http://www.adamydstie.com/blog Musings of Life & Thoughts on Photography Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:11:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What happens when a South African marries a Persian? You get a wedding with amazing food, high energy and a lot of dancing. I have yet to see a wedding that supersedes the amount of energy and excitement than Ben and Lahlae's wedding. It was hard to stop taking pictures at this ... http://www.adamydstie.com/blog/2009/08/ben-and-lahlaes-wedding/ The first wedding of the season was a beautiful, simple, and meaningful ceremony. I was glad to have my Doug Stoeckicht as a second shooter. Check out his blog. The link is located to the right under "Blogroll". We had a fun time shooting at the gardens on the TCC ... http://www.adamydstie.com/blog/2009/08/kevin-and-janets-slideshow/ A friend and I are working on creating a Tacoma Happy Hour Brochure so we decided to visit a few places and take some photos. My first choice was 1022. This quaint and friendly place has become a community so to speak for me. Their drinks are outstanding and stellar ... http://www.adamydstie.com/blog/2009/06/1022-south-and-tacoma-happy-hours/ I had the fortunate opportunity tonight to do a pre-wedding shoot with a couple whose wedding I am shooting next weekend with my associate Doug Stoeckicht. Kevin and Janet wanted to start over by the Tacoma Dome and move our way along the Link line. All in all, it was ... http://www.adamydstie.com/blog/2009/06/kevin-and-janet/ Remember how life gets crazy and last thing on your mind is what to blog next? Well, I do. But, I am now going to try to make a better commitment to blogging. And, what better way to start than with some shots of the two most recent Roller Derby bouts? The Dockyard ... http://www.adamydstie.com/blog/2009/03/long-time-coming-roller-derby/ I have been given the amazing privilege to write for a local blog here in Tacoma. Exit133.com is a Tacoma-centric blog that focuses on news and issues in the city. They asked me a while back to start writing a weekly column. I feel very fortunate to have been asked to do this. I am ... http://www.adamydstie.com/blog/2009/02/fortunate-opportunity/ As many people know, this time of year isn't ever really one that I thouroughly enjoy. Yeah, I love "going home," seeing my family, friends, having time off, etc. All those fun things that come with the holiday season. Although, it has always frustrated me how commercial Christmas is. I know this ... http://www.adamydstie.com/blog/2008/12/expectant-waiting/ My friend Doug Stoeckicht and I went to this park in University Place and shot around. He had been there earlier that day and I wanted to check it out for future shoots. I went into this adventure deciding to have some fun with the intention to push Adobe Lightroom to ... http://www.adamydstie.com/blog/2008/11/lightroom-fun-and-surreal-life/ Last night we had a great party at the re-opening of Shakabrah as a music venue! We had some great local bands, Oh Voices, and Goldfinch. We also had two national touring artists, Trevor Davis and The New Roots Duo. It was a great night. Thank you to all who ... http://www.adamydstie.com/blog/2008/11/feed-them-with-music-benefit-concert/ I was fortunate to be able to photograph Bradd and Pat. We had a shoot scheduled for a week out, but I called them last minute on a beautiful day to take advantage of the evening sun. We lucked out, because the next weekend was rainy and grey. Bradd and ... http://www.adamydstie.com/blog/2008/11/sunny-days-fall-colors/