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Friday Part I - Mello Yello NHRA Northwest Nationals with Hogs & Heifers Saloon
August 04, 2017 - Ever since I got my first taste of NHRA racing in Bristol earlier this Summer, I've been itchin' to document another day...
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Nitro Harley Drag Racing - Hogs & Heifers Saloon visits Thunder Valley in Bristol
June 23, 2017 - It’s called Thunder Valley for a reason, it’s fuckin loud!
You thought the music at Hogs & Heifers Saloon was loud, wai...
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The One and Only Michelle Dell Ramsey - Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Las Vegas Nevada
June 09, 2017 - I've been collecting paychecks as a photographer for almost 20 years. Over that time, I've taken pictures of thousands o...
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Who got drunk on Wednesday? Laughlin River Run 2017 - Hogs & Heifers Saloon
May 06, 2017 - Let's take a moment and lube things up. Instead of spraying the entire 2017 Laughlin River Run all over your face at onc...
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Hogs and Heifers Saloon - 2016 Laughlin River Run Highlights Part II
April 23, 2017 - If you're reading this, obviously I survived the first two days of the 2016 River Run with Hogs and Heifers Saloon. I wa...
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Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Las Vegas - The Holiday Sessions Part III
February 07, 2017 - After an awesome Toys for Tots motorcycle run, I still had a couple days in Las Vegas to take more pictures with the Hog...
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Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Part II of the 2016 Holiday Sessions - Las Vegas
February 03, 2017 - Whenever I decide to do some portraits at Hogs and Heifers, I usually like working the day shift. The natural light that...
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Christmas Pet Sessions on the Smith Farm - St. Johns - Portland Oregon
November 25, 2016 - I love my pets. When my wife and I first moved to Portland, we only had two Italian Greyhounds. In five short years of l...
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From Portland Cocktail Week to the Bar Institute PDX
October 26, 2016 - What was once Portland Cocktail Week is now The Bar Institute. Cocktail week was awesome, The Bar Institute is the same...
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Saturday! Hogs & Heifers Saloon 2016 Las Vegas BikeFest. Nobody parties harder
October 19, 2016 - It's Las Vegas BikeFest on a Saturday morning. You're in Downtown Las Vegas and you want to start the day off correct. A...
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Thursday & Friday from Hogs & Heifers Saloon - Rally in the Alley - Las Vegas BikeFest '16
October 14, 2016 - Bike week at Hogs and Heifers Saloon used to build up in crowds from Wednesday on. This concluded with wild Saturday nig...
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Turn it back to 2012 - Las Vegas BikeFest with Hogs & Heifers Saloon
September 15, 2016 - 2012... seems like ages ago. Downtown Grand was still the closed down Lady Luck. Hogs and Heifers Saloon was only celebr...
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Best photos from Las Vegas BikeFest 2014 - Hogs and Heifers Saloon
September 06, 2016 - I know what your thinking... another fuckin' post about Hogs and Heifers Saloon? The answer is yes, and there's more com...
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Hogs and Heifers Saloon - Las Vegas BikeFest 2015 Highlights
September 06, 2016 - September is here! This means a few things for the days ahead in my photo life. First, wedding season in the Pacific Nor...
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2016 Laughlin River Run Day 2 - Hogs and Heifers Roadshow
May 13, 2016 - Even though the rains came late, Wednesday with the Hogs and Heifers crew at the Laughlin River Run was fun as fuck. Goo...
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Laughlin River Run 2016 - Opening night with Hogs and Heifers Saloon
May 11, 2016 - On Wednesday morning April 27th 2016, we left Las Vegas for the Laughlin River Run with the Hogs Road Crew just after 10...
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Family Wedding in Charlotte North Carolina - Alexander Homestead
May 10, 2016 - Just before Thanksgiving last year, my cousin Steven surprised us all and proposed to his girlfriend at my sister's pub...
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Habit Forming Session at Whiskey Bar in Downtown Portland
February 24, 2016 - When I was a sophomore in college, I wanted to be a DJ. Nothing major, just a few side gigs for fun at the local dive ba...
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And now introducing Hank Dell - Hogs Life
February 03, 2016 - Michelle is the owner of Hogs and Heifers Saloon in Las Vegas Nevada. She may be the most fascinating person I know. At...
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Laz's crew - Hogs and Heifers Saloon USA
February 01, 2016 - While I was finishing up my last photo project with Hogs and Heifers in Las Vegas, I was introduced to Alex. She was in...
