Hillary and James: wedding shoot

I had not met Hillary and James until this weekend. Hillary had hired us over the phone while we were away, I didn't quite know what to expect. I had them come to the studio so we could take a little time to get to know one another and then drive around town together for their wedding day photo shoot. I couldn't have been more pleased when there they were, bride and groom, in my back yard. They looked great! Full of smiles and nervous grins, obviously very much in love.

Anyone familiar with Austin will recognize many of the South Congress locations we visited. We had a great time wandering around, eliciting hoots and hollers, car horns and many other quieter congratulations from passerbys.

So one more time, "Congratulations Hillary and James, may all your days be as fun and full of love as this one."

The Road, day and night

We had an out of town wedding this past weekend in Fredericksburg. As per our usual routine, stopping and taking pictures along the way is a big part of any roadtrip. The drive through the Texas Hill Country is just perfect at the moment. All the wildflowers are blooming, the weather isn't insanely hot yet and the wide open roads are a welcome relief from Austin's ever increasing traffic.

I would sure recommend you take a trip out of town before the summer months hit and we are all forced inside by the heat of the Texas sun and the only trip out of the house is to run to the air conditioned car to the air conditioned restaurant to the air conditioned movie theatre, etc. -brian

The Trees are Alive

Stella and I took a walk around the neighborhood this evening. There seems to be something going on with the trees in this area. This beautiful Chevelle SuperSport got crushed by this rather large tree. We were told by a passing woman that the tree just fell down. No storm or anything. It just fell. This seemed rather odd until I saw this other tree across the way which looked as if it was watching us. We determined that the two trees were in cahoots with each other and had some personal vendetta against the car. Perhaps the car was loud or the trees were making a statement about our societies gas guzzling ways. A word to the wise, be good to the trees. -brian

Parking Lot Carnival

My obsession with documenting the traveling carnival continues. These shots were taken while The Mighty Thomas Carnival set up shop at the Tony Burger Center parking lot here in Austin. -brian

SXSW 2008 Austin Texas

It was a crazy and sleepless SXSW this year. Both Stella and I got gigs shooting for SXSWorld magazine. We covered the interactive, film and music festivals and had a blast. Here are some of our favorite shots from the music portion of the festival.


Van Morrison at La Zona Rosa

The Raveonettes hanging out at Red Eyed Fly

Austin locals The Black Angels performing at Pangaea.

From Wales, Los Campesinos playing to a packed house at Emos.

Austin locals David Chenu and Chris Vestre with
The Chris Vestre Group at The Elephant Room

Moby rockin the house at his showcase at Vice

Team Robespierre launching into their first song at Emos.

Mick Jones showcasing his new band Carbon/Silicon on 6th Street.

Bradford Cox of Atlas Sound taking a break
during his daytime show at The French Legation.

Exene and X were one of my sxsw highlights this year.
The band hasn't lost a bit of energy over the years.

Evan Dando and The Lemonheads performed their classic record
"It's a Shame About Ray" in its entirety at Emos Annex.

Lou Reed heading into the screening of his concert
film "Berlin" at the Paramount Theatre.

Kimya Dawson playing at Emos Lounge.

Post punk legends Naked Raygun put on a
powerful show at Red Eyed Fly.

Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo

My friend Jeff was in town this past weekend and we went out to experience a little bit of Texas at the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo. If you have the time, I recommend heading over to the midway for some fun rides, games and cotton candy. - brian

A valentines day SHOUT OUT to all you lovers out there!

Portrait shoot with Laura

I photographed my friend Laura the other day. No reason, just wanted to take some pictures. Laura loves getting dressed up and I love taking pictures so it seemed perfect. Here are some of my favorites. -brian