Client Website: PRB

PRB, a nation-wide natural resource company that I branded a few months ago, has their brand spankin' new website UP & LIVE - I designed this flash site for them and Peter from LJ3 Media coded it all up... he's basically a genius! I also did a majority of the photography that is represented on the site. Check it out at: www.pacificresourcebrokers.com They've been awesome fellas to work with... so down to earth! We wish them the best with PRB.

Wrapping Things Up

I've been finishing a few remaining design projects at antioch before my time here comes to an end. Today is sadly my last day. It's been a great year working part-time with antioch as their Creative Arts Director. Court and I are steppin' out in faith and praying for the best with the biz (photo+design biz and the new emote360 venture). Courtney will be able to stay at home with the baby and just do a few hours of work a day for the biz - mainly coordinating all the photography stuff (she'll have the hardest job of them all, being a MOM) and I'll continue to work full-time out of my office space on the north side of town. So keep our finances, our biz ventures and most importantly our little family in your prayers. Thanks much-o.

Quartlery Journal Logo (vintage tatoo inspired)

Kids Ministry Art Book Cover (love texture:)

Sermon Series Design (clean and simple)

Sarah + Brandon

Our last wedding of the season was a PERFECT one to end on! To sum it up with a simple math equation: "Sarah + Brandon x Manliness + Sexiness divided by Cameras (x2) = Super Sexy Bride & Groom Wedding Photos". We had such a blast hangin' out with these two on their E-Session, and we had even more fun at their wedding in downtown Salem, OR. They were pretty much down for whatever and they offered a lot of creative input while we were shooting... You guys rocked our world! Lets find an excuse to shoot some more photos of you and your friends STAT! Thanks for letting us be apart of your big day, it was a true honor.




Check out their SLIDESHOW on our website: CLICK HERE and navigate to "YOUR IMAGES". Type in "Sarah" as the password (case sensitive) and enjoy!

Branding: Apologetics Conference

Just got done BRANDING an Apologetics Conference that J.P. Moreland is coming to speak at. I loved the phrase they used in our first meeting to describe what they were looking for in a brand: "Something where Old World meets New World." So to get the desired result, I brought in a muted color pallet, mixed two different fonts together, created a rustic cross for their brand-mark and threw in some random textures. I will also be apart of a media team who will be documenting the event (HD Video, Audio and Photography) for next years marketing materials. What a great client, they gave me a lot of creative freedom, and it was a true pleasure to set the tone for the future of this annual event.

RAVES

Hey folks, just added some RAVES to our website. We've been receiving some great reviews regarding our photography skillzzzz.... ya'll are too kind. Check-idy-check-it by CLICKING HERE

What's In A Name?

Although our little baby has a few more weeks of cookin' to do, we finally settled on a solid name. Introducing "Joelle Zoe Christenson" (Joe-el Zo-ee)... cute, yet ferocious - like a tiny bear cub. Nothing is more weird (and time consuming) than selecting a name for someone... the name they will forever be known as... it's just weird. Anyways, here's the DL on the meaning: "Joelle" means Jehovah is God, "Zoe" means Life and "Christenson" just so happens to mean that you're pretty much a Bad-Ass! So yah, we got it ALL covered :) Watch out world, here she comes.

Keri + Matt

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to shoot Keri & Matt's wedding for good friend Ben Edwards. It was pretty much bliss for me... shooting a stellar couple on a beautiful chilly FALL day (yah, it really feels like fall up here). My biggest BEEF with wedding photography is that most weddings seem to routinely fall on the HOTTEST days of year! What's with that?! "Record Highs Today folks, I know yesterday was only 40 degrees, but somehow-someway, just in time for the weekend, the weather jumped up to 102" - Stankin' weatherman! Anyone who knows me, knows that I literally MELT away in hot weather :) All that to say, Keri & Matt's wedding was a perfect 60+/- degrees... truth be told, it was probably really cold for everyone else, but I was lovin' life running around the joint taking photos without breaking a sweat. Even if it was a bit chilly, it was still a beautiful day and a lovely wedding.

We had some fun with some brews before the ceremony. The fellas even had a toast (note the milk for Matt's younger bro, it made for an awesome milk mustache).

Designing Pain

I just wrapped up a few design concepts for a new sermon series at antioch. It's starting this week and titled The Problem with Pain. It'll be out in DVD/CD after it's all complete. Should be a good issue to tackle for a lot of folks dealing with this "ultra-fabulous, on the rise and almost back to normal" economy. (in case you didn't get the sarcasm, our economy = suckage :) Tell all the folks that are foreclosing, bankrupt and without work that we're not in a recession.