Behind the scenes: 2009, part 2

Me, photographing Brandon and his groomsmen before his wedding
Photo by Brad Walters

Earlier this week I posted lots of pictures of me and my colleagues during photo shoots. Here’s the second half of my photos of us behind the scenes. What a good life.

Brandon and his friends got ready in an RV in the middle of a field. Brad Walters took this picture while I was taking this photo of Brandon on top of the RV.

I liked the view from up there!

Next I climbed down into a dirty ditch to get this portrait of Brandon.

Later in the day, Stephanie’s flower girl picked a flower and gave it to me. I wore it in my hair. (Photo by Brad again)

Brad took some great behind-the-scenes photos that day! Here I am taking this picture of Brandon and Stephanie.

Thanks, Brad, for these great pictures! Here’s the set up for this one.

Fun on the swings!

Later in the summer I loved this fun view of Mike, a photographer guest, and the flower dog at Sarah and Nathan’s ceremony.

That’s Mike at Keystone Ranch! I love the views from our “office.”

It was a team effort to make the kids smile at Sarah and Nathan’s wedding. Their help paid off!

Mike and Sarah

Mike busted a move on the Keystone Ranch dance floor while the guests were eating.

I busted a move all night long. That was seriously a great party.

A guest used my camera to take this picture of me. He was shocked to discover that the motor drive took 5 or 6 pictures when he meant to take one!

It was a big summer for Thriller dancers.

In September, we cruised around Eagle Springs Golf Club in Beaver Creek at Liz and Dudley’s wedding.

We liked Eagle Springs!

The groomsmen enjoyed champagne while I took the family portraits.

I LOVE how Mike will roll around on the ground to get great shots.

Mike in the golf cart after our portrait session with Liz and Dudley. Right after he dropped me off and I took this picture, I slipped off a curb and fell on my butt in front of tons of guests. D’oh. People were asking me the rest of the night if I was ok. My ankle hurt, but I lied and said I was just fine. 😉

Mike and me at the reception later that night.

The following weekend, I got another fun shot of Mike rolling in the grass, this time with Margie and Jason.

There’s a creepy business man statue at the Cable Center. Mike made a friend.

My adorable assistant, Lindsey, at the Cable Center.

A couple weeks later was the wedding of my friend Brittany. Here I am hugging her when I saw how gorgeous she looked in her gown.

Brittany and me

Here’s a cool picture of Tamera Goldsmith photographing at the Air Force Academy chapel, with Brittany and John Paul reflected in the mirror behind her.

Later that night I taught Brittany’s niece how to use my camera. She got some decent photos with that heavy thing!

My new photo assistant

During Tara and Bryan’s post-wedding portrait session later that month, I walked through some bushes to get cool foliage in the foreground of a photo. I stepped out to discover that I was covered in prickly burrs! Bryan used my camera to take this picture.

While I was photographing lying on the lawn of the Garden of the Gods Club, they mentioned how beautiful the sky looked from that angle. Bryan suggested I lie down to see for myself. It had to be bizarre for the people inside the Club to see a bride, groom, and photographer in a group cuddle on the lawn. Good stuff.

Thanks to all my friends, clients, and colleagues who helped to make my 2009 wedding season so fantastic. I can’t wait to see what adventures lie ahead in 2010!