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Denver Engagement Photography | Veronica and Norvan
Monday, March 8, 2010 - Weddings & Clients
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I LOVE engagement sessions! Walking around Denver, getting to know my clients, capturing spectacular photographs. These are just a few of the reasons. And then sometimes it goes to 'another level' completely when the couple is so fun and kind and as excited as I am about creating great photos.
And then, if she's wearing a SARI...! AWESOME! |
| This last weekend I had the great pleasure of cruising around Denver with Veronica and Norvan and getting to know them a little bit. Seeing their personality and how they interact with each other is such a joy - I just know the wedding is going to be a blast! |
| Each of them really do seem to make the other one shine. |
After a quick change...
I caught this one as Norvan cracked some joke and they both started laughing. These are some of the best photos and moments. When you can see the true nature of two people and how they make each other smile. |
| I love the symmetry here... |
| Congrats you two! I can't wait 'til the wedding! |
Thursday's Two-Cent Reviews (Oscars 2010)
Thursday, March 4, 2010 - Treasure Box
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| Ok. I know it's been 10 months since I last shared my 'two-cents' - but, hey, it's the Oscars on Sunday and I've got to give my opinion on this year's films and the upcoming awards. I love movies. I tend to love 'chick-flicks' more than movies filled with explosions. And I still love the Oscars despite how political it has become (I mean these studios campaign at a Presidential level!) |
Last year I gave my Oscar rundown here - and I'll just go ahead and follow the same format this year.
First, my predictions on who WILL win, and then, who I would vote for:
Best Foreign Film
I really love foreign films and can't believe I haven't seen ANY of them this year! So disappointing! I think 'The White Ribbon' is going to win it. Looking forward to catching up with it someday...
If I had a vote? Well, I haven't seen any of them yet - so I'd have to do that before I cast my ballot.
Best Documentary
My wife and I really enjoy watching Documentaries together - I think it's her favorite type of film. We've watched 'The Cove' and 'Food, Inc.' and I think 'The Cove' is going to win it. It's like a spy movie and pretty entertaining in that regard. It's also pretty horrible watching dolphins being slaughtered...
If I had a vote? 'The Cove'.
Animated Feature
I've seen 'Up' and 'Fantastic Mr. Fox'. I think 'Up' is going to win. Has Pixar ever lost? Hmmm, interesting trivia question!
If I had a vote? 'Up'. The film suffers in the same way 'Wall-E' does in that the first half is far better than the second. But the first half of 'Up' is SO good.
Cinematography
I've seen 3 of the 5 and I think 'Avatar' is going to win. I'm no expert in judging this (even though I'm a photographer) but considering all of the new technology they created just to film this movie and then to think about how they blended it all together and made 'Pandora' so real - it's a great achievement...
If I had a vote? Hmmm.... tough one. I might go with 'Inglorious Basterds' though.
Best Supporting Actor
This is one of the biggest 'locks' of the night - Christoph Waltz is going to win. He kinda owned that movie!
If I had a vote? Yeah, I'd vote for him too.
Best Supporting Actress
Sounds like this one is a lock too - Mo'Nique. I haven't seen 'Precious' though. But I have seen 'Up in the Air' and 'Crazy Heart' and so...
If I had a vote? Vera Farmiga.
Best Actor
It's going to be Jeff Bridges or George Clooney. I think Jeff Bridges is going to take home the statue.
If I had a vote? I'd vote for Jeff Bridges. Great performance AND he sings and plays guitar. I'm a sucker for a good singer/songwriter story.
Best Actress
Shockingly it sounds like Sandra Bullock is going to win! She was good - but not THAT good! I really enjoyed Meryl Streep and I heard, early last year, that Carey Mulligan was incredible but - probably because of her campaign peaking to early - she's faded off the radar.
If I had a vote? Can I vote for someone when I haven't seen their performance? It's my list, so I say 'yes'! :) Carey Mulligan. I just heard so many good things...
Best Picture
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air
Really - it's a two-movie race even though they upped the nominees to 10 this year. 'Avatar' the highest grossing film ever, or 'Hurt Locker' which would be the lowest grossing winner ever, were it to win. However, I've heard some quiet rumblings that due to the change in voting this year a potential 'upset' could happen! Voters had to rank the films 1 through 10 this year instead of just picking a winner. So, if voters split on the #1 film but there's a 2nd film that gets tons of 2nd or third place votes - it could be possible to see 'Inglorious Basterds' or 'Up in the Air' sneak in there!!
