I will be away from 3/28 to 4/11

*UPDATE*I got my Turkish Phone number. Remeber, I wont be there until the fourth so don’t call earlier than that.

Dial “011″ to call international then +90 505 736-9285

Here is the Russian Phone number +7 905 148-5133
Check back here after I leave and I will post up my Russian & Turkish telephone numbers so you all can call us if need be. Go to PinPlan.com for REALLY cheap phone cards (3-7 cents a minute for most calls). I will try to check my e-mail every other day if I am not having too much fun to do so (but there is a good chance I will be!). We will be in Moscow and Vladimir, Russia for the first week and then in Istanbul, Turkey for the second week. I am going to try to blog something every other day and upload some pictures, but don’t hold me to it. Everyone always wants to know what the weather is like in Russia so here are some weather tickers.

Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast

Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast

HERE are some webcams in Moscow and HERE are some of Istanbul.

Jessica’s Test Shoot

Jessica is a bride that I am going to be shooting in June. She came over to the house for a little test makeup session with Tatiana last night. We decided to snap a couple pictures of her just so she could see what it was going to look like. The pictures turned out so well, I had to post them up. Here she is!

Thanks Jessica for being such a good sport! Can’t wait to work more with you.

Colton’s Birthday Party!

Yesterday we went to Adam & Ashley’s house for their sons birthday party. And man, what a blast! I got a lot of great pictures…

As you can see… I wasn’t the only one doing some shooting

Check out this bad boy… Next year he wants a Ferrari.

The M Has Arrived!

So, its finally here… after weeks of waiting it has made it and is it ever an amazing car!! Tatiana and I ran out last night and grabbed a couple pictures of it before the sun fell. This is what we got.

More to come!

New Canon 1D Mk III!!! Yum.

Simply… WOW! Canon has done it again. This thing is a hotrod. Check out the specs below if you are a camera geek. It’ll make ya drool. Time to start penching pennies, that is unless… someone is feeling charitable…  =)

Here are the specs.

	Entirely new 10.1 Megapixel Canon CMOS Sensor (APS-H size, 1.3x lens conversion factor), featuring the EOS Integrated Cleaning System
	World’s fastest digital SLR: shooting up to 10 fps (frames per second), with a burst rate up to 110 full-resolution JPEG images or 30 RAW images
	All new high-precision AF system with 19 user-selectable AF points and 26 additional “assist points”; superior low-light performance and faster operation
	New lighter body with enhanced weather resistance and outstanding reliability: featuring a shutter that’s durability-tested to 300,000 exposures
	Dual DIGIC III Image Processors working in parallel to provide up to 50% less shadow noise and superb image quality; new Highlight Tone Priority option adds control of bright highlights
	Large 3.0-inch LCD monitor, featuring Live View
	Fully compatible with over 50 EF lenses and a wide range of EOS System accessories

Sunshine & Warm Weather (sort of) in Tulsa!

It was pretty nice out today compared to what we have been subjected to. You didnt need to dress like Nanook of The North just to take the trash out. So, Tati and I loaded up the camera stuff and half of Team Chihuahua to go shoot some pictures down at Utica Square. The sun was getting low fast but we managed to get a couple good shots.










Hugo isn’t spoiled, I swear…

Something Wicked This Way Comes…

A beast of a machine is en route.

I Can’t Wait!

Experimental Photography.

Lately I have been wanting to express myself more artistically, so this weekend I decided that I am going to start trying some new things and some old things. First, I am going to start doing more artificial, studio and experimental lighting like in this posts’ “Painting With Light” pictures. Second, I got an old medium format camera that I HOPE is still in good working order and it has pushed me to the decision that I am going to start shooting film again (just for fun! not exclusively)… it has been a long time since I have experienced the wonders of celluloid so stay tuned for that! I would like to thank Dayton for the assistance in the first set and my wife for her patience with me in the later pictures. Here they are.



My beautiful wife and I have been talking about a boudoir shoot for a long time. A lot of women ask about having these made for an album to give to the groom on a wedding day or any other special occasion. And not to worry, my wife and I will both be present at all boudoir shoots.

Check back soon for more!

Rachel

My good friends Annie and Will brought our Will’s daughter for a little picture time at the river… Dang, it was cold! She was quite the trooper and was ready to shoot until sundown.


As you can see… she was the center of attention.



Caughta shot of Annie teaching Will a few things.


Here is Annie and her little dog Halo. Quite possibly the most well behaved dog on Earth.

Rock on…

The kid wanted the picture of the fish. Hey, I do what I have to do to keep my customers happy!

Eureka!!!!!

Springs that is… Tatiana and I decided that we were going to start taking trips in this part of the country because she hasn’t seen much of it. Saturday we hopped in the car and drove to Eureka Springs, Arkansas for a daytrip. Along the way we hit Springdale and had ourselved some world famous AQ Chicken (Bill eats there).

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Not too long after that we were rolling into Eureka Springs. For those of you who don’t know, Eureka Springs has changed very little since the 1800’s. Lots of old houses, buildings and landmarks dripping with nostalgia. Here are a couple pics.

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The above shot was one of the many antique stores that line the extremely narrow roads. These places usually hold about three times more odds & ends than they should be able to. So if you like to hunt for old antiques, I suggest you visit.

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