James is Old

One of my best friends in the whole world, James Aries, just thought up a great excuse to get myself and bunch of my other best friends in the world together. James is turning 28, and when James is turning 28 - James gets to party how James wants to party. And that means basketball! Luckily, that's how the rest of us want to party too.

Even though James is getting super old, he can still dunk...

...most of the time:

Here's Tim. No, he's not high enough.

Before and after basketball, we played a bit of Wii Fit. Dustin's getting ready to ski jump the couch:

We all had our game faces. Matt's looks like a bunny:

New Glass!

I recieved a new 85mm lens in the mail yesterday, so today Mindy and I went on a walk around Blaine and I tested it out. Here are some shots from the day.

Testimonial

Anna
Taylor!!! The pictures look AMAZING!!! I am SO thrilled with how they look and I can hardly wait to put them up in our house. You did an incredible job and everyone is very impressed by your skills! You can bet I am telling everyone at [work] they have GOT to use you for photography!

Thanks for Stopping By

This is just to say thanks. The Taylor Swedberg Photography blog had over 100 visitors in one day for the first time ever, and that is (possibly) thanks (in part) to YOU. So thanks.

And because I don't think I'm allowed to post to a photography blog without photos, here are a couple from the Seahawks game earlier today. The first play was great, and then we were back to the same old Seahawks. I went to the game with Mindy, my brother Trevor, and his girlfriend Sarah.

This is my view of the Seahawks getting scored on:

Mindy and I:

Mindy thought I should have let a stanger take our picture, but I say when else am I going to get to have three chins? Also, I think this might start a movement of one-eyed portraits. You never know.

Anna + Russ: Hitched!

I came to Western Washington University as a freshman in the fall of 1999. I studied Philosophy, and English; I met and shared life with some of the best friends I will ever have; and I eventually met my wife Mindy on the intramural softball field. (When she showed up, I got pushed to right field so she could take center.) And one other distinct memory from those years was my weekly walk down the hill from my college house to The Inn. I don't know how many hours I spent in the pews and back halls of the First Presbyterian Church where The Inn was held, but it was enough to etch itself firmly into the narrative of how I came to know my savior in a real and honest way.

On October 18th, I went back. Anna and Russ were getting married, and I had the privilege of photographing their day and their ceremony at First Pres. What a couple! They were totally up for any poses that came to my mind. They weren't afraid of a little mud on the wedding shoes. They were easy going and beautiful together. Put simply: It is good they are married!

I hope you guys love your pictures. Enjoy!

One more reason this wedding was fun to shoot was that my brother, Trevor, was a guest. I handed my camera to Steve Moore of Steven Moore Designs to take our picture and this is what I got. Don't worry though; he doesn't need skill with a camera to arrange flowers.