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kellie & travis

01.20.12

As I am getting ready for another busy year of photo shoots, short films, commercials, and of course weddings.  I began looking back over the past yearI and realized that I had filmed so many amazing weddings.  There were so many venues that would take your breath away, but pale in comparison to the brides  Almost every wedding I was involved with made me wonder if any wedding could possibly be better.

Of course I have my favorites weddings, days that just seemed to go so perfectly and  I would wish every wedding would go exactly like that.

One of those weddings was Kellie and Travis’ wedding at the V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena, CA.  Kellie and Travis live in Georgia and came to California wine country to create their dream wedding at a Napa Valley Winery.  Kellie, with the help of Suzy Berberian,  created an amazing atmosphere with flowers by Jessica Switala of Fleurs de France and decor that were perfectly melded with the rustic background of the winery.  Live music for the ceremony by Eloquence String Quartet and The Brian Cline Band rocked it at the reception.  Kellie was absolutley gorgeous from shoes to hair.  Everything was perfect.

To help me capture that day, Cory Montgomory and Gordon DeWitt are amazing shooters that are so much fun to work with.  I could not have done it without them.

 

 

 

 

 

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JuneJanuary 20, 2012 - 8:32 am

Beautiful! Love all the attention to detail! And the bride and groom on the swing was breathtaking!

dr. ramos

01.17.12

I had an amazing opportunity to work with Dr. Wilfredo Ramos of Sacramento. Dr. Ramos, an OB/GYN and robotic surgeon, is an incredible doctor who is passionate about patient care. Dr. Ramos was working with a marketing expert, Ramona Russell, who orchestrated a total makeover of his Web site. Ramona also worked extensively to expand Dr. Ramos’s visibility in the community as a physician who genuinely has his patients’ best interest in mind and sincerely cares. Whatever she did worked; Dr. Ramos began receiving new patients immediately with rave reviews after his site went live. A great testimony to the genius marketing and the effectiveness of video to humanize someone through the World Wide Web.

Here is the video interview we created and the photos I took for his Web site www.sacobgyn.com

 

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naomi

01.13.12

This past Christmas we were blessed to have my grandparents visit us from Jamaica.  They have been missionaries to Jamaica for the past 20 years and having them here in the States is very exciting, especially during the Holidays.  My grandparents have past down  an amazing Christian heritage  to their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren which has shaped our values, and who we are and will become.

It is a tradition in our church and family to dedicate each young child to God.  A proclamation that we intend to raise that child with the same Christian values that we were raised with.  I like to think of it more of a way to keep us parents accountable to all who are present for the dedication of our intentions.  Dedicating a baby is a special time, a real family event that we take very seriously.  My sister (Danette) did not want to miss the opportunity to dedicate her newest little girl, Naomi, while my grandparents were in town.

For this special occasion the Grandma’s contributed to the event by sewing the dress that Naomi would wear and making the blanket to wrap her up in.  It was a very special time with 4 generations of of girls/women to commemorate Naomi’s dedication.

Danette brought Naomi by a few days later to get some pictures of Naomi and her hand-made dress and blanket.  All her other 4 children had very similar pictures taken when they were the same age so I had a mission to make them match as much as possible.  It is so strange how much all of her kids look alike too.

Naomi is so beautiful and we are definitely  blessed to have her in our family.  And no one is better suited to pass on our Godly heritage than her parents, David and Danette.  Love You Guys!

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micah

01.12.12

If you know me at all, you know that my daughter is my favorite subject when it comes to both photos and video.  Whenever I need to scout a location or try a new technique, she is always there.  I love hanging out with her.  We have so much fun.  She always says “Dad, your cracking me up!”  which of course learned from her mother, and I love making her laugh.

I took my niece Amelia to take some pics for her approaching birthday and my daughter of course had to come along.  I got some amazing shots of Micah that I absolutely love and I had to share them.

We we spent most of the day in Old Town Sacramento, then wondered down near the river and the train tracks. The wind was blowing pretty back which is why Micah’s hair is a little crazy.  Good thing we brought a headband

I guarantee that this will not be the last  time I post photos from a shoot that I do with Micah.  I’m sure you are going to get sick of me saying how much I love her and how wonderful she is,  But I won’t stop!

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amibrowne@comcast.netJanuary 23, 2012 - 1:20 am

Your work is amazing Ryan. I need to get you to help me with my favorite subject!!! My 3 men. Jacob, 5 with autism is brilliant and I swear he is movie material! His brilliance is so profound he could write, direct and play the part. Alex is so gorgeous and Jacob’s hero I really think I should Persue the film industry with them! Where do I begin???? I know how busy you are but if you can help or have any ideas I would love to hear them. Praying for you all always.
Ami 916-812-6046

que sera

01.02.12

My most favorite film I have ever made started out as an accident.  Micah, Jada and I took a little trip down to Santa Cruz for a few days to enjoy the beach and the boardwalk.  Micah was finally tall enough to go on the kid rids by her self and we couldn’t wait to see the look on her face as she rode.  I started off just taking pictures and it slowly morphed into filming.  More of an experiment with my new camera.

We had a great time in the sun and headed home.  When I watched the footage back it almost made me cry.  My little girl was getting so big and it wouldn’t be long until she was gone.

I put together a short film documenting that day and gave it to Jada on the anniversary of Micah’s adoption being finalized September 11th.

I can watch this movie over and over and it never gets old.  I love that we have these memories recorded to enjoy forever.

 

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DeAnnaJanuary 13, 2012 - 8:35 am

What a beautiful family and video! Made me cry!!

adminJanuary 13, 2012 - 11:53 am

Thanks DeAnna, So glad you liked it. I have seen it hundreds of times and it sell gets me every time.