This may not be the most coherent blog post, so I’m going to apologize in advance for that. I’m on my third cup of chamomile tea this morning, each one drowned with a cup and a half of honey. Or a tablespoon. Whatever. Last night I got pretty violently sick and was just not having a good time to say the least. I went to bed real early–but couldn’t sleep. Slept in this morning and I’m attempting to chug along here. I have an engagement session in an hour and I leave for Palm Springs tomorrow. I’m determined to be feeling 100.5% when I step onto that plane in the early morn.

Onto the real purpose of this post, my lovely friend Christy Joy. Christy is a photographer from a little town on Vancouver Island called Duncan, BC — she’s the daughter-in-law of my parent’s very good friends. I’ve gotten to know her over the past three years a couple times a year and recently she discovered a passion for photography. Not only a passion, a talent for photography! She contacted me in the summer about a learning session and we set one up for October. These photos were taken months ago, but I wanted to blog ‘em and give a little shout-out to Christy Joy. Stop by her blog and encourage her in what she’s doing–so proud!

P.S. I get a lot of emails asking about my photographer learning sessions as I’ve been bloggin’ about them. I used to have information on my blog under the contact page, but I’ve taken it down as I am saying no to teaching for the time being. This year is crazier than I have ever experienced. I think I’m going to hit 26 weddings in about 23 weeks? Do THAT math. That’s some craziness right there. I want to focus on shooting, not teaching. Maybe November 2010? Early 2011? We’ll see. But thanks for the interest!

At this current moment I’m in the lead for Photographer of the Year, but it’s within a handful of votes, so I need you. Click HERE. Install the voting app, CLICK HERE again, then vote. Please and thank you.

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