Life’s not all music and travel I do other fun stuff too like get to photograph the owner of the auto shop I actually go to, Aspen Auto Clinic. This was an assignment for Ratchet+Wrench Magazine, May issue.
Sigur Ros – The Outtakes
Sigur Rós..I love this band! They aren’t for everyone but I think those of us who love ‘em, love ‘em with the same intensity that their music brings. Suffice it to say, I was thrilled when I got this assignment. (…)
Regrow Colorado Benefit Concert – Civil Twilight, Atlas Genius, Hydrogen Skyline and Claymore Disco
Whew quite a title. When I heard Civil Twilight and Atlas Genius were playing Colorado Springs, I was in shock for several minutes. I love Colorado Springs, most of the time…but with Denver so close, getting these kinds of bands (…)
VSCO Film Pack 03 – Love it!
I’ve been working on images for my Seattle archive the last couple weeks. Mid last week, during a facebook break from editing, I saw that Visual Supply Co had put out a new film pack, Film 03 Instant. Currently in (…)
From the Archives – Mardi Gras
Happy Mardi Gras!! I had the pleasure of photographing the first Mardi Gras after Katrina. It was my first and only Mardi Gras so I have nothing to compare it to but, WOW, the people of New Orleans know how (…)
Charlie Milo Trio
It’s funny how when you put something “out there” things happen. Apparently that’s called the Law of Attraction and fyi, Oprah is a big believer. So the day I decided to make music a focus in my work for 2013, (…)
Bloc Party at the Ogden Theater
Covered Bloc Party at the Ogden last week for SoundSpike. Great show. I’m a Bloc Party fan, so I did something I rarely do, stayed for the entire show. Even though that meant I was up until 2am editing, it (…)
Water Bear
My first shoot of 2013! One of my goals this year is to delve a little deeper into the music world with my photography. I’m interested in capturing more documentary and behind the scenes type imagery. Recently, a series of (…)
James Made A Pie
And it was apple, my favorite. Which is why there are not any photos once it came out of the oven..I was entirely too busy inhaling it. Best apple pie ever!
Oh Maine, I Love You
A few snapshots from our trip to Maine with a few friends last month. Had a blast! We’ve been going every year for the past few years and it’s the only true vacation Cec and I ever seem to take. (…)
Road Trippin’
If you are going to drive thru North Eastern Colorado, it’s best to do it during sunset/dusk. It was one boring stretch. Thank goodness for storm clouds and an entertaining girlfriend!
Finally Got My Hands On A Fuji X-Pro 1
We had the biennial Chambers family reunion a couple weekends ago in Seattle. I knew I wouldn’t have much time for picture taking so I didn’t want to lug around all my gear but I also didn’t want to just (…)
Colorado Springs, Open For Business
My brother-in-law, along with his wife and two kids, came out to Colorado Springs last week for a visit. A quick thanks to them for supporting Colorado Springs Tourism in the midst of the Waldo Canyon Fire. Don’t quote me (…)
Larry H. Miller Collision for Fender Bender Magazine
Had a small shoot for the July issue of Fender Bender Magazine. This was for their “Looks That Sell” section. The goal here was threefold, 1)to show the branding paint scheme, logo, and signage which can bee seen throughout the (…)
iPhone: Germany
I went to Germany for three weeks last summer… I know, I am way late in making this post. I’m still trying to build the whole blogging, social networking thing into my workflow. I’ll get there eventually. Anywhooo, while I (…)
We Are Not A Glum Lot
Did a little documentary shoot for a local band here in Colorado Springs, We Are Not A Glum Lot. They’re currently working on an EP and play quite a few shows around town. You can check out their tunes on (…)
I’m an Auntie
Well, for the second time. I already have 21 year old nephew but this is my first niece. You may remember (ha, who am I kidding, there are about 5 people that read my blog…) a few years ago my (…)
Portait for Larson Development
Little something I did for Larson Development up in Denver last month. The client wanted a portrait for the “why us” section of their newly updated website. The idea was to get a low key, natural shot of Larry (Larson) (…)
U2 at Mile High
Last month my life with music came full circle. The first stadium show I ever saw was U2, back in ’87. So, it’s fitting that the first stadium show I photographed was also U2. The only bummer…I didn’t get to (…)
Arcade Fire @ First Bank Center
I’m playing catch up here on the blog, as usual. I had the pleasure of covering Arcade Fire’s set at the First Bank Center back in April for SoundSpike. Here are few pics: Check out a few more pics over (…)
Colorado Fall Colors
Fall is definitely my favorite season in Colorado. The temperatures are perfect, the skies are always so blue and the mountains are speckled with bands of yellow aspens. LOVE!! In keeping with our Fall tradition, this past weekend Cec and (…)
