Hans & Brittany's Wedding 10.09.10

I have been really bad about keeping up with this blog. But here I am! This was from Brittany & Hans' wedding in Selah, WA. A very sweet couple and warm families.

It has been a busy few months for me. I just got back from shooting a wedding in Tennessee that my boyfriend was a groomsmen in and this weekend, I am shooting a wedding down in Portland!

In other news, my friend Jennie received a grant to write a book for children that I will be doing the photography & illustrations for! The best part about this is that WE'RE GOING TO SCOTLAND! We will be gone for a week in April, and this will most likely fall a day after I shoot my friend Erik & Jessi's wedding (which I am super excited about!).

Yay!

Aaron & Kit's Wedding 10.02.10

Aaron & Kit's wedding in Pioneer Square was so much fun! We also got to shoot a lot of Polaroids!! Here is a link to some more from the wedding:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitaaronwedding/sets/72157625149601601/detail/

Andrea & Jeremy Get Married!

I had the pleasure of shooting a beautifulllll wedding up in Bellingham last month. It was such a warm & sunny day! Congratualtions, Andrea & Jeremy!

More from the wedding: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaandjeremyswedding/

Andrea & Jeremy

Andrea & Jeremy's wedding was super cute! Just a few that a like so far.

Some ATZ Polaroid portraits.

Babes. All over the place. In front of my camera.

Japan

The last time I went to Japan before this trip last month was in 2007. I came home depressed and generally bummed out about Japan. I came home last week feeling the same way. I don't know exactly why that happens but it's been a lingering thought of mine. I can't completely wrap my head around it. It's a lot to do with their culture and how they raise you. What is respectable, what isn't, how society put such a heavy burden on kids, etc. I've been going through this weird Japanese-American identity crisis for the past 6 years or so. Having citizenship in both Japan & the US, I've thought about it a lot. Where can I draw the line? It's probably something I'll wrestle with for a long time.

Martha

Martha. Seattle, WA. April 2010.

Polaroids

& Portland March 20-22 for Stefanie's 26th birthday.

I plan on going to Portland every month, though. Haha.

I've been really productive on my day off so far. I got one of the axels for my car fixed, oil change, scheduled a tour at Pratt Institute for their MLIS program when I'm in NYC, requested my transcripts from NCA & applied as a volunteer for King County Library. It's 2pm and I'm getting ready to go see my best friend who is home from NYC right now. Staying busy. As usual.

The Fall of Troy

RIP The Fall of Troy 2002-2010.

It was a lot of good times. Going to high school with them, to seeing them get signed to Lujo, then to Equal Vision, seeing my point-and-shoot promo of them land in AP Magazine a couple times, taking thousands of photos at tons of shows, seeing them perform in several states, different festivals, being stuck on the freeway in a snow storm, Tim peeing on my tripod, Thomas hitting himself in the face with the mic, seeing all the guys play in their briefs on Halloween, the forums, all the t-shirt designs, Livejournal community posts, last-minute shows, "Thomas, why am I not on the guest list" calls standing in front of El Corazon, "Let's bet on how many songs it takes for Andrew to take off his shirt", "Timmmayyy", numerous close calls on getting trampled by a guitar or bass... it was all good times.