neon lights

This will be my last post (for a while anyway) from the city of New Orleans. What will follow are a few of my favorite shots from my own wedding (!!), a few client photos, and then New York, where we officially honeymooned. So, check back soon...there's still lots to see.

cafe du monde

We enjoyed breakfast at the famous cafe du monde with their chicory smoked coffee and the best beignets on Earth. While we ate we also enjoyed the music styling of this young man, who played the trumpet and gave us his best offerings of gospel hymns and just a bit of comedy. He was great. I mean, just look at that photo, don't you wish he was your grandpa?

crescent tree

Walking back towards the hotel, first dinner, then sleep, this scene was just begging for attention late one New Orleans night. So, I gave it my best shot. I love the subtlety and the overall mood of this photo. It's calm, and you can almost feel the crisp cold of the night. I love this shot.

christmas wreath

I know it's hard to be a diamond in the rough, but give this little wreath a chance...it was trying so hard to make up for this buildings short comings.

street art

Of course, you can't walk New Orleans without stopping to admire the street performers, the artwork, the trumpet players; simply the culture of the place: the vibe one gets just by being on her sidewalks and knowing what she's been through. So, here's a few stolen shots of the art I did stop to admire on her streets. I really like the celebrity portraits.

new orleans (cont'd)

I took the fish eye camera with me everywhere, but most of the photos were a bit underexposed due to cloudy weather during our stay. But what did come out, looked great! Here's another of my favorites...

water meter

Couple things: First thing is how cool is this photogragh? Very cool. Why? Because it was taken with a lomo-fisheye camera that my awesome wife bought for me for our wedding day. Second thing is the photograph is of a new orleans water meter cover. They don't make these anymore and they are one hot comodity; making replicas of these covers for earrings, necklaces, rings, and other jewelry. So, to preserve a little New Orleans history, I took this photo.

nawlins

So, I'm going to fast forward a little bit and skip some of the wedding pics for now, but don't worry, I'll come back to them. Right after we got married, we descended upon New Orleans for the weekend. The next few posts will be the sights and scenes of our beloved New Orleans. Nothing beats photos of graffiti. And nothing beats the nostalgia of the cassette tape. I remember it like it was only yesterday-I was making a mix tape of "you can't touch this" and "don't worry be happy". So, what beats that? Cassette graffiti... You only thought you knew...

It's a New Year!

Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. Happy New Year. I hope everyone had an amazing holiday season. So, where have I been? Well, first and foremost I got married on December 13th, and spent the following weekend celebrating in New Orleans. Soon Christmas came and I spent the holiday season at home with my new family and our extended families. Then came our official honeymoon which was spent in New York. So, for all those who follow my blog and have been waiting impatiently for new posts-brace yourselves-because I've got a lot to share. The holidays have been amazing for me and I can't wait to sift through my huge library of pictures to document it all and share it with you. So, without further ado, here's my first image: taken on December 11th in Louisiana, just two days before my wedding. I grew up in Louisiana and for my entire twenty nine years I had never seen snow like this day. It was beautiful.

shower

Even though it rained on the day of our shower, it didn't dampen anyone. I love all the detail that went into it, the cake was beautiful, the food was great, thank you-so, so much- to everyone that was involved!