Monday, June 22, 2009

Markris Wine Group & Monday Night Flight

I did some graphic design for my friend and roommate, Kris, who was starting a wine promotion company with a buddy of his named Mark. Their company name is "Markris Wine Group." Kris had his tattoo artist draw up the crest below that we used for his logo, and I set the type. We had some really cool business cards made too, but I didn't have a photo of them to post. Here is the logo:

They put on an event at the 5A5 Steak Lounge in San Francisco. Kris and I worked together to design the concept and promotional material for this event. The flyer simulates a boarding pass and the event was named "Monday Night Flight," as a play on wine flights.

Above is the poster for the event. Below there are photos from the event. It was a huge success, and the event will be happening once a month on a Monday Night. This event promoted 5A5 Steak Lounge, and a bunch of local vineyards and wine growers. It was a really good time, and lots of my friends made it out.












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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Peter and Grace Lee

I had a blast at Peter and Grace's wedding this weekend! They are awesome people, and I had a lot of fun being able to hang out with them and photograph their day. Here are some picture from the day, or you an see more photos in their slideshow by CLICKING HERE.





I had my friend Matthias shooting with me, and he pulled some really cool shots, including the one above and the one below. Asqew has bunch of locations in San Francisco, and the food that they made for the reception was really good.




The wedding was at Loma Mar, amongst all of the big trees. It was a really cool spot for an outside wedding. For the ceremony, they had an intimate gathering for all of their family and friends. It was unlike any other ceremony that I've seen, and I think that the shot above gives you a feel for how organic it was.
Their families LOVE taking photos! I saw more cameras clicking away at this wedding than any other that I've been to. I felt like I was part of the paparazzi :)
They each wrote down the story of their relationship and the officiant read them. They had not seen each other's version before the wedding. This is a great idea for an added personal touch to add to the ceremony.


Finding an angle was a little bit tricky with all of the heads, but standing on a chair in the back with the zoom lens seemed to work out.
I really like the picture above.





It was really cool getting to do portraits here with all of the big trees.






So cute!

There was a debate about the difference between manger and a barn.


I love photographers!

The paparazzi loved this one with all of the babies. It looked like a firing squad!
It is a good shot though :)
They had a really cool gypsy folk band playing music.
Post-wedding relaxing
I was SO stoked that we did a bunch more portraits after the reception. Grace and Peter were down for the cause, and I think that it paid off.






The way that their reflections drained out onto the water was really cool.

On the way back out to Half Moon Bay, we stopped at the beach for a few more shots. There was a bunch of crazy sea foam, but we got some more cool shots.

I get a really good feeling when I take a picture that makes me happy. Sometimes it's catching an emotion, interesting lighting, or nice scenery, but the best is when all of these elements find their way into one frame. I felt like there were a lot of these moments at Grace and Peter's wedding. Thanks so much for letting us be a part of your day. You guys rock!

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Eric and Elke

Here are some of the shots from Eric and Elke's engagement session. You can see more in the slideshow by CLICKING HERE. I was able to meet them through Eric's cousins, Josh and Lisette, who are friends from high school. Eric and Elke are awesome! We had a good time wandering around downtown Santa Barbara finding spots to take pictures at. We were taking this picture in a random parking lot, and a security guard almost kicked us out. I wonder if this is a popular SB photo spot? 




I like the bricks and windows as frames in this shot.
You know Eric is the real deal with rock like this!


We went down to the wharf, which I'm surprised to say that I haven't been there for engagement photos before. There was a lot of cool color on this building.











I love all of the palm trees down by the beach in SB. Eric and Elke and totally fun, and I'm excited for their wedding this fall :) Thanks guys!

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Francy Ella Spangler

My cousin, Rylee and her husband, Phil, had a beautiful baby girl on Thursday (6/11). Francy Ella Spangler. They were home from the hospital, and I got to go visit them and see the baby. Here are some photos:




Phil's parents drove down from Oregon to see baby Francy.



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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Save the Date

I designed these Save the Date postcards for Kyle and Danielle with a photo from their engagement shoot. I really like being able to mix my photography and graphic design skills together to make stuff. I have been thinking that I'd like to offer design products like this as an extra for wedding packages. Post a comment if you think that this would be cool. Also, I think it would be cool to design a set of wedding invitations sometime. If you are looking for invitation design and you're reading this, we should chat--I'll hook it up :)

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