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High 5 Tours - Portland Oregon - Attack of the Refer Man
January 26, 2016 - In case you've missed it, buying recreational weed is now legal in the great states of Oregon and Washington. We also al...
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Sasquatch and Crazy Cat Lady unite in marriage!
January 11, 2016 - Sasquatch has been said to be roaming the wooded areas of the Pacific Northwest for centuries. Crazy Cat Lady has been n...
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2016 Calendars - Hogs and Heifers Saloon USA
January 07, 2016 - In 2015 I took part in more Vegas photo projects than ever. A majority of the camera clicking was for Michelle and compa...
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Hanging in St. Johns Portland with Diana and BJ
November 28, 2015 - Diana and Bj both work at the Oregon Humane Society. Bj has lived in Portland his whole life and Diana hails from the sw...
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Sauvie Island UFO - Oregon Urban Legend
November 22, 2015 - Rumor has it that a UFO crash landed on Sauvie Island back in the 90's. Always down to get our X- Files on, we took the...
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Campari Dinner at Ava Gene's - Another Chapter of Portland Cocktail Week
November 14, 2015 - Dinner is always good. Italian themed dinner paired with Campari drinks is even better. Ava Gene's is a fancy restaurant...
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Bar Mashups from Portland Cocktail Week
November 13, 2015 - There are hundreds of great bars scattered throughout downtown Portland and beyond. Again, one of the bad-ass things abo...
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Two cocktail parties for the price of one
November 13, 2015 - The Jacknife Bar and Lardo in downtown Portland are both pretty dope food and drink spots. Especially when some of the b...
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The Bossanova Ballroom in East Portland - Portland Cocktail Week 2015
November 12, 2015 - Loveee freelancing for Lush Life and Portland Cocktail Week, you get to see local spots you haven't been! The Bossanova...
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Megan, Sean and the new one (almost!)
November 11, 2015 - I photographed Megan and Sean's wedding just over a year ago, love these two! I don't get asked to do baby sessions ofte...
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Road Trip to Vernonia Lake in Northwest Oregon
November 09, 2015 - I recently discovered the abandoned Vernonia Mill from creepin' on someone else's Instagram page. I thought it would be...
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The Bon Vivants - 2015 Portland Cocktail Week
October 27, 2015 - Just who are the Bon Vivants? I've never heard these words spoken together until I started covering cocktail events. Don...
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Rally in the Alley - Hogs and Heifers - Las Vegas BikeFest
October 08, 2015 - Most Thursdays in my life consist of the day ending with some dinner over Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. Matt Jackson is...
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2015 Spirited Awards - Tales of the Cocktail
August 12, 2015 - The Spirited Awards is the industry standard for recognizing excellence in the cocktail world. I finally attended and ph...
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The Yearbook Sessions - Hogs and Heifers Saloon
August 05, 2015 - Hogs and Heifers Saloon recently announced the closing of their New York City location. If you live in the New York area...
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A weekend with Imagine Studios in Las Vegas
May 07, 2015 - The studio I used to work for in Las Vegas is busy most of the year, and by busy I mean thousands of events annually. Th...
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Date Night in Portland!
May 01, 2015 - Last week I was invited to photograph a speed dating event at Dixie's in Downtown Portland. This was a fun experience an...
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Event Photography that Doesn't Suck - noremaC Studios visits Las Vegas
April 10, 2015 - During work trips to Sin City I always like to whip out my camera for at least one night of drinkin' and picture takin'...
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K + A - Wedding Photography in Downtown Portland
March 25, 2015 - I've been excited to cover Kara and Andy's wedding ever since we met. The plan was simple. Get ready, get whiskey, get m...
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Of course we're including the pets - Casual shoot in North Portland
February 21, 2015 - Warm up session about a month out from the big day. I promise you no cats where harmed in this shoot!
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No Pants Day 2015 - Portland
January 12, 2015 - My previous blogs about No Pants Day in Portland have always been the quickest to reach 1000 hits. Which proves what I'v...
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Hogs and Heifers Saloon - 2014 Las Vegas BikeFest Headquarters
January 04, 2015 - As Friday blurred into Saturday and then Saturday morphed into Sunday, my memory begins to fade on the details of docume...
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Las Vegas BikeFest 2014 - Hogs and Heifers Saloon
January 03, 2015 - Las Vegas BikeFest is one of the premier bike events west of the Mississippi. Hogs and Heifers Saloon is one of the best...
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Happy Hog Day 2014
December 28, 2014 - Hogs and Heifers Saloon celebrated 9 years of Las Vegas residency in early October of 2014. That's right, 9 f-ckin' year...
