The famous El Paso Club, which is still strictly an old school "gentlemen only" bastion, one of the few left of its kind I suppose. Only men can become members. I've entered its hallowed halls only as a wedding and event photographer, never as a guest. It's really nice in there but you'd think they'd get on board with the rest of society already.
My client Dana (who long ago became a friend, since I shot her wedding 20+ years ago and who knows how many portraits since then) always looks this great. I mean seriously, I've never seen her looking anything less than fabulous. I caught her in this sassy outfit a couple of days after New Years when I dropped by her office during work hours to drop off a photo album. Check out those magenta velvet trousers! We should all look so good at work!
Why yes, it's another well dressed wedding guest. She looked awesome from head to toe!
Well dressed wedding guest alert! That dress was fab and I just had to sneak a photo of her before the ceremony. She later told me that she bought it secondhand. Nice find!
There's a nice gazebo in Manitou's Memorial Park called Seven Minute Springs, and I shot a small wedding there last Saturday. This elaborate "throne" sits in front of the gazebo, but I was so focused on my job that I failed to even notice it until I was getting ready to leave. It's called Revivification and the artist's name is Zach Tabb. Pretty cool!
A very chic couple from a wedding I shot last month at the Craftwood in Manitou. As far as wedding guests go, these two are the most stylish ones I've come across so far this year (and there has been some stiff competition). Her dress and shoes, just wow!
I spent all day working on the little wedding that I photographed a couple of weekends ago in Green Mountain Falls, so I thought I'd volunteer this test shot for the blog. This was taken with a long lens, as I was standing in the gazebo in the middle of the pond. As you can see, it was kind of dreary and rainy in that moment, but once the ceremony got under way, the sun came out, just like magic.
File this under Things I Never Thought I'd See in Green Mountain Falls: something called the Keith Haring Fitness Court. I was in GMF on Saturday to photograph a wedding. This little hamlet west of Colorado Springs has a population of under 700 people, and yet a new fitness court featuring the instantly recognizable work of Keith Haring, the famous New York street artist who died of AIDS in 1990 at age 31, has magically appeared on the main drag. Clearly they erected this facility with the blessing of the Haring estate. To be honest, quiet little Green Mountain Falls is practically the last place on earth I'd think would have anything like this, considering Haring was openly gay and some of his work is quite sexual, although most of it simply has a joyously childlike, pop art appeal. This is wonderful! Pat and I are huge fans of Keith Haring, so I can't wait to drive up the pass with him so he can see this in person.
Don't you love it when you stumble across some public art that you've never noticed before? I do! I found these two large pieces in Green Mountain Falls over the weekend, when I was there to photograph a wedding. After the wedding I doubled back to take a few pictures of them, along with one other remarkable thing that caught my eye earlier in the day. You'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out what that is.
This elegant and beautifully dressed wedding guest caught my eye on Friday, and his friends laughed when they heard me exclaim about his fantastic outfit. "Oh, he always looks this good!" they said. That coat! That hair! Those shoes! He told me that his name is Maurice and he's originally from Benin. Thanks for the photo, Maurice, every guy should strive to look as natty as you!
I was at the Broadmoor all day long, not to shoot a wedding myself but to help out a friend who was shooting a (lovely) wedding. I was just there to assist with the lighting and carrying things, so I didn't bring a camera. I have to say it was kind of nice just being the wedding sherpa for a day, I didn't have to take any pictures at all and I had a few quiet moments that allowed me to snap off a few with my cell phone. Here's a cool bison themed fountain in the West Tower.
Here's a nice snap from Kissing Camels Golf Course taken on October 27, 2018. I must have been there to shoot a wedding, because why else would I be at a golf course? Pretty swell view as you putt.
It's a good thing I have so many random shots of the the Pioneers Museum to fall back on when I'm too busy to go out there with a camera. This one was simply an exposure test while I was shooting a small wedding downtown on July 28th.
Sorry kids, I'm so tired that I can only post one image tonight to kick off my series on the Hot Rod Rock and Rumble. I basically shot the equivalent of two weddings in the last couple of days, only not in sensible shoes and with no help (normally when shooting weddings, the right footwear is key, and so is having an assistant!). Instead, I dressed in 1950s duds, and today that meant about eight hours on my feet in penny loafers, on concrete, schlepping heavy equipment all over God's half acre. So my feet hurt and I'm a little beat. Tomorrow's Sunday Style will definitely be someone or other from this weekend, and on Monday I'll dive into sharing more than just one picture at a time so you can see what a fun event this is.
The husband of the woman that I featured in last week's Sunday Style. Great looking couple!
The wedding coordinator at one of my recent events was wearing a cute jumpsuit. Sassy and comfortable!
Today I shot a little wedding at the county courthouse, which is across the street from the former county courthouse, now known as the Pioneers Museum. I tried to remember to get something decent for the blog while I was out there plugging away, but all I could really muster was this boring shot of the museum's cupola and clock. Let's face it, even simple weddings are intense and I tend to get very focused (no pun intended) on the task at hand. I rarely remember to take non wedding related pictures while I'm working.