Kelly, Sam, and Grey
Had a fun family shoot with Kelly, Sam and their little man Grey. Kelly was inspired by some of my black and white live music photography so we decided to give that style a go with their shoot. I think (…)
Adam Lambert at the Paramount Theater in Denver
I came out of the closet about being an Adam Lambert fan back when he was performing on American Idol. And yes, I admit that as well, I do watch Idol…it’s pop culture, how can I not. When I heard (…)
Lolly and Brad
Lolly and Brad, such a fun and laid back couple! I couldn’t wait to post a few sneak peaks from our quick pre/post ceremony portrait shooting jaunt through the Botanic Gardens. The trouble was, I had such a hard time (…)
Marianne at 14 Months – Sneak Peak
I had the joy of photographing Miss. Marianne at Cheeseman Park last Sunday. This should have been Marianne’s 1-Year portrait. But due to insane schedules, crazy Colorado weather, and a trip to Tahiti the shoot was pushed a couple months. (…)
Livin’ The Dream In Tahiti with My Mom and My iPhone
I recently got back from a 10 day vacation with my mom in French Polynesia. It had been a lifelong dream of hers to travel there ever since she saw the 1951 film, Bird of Paradise, as a teenager. Since (…)
Passion Pit at the Odgen
What an AWESOME show to watch but it was definitely a challenge to shoot. Probably one of the most difficult shows I’ve photographed. You can see the full set of images at Reverb. A Few Technical Notes Shooting a show (…)
My Favorite Photo Subjects
Every once in a while I get asked, what is my favorite thing to photograph. Easy question to answer.. hands down my favorite “thing” to shoot is my family and friends (including the four legged ones). Nose around the blog (…)
Hot Air Balloons
Now that my new portfolios are done (YAY!), I’ve started working a bit more on archiving my catalog of images, which is a pretty daunting task. I already have a few live music sets, a small set of Colorado images, (…)
St. Vincent at the Bluebird
This post is a weeee bit late, but I had the pleasure of photographing St. Vincent’s set at the Bluebird last month. AMAZING!! Annie Clark had me in a trance for 90 minutes. It was heaven! Here are a few (…)
Snowshoeing In Breckenridge
Snowshoeing is my favorite winter activity. Well, other than laying on the couch with Cec, next to a warm fire, reading a book, while puffy white snowflakes are falling outside. Anyhoo, I digress. Over Martin Luther King weekend we rented (…)
New Business Cards
My new business cards just arrived via UPS. YAY! I’m very excited! If you haven’t stopped by the blog in a while, you’ll notice that it looks completely different along with my portfolio site. Big thanks to Kelly Faigin and (…)
Jeremy Facknitz, The Charlie Milo Trio, Mark’s Midnight Carnival Show, Leftmore @ the Black Sheep
Last Thursday I had the opportunity to check out some local Colorado Springs music at the Black Sheep while shooting for the Denver Post Reverb. I’m far from a music critic, but if you live in the Springs you should (…)
Flyleaf @ The Fox
I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect going into the Fox Theatre. Flyleaf is a Christian rock band and I am an agnostic lesbian. My experience living in Colorado Springs for over 17 years is that those two wouldn’t seem (…)
State Radio, Elephant Revival at the Black Sheep
Wednesday was another great night of live music at the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs. I was extremely happy to be shooting State Radio for the Denver Post Reverb Music Blog. First, because State Radio is awesome and I was (…)
Summer of Snapshots – Instax
One of the things I decided to do this summer was to take some of the thinking out of my photography, just to give myself a little break and have a little fun. So I thought I give the Fuji (…)
Updates Since March – Music Highlights
Just a quick update on the goings on since my last post, which was forever ago. Most of my time has been spent editing, laying out, and printing out my forthcoming updated portfolio. I’ll have two new and improved books, (…)
South by Southwest 2009, A Few Favorite Moments
This was my first South by Southwest experience. I was fortunate enough to shoot for my long time friends over at the Austin Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Wow, what a fun and exhausting time. I’ll spare you what would undoubtedly (…)
I Heart Jesse Harris
Last week I had the pleasure of photographing the Joshua Radin set at the Black Sheep for Reverb. Opening for him, were Meiko and Jesse Harris. I am soooo glad I went early enough to catch Jesse Harris. His music (…)
We The Kings at The Black Sheep
Shot my first show for the Denver Post Music Blog, Reverb last week. Sold out We The Kings at the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs. You can check it out here.
