I was looking forward to this evening for sometime, I have played ice hockey with Steve for a couple of years. I hadn’t met Laura until the evening of the shoot, but she was so easy to get along with and very photogenic:) We started out in Garden of the gods a couple of hours [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/03/95/27/39527.jpeg[/IMG]
Saturday April 9th was a gusty day with a few clouds. Rachel was not the least bit deterred and wanted great photos. After marrying the love of her life the fun began: enjoy a few of my favorite shots from there wedding day! The sky was perfect for getting some HDR shots:) These rocks made for a [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/03/77/63/37763.jpeg[/IMG]
I (John Vandervalk) was awarded 3rd place for Creative Portrait in a prestigious international photo contest!!! A select group of the best wedding photographers from around the world submit their favorite photos, members of the Artistic Guild Wedding Photojournalist Assoc. (AGWPJA) Thousands of photos were submitted from hundreds of these selected photographers that are members [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/03/46/30/34630.jpeg[/IMG]
Word press is experiencing problems, I can’t upload photos yet. But hopefully it will get fixed today and I will be able to finally upload some pics! Thanks for your patience!
The sun was shining on Saturday November 13th for Cary & Ashleigh’s wedding day at the Shove Chapel in Colorado Springs. I had been looking forward to this day for quite some time! Cary was a best man in a wedding I had the pleasure of shooting two summers ago. We stayed had stayed in [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/02/99/24/29924.jpeg[/IMG]
Many girls dream of being Cinderella, few ever get to ride in her carriage on her wedding day. This was Krystal’s dream and it couldn’t have been more perfect! It was just what I pictured a fairy tale wedding to be like. This was my first time to Disneyland and it didn’t disappoint! The royal footman [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/02/59/42/25942.jpeg[/IMG]
Thayne & Kate made the long drive to Colorado from Kentucky to get ready for their wedding day here in the Springs. With only days left before the wedding, we were blessed with a perfect autumn day and took full advantage of it! We headed over to the Garden of the gods and started shooting… It [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/01/40/95/14095.jpeg[/IMG]
Thayne & Kate made the long drive to Colorado from Kentucky to get ready for their wedding day here in the Springs. With only days left before the wedding, we were blessed with a perfect autumn day and took full advantage of it! We headed over to the Garden of the gods and started shooting… It [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/01/40/88/14088.jpeg[/IMG]
This last weekend was my first weekend I had free in a few months! So we decided since the weather has been unseasonably warm to hike one of Colorado’s 52 14ers. I have only hiked 3 different ones, Pikes Peak twice in 3 days a few years back. My girlfriend Shanthi wanted to hike an [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/01/30/66/13066.jpeg[/IMG]
This is one of my favorite weddings I have ever been a part of! Jason & Emily had called me this past winter to set up a meeting and discuss wedding photography. Normally the meetings last about an hour, but we ended up talking for over 3 hours! The story of how they ended up [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/01/16/65/11665.jpeg[/IMG]
Saturday Aug 7th finally came for Joe & Jennifer and my assistant Shanthi and I made the 1 hour drive down to Pueblo on this very hot summer day. Jen was getting ready at the Marriot so we stopped in to get a few shots before heading over to the cathedral… Beautiful blue eyes and a [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/01/14/57/11457.jpeg[/IMG]
Part 2 of our Canada adventure took us to Vancouver Island where I grew up as a kid. I miss the lush green colors and the ocean, but most of all the salmon fishing in the late summer! Fishing hasn’t been very good at times this year, unfortunately we were there when it was slow. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/01/10/84/11084.jpeg[/IMG]
After shooting 8 weddings and 3 engagements in 5 weeks, it was time for some much needed R&R! Don’t get me wrong I love shooting couples in love, but this was a chance to go back home where I grew up in Canada. My girlfriend Shanthi had never been to this wonderful country or met [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/01/09/12/10912.jpeg[/IMG]
Saturday June 19th finally came for Brittany & Chris who have been great friends from the moment I met both of them. A long distance relationship since Chris is in the Navy didn’t dampen their feelings for each other at all. This was one of the favorite weddings we have shot because they were so [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/01/00/28/10028.jpeg[/IMG]
Friday June 11 proved to be a beautiful sunny and warm day for Andy & Caroline’s big day… Getting ready for pictures, mom helping daughter button up her dress with the bridesmaids..[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/01/00/26/10026.jpeg[/IMG]
Yet another unusually cool and wet day on the 4th of July… this time we were blessed with a light show from above as the heavens opened up and thunder roared! My wonderful girlfriend, Shanthi, wanted to watch the fireworks up close at the Airforce Academy so we braved the traffic and headed over for [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/99/94/9994.jpeg[/IMG]
With beautiful late spring weather that finally decided to make an appearance, I had the pleasure of spending some time with Richard and Caroline for a little evening engagement session… A couple completely crazy about each other and perfect chemistry made this shoot so much fun![IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/87/37/8737.jpeg[/IMG]
A beautiful spring day provided us with sunshine and comfortable temperatures as we spent a couple of hours in Garden of the gods taking some engagement pics. Brett and Katlyn are a photographers dream to shoot, very photogenic and completely at ease with other. Not to mention madly in love of course![IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/71/57/7157.jpeg[/IMG]
This past week I spent a couple of nights at Taylor’s house up in Avon, Colorado waiting for the big storm that was supposed to hit… it did, but hopped the mountains and dumped 20 inches at my house in Monument and only 5″ at Vail. But we decided to go shoot anyway and found [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/65/96/6596.jpeg[/IMG]
Friday was the last day of the inaugural European X-Games and the sun finally bested the frigid temps. The mercury climbed to just below the freezing mark which felt surprisingly too warm for the first time in the 2 weeks I was in Europe. But riders and spectators welcomed it like a day at the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/65/80/6580.jpeg[/IMG]
