Salty Chocolate Caramel Thingamabobs

We've had a rash...

....you know it'd be really funny if I just left it at that wouldn't it...

...ok anyway, we've had a rash of really cool and fun e-sessions lately, and we've had SO much fun doing them!

Jennifer and Nick wanted a "mini" e-session to get the more traditional shots out of the way, then it's on to dirt bikes and blowing things up, setting each other on fire, that kind of thing.

And once again, way cool couple who decided that I needed something fattening, in the form of some chocolately caramel salted hot thingamabob from Starbucks...which was really, really good.

B

Poodle-Butts and Sunsets

What do baseball bats, shovels, gas cans, rope, khakis (giggle) and a poodle have in common?

You're right...aside from playing a very large role in our honeymoon, we also used them all again for this e-session.


Kyle and Stephanie are friends of ours from a couple of years back. Truth be told, Kyle and I used to sell nuts to tourists together. I'm not even kidding.

These are some of the shots Julie and I took, though we still have at least one more session to do with them. We tried to add some more crazy shots to this session, but in the middle of the woods at night it gets kind of freaky...so we all called it a day.


I'm partial to the poodle-butt shot really...

B

Monday, December 8, 2008

Our "first couple"....

One thing that I realized when we first started doing photography was that every photographer had to start somewhere. For a wedding photographer, there is always that "first couple" who gave them a chance. For us, that couple is Colt & Kasey Straub. I had gone to church with Colt when I lived in Missouri. After we moved to Oklahoma, I got an email from Kasey. She said how Colt had told her that I was into photography and they were wondering if we'd be interested in shooting their wedding. We did their wedding for an amount of money in the double-digits. We should have payed THEM for the experience. But from their photos, we have been able to grow into the business that we are today. For that, we are so grateful to them and we owe them so much!

Well, a few months ago, I got another email from Kasey. They are expecting their first baby in January. She said she couldn't imagine anyone else but us doing their maternity pictures. We have never done maternity pictures. It's an avenue that I am definitely interested in getting into - but I don't know THAT many pregnant women and I can't go up to some stranger who's toting a pregnant belly and say "hey, I'm a photographer, can I take some pictures of your naked belly?".
So, Brett and I went to Branson a few weeks ago and attempted our first maternity shoot. It was so great to be around Colt & Kasey again. They are now going from the "first couple" of Birdsong Photography to the "first family" of Birdsong Photography.

I wanted to share this picture from their shoot. I fell in love with it. Just remember it is my first attempt at this sort of thing. Here's hoping that Colt & Kasey have opened yet another opportunity for us!

J

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Matt and Nikki

What an absolutely beautiful wedding this was. Matt and Nikki are two of the sweetest people you could ever wish to meet, and we're so glad we got to work with them!

For the non-stalkers in the group, this was the wedding where I somehow managed to kill ten goldfish, and a groomsman fainted twice. And oh my goodness...the food.

More pictures of theirs to come later either here or on the site, but here's several for now.

B

Jon and Lindsey

I had this euphoric idea that December was going to be nice and slow, with nothing to do really but coast along until the wedding shows and weddings in January.
I can honestly and sincerely say that that is the absolute farthest from the case.

The first in a series of E-sessions tomorrow afternoon, three potential client meetings, trying to keep up with Dan on twitter, updating the site, prepping for a wedding show in Florida - convention in Phoenix - wedding in Tulsa - wedding show in Florida again the next morning...and that will bring us to the end of January.

Ah yes, and I forgot to mention editing pictures, designing albums, wondering what Bailey the dog is chewing on, asking the ever-incredible, uber-talented Andrea Murphy ridiculous questions that I should know the answer to, talking myself out of getting every free kitten off Craigslist, texting Harmony for recipes, jogging...


And what, you may ask yourselves, does this have to do with Jon and Lindsey? Absolutely nothing. But they're an incredibly fun couple and their wedding was a blast!

So, here's a couple of their pictures, with hopefully more blogging goodness to follow shortly.

Spazzing,

Brett

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Pelican Droppings

I'm sitting in our hotel room overlooking the ocean in St. Petersburg, Florida. There are coffee cups all over the desk, battery chargers, a couple of Canon 40D's to my right. I may or may not have clothes on. Believe it or not, there's not any alcohol involved.

Now with that visual, let's continue.


Last night was our first encounter with Dan and Cherrie. For those of you that don't stalk us, they're our couple getting married in Key West in February, with an e-session in St. Petersburg. They are incredibly sweet, fun, and cute. We weren't sure how much light we were going to have to work with, but the evening turned out amazing, complete with one of the most gorgeous sunsets I've ever seen in my life.

And for some reason, every cool couple we meet ends up taking us out to some great place to eat, because everyone has this secret plot to make Brett a fatty again. Wait..I mean...they took us out to Johnny Rocket's, which is a 50's style diner/hamburger place. So very fun.

One of the many fun spots in the evening was coming across the " Life is Good" logo on the back of a Jeep...and for those of you that don't know, I love that logo. So I'm including that shot from last night in this blog, along with a couple shots of the sunset that Julie took.

And now I will run and frolllick on the beach. With or without clothes on.


B

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Deep Thoughts

I've noticed that a lot of the really big photographers I admire have worked on photo projects this year and compiled them into books to sell. Some strictly for financial gain, some to benefit an orginization or foundation, etc.
I actually had a neato collection of photos of different bathrooms we found on our road trips this year and was going to compile them into a book called " Places I've Gone "....but Julie said no. I'd seriously buy a book like that.

I'm going to break tradition for a few moments and delve into some heart-felt honesty. Maybe because we're leaving on our last road trip of the year tomorrow. Maybe because we're going to see so many friends along the way. Maybe because it's after midnight, I'm still awake, and my 3 year old is singing the Veggie Tales theme song in her sleep. Whatever the reason, and given that it's almost Thanksgiving, here goes my partial list for this year...


I'm thankful for my beautiful(hot) wife, who inspires me beyond words to do things I didn't know I could do. Without her, I would probably be asking everyone I met if they'd like fries with that.

For my two wonderful(spazztic) kids, who have proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that I have the mentality of a three year old, and with whom I have had more deep and meaningful conversations about trains and poop than with most adults about grown-up things.

I'm thankful that God has given us a talent that has taken us so many wonderful places, from eating deep dish pizza in Chicago, watching antelope in Wyoming, seeing mountains in upper Montana, buying cherries in Washington, figuring out "Free Range" means that people let their cows roam around on the road in Nevada, seeing the Grand Canyon by moonlight, realizing there's a big honking mountain outside Flagstaff Arizona, crashing an Amish wedding in North Carolina, honking at cows and jumping through fountains in Atlanta, watching a sunset on the beach in Florida...

Thankful that because of photography, we are ending this year with more friends than we started with. That you have given us the absolute privilege and honor to be a part of one of the happiest days of your life still leaves us speechless.


May all of you stuff yourselves at least once over the next week, and take a moment to count your blessings and realize how good life really is.


Enough from me...Happy Thanksgiving all!

Brett

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