Tegan and Sara, Paramount Theater
This post is ohhh, only about four months after the fact. These are a few of my favorites but if you want to see several more from the night you can go here.
Friday at the Hi-Dive
Photographed another great Magic Mice show. They opened up for The Lonely Ones at the Hi-Dive on the 13th. The Magic Mice:
Poladroid, No That’s Not A Typo
For all of you out there who, along with me, are mourning the death of Polaroid….I give you “Poladroids”. Well, I don’t but the geniuses at poladroid.net do. If you go to the site you can download an application that (…)
Meet Samantha
More from the film archives. This is Samantha, my cousins’ daughter. If you can’t tell from the photos, she is a real spitfire. I’ve been working on a personal project for the last several years photographing my family in Germany. (…)
From the Film Archives Part 1
Just started editing and scanning a ton of film that I’ve shot over the last couple years. Sadly, some decent stuff has just been wasting away in the closet. These are a couple shots from an old abandoned mine outside (…)
Mixed Martial Arts Portraits
Last fall I started taking a Krav Maga class at the Colorado Fight Factory. LOVE IT. Not only is it a great workout but I’m also learning some great skills that may come in handy when I am traveling the (…)
Tilt Shift Maker Test
The last week there was a little bit of interweb traffic about the Tilt Shift Maker website. So I thought I’d follow the lead of one of my favorite bloggers, Rachel Hulin at A Photography Blog, and test it out. (…)
City and Colour
Dallas Green has an amazingly beautiful voice. He’s a member of the group Alexisonfire and has a solo project, City and Colour. I first saw City and Colour perform at Austin City Limits last September. Then was lucky enough to (…)
Girl in a Coma
Back in October of last year, Girl in a Coma put on a great show opening for Tegan and Sara at the Paramount Theater in Denver. I’ve finally made the time to get these image posted.
I’m Finally Flickring
I resisted for a while but the force was too strong. I am now posting images to a Flickr account. It’s not that I have anything against Flickr, some of my closest friends use Flickr, not really I’m just saying (…)
My Mom Had Surgery
In October my mom had surgery to repair a tear in her rotator cuff. I was pretty nervous about it, so what did I do, took photos of course. The surgery itself went fine. Her doctor and all the people (…)
She’s Got Game
These USA U-19 Women’s Rugby players definitely have the skills to match the attitude.
From the Outside
Yesterday I submitted a collection of 12 images to an art gallery to be considered for their 2009 Portfolio Showcase. It’s the first time I’ve ventured into the “art” arena and I’m a little nervous about it. I’ve never thought (…)
It’s World Aids Day
Today is World Aids Day and Starbucks is donating 5 cents for every drink sold directly to The Global Fund and throughout the rest of the holiday season, there will be special (RED) drinks available at Starbucks. So go grab (…)
Denver Rally Against Prop 8
Rallied in opposition of Prop 8 today as part of the nation wide protest pulled together by Join the Impact. It was great to see so many people come together and let our voices be heard.
