing in the office today at this clip as well.

Don't you love how I'm willing to show the world wide web my absolute dorky-ness? Stay with the clip... it's funniest at the end.

Sunflowers and Shoot-Q in Flagstaff

Ah the Sunflowers... more sunflower photos. Katrina and Hollye, two of my best friends in the wedding photo industry, came up to Flag for a visit. We don't see each other enough.

When I'm not tending to the baby, attempting to nourish myself, working on my business, shooting photos, or sleeping, I'm mountain biking. I even rode 17 miles this past Saturday. It was 4 hours and yes, I thought I might die during the first hour; however, I pulled through like a champ, came home, put the baby down for a nap, and took one myself. That's what I do on non-wedding-Saturdays while Shoot-Q is working for me. Mountain biking is made possible by my beloved husband, Matt. Thanks honey for babysitting our boy.

There are a few shots of me mountain biking in the sunflowers... Thanks to my local adventure photographer friend, Dawn Kish. She shot some video for the Shoot-Q ad campaign (they asked me to participate). The question I was supposed to answer was "What were you doing while Shoot-Q worked for you?" but Dawn asked me "How does that make you feel booking a wedding through Shoot-Q, and I answer...(this is obviously a blooper)

(if you are wondering, and I know you are... the awesome salmon colored custom bike you covet in this video is a Coconino... get yourself one, they rule!!)

last two photos © 2008 dawn kish photography