Busy wedding season!

Now that things have slowed down a little I can finally put up another post and think about delegating a few things so I can spend more time with my beautiful wife Julie and 13-month old daughter Reagan. It is really easy to get caught up in my "to-do" list but I'm thrilled to be getting busier even in a down economy! I'm also performing 2-3 nights a week at The Shout House dueling piano bar in Glendale. While photography has taken over my schedule for the past two years I can't imagine not performing, especially when a gig is this much fun!

Anyway, I was fortunate to photograph some wonderful couples at some absolutely beautiful weddings this spring. Here is a long-overdue post of some of my favorite shots. Next I'll post some portrait and event sessions.



Liz and JR, April 21, Pinnacle Peak Patio







Brany and Mike, February 14, The Castle at Ashley Manor








Anthony and Kristen, Boojum Tree, February 26













Rachel and Joel, April 5, The Waterfront

Seeking senior spokesmodels!

While I love any opportunity to photograph anything, whether it is a landscape, bride, infant, tree or even a beer bottle, some of the most fun sessions have been high school seniors. One of my objectives this year is to do more work making seniors look 'hip.' (is 'hip' the right word for seniors??? could it be 'rad' or 'smokin?' It seems like 'off the hook' is sooooo 90s)

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One of the programs I'm working on is having what you might call a 'spokesmodel.' Since my photography business has grown almost exclusively through word-of-mouth, I think it is only appropriate that I find a few qualified seniors to give a free session in return for referrals. I'm putting together an awesome incentive program and there is nothing I like better than a win-win arrangement.


I am looking for 2 guys and 2 girls. If you know of any seniors who would like details on how to get a FREE session contact me immediately at 602-254-1711 or by email at harley@harleybonham.com. Some of the incentives are free albums, both hard- and soft-cover. It is not unlikely that a few lucky seniors could get as much as 800.00 worth of FREE stuff to show off to all their friends!

Finally found time for another post!

I didn't realize that starting a blog would be such a commitment! I've always got new images to post but November, December and most of January have been absolutely swamped. We just went to New Orleans and Missiissippi for a little R&R. Mom and Dad live across the way in Mississippi and we finally got to put work aside.


We visited an old plantation and I thought it was a perfect setting for Reagan's 9-month portrait. This chair had perfect accent colors to match her dress. Julie is off-camera making sure she doesn't fall over while my mom and dad are on the left and right acting as human light stands while I shoot.










The plantation had peacocks all over the place; I wish they would have opened up their feathers for me. Here they are lined up on a fence; perfect photo op.



They kept looking back and forth at each other making noises; probably some form of morning chitchat: "Mornin' Bob." "Mornin' Steve." "How's the family?"



Biloxi has an old lighthouse my mom wanted a picture of; we got there about 3 minutes before the sun went down so I had to shoot quickly.
Biloxi and Gulfport have definitely bounced back after Katrina although there are still quite a few empty lots. (see my very first blog post, Dec 07)









I just bought a new lens called a Lensbaby. It tilts to create a surreal blur except where I want to focus. Very artsy. Here are some shots from the Biloxi coast and around the French Qtr. in New Orleans.









Finally, the highlight of the trip was seeing about 12 of my images displayed on Canal Street! One of my photo clients, Specialty Graphic and Imaging Association, asked me if I would donate images to The Canal Street Initiative that they sponsor. Since a lot of the windows are still covered with plywood, SGIA prints large images and covers them up. Mine were displayed at the corner of Canal and Rampart; that was a very proud moment!

My little Reagan at 6 months!

The last six months have flown by!
Julie put together an angel outfit and I set up my lights. An angel; how appropriate!










After that we took her to My Gym where they were having a costume party for all the little ones.

Very cool catering event

I recently was able to shoot an event for Heidi's Events and Catering. Heidi is probably one of the top caterers in town and I met some really cool vendors. In particular was Kevin Kossman who owns Piece of Cake Desserts. I tried the two samples he had and was blown away; I get a kick out of meeting other great wedding vendors so I can recommend them to the brides I shoot for. It also doesn't hurt that Kevin is an avid golfer like me. Well, I used to be an avid golfer until little Reagan came along. Now I just play St. Andrews in my head while changing diapers :-) At least I never slice anymore.