I can honestly say Heather’s Glen is going to be one of my favorite wedding venues. Not only because the the place is cool, but the staff rocks! Click below for a little teaser preview of a bridal shot there this past week.

This is Ann. Beautiful dress. Beautiful location. Beautiful Bride. Absolutely fun to hang out with. A+++++ on the eBay scale.

I’ll be out all day tomorrow. But I’ll post couple more in a day or two.

Enjoy!

- Jordan

Couple days ago, I took a 2 hour drive in the mad Houston streets down to Lake Jackson to update some shots of TriCoast. Yep. We got in front of the camera instead of behind it.

I think only loved ones would say these two belong in front of the camera. But who knows, we might get a hit if I submit these to America’s Next Top Model. These shots were for something that one of our awesome sponsors, Miller’s Lab, needed for something I have no clue about. Mike explained it to me at one point. But post-hurricane Ike stress induced a Rockband marathon. In other words, I didn’t hear a word Mike said. Deadline was short only because Lake Jackson still does not have power as of now. Internet access is still sparse. Mosquitoes, however, are in an overwhelming abundance. So no power, means no studio set up. Mosquitoes means no outdoor shots. Well, there goes our favorite elements to shoot in.

This is where Java Jazz comes in for the save. One of the ONLY coffee shops in Lake Jackson, City of Enchantment, that is fully functional WITH internet. Not to mention the Hawaiian Grog as one of their house specials. Nothing wrong with a cup of kona with toasted coconut blended in for that small touch of flavor. Just what I need before a shoot.(All you brides and seniors take note.)

Although we typically travel light, we brought every piece of mobile gear we had. I think I would have been happy shooting with my camera phone by the time we hauled everything in. I will say thought, this is not the norm for us. We travel light. Mainly because we are overweight and camera equipment gets heavy after a while.

I think the owner best summed it up when he said something along the line of”…look like musicians but don’t know how to play a thing…” Which sadly, is very true. But we can play Rockband!

Before we packed everything up, the girls jumped in for their 15 mins of fame with the rocktars. (Rockstars on the xBox 360 that is…)

While we packed up, the owners of Java Jazz hopped up on stage to survey the damage. You know how crazy those rock musicians get after all. The banjo is not a show piece. He actually plucked out a tune and sounds awesome. I wonder if they will include the banjo in Rockband 3…

- Jordan

We spent this past weekend with some awesome photographers in Rayne, LA. Frog Capital of the World. I’m not sure how that title came about since I only saw one frog there the whole time.

No…this isn’t the frog…

The workshop was hosted by Colin Burnum Photography. Colin’s studio was large enough to have a shooting room, a studio and a reception area. With lots of…er…adult beverages…

This is the studio area. Small section of the studio area. Colin is putting up our brand new backdrop we just received from Denny’s. Link to backdrop.

As nice as the studio was, fully equipped with a very, very capable air-conditioning unit, we took the class outside. Who says you don’t have to suffer for your art?

As usual, before the class goes out to shoot, Cody does a demo shoot. After that, we break out for the hands on session.

Couldn’t ask for a better day to shoot. Full sun and blue skies. Add a bit of some hurricane clouds and everything is perfect. Except for the mosquitoes…

So, this is what we see straight out of the camera. Sun peaking out just behind the clouds

And this is after Lightroom. Fun stuff

We took a short walk into town where the walls are covered in graffitti. I mean…murals. Again, playing with the spot light/snoot effect.

Jay getting down and dirty in the streets of Rayne. No frogs were harmed.

If you’re not sure about coming out to one of our workshops, just ask these two. They fully approve.

And, you might even get to ride an airplane.

I’ll post more images later on. Again, super fun group at this workshop. HUGE THANKS to Colin Burnum for everything, from breakfast, lunch, dinner and the after hours reception.

- Jordan

Well I just found out TriCoast made Denny’s Mfg new Fall/Winter Supplement Catalog for their company. If you do not know about Denny’s check them out, truly their products have changed our business for the better.

For years TriCoast has believed in the quality and products of Denny’s Mfg. We have purchased everything from large props and backdrops for over 10 years now. Their products have simply changed our business for the better, without changing a thing, using their backdrops in our senior business and their props in our baby settings has simply made TriCoast look better. So for us to be in their new Fall/Winter Supplement Catalog has truly humbled us and is a great honor.

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