Well, it finally stopped snowing long enough to do some senior portraits. Congratulations to Olivia Paschal for being our first senior this year. Here's a few of her senior portraits. Enjoy.

Meet Victoria. She makes the best bread around here and she makes it from scratch everyday. She owns a little restaurant across the street and a little bit to the left of our studio space. We like her and her restaurant so much that we've slowly been working out a plan to help narrow her focus of food offerings and rebrand her establishment with her bread as the spotlight. We've had a few meetings with her to talk through details and during those meetings, I've snapped a few photos with my iPhone; partly for inspiration in moving forward with the new vision and partly because I just can't help myself. Enjoy :)

Today on the blog, we're sharing some images created for Masons, a fashion forward boutique   in Fayetteville Arkansas. We had a lot of in the studio goofing off with silly faces, oversized balloons and equally large flowers. Background music for the shoot was provided by artists such as "The BeeGees" and Linkin Park, courtesy of my wife Kristen's "exercise playlist". You can shop Masons at both Fayetteville locations or through their website. And be sure to check out their new look book featuring lots of fun fashion and gift ideas for Valentine's Day and Spring (which we hope is right around the corner). Cheers.  

Meet Angie Evans Benham, one of the true heroes of civil rights and integration in schools. As a fifteen year old high school student, she acted on her conscience and her beliefs and in doing so, helped change history. 

Say hello to the a nifty little product known simply as "The Microfiber Pouch." We had the opportunity to create a little video for Cumberland Concepts, the brains behind the Microfiber Pouch, to help demonstrate their new product and its many uses. The idea behind the video was to take a simple product and to give it an endearing personality while also demonstrating its versatility and practicality. Look for the Microfiber Pouch in Wal-Mart stores in the near future or order from their website. In the meantime, you can see it in action by clicking the video above. Enjoy. 

We recently procured a copy of a printed piece that incorporated some of our images from the Fayetteville Public Library. Designed by DOXA, the piece was centered around stories and quotes from lifelong patrons and was used by the library to communicate the library's influence in the community. It's always a joy to work with DOXA and with the Fayetteville Public Library and we were thrilled to learn that the campaign raised plenty of awareness and also, quite a lot of money. For us, this job was a great reminder that Photography is always at its best when it serves alongside others for a greater cause. 

We were recently hired to document the 50th Anniversary Celebration for the architecture/engineering firm Crafton Tull. With offices and locations all over the region, this company has earned itself a longstanding reputation for quality and excellence. During the night, I witnessed longtime leaders and newer employees alike chatting, laughing, welcoming friends and colleagues and celebrating the anniversary together. Here's a few images from the evening. Enjoy.

For the life of me, I can't recall a wedding other than my own where I had to hold back a few tears. But such was the case this past weekend, when Collin Jackson and Erin Pham recited their beautifully written and intensely personal vows to each other. It was a beautiful day for the wedding. For what seemed like the first time this year, the temperatures rose above freezing and the sun graced us with its warmth. We arrived in the morning and spent the day with Collin and Erin, their family and friends as they prepared for the long awaited celebration. And when it finally arrived, I found myself, like the hundreds of others in the room, getting a little emotional. Stone Chapel was indeed packed out for the celebration, but I do believe even MORE people packed out the adjoining reception area, where the guys from Brock Entertainment pumped out the music and the motivation to respond to that music with lots of epic dance moves. Even with 11 stitches in my knee from a recent mountain biking accident, I found myself in the middle of it all, capturing various displays of awesomeness while attempting a few dance moves of my own. All in all, it was a wonderful way to start out 2014 and we are SO HAPPY for the new Mr. & Mrs. Jackson. Here's a few images from the day. Enjoy!

As always, it was a wonderful experience documenting the Mercy Charity Ball. This year was the 20th annual celebration of the event and the evening was full of good food, great entertainment, auctions, photo booths, dancing, finger painting, more entertainment, awards, drinks, testimonials and of course, more entertainment. Here's a few images from the evening. Enjoy.