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Bad Ass Wedding Photography from 2014
December 19, 2014 - Let's face it, 2014 rocked. Cheers to the everyone that invited me to document their weddings this year.. Enjoy some hig...
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Light painting session with Sarah and Anderson
September 11, 2014 - Just after our engagement shoot a few months back, Anderson showed me an awesome light stick he made and I've been itchi...
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Portland Sticker Art
March 29, 2014 - Stickers are taking over... Even grandma likes 'em. Here we go to Sticker Nerds 3 yo!
The Pacific Northwest Friends...
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Snowmaggedon and light painting - PDX and the far North
February 09, 2014 - The Smith Farm is located in North Portland. So north, it's just about on the wrong side of the tracks. During Snowmagge...
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New York Again!?
October 11, 2013 - Since I was roamin' the streets of New York for over a week, an old colleague from Vegas asked me to cover a photo gig f...
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Zoom Tour in Seattle
September 14, 2013 - I created my website using Zenfolio. It’s an amazing service that allows you unlimited free image storage and has great...
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MACRO
September 10, 2013 - Macro photography is the art of taking close-up pictures that reveal details which can’t be seen with the naked eye......
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Revolution
August 28, 2013 - I design a few photo books a year for Tales of the Cocktail featuring some of the incredible mixology inspired events th...
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Spreading wedding love in the Pacific Northwest
August 26, 2013 - The past few months I've been capturing some pretty amazing wedding celebrations all over Oregon and Washington. From wi...
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Camera painting in downtown Portland
July 02, 2013 - Ever since living amongst the bright lights of Vegas, I've always liked camera painting. It wasn't until recently that I...
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Sauvie Island
July 01, 2013 - Berry season is in full swing in the Northwest. Many of the local farms offer acres of land to wander and pick your own...
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Men with beards
June 10, 2013 - Mondays suck... How about some men with beards to make it all better!
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Fishing in Buenos Aires
June 07, 2013 - Every big city I visit for the first time, I like to reserve at least a day to walk around the streets and take some pic...
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Last Thursday on Alberta Street
June 03, 2013 - Last week marked the seasonal start to one of Portland's greatest ongoing outdoor festivals. The Last Thursday of every...
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R + M Casual in North East Portland
May 31, 2013 - Ryan and Meg are getting married this January in a quaint little town just west of Portland. I'm looking forward to cove...
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Buenos Aires Street Art
May 22, 2013 - I recently photographed a three day event in Buenos Aires. Having only been south of the border and never south of the e...
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{the} Family Shoot
May 21, 2013 - Rebecca and I have been friends for over 10 years as we both used to work together at Caesars Palace. On a recent trip b...
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Hogs & Heifers Saloon
May 19, 2013 - I'm still one of the house photographers for Hogs and Heifers in Las Vegas. When I'm back in the valley I always make it...
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A mailman, three brides, and some chickens
May 17, 2013 - Just before leaving to Buenos Aires I had a photo shoot at my house with a few brides and our chickens. I'm not quite su...
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S + J in downtown PDX
May 13, 2013 - Scott and Jen are getting married this Summer in Seattle. They currently live in Corvalis where Jen is a teacher and Sco...
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Portland Doggie Dash 2013
May 12, 2013 - The sun was shining and the canines were out in full force yesterday for the 26th annual Doggie Dash in downtown Portlan...
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1000 Acres Dog Park... a paradise for dogs
May 10, 2013 - It's often said that dogs run the city of Portland... dog's definitely run this park!
Just east of the city is the 1000...
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S + N wedding at the JW Marriott
April 30, 2013 - I was excited to photograph Shon and Natalie's wedding for awhile. The big day finally came on April 13th and the event...
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Spring
April 02, 2013 - The sun was out yesterday and you could feel the warmer Spring season kickin' into gear. The trees and plant life in Por...
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{the} Portraits
March 21, 2013 - I've been having the itch lately to shoot portraits. I'm not talking about hokey setups where everybody smiles and says...
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Time to Tango
March 15, 2013 - Friends of ours are avid tango dancers and they've been inviting us for a night of dancin' at their hall for months. Wit...
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Trash the Tux?
March 12, 2013 - Since my wife was brave enough to put on her old wedding threads for a trash the dress session, it was only a matter of...
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Trash the dress session with my favorite chicken farmer
March 01, 2013 - Today was an awesome beginning to March in Portland with temperatures reaching over 60 degrees for the first time in awh...
