Laurie Karr - The Bridal Session

Because It's A Dry Heat...
Let me introduce you all to Laurie Karr. We shot this bridal session last night at Elena Gallegos Open Space. This is such a beautiful location that it is quickly becoming a favorite amongst our clients. The weather was perfect, the wind was tame and the only real issue was the gnats but we at Dry Heat Photography will not be deterred by insects! Anyway, all the elements came together for a beautiful Bridal Session here it is. Stay tuned for Laurie and Sean's Engagement Session in two weeks!

The Dry Heat Photography Wedding Store

We've been offering this service for quite awhile now but it's so cool that I would like to take this opportunity to tell everyone about it. It's called The Wedding Store and all of you brides out there need to check this out! The Wedding Store has an extensive inventory of over 2400 awesome wedding accessories - many of which are extremely unique and things you will not likely find at a local shop. I have been to literally thousands of weddings and have rarely even seen stuff this cool or cute. I don't mean that to sound all cheesy or anything but I really mean it - it's a cool online store, give it a look!
http://www.theweddingstore.weddingstar.com/

Introducing Evelyn and Jason

Evelyn and Jason might qualify as getting the cart before the horse seeing as we shot the engagement session and then went to Flying Star to book the wedding over dinner. We had a great evening with them. It's always fun to get to know our clients. Despite the fact that we do have an actual studio and an art gallery it seems that everyone (by everyone I mean me) loves to go to Flying Star! I think it's the Red Stuff and the Crave Salad... Anyway, Rick and I met Evelyn and Jason at Elena Gallegos Open Space and set out to face the cactus. Elena Gallegos is actually one of my favorite places to shoot and we have several more sessions scheduled there in the near future.



Might have gotten carried away with the cactus...

Brittany and Travis - The Wedding

Brittany and Travis were married on May 24, 2008 at the Prairie Star in Bernalillo. Rick shot this wedding and it is the second one he has done for this family! A couple years ago he shot the bride's brother's wedding. It is always so flattering when our client's family members come back us for their own weddings.

It's always such a picturesque scene for the ceremony's at Prairie Star. That old cottonwood and the view of the Sandia Mountains make a near perfect backdrop.

Jim Gross - Sandia Moment Release Party

On May 20th Rick and I attended the release party for Jim Gross's debut album, Sandia Moment! The party was downtown at the One Up! club. Several months ago we spent the day with Jim driving around in the desert - truck full of clothes, hats, guitars and camera gear in search of the perfect place to shoot the album cover. We found the most amazing location and it just spoke to all of us. The shoot itself was a little treacherous with the wind howling the whole time and Jim's hat constantly flying off his head. In addition, there was a dog hanging out, who was cute at first, but became steadily more and more persistent about being the center of attention. At one point I was laying on the ground to get a shot and the dog was actually standing on my back! Yeah, sounds funny now.... Anyway - skip ahead to about 6 weeks ago and Rick is spending the night at Jim's studio helping Jim and his daughter Christie with the graphic design for the album cover. Jim is a dear friend of ours and we were so excited to come and support him when the album was finally released! It is always a wonderful feeling to see your hard work turn your dreams into reality!
Jim was so inspired by this image, he wrote a song titled Cemetery Road.

Here are a few shots of the performance from the release party. I have been listening to Jim perform at wedding for the past decade, so it was quite a treat to hear him play with back up musicians.

On congas and latin percusion was Paul Serna.

On violin was Gloria Velasco. On Native American Flute was Andrew Thomas.

And of course, the legend himself, Jim Gross. For more information about Jim Gross and Carousel Of Music please visit his website http://www.carouselofmusic.com/

Introducing Esther and Sean

I must say that we are rolling into summer in fine style! I could have only hoped that we would have so many wonderful clients! Esther and Sean are no exception, of course! They don't mess around either. We booked the wedding on Friday and shot the engagement session on Monday evening at the UNM Duckpond. The wedding is in November - stay tuned....