galvano golf classic | bradenton sarasota photograph

last week i was fortunate to photograph the 14th annual phil galvano golf classic that raises money for the students and teachers of manatee county thru the manatee education foundation. the event began with a dinner reception at the ritz carlton, sarasota followed by a gorgeous rain-free day of golf at the legacy golf club, lakewood ranch. state rep, bill galvano, with the entire galvano family were all in attendance along with tony jacklin and helped raise $200,000 for the foundation this year. i was happy to be apart of it again this year.

carter - 4 mos | sarasota baby photographer

today's blog post is brought to you by the makers of the cabbage patch kids... if you scroll down to the last image posted you will see surely see the resemblance... although i'm loving the real thing much more. he's just way too cute :)

sun rays | bradenton sarasota family photographer

what a gorgeous morning mother nature gave us despite the threatening overnight thunderstorms that had occurred only hours earlier. no match for anna's beauty tho - this pure sweetness can steal anyone's heart with her captivating smile. i photographed mom & dads wedding a few years back... so it was awesome to see them again as their family begins to grow. aren't they a gorgeous lil trio.

its a boys world | bradenton sarasota childrens photographer

what a way to celebrate your 2nd birthday... balloons... dirt... trains... lolipops... and the freedom to run! what more can a two year old ask for? oh yeah... a party later that day too. oodles of fun.
happy birthday trent

a sneak peek | st petersburg sarasota tampa wedding photographer

just a quick sneak peek to sherri & luke's wedding from this past weekend. more to come....

early morning shuttle view | sarasota bradenton photographer

one very cool thing about living in florida - ok, well there's many cool things - but one thing inparticular is catching a glimpse of the space shuttle launches. although we live on the west coast (with the sweet sunsets) we still can catch the discovery launches just as the reach the end of our atmosphere. well monday mornings launch was spectacular with a night view just before sunrise - the rockets burning through the skyline (i missed that shot :( but what i did catch was nothing less than stunning. the morning sun rays hitting the gases after discovery left earth's atmosphere were incredible from our small little cul-da-sac view. leaving a billowing cloud of gas trails that lit up like you couldn't imagine. i am so happy to have shared this moment with my 10 year old and will keep this memory forever captured.
for those techies interested in the shot - this was captured on canon 5d markII handheld @ F2.8 1/20th 5000 ISO (not a very prepared shot since i had just woken up)