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Wedding Photography at the Bravo! Wedding Affair
February 25, 2013 - I'm looking forward to working with some of the great couples I met yesterday at the Bravo! wedding affair in downtown P...
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{the} T-shirts
February 21, 2013 - I've always been a fan of different and unique T-shirts. For years I kept my T-shirt ideas assembled with other art dood...
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Wedding Show Albums
February 15, 2013 - Sneak peak! Check out some full page spreads from an album I designed for the upcoming Bravo! Wedding Affair
This will...
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Special plans for Valentines?
February 06, 2013 - About 2 million couples get engaged every Valentine's Day in our beautiful country. Hopefully that translates into lots...
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halfway house for chickens
February 05, 2013 - Since our hen Shelly turned into Shelldon the Rooster, we had to kick him off the Smith Farm as male fowl are not allowe...
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Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum
January 29, 2013 - This past week a friend from Vegas came up North to visit Oregon for the first time. Since he has his pilot's license an...
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The Paris of Latin America
January 20, 2013 - First established by the Spanish in 1536, Buenos Aires has grown as a city and cultural center through the centuries. Fr...
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Bravo! Wedding Affair
January 14, 2013 - In about a month I'll be doing my first bridal show in Portland. The idea of this show is a little different from weddin...
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No Pants Day 2013
January 13, 2013 - On this fine Sunday afternoon in Portland, I could have done one of two things. Watch the Patriots beat up on the Texans...
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Greatest hits of 2012
January 05, 2013 - At the beginning of 2011 my wife and I knew we wanted a little change. We had lived in Las Vegas for over 10 years. It's...
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{the} Places
January 03, 2013 - Portland is a cool place. So cool that a few weeks back an entire episode of the Simpsons was dedicated to the city I no...
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Camera Painting
December 27, 2012 - Photography comes from the Greek words phos (“light”), and graphis (“paintbrush”) or graphí - together they mean “drawin...
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Snow, Portland and Christmas
December 23, 2012 - Winter is here and Christmas is coming. For Portland this doesn't necessarily mean a white Christmas as some would imagi...
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BridgePort BrewPub
December 21, 2012 - After visiting a local brewery to offer my photography skills for holiday parties, the Event Manager at BridgePort BrewP...
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Chickens at the Urban Farm Store in PDX
December 20, 2012 - The Urban Farm Store in Portland Oregon is a small, family owned company founded on love of pets, gardens and community.
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12-12-12 is a lucky day for some in Vegas
December 19, 2012 - Since February 2nd of 2002 or 2-2-2, I've been a part of the wedding fascination to get married on repetitive dates in L...
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The Smith Bunch 2012
December 15, 2012 - Since I think only a dozen people worldwide read my blog, I figured I could post our Smith Christmas picture here withou...
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The Wedding Ring...
December 08, 2012 - Ahhh, the romance of the ring. But how did it become a symbol of marriage, and why is the fourth finger of your left han...
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Chicken & Family Christmas Photography!
December 07, 2012 - Since all of the members of our chicken farm were just babies at this point last year, or not even thought of yet, we we...
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Love is Love
December 06, 2012 - Same-sex marriage in Washington state was approved by voters on November 6, 2012. The great state of Washington now reco...
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Crazy Bird Cyber Monday
November 26, 2012 - Just in time for the Holidays and the chicken lovers in your life!
Want an iPhone case with a Plymouth Rock hen on it?...
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November 13, 2012 - I've had fun this past year with my personal Instagram account so I thought it would be cool to create one for noremaC S...
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Hogs & Heifers Las Vegas 2011 Yearbook
November 05, 2012 - The design has started for the annual Hogs photo yearbook. 2011 was year six for Hogs & Heifers in Las Vegas and we've b...
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{the} Vegas Sessions
October 31, 2012 - I lived in Las Vegas for over 10 years and was taking pictures of the strip from day one. What started as a hobby turned...
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Tales of the Cocktail New Orleans 2012 Yearbook
October 29, 2012 - At the end of every July, I travel to New Orleans and photograph an awesome event called Tales of the Cocktail. Along wi...
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Pumpkin Pickin' on Sauvie Island
October 24, 2012 - For years, pumpkin picking on Sauvie Island has been a Portland tradition. October is a great time to visit the island f...
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Run Like Hell!
October 21, 2012 - Run Like Hell is a Halloween-themed race that sees participants dress up in full costume for a run through Portland. Mor...
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WEST COAST SPRING BREAK 98′ FALL TOUR
October 19, 2012 - Back in September I was invited to take some pictures at the Widmer Oktoberfest in PDX. I had no idea the closing musica...
