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1st Day of School - Before and After

Today I became a father of a kindergartner. My little boy Mason has started a new adventure. We walked Mason to his first day of school and there is no doubt that he handled it better than Laura and I. On our way out the door, he was greeted by his good friend, Anderson, which helped break the ice a little bit (for us). Mason's excitement was evident the moment he woke up this morning. Laura and I had butterflies. Why is it that we have more anxiety than our little boy who is about to embark on a long journey of institutional education? Is it that he has no idea what he has just began? Or is it that our little boy is now on his own path, away from mommy and daddy surrounded by new friends and peers? Probably a little of both. A very emotional and significant rite of passage for all of us.

When we went to pick Mason up from school at the end of the day, everything seemed to feel a little more at ease for Laura and I. The day was done and we were greeted by a very happy boy. His day was great, he had fun at recess and he was looking forward to another day of Kindergarten. What a relief! After school, Miles was soo happy to see his older brother. He ran right up to him and gave him a huge hug. Laura and I snapped a few photo's and told him how proud we were!

School has officially began and we are all OK.
Congratulations Mason on finishing your first day in style!

Liz and Paul Wedding - Part 1 - Tennessee Gunslinging

Here is the first of a few blog postings on our time in Tennessee...

The morning of the wedding, Paul had several of his guys get together in the Tennessee countryside for some good ole' fashioned Tennessee gunslingin'. There were 15 guys and 12 guns with about as much ammo as you could shake a stick at. Man, the testosterone was in full effect. Living in the Bay Area and all, I was not much of a 'gun' guy, but after that morning shooting semi automatic shotguns, a glock and a few other shotguns, I can say that I have a few more notches in my redneck belt! It was about as much fun as I have had in some time. You have to watch the slideshow to fully appreciate our 'Guy-Time'. Enjoy!

Oh, and a special thanks to officer Daryl Howard for organizing our morning shoot!

If you have trouble viewing the slideshow, you can always go to the direct link HERE.

Summertime!

Oh boy, its summertime! And oh how we love the summer... Vacations, camping, hot weather, swimming, running through the sprinkler, BBQ's and beaches! Its here and we love it.

'I am leaving on a jet plane' tomorrow! I am off to Michigan and Tennessee to celebrate my little brother's wedding! While Garrett is heading to the high Sierra's for a camping adventure with his family and then flying out to Tennessee with Jason to photograph the wedding and celebrate with us! It is going to be a huge party...

We meet in Michigan at the 'Lake House' where we rendezvous with my mom and dad, 2 brothers, 2 sisters, and 9 nieces and nephews... It's a madhouse while we are there, but oh.. so enjoyable. Then it's off to Nashville for Paul and Liz's wedding, where I am the best man. There will be close to 400 people at the wedding and it's going to be a blast! I can't wait to hang out with my family, Liz's family, AND Garrett and Jason. What a great time it will be! Look for updates and images along the way... (If we have time!)

Matts Birthday Weekend

I just knew that my birthday weekend was going to be great. It started on Friday when I was hired by Jeff Minton to scout the coast for a portrait he is making of Gavin Newsom for New York Times Magazine. I wanted to make sure that I had a person in the scouting images to give him some perspective on the location. No one was available in the office, so I decided to see if Laura and the boys would be interested in scouting with me. They were overjoyed! Until now, I had only brought Mason with me scouting and it was a wonderful bonding time for us.
Our destinations for the day were Ocean Beach and Fort Funston in San Francisco. Fort Funston is a beautiful bluff overlooking the ocean where dogs are allowed to run free, hang gliders cruise like birds over the cliffs and you can walk the beach for miles at low tide... It is a great spot for a day trip. The wind was whipping that day and the hang gliders were out in full force. The boys had never witnessed hang gliders before and they were watching with open eyes and mouths. Along the path, Mason stopped and asked every dog owner if he could pet their dog. Anytime I can scout and have my family there and take some great portraits, I'm in! They had such a great time here... Here are a few shots from our family scouting journey.

THANKS LAURA FOR THIS SHOT!

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES FROM THE DAY.


I woke up on Sunday morning to breakfast in bed! What a great way to wake up. I have never had breakfast in bed before and I can say that it was a little more stressful that I thought it would be with each of the kids eager to jump on daddy with my piping hot coffee in hand. However, it was very enjoyable to eat my breakfast in bed with my family! We continued the day in one of my favorite places on the planet... our backyard.

After a celebration with friends on Sunday, we enjoyed our Monday by dropping off the boys at Garrett and Tanya's house for a few hours while Laura and I went shopping. Yes, that's right shopping... I had told Laura that what I wanted this year was to go clothes shopping alone with her. We are both in need of new clothes and we have the hardest time shopping with the boys... So, Laura made the arrangements and I couldn't have been happier. It was very reminiscent of our first date together where we met down on Haight street and walked around, went shopping and had a yummy lunch. THANK YOU GARRETT AND TANYA!

We ended our day back at home. Mason had given me a science kit as a present so he and I could do projects together. It was so heartwarming to open his present and hear him soo eager work on these science projects with daddy. So at the end of the night, he and I started project One - Building a Tyrannosaurus Rex. I'm not sure who was happier, Me or Mason! Laura again captured a few of the moments.

Thank you to everyone that helped me celebrate this weekend. I had a blast!

Florida Vacation

I am very thankful that photographing Liz and Paul's engagement allowed Laura and I to take the kids and have an extended stay in Florida. We stayed with my mom and dad in Marco Island where they have a condo right on the ocean... We took walks on the beach, collected shells and sea creatures, swam in the ocean and pool with 'nana and papa' and even rented a boat for a day of adventure. We love visiting Florida, especially when my parents are there. Thank you to my mom and dad for taking us in and showing us such a great time! We love you!

Here are a few images from our trip:

San Rafael Here We Come!

We have officially moved our office from SOMA, San Francisco to beautiful, sunny San Rafael! In effort to be closer to our families, we chose to be in a quaint, small town storefront rather than the hustle and bustle of the big city. There are certain things that we miss about our SF studio, but we are very excited about our new space. It was built around 1850 to be a theater. Over time, the space became a butcher shop, a travel agency and Obama's campaign headquarters. There is a lot of history in this space and you can feel it! We have 20 foot ceilings and plenty of space to run around in... We have a few more things to deal with, like the front window display and finding a new friend to share our space, but overall we have done a lot of work to get our new office ready and we couldn't be happier. Even the food in San Rafael has been wonderful. From shawarmas, burritos and Indian buffet to burgers, smoothies and yummy salads, we have it all here! 4th street has been very welcoming. Many of our neighbors have stopped in to greet us and we were even gifted an office warming basket of delicious Satsuma's and Green Tea! (Thanks Teri) We weren't sure about the move at first, but we have settled right in and we love it! If any of you are in the San Rafael area, please stop by and say hi!

GB PHOTOGRAPHERS
1344 4th Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
415.602.2282

Here are a few photo's of the space and if you know of anyone that would want to share our creative space with us, please pass the information along.

Barack Obama - "Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America"

I feel inspired by yesterday's inauguration, I truly believe we have chosen a man that will guide us through these difficult times. But we must all do our part. We are United, We are One...

Congratulations to America and to all the people of the world.

We celebrated with our neighbors by parading around the streets, tooting our horns and toasting to the future.