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john - August 17, 2009 - 8:56 am

love your work!!!!!

Beth Armsheimer - July 9, 2009 - 3:25 pm

seriously this wedding was amazing! You totally rocked it!

vcs - July 6, 2009 - 10:37 pm

Sue, I can’t express how much I enjoyed working with you, Mike, and the family. Your hospitality was so gracious! I look forward to Alyssa and Jessica’s wedding for sure.

Megan, you took the words right out of my mouth… It was not only a great wedding and awesome working with you and Kyle but such a joy to make new friends. I look forward to the future!

vcs

Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Redfield - July 6, 2009 - 9:17 pm

Victor, the pictures are amazing, even better than we had anticipated! We can’t wait to see the rest! We had the best time working with you and feel so lucky to not only have had the most talented photographer capture such a memorable day for us, but to have made a lifelong friend. Thanks for everything!!

sue messina - July 6, 2009 - 7:23 pm

victor…you are soo good i would pay DOUBLE the price in our contract and I think you should RAISE your prices!!! (in the future, of course..or give me a “two for one clause”) just kidding I do have to hire you two more times. You are the best of that I am sure and we will treasure these photos all of our lives…worth every penny. Thanks mamasue

Yuka photo art - July 6, 2009 - 5:26 pm

Beautiful Wedding…..I love the colors and mood on the pictures!

Heidi @ Zenadia - July 6, 2009 - 4:13 pm

Stunning! Her bouquet is so lovely. I can’t wait to see more of this wedding!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Where in the world should I go? – Contest Winner

I made a decision on Thursday for my trip and I’m actually writing this post in the Seattle airport while waiting on my connection to Spokane, WA. Thank you for all wonderful suggestions and comments last month. Definitely a lot of places on there I still want to visit.

Below were the three major factors in my decision from the suggests:

1) Places I have already traveled. This ruled out: Ireland, Prague, Oregon/Pacific NW, Cape Code, Venice, Hong Kong, and a few more…

2) Places Rachael wants to go. This ruled out: Italy, Spain, and Australia (First big family vacation, hopefully in a few years)

3) Places I could get to from Coeur d’ Alene, ID on American Airlines. This ruled out a ton of good spots, argh!

So Hilarye of My Fotographa in Atlanta, GA ultimately influenced my decision to go to Calgary, Alberta. Hilarye suggested Vancouver, British Columbia and my original trip got shorted from 5 days to now only 3. My idea was to fly into Vancouver and ride the train across to Calgary while takes two days alone. So now I opted to fly straight to Calgary. My itinerary is a very packed for the 3 days. Activities include: shoot at least one sunrise and sunset in Banff National Park, photograph the local flair at Stampede, play golf and hang with my friends Tayhlor and Amiee.

So congratulations to Hilarye, I hope I get some good stuff! Thanks again for all the travel ideas, I am definitely keep the list and resources on file.

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Friday, July 3, 2009

Beaver Creek, Colorado Wedding – Joann and Aaron

A few weeks ago I flew to Denver to photograph a wedding two hours east in Beaver Creek, Colorado. It’s some of the most amazing scenery! Along the drive I passed bison grazing pastures and Buffalo Bill’s grave as massive snow capped mountains tower in the distance. It was a pleasure for me to photograph Joann and Aaron’s very intimate wedding. There were only six people including me. The couple met in Dental school at the University of Louisville and have been together for nine years.

Joann grew up in Manchester and was a senior in high school when I was a freshman. She was between my sisters and I in school. It was my first time meeting Aaron and he’s a great dude despite being a Razorback. We almost have him converted to being a Wildcat fan! We were like old pals after our short two day adventure. We drank sake, shot pool, and played golf in the rain.

We were totally blessed with the weather… It had stormed and rained both days. Then just before the ceremony it cleared and ended up being a gorgeous afternoon which provided excellent light and dramatic scenery for the photographs. The ceremony was held on a small bridge over a mountain stream. No one heard the vows for the rushing water except the couple. They actually preferred it that way making them less nervous in front of the large crowd of four witnessing the act. After the photos were finished we sat down to a very nice dinner at the Osprey Lodge where everyone was staying. The chef prepared an awesome five course meal ending with his spin on Tres Leches which was to die for!

Check out some of my favorite photos, enjoy!

Aaron trying his hand at modeling – ‘Blue Steel’

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Elaine Carr - July 7, 2009 - 1:05 pm

exquisite – positively exquisite

I think Joann looks just like Aunt Elaine – okay, okay, minus a few years……

I/we want an invitation to ever single, solitary party!

Proud, with lots of agape love,

Carolyn Elaine Carr
Martha Henrietta Baker
Cathryn Martha Carr

Kristin Kelsey Freeland - July 7, 2009 - 8:20 am

Nice and intimate. Just perfect.

Go Wildcats!

Kristin

Cathy - July 6, 2009 - 8:45 am

Wow….that 14th one down, of the couple with the view behind them, is sooo stunning!!!!

Joe Latter - July 5, 2009 - 4:57 pm

Love that setting. Looks like elk country!!

Helen Baldwin - July 5, 2009 - 9:09 am

Beautiful couple. Beautiful pictures. I can’t stop looking at them! Congratulations my dears. I’m thrilled for you both. XOXO.
Godspeed,
Mom

vcs - July 3, 2009 - 11:28 pm

Heidi, thank you for checking out the blog and for the kind words! You do great work as well. The site looks awesome! I loved “Lauren” the bag tag Save the Date!

Vonda Jackson - July 3, 2009 - 9:38 am

Absolutely beautiful!!!!! Love the setting, Victor you did a great job. These pics are just BEATIFUL!! Congrats to you both, Joann and Aaron.

Heidi @ Zenadia - July 3, 2009 - 9:29 am

What an absolutely beautiful setting! Those images are all amazing!

Monday, June 29, 2009

Wal-Mart in Crenshaw

Let me start by saying I love Wal-Mart! When growing up in the south that’s all you have, it’s a one stop shop in most small towns. There’s always a friendly greeter, $25 pops and a couple strange works… Generally speaking a use White House Custom Color as my pro lab and print needs but when in a pinch and for family stuff I use Costco pro services. Well today I was really in a last minute bind needed 10 4×6 prints on the fly yesterday! The major, 10 hour travel day coming returning from Cabo yesterday put me way behind today. I squeezed in a re-scheduled meeting this morning at the St. Regis and I need to leave for LA for more appointments and of course basketball tonight. So quick on my feet on my way out the door I have Desiree locate and upload the photos I need near by my appointment. Well she found a Wal-Mart in Crenshaw…

After my lunch I proceeded to pick up my prints with my buddy James… The Wal-Mart was actually located inside a shopping mall and was three stories with escalator and shopping cart movers, crazy but very urban. I go to the photo lab on the second floor and ask to pick up my print that I ordered online. The guy replies, “online?” Then the photo manager comes over to help and locates the my order. It rings up $2.05, awesome! I’ll be on my way, NOT!

It was marked on the envelope, please get a “photos release”… I tried to argue that I was the photographer and I was the professional and how could I have the high resolution files to prints the photos if I were not the photographer. I showed my business card and Visa Check Card. The manger comes and makes me fill out a copyright form with all my info and the photographer’s info, ME AGAIN! Two seconds later my cell rings… “Hi, I have a client of yours here that wants to print some photos from ‘so and so’s’ wedding. Is that okay?” I could see the girl on the phone 10 feet away, so as I turn away quietly answering, “yep, you bet.” I quickly put my iPhone in my pocket. The girl hangs up and comes over to ring me up and had no clue. So if your in a pinch and need some photos stick with Costco!

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