It has been a while since I've posted on this blog and if you read my last post you will know why.   I'm finally getting caught up.   Now just to get ahead a little bit.  To all of my wonderful clients, thank you for you patience and understanding.

When I started photography 10 years ago, I really started out of an interest in the technicality of photography.  Photography as a craft is highly technical: iso, focal length, f-stop, megapixels, shutter speed, flash guide numbers, megabytes, gigabytes, gigahertz, etc.   Photography for me when I began was really material for my enjoyment of the technical aspect of photography.

Every once in a while I am graced to be able to step back and look at myself in action from a more detached viewpoint and when I do so I am surprised to find myself changed.  After my shoot with Kelsey and Wade, as I was driving home, I realized that not once during the entire shoot did the technical aspects of photography entire in to my conscious.  The camera was simply an extension of my hand and eye and the manipulation of the camera was no more conscious than the manipulation of my hand to hold or eye to see.

So what?  It was again, for me, a recognition that I've changed.   I shoot now to see life.   The camera is simply my ticket to look at life and relationships and be struck again by the newness that reality always is, to be moved by gift of the circumstances which I get to see.   

Being moved is simply a reaction of my heart to seeing.  

Barry and Debbie drove up from the Twin Cities to shoot their engagement session with me in the woods of the Brainerd Lakes Area and the tremendous fall colors that were here only a short time ago.

Many major, life changing events have happened in my life in the past few weeks and I want to thank Barry and Debbie for their patience with me.   I want to thank all of my clients for their patience with me.

Barry and Debbie, enjoy your engagement images and thank you for being with me on that beautiful fall day.

Tim

Jeff and Kelly completely rocked a chilly fall day in the Brainerd Lakes Area as we wandered around the beautiful Madden's Resort for their engagement session.   Then they went with me into Brainerd to create some night images as well.

Jeff and Kelly, I can't wait for you wedding!

Tim

I was introduced to Jeri and Mike through one of Jeri's good friend's who just happens to be the awesome wedding coordinator at my two favorite wedding and reception locations in the Crosslake Area: Manhattan Beach Lodge and Whitefish Lodge.

Then I show up to photography their engagement session to find my favorite florist, Sarah from Lime Greenery, there because she's good friend with Jeri as well!  Great way to start a session.

Our session started at Moonlite Bay where Mike and Jeri both work and where their reception will be held.

Keane and Andrea are getting married in MEXICO...    that's pretty much awesome if you ask me.   I first met Andrea and Keane when they drove down from Walker, MN on beautiful Leach Lake to shoot their engagement session in Brainerd.

We started by wondering downtown Brainerd, then heading to Cragun's Legacy Golf Course to finish.

Enjoy....



Keane and Andrea, thanks!

Tim