That is my beautiful wife and our 6 week old daughter Aliyah on the left, and a thousand bucks on the right.

We just bought a lens and this is this the only photo we’ve got from it so far. The lens put us back a grand, therefore this photo cost us a grand! Get it?

Is this flawed logic or am I making sense? A few years back, we bought a brand new 100mm Macro and it was stolen after a few weeks. I figured it cost me about $5 for each photo we took with it once I factored in the price of the lens. There is my college education in action right there!

That was a sad story to leave you off with, so here’s a happy one:

If you can guess which lens we got by looking at the picture taken above, we’ll buy you an iPhone:

Just kidding - we spent all our dough on that one photo.

I know, I know! I want an iphone too!

Oh by the way, we are currently in Montana for a wedding - good times! Photos are on the way.

I heard from some one that ALL 300 guests who were invited showed up!  Pretty Amazing.

Dara was super pregnant at the time, and we didn’t have any weddings booked, but AVG called me up from nowhere and asked if I’d shoot with him.  What a guy, huh?  Anyway, here are some of my favorites shots from the day:

Alice Keck Park in downtown Santa Barbara was a great location for the wedding

Congrats goes out to the Happy Couple!  Dara & I wish you the very best life together!

Bonus points for anyone who can find a homeless guy in the background in one of these pics.  He enjoyed the wedding too!

]]> http://blog.curtishots.com/2008/08/12/wedding-in-alice-keck-park-santa-barbara/feed/ http://blog.curtishots.com/2008/07/15/artsy-portraits-santa-barbar/ http://blog.curtishots.com/2008/07/15/artsy-portraits-santa-barbar/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:06:55 +0000 Austin http://blog.curtishots.com/?p=76 My brother Garret and his girlfriend Janet drove up to Santa Barbara a few weeks ago for the exclusive privilege of being shot by moi.  Excuse mon francais.

Actually, I lied.  They were up to see family and what not and I stole them away to shoot some portraits.

These two aren’t your typical “Oh let’s do a photoshoot in the woods” kind of folk, but we made do.

Don’t ever try to fix Garret’s mustache!

Doesn’t Garret have kind of a Bill Murray face in this photo?  Or is it Tom Hanks?  I stole this crop from AVG.

Okay, I’ll stop commenting… oh wait..

If you are looking for a portrait photographer in Santa Barbara, look no further: I know of someone in town!

We figured something out: We don’t just want business - we want relationships.  The best photos are those taken by friends… and we’re taking the first step to be yours!

Oh yeah, the link… Read the story of 2 wedding photographers in Santa Barbara!

As you could guess, Cassy pretty much stole the show.

Though Cass was shy at first, she let it all go soon enough!  Haha - look at that grin!

It is moments like these that Austin & I get really excited about the birth of our daughter (Coming Soon!)  These two made it look so easy and really showed us how much fun having a family can be.

Sam is 9 months pregnant and as you can tell, they are very excited to meet the new addition to the family!

What a shot!  Cass is definitely a pro on the swings.

Although these chicas were already planning on having a wedding, the new California law will actually make it official - they are so excited!

When they get married, it will not only be the first gay wedding we’ve ever photographed, but the first we’ve ever attended as well. We can’t wait!

These girls were tearin it up on their skateboards. Of course, I had to show them a few moves myself afterwards. Thankfully I managed to hold on to the camera when I fell.

Above is our favorite shot of the day. Its Kristy & Greta looking at me as I did a 720 over a second story house

Check out those chucks!

While taking pictures, I couldn’t help but reference the infamous “Doo Dah Doo Doo” sketch from the Tim & Eric Show. Have you seen that? It is pure genius! “Okay kids, now… think about your dad.”

“Whats your dad like… I want to meet that dad!” … So flipping hilarious!

If you need portrait photos of your kids or your family call us up! You’ll never regret having professional portraits of your family - really! We’ll make sure you have fun and get plenty of quality shots!

Want to order prints from this shoot or see more? Follow the link:

http://prints.curtishots.com/p1013669346/

Dang. from Garret Curtis on Vimeo.

Is it spelled “Leadbetter” or “Ledbetter” beach? Does anyone remember?

These are my favorite photo sessions: Lifestyle portraits on the beach! It Brings me back to the surf photography days!

Who knew that a portrait session could be so much fun? It’s cool how after a few photos are taken, you can forget about the camera and just have a good time!

I tried to take a bad picture of her, I swear… I just couldn’t!

When the bride was getting ready and hiding from the groom in the library, we got a chance to sneak in and take some photos.

The mariachi band was a perfect compliment to their ceremony, and that’s Mom looking all proud!

These photos were taken outside of the Ennisbrooke Club, which was a choice location for this beautiful Santa Barbara Wedding