Yes, Girls Play Rugby
On assignment for USA Rugby, I recently photographed the Colorado Youth Rugby High School Girls Championships in Broomfield. I forgot how much I love photographing sports. Congratulations to the Summit County Tigers who defeated Chaparral High School 20-0. To see (…)
Things I Love in Seattle – Part I
The Olympic Sculpture Park is one of my favorite spots in Seattle and for me it’s hands down the best place in to sit and enjoy the sunset. Whenever I shoot there, I always take a few minutes for myself (…)
I’m A Virgo
Nothing like a really bad senior portrait to motivate me to post something else in this category. So, last month was my 38th birthday. Obviously this isn’t a recent photo. It’s from about 30 years ago…I’m pretty sure it was (…)
20th High School Reunion
Last month was my 20th High School reunion, Chandler High School Class of ’88, which I did not attend. Thankfully, I was on a Colorado Fall Colors assignment (not that I had even planned on going to the reunion). But (…)
Elvis Is In The Building
Was on assignment in Las Vegas in early July…wow was it HOT!! While I was there I spotted a couple of guys offering free hugs on the Strip. I admit, I thought it was a little odd and sightly creepy. (…)
My Little Sister Got Married
And to avoid wearing a bridesmaid’s dress, I volunteered my photographic talents. Thank goodness for canon auto focus because I probably spent 60% of the ceremony and bit of the reception in tears. Let me tell you, taking photos when (…)
Mile High Music Festival Photos
In June I had the opportunity to photograph the Mile High Music Festival, my first time shooting a music festival…very exciting! I was only able to make the first day, so I was a little bummed about missing Rodrigo y (…)
Faces of Gay
For years I’ve been kicking around the idea of doing a photo project centered around the GLBT community. These photos are from my first shot (ha ha) at the project. They were taken at the Denver PrideFest.
I Said Don’t Park Here
Came across this blatant disregard for the “unofficial” no parking sign while walking my dog and thought it was kind of funny.
New Orleans in May
I once again had the pleasure of traveling to New Orleans. I was there the end of May so this post is a little late…it’s been a busy few months. I don’t think I will ever tire of visiting this (…)
Evolution of the Burn
Went to Apogaea a couple weeks ago with Ryan. It was quite an experience. Very difficult to explain in words but if you are familiar with Burning Man at all, it was basically a smaller, regional version. It was my (…)
New Orleans Entertainers
When I first found out I would be going to shoot in New Orleans, I was…well…less than thrilled. I’d never been there but my vision of New Orleans had been tainted by Mardi Gras stories. That’s just not my kinda (…)
Cec and I Goofing Around
We were down in the basement being silly, taking some deadpan family photos. Cec was totally in the moment, had her game face on, I set the camera timer too short and as you can see, didn’t make it to (…)
Wacker Drive
During the past three and a half years, I’ve been luck to be on assignment in Chicago several times. One of the things I love to do while I am there is walk around the Loop. The architecture is absolutely (…)
Tourist in Rocky Mountain National Park
I was in Rocky Mountain National Park doing a shoot for the Colorado Tourism Office. The assignment was to get a shot of Skylar Johnson, a local Bagpiper and long time resident of Estes Park. Skylar was being interviewed for (…)
A Walk Along the Rhein River
Every other year my family goes on vacation to Germany to visit my mom’s side of the family. They live in a town called Ketsch, which is right on Rhein River. We have a few must do’s every time we (…)
Group Trip to Telluride
Telluride is one of the most gorgeous mountain towns in Colorado. Highly recommend it as a vacations spot, especially if you like to hike. The San Juan mountains are arguably the most picturesque in Colorado.
Behind the Scenes at Second City
One of the great things about being a photographer is that on occasion I get access to some pretty interesting stuff. While on a shoot in Chicago, I got to spend a couple hours shooting pre-show behind the scenes of (…)
A Sketch by Cec
Drawn by my partner, Cecilia. Yes I really am bow-legged but I do have more than three fingers on each hand and I’m generally not out and about in the nude. Oh, also, my hair is longer now. In my (…)
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Two weeks in Thailand, one week in Cambodia = 51 hours spent on planes/in airports, 37 hours spent on trains, didn’t bother to track how much time spent in taxis and tuk tuks. Oh how I love to travel…seriously.
Scene on the Streets of Bangkok
Scene…get it. Another double entendre. These are a few of the people we encountered while trying to find our way around the hectic city.