The Icing in the Cake

when you finish watching, make sure to go check out melody @ her sweet & saucy shop [your taste buds will be stoked you did]. thanks melody, for making the best red-velvet cake to ever cross the threshold of my face.

and jasmine, thanks a million for your friendship & for the occasional favor ;) and, though it has been stated a thousand times in countless other blogs & personal conversations, i can't help but say, you are fabulous.

and, of course, THE woman that lets me be me, and still chooses to stick around. carlie renee davis, you are it for me. i love you more than words... that's why i thought a video might work.

enjoy.

Dance Carlie Dance Archives

thanks to our friend kevin swan, this little gem was salvaged from the archives. in fact this footage is THE original dance-carlie-dance footage.

enjoy.

Mammoth Men - Man-O-Gram

in the early wintery months of 2008, eight celebrated, award-winning and downright awesome photographers from all over the country grabbed their snowboards to ride the mountains of mammoth, california. this marked the beginning of what is now known as…wait for it…the MAMMOTH MEN. what ensued during that getaway was a week filled with adventure, spontaneity, hijinks and storied tales. a bond was forged amongst these men and a commitment made to doing it again, and doing it often!

during the summer of 2008, the MAMMOTH MEN hit the road again. only this time, they loaded up 10 photographers in a prevost rock star tour bus, drove for five days up the california coast and shared it with everyone via their traffic happy blog. so much so that their blog readers actually got to choose their day-to-day adventures while watching them play out the next day. the blog following continued even after the west coast trip ended and garnered media attention in the blogosphere.

well, the guys are back for their much anticipated third installment of the MAMMOTH MEN. watch the mayhem unfold as these 12 photographers board their prevost and head into the american southwest to document their route 66 road-trip. packed with more guys, more miles and more camaraderie, it's not just a roadtrip...it's a lifestyle.


Mammoth Men 4 Trailer | The American Southwest from FRED EGAN on Vimeo.

Wedding Photographer FAQ - The Big Picture 3

so, this is it. and i really want to thank aaron for having us on his new show, 'the big picture.' in this last episode, you get to see a bit of our new client lounge in our home studio. and for our previous brides, new brides, fellow photographers, friends, or family alike, we would love to share our new space with you. drop us a line because we would love to have you over.

Wedding Photographer FAQ - The Big Picture 2

part dos para mis amigos :)

Wedding Photographer FAQ - The Big Picture 1

earlier this week, our friend aaron dieppa, blessed carlie & i when he stopped by our home studio in ladera. we had the opportunity to chilax a bit in our new client lounge, and share a bit about how we got started in the biz. check it out...

also, there is more to come, so make sure to add aaron's blog to your rss feed, as he is taking on a pretty major project where he will be video blogging every single day in 2009.

rock.on.

ONE.PIECE.AT.A.TIME.

another gabriel.ryan. video from The Bui Brothers on Vimeo.

THE.FUTURE.OF.OUR.STORY.

if a picture is worth a thousand words, and a video is technically made up of a lot of pictures, than a video should be at least worth a million words...

a gabriel.ryan. video from The Bui Brothers on Vimeo

IT'S.A.LIFESTYLE.

eta: 236 hours 37 minutes

Mammoth Men 3 Trailer from FRED EGAN on Vimeo.

AVALICIOUS.

big things are on the horizon for the duo here at gabriel.ryan.photographers. [aka me & carlie]. and, when big things are in order, new avatars are a must...

BORED.

to be honest... that's not even an accurate title. it's not that we have a lack of "to-do's" on our list. in fact, i don't even think we have an excuse for what you are about to see. all i know, is that we have a new camera [video], we now know how to quickly edit and post video to our blog, and that combination can be mind-numbingly dangerous.

LESLIE.AND.KEITH.::.THEIR.STORY.

so, this last weekend, leslie & keith tied the knot in napa valley, followed by a rockin' ranch-house reception overlooking the family winery. thanks a million to the awesome ladies at the greenhaus, cathy for creating some amazing hairstyles, and sonja for throwing on the finishing touches with her make up skills.

it was so enjoyable arriving early and just have the chance to hang out with leslie & her family, at the spa. both carlie & i agree that leslie was a relaxed bride and definitely set the tone for her big day. and a big thanks also goes out to emily katz, for making sure each important bit of the day was not overlooked, but given its rightful spot in leslie & keith's story.

instead of the normal post-wedding blog-post, we thought we would try something a little different, and share just a snippet of our time from the weekend in napa... via our new best friend... video.

enjoy.

and to you, leslie & keith, thank you for having us.

VIDEO.TEASE.::.SAM.AND.AARON.

so, we normally don't put up teasers, but this video thing is way too cool to pass up.

VIDEO.BLOGGING.101.

special thanks to our friends, the bui brothers, for throwing an impromptu video blogging class monday night after a full day of chowing down knowledge with mike larson and the guys at kiss.

and for the highly anticipated, world wide [web] debut, check out dancecarliedance.com