A 2011 Look At My Better Half In This Biz :)

I have never been shy about my adoration for my partner.  She's the first official St. Louis Photog that I met.  She was in one of my photography classes, and she had been in business for nearly a year when she asked me a Photoshop question one day.  She was kind and sweet, and there was something about her that I instantly felt a connection to.  She was just one of those souls that you want to be around, because she always made me feel like I was a peer (and that's a rare thing in this biz), and because she was always so willing to share anything she learned or thought that I will benefit from.

In actuality, she adds a lot to my life.  She's so fun to hang with, she is a fantastic listener, and she is a big part of why I love my job so much.  She's pretty much a perfect friend and partner.

Oh, I left one thing out that means the world to me in a friendship . . . she makes me laugh . . . a lot.  So much so, that I will often be wiping tears off my face from the gutteral laughs she has created, from one of our venting sessions.

What do we vent about . . . pretty much life's various annoyances.  But Lisa, has this gift for making annoying life situations absolutely flippin' hilarious.

I love that about her.

Anyway, we worked A LOT together in 2011, and as I look back on these shots from our year of working together they give me a happy feeling.  Happy because I'm so lucky to have a partner I love to work with, who accepts me for me, who always compliments me on my work, and who is a wonderfully talented photog.

Here's my dear friend and partner, in living color (and black & white) (in no particular order), doing what she was meant to do - shoot wonderful and awesome couples with Kelly Ferguson . . .

 Yes, we work very closely together.

I laughed-out-loud when I was going through these shots from this wedding,

and saw that face looking back at me between those two dancing faces.

Leading The Pack

 Well, how about that?

Yin & Yang Photogs reflecting in that ring!

 Here's a perfect glimpse of that crazy Girlie that makes me laugh until I'm crying.

Doing her best to get out of my shot.

I got this from all the way across a church, and it's grainy and not very clear, but it's what I'm greeted with a lot.  Lisa's smiling happy face.  :)

 These two shots remind me of pages from one of those GoldBug or Where's Waldo? books.

Who can find Lisa first?  lol

 Being my test subject.

 Always looking for new angles.

 Who's hands could those be???

 Look who's watching a few feet behind me in the wheel shot?

 Lisa The Party Girl :)

  Kim is our fantastic back-up on bigger weddings :)

Dear Sista-From-Another-Mista,

Thank you for being the best partner/friend I could ever ask for.

You are the Yin to my Yang

(from a detail standpoint among other things),

and I would not do weddings without you.

Ever.

I cherish what we have in work and in friendship,

and I truly thank God for bringing you into my life.

The Biggest Hug Ever,

Kel