Category Archives: : my life

personal creative photography

cirrus, altocumulus, nimbostratus | clouds

The recent set of storms on the west coast last week brought so many awesome clouds with it (…along with the ridiculous amount of rain and snow!), so i thought i might share a few of them here with ya!  All the pics were taken using the ShakeItPhoto app for the iPhone. contact derek |...

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i wish i had a real one | traxxas slash

If you don’t have anything to do this weekend and have some extra cash lying around, go and get yourself one of these to play with!  Michele’s brother in law got one for himself and his son for Christmas and they are incredibly fun to play with.  I, of course, grabbed my camera for a...

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shake it photo of the week | bass lake

This is on of the last pictures that i took on our new years eve stay in the in Bass Lake to end out 2009. I’ve got an awesome engagement shoot planned tomorrow with Talia and Ryan and should be knee deep in snow about this time tomorrow… can’t wait! contact derek | subscribe by...

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shake it like a polaroid picture!

I got this new app for the iPhone called ShakeItPhoto, love it, and had to share with all the iPhone users out there!  It’s effect it killer, really simple interface, and only $0.99 in the app store.  There are a few tweaks that could put it up higher on my list but the price is...

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i found my second shooter | nikki : cody

Last Sunday, my brother in law Cody and his wife Nikki had a small reception back home in Fresno with friends and family to celebrate their marriage made official September 18th in Georgia where he is currently stationed in the Army.  We took a few minutes before the guests arrived at the reception to get...

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santa clause is comin’ to town

It’s that time of year again and it came even faster than last year!  I hope you were a good boy or girl this year and get gifts in all forms imaginable. I was a good boy this year (…for the most part) and can’t wait to see what Santa brings me :)  More importantly,...

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a battle worth fighting | doylene

Some of you may recognize Doylene from a family shoot i did nearly a year ago you can find HERE.  Same great smile, just a different look!  Diagnosed with breast cancer and half way thru treatment I was honored when she asked me to capture a few pictures of her to help document this moment...

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yep, it’s our turn to get hitched!

I’ve been waiting to post anything about our wedding until i got some images to share with you all and here they are.  Friend and ridiculous awesome photographer DJ Ellis of La Bella Vita Photography is responsible for making us look so damn sexy in front of the camera.  He did a wonderful job and...

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i’ll be back

As many of you may or may not know, this Saturday I will take a step out from behind the camera and become the groom and husband to my beautiful fiance Michele.  Who’s taking the pictures you may ask… friend and badass photographer DJ Ellis of La Bella Vita Photography, that’s who!!  We cant wait! ...

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i love me a good camping weekend

The main reason for writing this post is because when I was going through the images from our camping trip to Courtright Reservoir last weekend on michele’s little point and shoot camera and I came across the picture of our puppies, Brodie (right) and Bear (left), and remember taking a similar one when we first...

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