Happy Halloween

Hope that everyone had a great Halloween. I know a good time was had by all at our house. Yes, Gaven had two different costumes. Why you might ask. That's just how we roll, and the fact that stuff only fits for a very short period of time. I'd have to say that my favorite trick or treater of the evening had to be the one who must shave more often than I do. He had the ever classic hoodie and a pillow case costume. The reason he stands out is because after I gave him candy he responded with " 'Preciate it yo." Classic.

Just wanted to share some more smiles and a little talking from Gaven.

Fun with Photoshop

I have never really been a big fan of photoshop in general. Trust me, I couldn't do my job without it, but I've never really had any desire to do much more than the basics with it. I use it to correct things that need correcting, but don't really spend a lot of time trying to "manufacture" images. My theory has always been to try and just get it right in the camera. As far as manipulation of images was concerned, I pretty much have stuck to color correction, spot removal, black and white conversion, and for laying out designs for advertisements or wedding albums. That's about it. For some reason yesterday I made a bit of a departure and actually truly manipulated images for my upcoming Take 7 show. Not sure why. I guess I have always had a problem with using the program to spend hours upon hours of time to essentially "polish turds." I'm kind of rambling at this point. . . I guess the point is that it can be ok if it adds to the image? I don't know. I just thought this turned out really well. Of course I could be biased based on the subject matter. . .

Satellite Party Rocked

This week I was able to go up to the Gothic Theater in Denver to see the band Satellite Party. This band is the latest project from legendary frontman Perry Farrell. Perry was formerly in the bands Jane's Addiction (one of my all time favorites) and Porno For Pyros. He is also the founder of the Lollapalooza Festival which forever changed the concert industry. My friend Carl Restivo is the bass player for Satellite Party. Carl and I were classmates at NYU where I used to go see his then band IZ play at legendary spots in NYC like CBGB's and the Pyramid Club. What's weird about the entire situation, is that when I knew Carl in NYC, his band used to do a cover of the Jane's Addiction song, "Mountain Song." I asked Carl if it was surreal to now be playing in a band with Perry. . . of course he said yes. I want to thank Carl for hooking me and my friends up with tickets to the show and taking the time to hang with us before and after. All the other guys in the band were super nice as well as the guys in the opening act, Mink. I wasn't familiar with them, but was really impressed. You can check all of them out via their Myspace pages:

Satellite Party, Carl Restivo, & Mink

The Broncos are currently 2-0. I would like to state for the record that this may have something to do with their newest and cutest fan. . .

Congratulations Mike & Sonja

Mike and Sonia were married on Saturday September 8th, 2007 at the Briarhurst Manor in Manitou Springs, Colorado. They had an absolutely beatufiul day to exchange their vows outdoors. The ceremony was followed by lunch and dancing to a live Jazz band. The couple was great to work with and had so much fun with their pictures. We always a love a couple that is willing to get a little dirty.