I think Richard was trying to hide the tears from the crowd. He was pretty successful. But we all know he was crying…

Crystal was more open with her tears. The contrast between the two images is perfect.

Anymore, it seems that weddings are full of people taking photos. Probably half of the people attending this wedding, were taking photos or videos at one point or another. Perhaps it is the location, but I see it a lot. Everyone is recording life these days. The real trick is to live it! I sometimes wish I could set the camera down during a wedding and just experience the moments the wedding guest are having. But, alas, I must do my job. I think it is great that people are interested in creating things as they attend a wedding, or go to a kids soccer game, etc. But I will tell you this, when I go to my son’s baseball game, I wish I had a professional taking the photos, so I could experience the moment and since I don’t, I tend to put the camera away in favor of experiencing the moment. My favorite part of this image is the set of young men on the left hand side of the frame. They chose to stand in a position where they could take it all in, the whole scene.

The Grand Canyon had a magnificent sunset that happens twice every day. The first sunset happens inside the canyon when the light hits the various ridges and plateaus inside the canyon and criss crosses the canyon with shadows and light. The second happens above the canyon when the sun sets on the rest of the world. Both sunsets are beautiful in their own way. This next show is the second sunset on the canyon. We took a series of photos very quickly as the sun set for the second time that evening. Moving fast is critical at this point in the evening. I have to give a lot of the credit for the speed at which we can get these shots done to the Profoto B2 Off Camera Flash System we use. It allows us to maneuver quickly and get accurate TTL flash exposures with absolutely no fuss. So we are able to think more about the photo and less about getting the flash to cooperate.

Crystal is not a big fan of heights. In the photo above, she was a little shaky about being close to the edge, but at least there was a nice barrier of stones between here and the “cliff”. I had intended to keep her at that distance, but she worked up the curate and said, “I am going to do this! Put me on the edge with my feet hanging over the cliff.” OK! Let’s do it. We carefully put her on the edge and took this next shot, which I absolutely love and hope she does as well.

Then she got even more brave and stood up (with our support) and we got the next shot, which I love as well. So, this set of shots just goes to show you that there is a prize for those who show courage.

Like I said, I was extremely interested in the flowers at this wedding. Debra, the wedding planner (a fantastic resource for any unique Arizona wedding) always does such an amazing job with the flowers and the details of her weddings.

On our way back to the hotel for the reception, the moon caught my attention. I hadn’t seen a moon like this in a very long time. It was the perfect phase, the perfect cross between night and day. I must have shot 30 versions of this moon. So I am giving you two of them.