I had the privilege of photographing Barbara and Jim’s wedding at the Hotel Teatro in the Kevin Taylor restaurant with the assistance of Jenae Lopez. It was a small, intimate affair for their closest friends. Here are a few images to enjoy.
I was interviewed by Peter Kotsinadelis for a feature story in Rangefinder, a premiere photography magazine. The article will be published exclusively online in their February issue. See the full resolution PDF at Rangefinder Magazine I’m quite honored to be in such a great and inspiring magazine as this.
Yesterday I did a session for the nurse who trained Linda and I for dialysis and this is her grand child. She was so adorable that I just had to post my favorite image.
Just got a call from our oldest grand daughter and she had her 2nd child about an hour ago. Zaiden was 6 lbs 4 oz and was 18 inches long. Check out this little guy!
I’m in Fallbrook, California, shooting the wedding of Andrenae and Justin at the beautiful Grand Tradition Estate venue. Her father is a long time friend of mine and this is wedding number 2 for me from their family. Jasmine Taylor flew down from Seattle to help. It was wonderful getting to see so many friends I’ve known most of my life, and at a wedding to boot! Life is grand. View the highlights of their wedding by clicking here.
This morning, as I was sipping my coffee I spotted what appeared to be a small black dog snooping around in my neighbors yard. The way he was walking and prancing I thought it might be a fox. He leaped over the fence into our yard and came up close to our patio window and sure enough, it was a fox! I quickly got my camera and fired off a few images before he took off. I did a little Google detective work and it seems that a black fox with a small white puff of white on the tail is a rare sight indeed. Enjoy. I hope he comes around again soon.
I had the opportunity to get out and go to the Marie James Dress Boutique party this evening and saw a lot of old friends and met a few new ones. The party was organized by Kristy Chenell and Katie Hess, otherwise known as Weddings By Couture Consulting. Megan from the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch was in town and so was Angel Montez from the Ritz Denver. Local photographers Travis Broxton, Jenna Walker, Joe Keum and Kim Nordurft were there. Erin Browning from the Oxford Hotel/McCormicks Catering, Angie Johnson of Sapphire Celebrations, Jill Alyn of the Word Shop and Julie Gambrell of Classic Creations were also there. The food was fabulous! I have to find out who catered this thing and twist his arm to get the receipe for that Vietnamese sandwich.
I just got back from attending a wedding conference in Riviera Maya put on by Love Mexico and I got to participate in a shoot out with models. The sessions started at the beautiful ecological park Xel Ha, pronounced shell ha. After a couple hours we went to Xcaret and ended the day back at the hotel Barcelo Maya Palace. Gown designer Gerardo Torres provided the dresses and makeup artist Maury Cervera made these beautiful ladies look even better!
This is my first wedding video and I hope to built upon it. Check out Whitney and Mark’s highlights trailer.
Whitney and Mark’s wedding trailer from Grant Oakes on Vimeo.
For the first time in many years I didn’t have a wedding so it was nice to hang out with my 2 grand kids and do some simple, family things, like go to the park. Lauren loves the playground and Tyler is working on becoming the next Tony Hawk.
