I Left my Wallet in El Segundo

A little while ago, I went out to California with Kristin and her parents to visit her brother's family. They live in LA, right by the beach and I brought my camera just about every where I went and came away with some fun photos. I don't know what it is, but Southern California light is just different. It's almost got this constant mystical feel because it seems like it always has a finite mist or a touch of moisture in the air that diffuses wonderfully.

Enjoy the pics....

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My two faves....

Summertime favorties

So far, the summer here in Colorado has been one that reminds me of my childhood.....but with tornadoes.

To those of you who were fortunate enough to be born and raised in the land of God (Elway), aka, Colorado, the afternoon showers we've been having are a throwback to the summertime days of our childhood. I can remember vividly being kicked out of the swimming pool by the lifeguards because lightning had been spotted in the area. My friends and I would hop out, dry off, go home and drink chocolate milk, watch afternoon cartoons and listen to the rain outside. I'm sure all your fellow Colorado natives can relate, as you probably have a similar memory that revolves around the afternoon rains while growing up.

In all of this, I've only sat through one rain delay this season at Coors Field (knock on wood). Even better, these afternoon showers have brought with them some amazing light and have taken me away from the photo wells and into other parts of the stadium which I haven't visited with a camera in quite a while. It has helped me learn more about the process of constructing a photo instead of just making photos..Being persistant and waiting, instead of just moving along when nothing catches your eye for a few minutes.

I've captured some different things in these images. I've found different moments in the ballpark, some of which I never knew existed (for instance, they go into the fountain EVERY game and retrieve the batting practice home runs). I've captured action from a different angle. And lastly, I've found moments amongst the fans with a sentimental touch.

Enjoy....

Healin' Wheels!

On Saturday, I had the chance to photograph the inaugural Healing Wheels Tour, a charity ride that benefits the Inner City Health Center here in Denver. While I was very excited to shoot this, I wasn't all that pumped for the 5am wake up call. Ugh! To make matters worse, on Friday night I went and saw Chase Jarvis, a well known photographer, give a lecture called "The Consequences of Creativity" THEN came home at 9:30 and HAD to watch the Red Wings-Penguins Game 7 that I had recorded. What was I thinking?

Anyway, the good thing was that the lecture got me all juiced to make some great photos and I've posted a few below. It was a great event and it's always nice to help a good cause.

.....and the Penguins won!!!

Enjoy the pics...

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Brad Hawpe, a smoke machine, and too much wind!

Last month, I had the opportunity to photograph Brad Hawpe for the cover of the June 2009 issue of Rockies Magazine, which also doubles as the game program at Coors Field for the month.
The last time I photographed Brad, it was a last minute thing and we did a pretty ho-hum cover that wasn't all that exciting. So, this time, I wanted to dress it up and we did just that by renting a smoke machine and playing with that.
We shot this in front of Gate D at Coors Field which doubles as a wind tunnel which made things a little more difficult than we hoped. But thanks to some expert smoke fanning moves by my coworker Ryan Mckee, we pulled off a great shot.

Enjoy!

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Cutie Hadley

A Couple weeks ago I visited my friends Dave and Christy and shot some pics of their adorable daughter Hadley while I was there.  Looking at her today, you'd never know that this little one spent a couple weeks or so at Children's Hospital a little over a year ago when she was diagnosed with Botulism.  You can read more about Christy and Dave's emotional roller coaster through it all here on Christy's wonderful blog.

After having Shaw, I can't imagine having to go through something like that.

Enjoy the pics.

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Trevor "Shaw" Brown III

On March 4, 2009, my life changed forever in ways that words cannot adequately explain.  My wife Kristin gave birth to our first child, Trevor "Shaw" Brown III.  In the two weeks that have followed, I have experienced some of the deepest emotions of my life, all of them joyous.

Since January, I filmed Kristin's journey through her pregnancy with Shaw. The video that I have posted below is the final product of this odyssey in which Kristin had to deal with bed rest and gestational diabetes in addition to the extraordinary changes a pregnant woman's body experiences.  Despite these difficult experiences, she kept her spirits high and didn't lose sight of the finish line.

While nothing will be able to completely express what I have felt over the past couple weeks, I hope this provides a glimpse into the whirlwind that has brought me to tears out of pure happiness.

Enjoy!

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You can watch it below, or you can also see it in full HD here

Expecting Shaw from Trevor Brown on Vimeo.

Luck o' the Irish

This afternoon, I had the opportunity to photograph a wonderful student-athlete from Cherry Creek High School named McKenzie Brown.  She is heading to Notre Dame to play lacrosse next year and is being featured in Lacrosse Magazine next month in the 'Give and Go' portrait on the back page.  Since she's heading to Notre Dame, I chose a green back drop for the whole 'luck of the Irish' theme.

She was awesome to work with and I think this frame really captures her energy and youthful spirit.

Enjoy,

TSB2

False Alarm...

So, on Saturday we had a bit of a false alarm...but judging by the first photo, you can see that we had good reason to believe it was about to go down. Hopefully the next post will be one with a new member of our family! We'll keep you posted!

Timing Contractions...

Getting ready to go to the hospital.  Girls...

Even Joe thought we were going to have the baby...

Our current "Bible."

Feeling the Contractions...

Talking to the Doc...

Arriving at the hospital...

Signing in...

Shakin' it.  Trying to get the baby going...

Having some fun with a security camera bubble in the hospital...

Portrait in gown...

Us...

Portrait...

Walkin'...