Who do I think is going to win?
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The 'audience favorite' won last year, and I have a feeling it won't happen two years in a row. 'The Hurt Locker' is a powerful war film. Certainly worthy of this award in my opinion.
If I had a vote? Well, I haven't seen 'A Serious Man' and I'm very curious about it. I've heard some say that it's the Coen Brothers best film to date, which says a lot! I actually think I would vote for 'Inglorious Basterds' given these 10 choices. I really think that in 20 years, people will still be talking about 'Avatar' for its visual achievements and they'll be talking about Quentin Tarantino's film as a near 'masterpiece'. QT is a bit divisive it seems and so many people don't give him the credit he is due because he just bugs them. And this film is very divisive as well! Rewriting the holocaust!? But there is no denying that QT is a master filmmaker and I have a feeling that given some time for reflection, this film will eventually be regarded as one of his very best.
MOVIE CITY NEWS
If you really want to know what the best of the best are - Movie City News collects the top 10 lists of critics from all over the country. This year they collected 225 top tens. Each first place vote gets 10 points, 2nd gets 9... 10th place gets one point. And then they add it up. I really love them for doing this. So, here it is, the Politic-free and Marketing-free TRUE Best Picture rankings of 2009 (or at least as accurate a list as you're likely to find). |
Finally - my favorites. Just to give you some idea of where I'm coming from, here are my favorite films from the last few years:
2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Born Into Brothels
2005
Junebug
2006
United 93
Pan's Labyrinth
2007
Once
The Lives of Others
2008
Wall-E (I know, I know. I had it #2 last year. Time changes things...)
So this year, if Movie City News wanted to hear my two cents, here it is...
Jared's Favorite Films of 2009
10. Up - An opening montage that leaves me in tears.
9. Avatar - Of the 3 Sci-Fi films in my top 10, it's third. Enjoyable. Revolutionary. Terrible script.
8. Inglorious Basterds - There are a few scenes of pure genius. But the language and gore drops it down in my book.
7. Hurt Locker - Instead of focusing on the entire scope of war, it focuses on 3 soldiers. Very, very good stuff.
6. Moon - Art house indie sci-fi. Loved it!
5. Star Trek - My favorite sci-fi of the year. So entertaining and refreshing. Star Trek's going to be around a little longer now...
4. Up in the Air - I laughed more during this movie than probably all the rest I saw all year - put together. That's an achievement.
3. Crazy Heart
Great performances. Great music. Great story. Like I said before, I'm a sucker for a movie like this and it didn't disappoint. Kinda over the alchohol/drugs being the downfall plot though. Oh, well - there's enough good stuff to make up for it.
2. (500) Days of Summer
Was not prepared for how good this movie is! Some of my most favorite movies are non-linear (see: Magnolia, Eternal Sunshine) and this one pulls it off uniquely and creatively. It's also a love story and very funny.
And #1.... Where the Wild Things Are |
What can I say? This one just hit 'home' more than any other film I saw all year. It totally spoke to me - well, the 12-year old boy that I used to be anyway. And if Avatar must be discussed as a great achievement in visual stunnery (yes, I made that word up friends) then this movie has to be right there in the conversation too. I love an emotional movie - and this movie pulls off something incredible by making each creature a reflection of one of the boys various emotions. I mean - the emotions are there walking around, destroying houses, cuddling, throwing birds, building forts, and having a wild rumpus together. Doesn't get any more creative - or beautiful - than that for 2009!
PLEASE TELL ME YOUR FAVORITE(S) OF 2009 AND WHY. I'D LOVE TO HEAR IT! |
Colorado Wedding in Breckenridge | Betsy and Micah
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - Weddings & Clients
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When Betsy's father took Micah fishing for a little Father/Future-Son-in-Law 'get to know you' time, he wanted to make sure Micah was aware of a few things about Betsy. "You know, Micah, she has very strong opinions, very strong convictions and she doesn't waver from them. When she comes to visit me, we have to 'agree to disagree'... and we don't even talk politics anymore. I just want to make sure you know this about Betsy. This is a part of who she is. And she WILL let you know where she stands." And as they were sitting there together with their lines in the water Micah turned toward him and said, "Mr. Scott..." (Micah's a gentleman like that) "Mr. Scott, I call that 'passion' and that's what I love about her." In that moment, Micah won her father's blessing.