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Engagement photo shoot in downtown Vegas
October 04, 2012 - I've always liked taking pictures in downtown Las Vegas. Of course you have the bright neon lights and Fremont Street as...
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Sunday BBQ at H&H... So long BikeFest 2012!
September 30, 2012 - After having my share of PBR tall boys and shots of Jager, it was time to say goodbye to Las Vegas BikeFest 2012. Thanks...
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Saturday night BikeFest 2012 in Las Vegas
September 29, 2012 - Hogs and Heifers is definitely the place to be in Downtown Vegas for any night of BikFest. Saturday night is especially...
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LV BikeFest continues!
September 28, 2012 - Day two of BikeFest was a good day to check out the activities happening at Cashman Center. The Cashman complex is the c...
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Hogs and Heifers Saloon - Day one of Las Vegas BikeFest 2012
September 27, 2012 - Bikers from over 13 countries and 40 states converged in Vegas this year for the 12th annual Las Vegas BikeFest.
The ce...
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Hogs & Heifers Las Vegas celebrates lucky 7!
September 26, 2012 - In 2005 I was living in Las Vegas and just signed on to feature some of my photography at a local art show. Vegas isn't...
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The Fisheye and Downtown Charlotte
September 21, 2012 - The day after the Giant-Panther football game I had a few hours to kill in downtown Charlotte before catching a flight b...
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It all started with a football game in September!
September 20, 2012 - For my late September birthday, my Mom flew me back to Charlotte North Carolina for the Giant-Panther football game. Tha...
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Football and Chickens
September 15, 2012 - In honor of football season I decided to take a few pictures of my chickens in New York Giant gear. My Italian Greyhound...
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Oktoberfest at Widmer Brothers Brewery
September 12, 2012 - Oktoberfest in September?
Portland isn't the only place to start celebrating the annual beer drinkin' party this time o...
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Oceanside Oregon
September 05, 2012 - After laboring on Labor Day, the sun was out and it was time for another quick trip to the Oregon Coast. Passing through...
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One baby chicken and two hounds
September 02, 2012 - One of our hens recently went on a broody streak. Not down with the chicken lingo? It means she wanted to be a mother he...
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Oregon Coast Road Trip
August 26, 2012 - With fall and the Portland rainy season approaching, my wife and I decided it was a good time for a day trip to the coas...
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Family session with the Bakers
August 16, 2012 - My wife Melissa and I were planning our move from Las Vegas to Portland, Oregon for over a year. With such a big change...
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The Chicken Whisperers of North Portland
August 15, 2012 - Dusty and Lauren live in a cozy little urban farm house in North Portland. The perfect backdrop for a chicken lifestyle...
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TOTC Jager Pool Party
August 09, 2012 - I've been a fan of Jagermeister for over 10 years. I dabbled in a shot or two in college but didn't hit my true Jager st...
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New Orleans TOTC 2012 - An International Affair
August 05, 2012 - Now that I've had time to look through all of my images after a busy week in New Orelans, it's amazing to see to the var...
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10th Anniversary of Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans
August 04, 2012 - Tales of the Cocktail is a drinking fueled event held in New Orleans every summer at the end of July. It's the world's l...
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How many weddings have you shot?
July 23, 2012 - Since I've been photographing weddings and events for over 10 years, the "how many weddings have you shot?" is a common...
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Celebrating one year : o )
July 18, 2012 - I was in Vegas at the end of May covering some weddings on the strip with Imagine Studios. While in town, I got together...
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Chickens invade the studio!
July 16, 2012 - Back in June I made my first attempt to take some glamour photos of my three chickens. With a mini studio set up in my k...
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Countdown to New Orleans and Tales of the Cocktail
July 13, 2012 - Three of my favorite things are always included in working for Tales of the Cocktail... Photography, book design and goo...
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Hogs, weddings and Vegas
July 09, 2012 - I've been the house photographer for Hogs and Heifers in Las Vegas since their opening back in 2005. Hogs is a crazy bar...
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B + T = Wedding Happiness
July 03, 2012 - Fun was had by friends and family at the Robert's wedding bash! What a great event at Cornelius Pass Road House in Hills...
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My photo story
June 19, 2012 - What began as a hobby, turned into an easy way to earn credits towards an art degree at the University of Albany in New...
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The unofficial definition of Alternative Photography
June 15, 2012 - Alternative photography (also called alternative photography, alt photo or simply alternative) is a genre of photography...
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