Amy and Jenny at the Good Mule Conference 2011

Once again I had the privilege of shooting the Good Mule’s student conference.  I had a great time and captured some incredible moments.

Fathom, Natalie, Lauren and Chris posing in the studio for the Laramie Burlesque.

What a wild night, The girls and guy from the Laramie Burlesque Troop are a fun group to hang out with and shoot. I am very excited for their next show! Expect many more photos from this shoot to come soon.

Stephanie, Brittany and I at the Alibi bar in Laramie.

Saturday night was a blast. Stephanie and I spent the first part of our evening at the Alibi Bar hanging out with Brittany. There were some incredible costumes! Check them out here. The second part of the evening was spent shooting the Good Mule’s production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Laramie Civic Center. They did a fantastic job! Follow the link above for pictures from that event as well.

Shown here are the Wyoming Cowboys two senior players, Djibril Tham, Left and Rob Watsabaugh. (Jeremy Stegall) 85mm 1/250th, f2.8 ISO 125

Today was media day for the Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirl basketball teams. I had a great time and was able to meet the players. This event serves as a reminder that basketball season will be starting very soon. Basketball coverage, like the game, has a much faster pace than football coverage. there multiple games each week and twice as much travel. There are at least 36 home games just in Laramie.

Photographically it a fun and challenging event. There were several other photographers who were also shooting portraits in the same room, each had his own poses and unique lighting setup. Above is my favorite image from the event. I used an umbrella high and to the right of the players and a key light with no diffusion directly below the camera.

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85mm 1/1250 @ f1.4 ISO 500

No matter what type of shoot I do I always have a favorite image. It might not be the best image of the shoot or even make the cut for client delivery but I always have a favorite. This image is my favorite from the College of Business shoot this past week. The lines in the tile, soft focus and muted colors all combine to become something more than the sum of its parts.

Shot in the new College of Business building

The new College of Business (COB) building is gorgeous. I recently had the pleasure of shooting several students in and around the building for the COB. They were fantastic models and I would be happy to work with them again.

The image above links to a gallery with more images from the shoot.

Serendipity:

n., pl., -ties.

1. The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.
2. The fact or occurrence of such discoveries.
3. An instance of making such a discovery.

I never expected to find this peaceful little spot, were it not for Alicia at the UW Foundation I never would have. I was hired to shoot a dedication for the UW Foundation house last week. I arrived early as I normally do for a job and this bench was just sitting there waiting for me. After a few moments of watching the light and shadow slow-dance across the grass I was able to press the shutter and capture this moment.

My Ford Excursion stopping for a photo-op on Elephant Hill in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park.

I was lucky enough to spend this summer in Moab Utah. Deciding that I would be better off having a guide show me all the great photo spots rather than wander the desert aimlessly, I ended up working as a guide for Tag-a-Long tours.I drove a four wheel drive Ford Excursion on some crazy harrowing roads in Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. The trails were intense and it was incredibly fun!

They are a great company and I had an amazing time. Now that I am back in Laramie and in my studio, I can start processing all the exciting images I captured. Look for them on here soon.

Stephanie and I were lucky enough to be in Florida for the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis. We watched from the entrance to the air force base.