Nate Picard of Beautiful Criminal

Nate Picard is the songwriter and lead singer for Beautiful Criminal, an up and coming band out of Los Angeles. They are playing at some of the most premier venues...The Viper Room...The Mint...etc and I wouldn't be suprised if we start hearing a lot more about them once their new album comes out. Nate hales from Colorado and when we found out that we would both be there at the same time over the holidays, we decided to throw a quick photo shoot in. There was this sweet looking old truck that I had been wanting to take pictures at for quite a while, so we headed there and get down to business. 30 minutes was all it took...it was all we had:)

I love taking pictures in Colorado....it's just such a beautiful place. Nate here's to great music brother! Can't wait for the new CD!

Rhys and Hannah

Rhys had come to me even before he had purchased the ring. Because of my favorite marketing tool...facebook...he had seen some other engagement photos I had done and wanted to know if I could do his. I told him I would love to once he made the magic happen. Some time and savings later he did just that. He and Hannah are both students from Geneva College. Rhys just graduated in Dec. and took a youth pastor job down in Tennessee, and after their August wedding will be taking his new wife along for the journey.

For the engagement session, they both decided to brave the cold, and I hope they feel like the like the results were worth it. I think Hannah called it "the coldest day of her life" :) They were troopers as we would hop out of the car...take 5-10 shots... and quickly jump back in, with the heater on full blast.

We just happened upon this tree! I think it's just some sweet validation.

Not bad for a college kid.

Thanks Rhys and Hannah for letting your toes and fingers freeze while smiling the whole time. May your life together be a blessed one!

The Andrew Landers Project

Andrew Landers is like no one else you will ever meet...assuming you get that pleasure. The guy is a Talented musician and a heartfelt lyricist. He consistently fills bars and nightclubs and even an old remolded shopping mall. His music has only gotten better with time. He likes his beer light and cold, and his wings as hellish as possible. He's a wanderer but firmly planted as the head of six kids and a wife that puts up with it. He's an unassuming athlete who will woop you on any court you choose while being upset at himself for not performing. He's given me a hug and he's given me the finger. The antithesis of stereotype if there ever was one. I don't think there is a soul on this earth that he couldn't relate to or step into their world. So why haven't you heard of him? Well, he's been hoarding all that in the tiny town of Muscatine, Iowa. But I tell you what...you can hear him here.

In November, I was given the great honor of stepping into his world and attempting to capture it. I had a blast and I hope he did too!