Amber's Married!

So this past Saturday, I lost my roommate! I am so happy for the new Mrs. Benson! Her wedding was a rainy, cold one but such a special time! She has a big family and lots of friends who came out to support her union with Jamie. I wish them both the very best! I took Amber's bridal portraits back in November, and have been looking forward to posting them since that time! I finally can!! Yay! Here are some of my favorites from the day!


















My favorite!

Pacifico!

I had the opportunity to take some band shots a couple of weeks back for my friends in the band Pacifico. You can check out live photos here and their myspace here. They stopped in Raleigh while wrapping up a weekend tour around the state, and we headed out to the art museum for a super quick shoot! These boys are always a good time, and the shoot went well despite the challenging lighting conditions (early afternoon sun! eek!). Here are some of the ones I liked:-)

L-R: Robbie, Matt, Wes



Silly boys.


I told them to act like they were about to beat me up. It didn't really work. Wes looks too happy about it.





A really excited high five!





"That's gymnasts, Murray."

Me in Action!!

Soooo in the last post I was shooting Courtney, and I completely forgot that her managers were filming the shoot... Today, my friend pointed out that the video was now on her myspace! Check me out in action! haha.

Courtney in the Cold

So about two weeks ago, before the delightfully springy weather, I shot some portraits of Courtney Phelps. It was probably one of the coldest days that we have had, but she came from out of town, so there was no way to re-schedule! But man, she was a trooper! Courtney is a recording artist, releasing a new album very soon and she needed some photos taken. Her manager is a friend I made in college, and I was so pleased when he asked if I could help the out. The name of her album is going to be "Dirty Laundry"... so where else do you go but a laundromat! YES! I have always wanted to shoot in one. Yes, I know it has been done, but this shoot actually had a very logical reason for it! We did some other photos around town, but our main focus was in the laundromat. You should definitely check out her music here. I got a little preview of it and it is wonderful. PS. Courtney is not related to Michael Phelps. Yes, I asked.