This year, we had the opportunity to document the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas's Christmas Concert. The performance featured a number of special vocal performers and high school choirs from Bentonville and Harbor Highschool. Under the continued direction of conductor Paul Haas, myself and the sold out audience were treated to a few hours of beautiful music. Here's a few images from the evening. Enjoy.

Say hello to Bend Studios, a brand new boutique fitness center in Fayetteville Arkansas. Bend Studios is one of only a few fitness centers in Northwest Arkansas that offer barre classes, body conditioning and strength training exercises centered on the use of a ballet barre. They also offer classes for spin, pilates and mat. And if you're into spin classes, you'll definitely appreciate the Realryder bikes they have. We spent some time with Bend Studio owners Erica and Beth, along with their wonderful staff to document some of their classes and also, to capture their beautifully outfitted space. If you're interested, you can view and sign up for classes via their brand new website and the first class is on the house! 

If your New Year's Resolutions include fitness, two of our recent clients may be of interest to you. The first is Cari Oschman, a personal fitness and nutrition coach who recently just launched her new program and website. We recently had the opportunity to collaborate with Cari to create some images for her new site. Cari is hardcore about her health, but she's also very personable and approachable and she wanted those aspects of her personality reflected in the images on her site. If you're interested, head on over to her site and have a look around. And if you sign up for any of her 8 or 12 week programs before Jan 15th, you get a 20% discount. Cheers and Happy New Year everyone!

Happy 1 year Anniversary to Derrick and Erin.  A few weeks back, this fun couple decided to celebrate their anniversary by taking a little trip from their home in Norman Oklahoma to the quiet, quaint town of Eureka Springs Arkansas. And while they were there, they invited me and my camera to come hang out for a bit. Here's a few images from our afternoon together. Enjoy. 

Meet Jake and Nicki, an incredibly fun couple who recently enjoyed some beautiful fall colors and my not-so-beautiful driving skills for their engagement photos. We had a lot of laughs as we traversed the beautiful terrain of the natural state in search of colour and light. Here's a few of our favorites. Enjoy!

Say hello to Nathan and Courtney. If Courtney looks familiar, it might be because her identical twin sister Kelsey is also on our blog here, here and here. We're super excited to be photographing their Texas wedding this summer but for engagement photos, they opted for Arkansas because of the pretty fall colors. And sure enough, they picked the right time. Here's a few images from our afternoon of photographic adventure. Enjoy. 

Say hello to Will and Anna. Together, they're tackling their last year of college and planning a wedding. And yet, their carefree personalities and their inability to keep from smiling indicates that they are very much enjoying this time in their lives. A few weeks ago, we headed out into the beautiful fall weather to create some engagement photos with them. Here's a few of our favorites. Enjoy. 

We love it when families want something other than traditional family photos. It was the McCormick's first time to get family photos done and they wanted something out-of-the-ordinary. Challenge accepted. We messed with some time travel options but in the end, we decided it would be easier on the kids to just visit a closed down dinosaur park instead. Here's a few images from our adventure. Enjoy. 

You can tell that these two love each other very much. And it's also blatantly evident that these two love to goof off in front of the camera. I had an absolute blast hanging out with Mike and Brittney and their two pups a few weeks back and am excited to (finally) be able to share some of their images here on the blog. Enjoy!

We are very pleased to announce the official visual identity of an exciting new business in Bentonville Arkansas. The Bentonville Brewing Company will soon be opening it's doors  (Location TBD) and they'll be brewing and selling some delicious beers. We had a blast working with them designing this logo and look forward to tackling a variety of work ranging from designing a website, stationery materials and beer labels to creating images of their brewing process and their new space. Keep up with their latest happenings on their Facebook page. More to come!

Say hello to John, Darby and Scout. This wonderful family came down to Arkansas for a visit with some friends and decided that they needed some family photos. We were happy to oblige. Of course, the weather wasn't so cooperative towards the end as it turned rainy and cold(er). That's ok, we had a blast anyway. Here's a few images from our afternoon together. Enjoy.