JG Photo Bloghttp://www.goodlinonline.com/photo-blog/en-US2010-03-10T03:01:01ZSquarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)The Martinshttp://www.goodlinonline.com/photo-blog/2010/2/25/the-martins.htmlJacob2010-02-26T00:24:11ZCouples Prego manitou mardi gras martinsGood friends, James and Sara Martin asked us to shoot some photos, so we hung out downtown Manitou Springs one afternoon and found out real quick about Mardi Gras, Manitou style. If you know Manitou, it has it's own unique style of weirdness, so when you combine an already strange holiday with Manitou...well, use your imagination. After a yummy lunch at Adam's Mountain Cafe and plenty of laughing at random costumes from a tweetie bird to a woman dressed in renaissance, we braved the crowds and captured these wonderful photographs.

Soon, the Martins will be adding a third addition to their family - how exciting!

We love the Martins so much. Enjoy!

Hunting for candy...

I couldn't leave the fudge shop owners out!

This one is probably my favorite...love the composite!

]]>Rachel & Jordanhttp://www.goodlinonline.com/photo-blog/2010/2/1/rachel-jordan.htmlJacob2010-02-01T22:21:49ZNLC broadmoor weddingsWe were blessed to have such a beautiful day this past Jan 2nd to shoot Jordan and Rachel's wedding. Wedding photos at the Broadmoor and a beautiful ceremony and reception at New Life Church, this wedding was a perfect way to wrap things up. This wedding was our last. Well, as far as we know, it was our last. Maybe we will do a few Cambodian weddings in the future, which is a serious affair. A Cambodian wedding is a multi-day event with lots of food, tradition and photos. I remeber when we visited Cambodia last December and looked through someone's album. Oh my, it took forever to get through the mounds of photos in the beautifully decorted album. It's so interesting to watch a wedding literally take over a neighborhood for a week.

Like to dance? Be prepared...there is lots of dancing at Cambodian weddings too.

Enjoy!

]]>Family is My Absolute Favorite to Photographhttp://www.goodlinonline.com/photo-blog/2009/12/27/family-is-my-absolute-favorite-to-photograph.htmlJacob2009-12-28T02:26:36ZFamily Personal brett broadmoor jenni mayaWe love doing photos for family...especially Brett, Jenni & Maya. This was our second session with them and absolutely loved it! We decided to head out and face the weather one Sunday and found ourselves at the Broadmoor. Of course, you couldn't ask for a better location especially while it's snowing.

Anyways, these photos are sweet, and I know you'll enjoy them.

]]>Josiehttp://www.goodlinonline.com/photo-blog/2009/12/24/josie.htmlJacob2009-12-24T17:27:40ZFamily Personal dog josie labEver since my Dad moved back from Washington, he's wanted a dog, so the kids pooled their pennies together and bought him one from the Human Society. Thanks to Brett and Jenni, this little jewel was rescued.

Josie has to be 98% Lab and is a little over 1.5yrs old. She's a doll!

Here are a few things she loves:

Licking door frames, then biting them.
Sleeping on my Dad's lap in his big chair.
Going to the bathroom in the house. I guess that's what puppies do.
Playing in the snow.
And surprisingly, she loves to sleep in her kennel.

Anyways, she was extra calm this morning, so I snapped a few photos.

]]>Wedding in the Woodshttp://www.goodlinonline.com/photo-blog/2009/12/20/wedding-in-the-woods.htmlJacob2009-12-21T04:13:20Zhowe martinez the pinery weddingsSet back in Black Forest is The Pinery - a beautiful place for a wedding. Just before it got super cold, Noelle and I were able to capture this beautiful wedding. Chris and Danielle are a wonderful couple and were amazing in the front of the camera. I'm sure you will enjoy!

]]>The Hanson & Weaver Familyhttp://www.goodlinonline.com/photo-blog/2009/12/12/the-hanson-weaver-family.htmlJacob2009-12-12T23:21:02ZFamily Friends IHSI hansons weaversEric & Ginny Hanson are our good friends living in Cambodia. In fact, they head up In His Steps International and we will be working alongside them in March when we move!! Their daughter, Erika, and her husband, son and mother-in-law were the central part of the shoot. They are such a fun family -- full of love and laughter. And we appreciated their willingness to brave a chilly day in Old Colorado City. Hope you enjoy...

