Barry County Christian Win ACSI Tournament!

The final game came down to a show down with the Barry County Christan Eagles from Hastings, Michigan vs. Skeels Christian from Gladwin, Michigan. It was a great game but the Eagles were just to much for Skeels.

ACSI 2009 High School Basketball Tournament I

When I am not photographing weddings, portraits, seniors or special events, you can usually find me photographing some high school or college sporting event. I don't usually post sports photos here, so I thought I would give you a glance at my other world of photography. Last weekend I had the privilege to photography the American Christian School International's annual basketball tournament. The game was held here in Lansing, Michigan at the Great Lakes Bible College's Doty Center. The tournament featured six teams from the Central Michigan Region. The tournament started with two games on Friday night and four on Saturday. A lot of great high school basketball and a lot of great photos.

Special thanks to Kristina Ryckman who was my second shooter for this event. She got a lot of great shots, some I have posted here!

You can see all the photos from all six games on my Zenfolio pay site here.

Kayte & Colin :: Wedding

Oh yes! A outside wedding in October in Michigan, you gotta be crazy! With Michigan weather you never know what the weather will be like on any given day especially outside, so when I got the call about photographing a wedding in October outside I thought it would we fun. It was fantastic! On the day of the wedding the weather was sunny and 58 degree, you couldn't have asked for a better October Day. Katie & Colin were engaged, photographed and married in just 6 weeks. To put together a wedding of this magnitude in that short of time is nothing short of incredible. Katie and fab wedding coordinator, Nicole Dungey from Weddings by Nicole, put together a fun and elegant wedding in record time. I shot the engagement session, bridal portrait session, rehearsal and the wedding in less than 4 days!!

To make sure that I had all my bases covered I brought along two assistants for this wedding. The wedding was held in Veteran's Memorial Park in Holt, Michigan. It is a beautiful location. The wedding was staged in front of the fountain. By having three photographers we able to cover the wedding from different and interesting angles.

The reception was held at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing, Michigan on the campus of MSU. This is a very nice facility. The Cake, decorations and food were wonderful and everyone had a great time.

Kudos to my two assistants on this shoot, Ben Friedkin and Margarett Hehr good stuff.

Kayte & Colin :: Engagement Session

Because the couple was pressed for time this was a quick session. Even though it was quick we have a great time. Katie and Colin were a great couple to work with. Colin proposed to Katie and the next day I get a call that they need a photographer and the wedding is in six weeks! Kudos to Katie for putting it all together so quickly. I will be posting photos from their wedding in the next blog installment, but for know here are a few photos from the fantastic engagement session. Enjoy!

Lacey & Eric :: Wedding

I think I have known Eric for most of his life. He and my son were on the same team when they were about 10 or 11 years old, my how time flies. Eric and Lacey make a fine couple, they are just fun to be around! Their wedding, which was held at Mount Hope Church , Lansing, was a major bringing together of two really large families. When we did the "family" photos of Lacey's side we had to bring them up in two sets because together there was not enough room on the stage... that's big. The wedding was fantastic, which made getting photos easy!