J03’s house is called Fort Awesome, and it is by his emerging passion for film that I now have a fully functioning darkroom in my basement, hence the name. I have been with Melissa for over 6 years, I always knew she had an enlarger, but I had no idea the extent of supplies she had. Al we needed was a hose and some brackets, and the chemicals. I am getting re-energized on film. Sitting in front of a computer all day making “perfect” images can get tiresome. Vive la chambre noire

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I had originally purchased the Ricoh GX100 which really is an awesome camera, it has an amazing 24mm lens and a “snap” mode that is great for street style shooting. What killed me was the 6-8 second RAW write times and inability to adjust the flash output. I want a pocket camera, but I don’t want to loose control. So I went with my original impulse and got the Canon G9 (which I should have went with in the first place, and not spent so much time mulling over the decision). I think I fell for the style of shooting people did with the GX100, more than I did the actual camera. So far, with the exception of the 35mm lens (that I can deal with) and being a tad bulky, I am in love with the G9.

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These are a little past due, but who cares? Love Your Bike was a good time, cool stuff in the silent auction (none of which I won). Big ups to the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin for putting it all together, and to the sponsors for donating, Sprecher Brewery did a good job at getting me a bit tipsy.

For Milwaukee Breast and Alo’s birthday, we hung out at the Highbury, it was good fun.

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These are from a set where I combined flat bird art with images I captured with a lens I made from an old Diana camera.
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This is the one that was chosen for the cover, I like it, but I preferred the one where he was looking down. If this is your first time here,  and you found me from the cover photo, welcome.

The McCormick House This is where Melissa and I stayed for our wedding. It was by far the best B&B we have ever stayed at. It was beautiful and the service was exceptional.www.mccormickhouseinn.com

Melissa and I got married in Hayward Wisconsin On Saturday October 6th. It was the most amazing, personal, intimate, and uniquely us wedding that we could have imagined. Everyone asks if it feels different now, I don’t think it does, because it just feels so right. A big thanks to Dave from Ricco for taking time to shoot the wedding. More photos to come soon.

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I missed most of Center Street Daze, But I still got my share of fun, Kim N Tonic showed up with an awesome Whitney Houston dress that most everyone tried on. Without a doubt, Quinn rocked it the hardest! I finished off the night at the Bay View VFW and rocked some karaoke for free Whiskey!

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Melissa and I filled out our wedding license today. I was surprised by the question “Are the bride and groom related?” I guess cousins can be quite removed, but still, it made me giggle. Only 2 more weeks until the big day!

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I pulled out the old Altoids Camera (Optio s3 that fits into a mint tin) and snapped some shots at Locust Street Days.

This was a fun night, WWC released their CD that I designed. They played with IfIHadAHiFi.