]]>Anna & Jon...Plushttp://www.goodlinonline.com/photo-blog/2009/12/7/anna-jonplus.htmlJacob2009-12-08T04:36:04ZFamilyOver Thanksgiving, my sister and brother-in-law came out to visit. It was beautiful weather out, so we did a little shoot for her and Jon. Of course, we ended up doing more than just the two of them...

Pa and Anna

Anna and I

My gorgeous wife, Noelle

]]>Kelly with Cherry Blossomhttp://www.goodlinonline.com/photo-blog/2009/12/3/kelly-with-cherry-blossom.htmlJacob2009-12-04T02:15:52ZFriends Personal PregoJacob is letting me guest-post on his photography blog because the subject happens to be one of my best friends. Kelly and her husband live in Japan and are expecting their first baby in January. When she was home for a visit in September, we took her out in the gorgeous fall weather to capture her incredible mother-to-be-ness.

My husband is a phenomenal photographer (in my totally biased opinion) and he captured so well the fun, passion, wisdom and beauty of my wonderful friend. We love you, Kelly and Philip. Can't wait to meet Cherry Blossom!

]]>Before Cambodia, There Was New York City.http://www.goodlinonline.com/photo-blog/2009/11/28/before-cambodia-there-was-new-york-city.htmlJacob2009-11-29T02:00:40ZD700 New York City Nikon Personal Subway TravelFinally. Here are the official shots from our vacation to New York City. What a fun trip - full of memories and laughs. Noelle had never been there, so we used our saved up frequent flyer miles, used a timeshare a good friend gave to us and headed to New York. The weather was perfect and the scenery, well, see for yourself.

This was our last vacation before we head off to Cambodia in March.

Of course if you want to watch our little NYC video, you can see it here: NYC Video

China Town. If you were to wake up in this small section of New York City, you just might think you were in China...for real.

This is the closest we got to the top of the Empire State Building. There was no way we were paying $35 to ride an elevator. That's retarded.

Central Park. Just beautiful.

I'm special.

St. Patricks Cathedral

The SUBWAY

Of course, the crazy traffic. I found a plant to sit my camera on to slow my shutter down.

]]>Stern Boys & theMILL Fall Retreat Go Hand in Handhttp://www.goodlinonline.com/photo-blog/2009/11/5/stern-boys-themill-fall-retreat-go-hand-in-hand.htmlJacob2009-11-05T15:57:41Z20-somethings Church Crooked Creek Ranch Kids Low Light Personal Winter Park Young Life college colorado theMILL A few weekends ago, I attended my last MILL Fall Retreat. It was my fifth one and the feeling was surreal. It wasn't like past years where I looked to the future, but rather, I found myself thinking about my history with theMILL and how it's been life-changing. I came to theMILL in 2004 broken - sulking in my own self pity from making dumb mistakes. Well, it was only a relationship that didn't pan out, but I sure thought my life was over. Fortunately, theMILL was (and is) full of life-giving people that care. I was so thankful for the friends I made at theMILL - Nick White, Ryan Wegenast, Kevin DEESE, Evan Martin and so many more were there at my side to help me through life as a 20-something. Little did I know, theMILL turned into my community and family. Oh, I also found my wife there...hehe. theMILL is an amazing place for those to find others to live life with. There are endless questions and uncertainties that life brings, and theMILL community can help you figure that all out. So, if you are reading this, you must check it out. theMILL takes place on Friday nights @ New Life Church in the Theatre. And it starts at 7PM. You can find out more details at http://www.theMILLOnline.org.

The last two years, I have taken photos at theMILL Fall Retreat, so I thought I'd post some.

Below is the infamous Horse, Knight, Rider game. It can be violent, but it's soooo much fun.

More Horse, Knight, Rider and a group shot during the first of two weekends.

Crooked Creek Ranch (Young Life Camp) is where we have theMILL Fall Retreat. Recently, they built this sweet wiffle ball field.

You think Aaron will hit it?

Getting ready to take a ride on a giant swing. Giant.

Yes! I love his face...

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Part 2!

Aaron and Jossie Stern have become great friends of ours. They are great pastors, leaders and parents. They have 4 boys - Parker, Cohen, Brooks & Smith. Smith is their youngest and has the cutest eyes! Anyways, I did some photos of the boys during the week between retreats. They learned how to fish!

This is Smith - their youngest.