And on Saturday, February 27th, Betsy and Micah were married in Breckenridge, Colorado surrounded by their family and friends.
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Funny little side-story:
When my wife and I did some pre-marital counseling back in 1998, we took a compatibility test. On that test we scored a Zero on 'Communication' (Yes, friends, a Zero is bad...) and a perfect 100 in 'Faith'. Our counselor recommended we hold off the wedding based on this Zero. We didn't. And I believe that it's our 'Faith' that has held us close together for nearly 11 years now.
I have a sneaking suspicion Micah and Betsy would score 100 in 'Faith' as well. And hopefully they would fare a little better than us in the 'Communication' department as well! |
| Check out these icicles... |
| February Wedding in the Colorado Mountains. Plan on snow! |
| The entire wedding party was brave enough to hike around downtown Breckenridge for some fun photos before the reception. Lots of honking, yelling, and whistling ensued. |
| And you could've guessed that a little snow ball fight was going to break out! |
| As seen in the previous photo and below - Betsy and Micah love 'the dip'! |
| Congrats you two! It was an honor to be a part of your day! |
treasure this day forever
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Featured in Destination i Do magazine | Elena and AJ
Monday, February 22, 2010 - Weddings & Clients
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Elena and AJ found the perfect location for their intimate destination wedding in Mexico - El Careyes. Secluded, Romantic, Beautiful, Private... Personal. They just needed a photographer to capture it all. Having found my photos online of another wedding there, they decided I was just the photographer for them. Lucky Me!
A Return to Paradise...
Hailing from L.A., Elena and AJ travelled to El Careyes with about 60 of their closest family and friends. It was there that I met them for the first time and I was immediately welcomed into the festivities of the weekend with all of the warmth and joy these two posses.
What a delight to now see their very special wedding published in the latest edition of Destination I Do Magazine. On newstands now... |
Colorado Engagement Photography | Betsy and Micah
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - Weddings & Clients
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| How cool is this!? It's nearly Valentine's Day. Their wedding is just a few weeks away. Betsy's leaving town for Chicago. And Micah hands her this just before she gets on the plane. |
AND IT EVEN RHYMES PEOPLE!
I'm the photographer for their wedding too - next weekend - but this past weekend I got the chance to catch up with them for an engagement session in Denver. I'm sure when I fill this site with all of their awesome wedding day images I'll have a lot more to say about this way cool couple, so today I'll just leave you with the images.
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Congrats you two! Can't wait for the wedding!
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Did you see my photo galleries?
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - Treasure Box
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Maybe it's been awhile since you checked out my Photo Galleries? That's fine. But today I invite you to take another look!
I've added and/or updated 5 wedding galleries, 3 Engagement galleries, as well as Portraits: Baby, Portraits: Family, and Grads: Class of 2010.
Enjoy some of my favorite images from the weddings of:
Elena and AJ (Wedding in El Careyes, Mexico) |
Plus lots of great Senior Pictures, Family Pictures, and Baby Pictures.
Don't let the boss catch you looking at all of these while you're supposed to be working! |
Boulder Colorado Wedding featured on 'The Wedding Chicks'
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - Weddings & Clients
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I'm so excited that the Wedding Chicks are showing this wedding off - it was simply beautiful! Big thanks to Leila Khalil, Wedding PR person extraordinaire, for also wanting to show this one off! (She has her own wonderful 'Bridal Blog' at Inspired By This that is great for Brides and business types!)
And, so, yeah - my photographs look pretty good I think - but the real work of making this wedding so amazing was done by Julie Gambrell of Classic Creations. If you are needing some help planning your wedding, Julie is right there at the top when it comes to Colorado Wedding Planners!
And finally, one more shout out to Alicia at Bella Fiori for her stunning work on all of the florals! Follow this link if you are in need of flowers for your wedding or special event! |
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