With the Saints Superbowl win, Mardi Gras was even livelier then ever this year!  Carnival time in New Orleans means weeks of parades and days of parties, which all lead up to the big finale of Fat Tuesday.    This is the day I actually drink the least because other then my liver begging for mercy, it’s the best day for pictures and alcohol does not mix well with a heavy expensive camera.  Some people shy away from the crowded French Quarter, but in my opinion this is the place to be!  The costumes are true works of art, the musicians are playing everywhere, there’s dancing in the streets, and more to see and do then you know what to do with.  Here’s a taste of some of my favorite pictures of Mardi Gras day in downtown New Orleans, from Bourbon St. to Frenchmen St.
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I am so excited to be working with a designer out of  Los Angeles who is redesigning the Omni Hotel in New Orleans.  They are planning on using some of my fine art images of New Orleans to decorate the hotel, but its been a slow process for a few months now as they go back and forth with the owner trying to decide on the right images.  I was hoping my art would be up by Halloween when I photographed a wedding in New Orleans and the couple stayed at the Omni, but that didn’t happen.  I now have another wedding coming up in March where the bride will also be staying at the Omni in the French Quarter.  So hopefully by then the redesigning will be done and I can get some portraits of the bride in front of my huge photographs, wouldn’t that be sweet?!!  So wish me luck that it all works out, below are my newest photographs of New Orleans taken last month, some of which are being considered for the Omni.

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Art and photography are my passions and when I’m not busy shooting weddings or editing portraits I can often be found scoping art galleries or working on my own fine art images. Sometimes its tricky to get into shows out of state because the gallery owners often require the artists to be there for the opening plus there’s the cost of shipping heavy and fragile framed pieces. But lucky for me I happened to have weddings booked in New Orleans for 2 recent shows. The first one was a “Push Pin” show (no framing – yea!) and I had the pleasure of hanging my abstract nature images below.

Fall Kaleidoscope

Louisiana Swamps

An Aspen View

Push Pin show (Yes those are wigs, No it wasn't Mardi Gras)

Me at the PushPin show (photo by my sister)

For the 2nd show I was back in New Orleans for another wedding and one of my pictures was recently selected for the juried show “Forever Hold Your Peace” also held by the New Orleans Photo Alliance. I still remember the moment I snapped this photo. I was photographing a wedding at the Chateaux in Broomfield, Colorado. The flower girl was very antsy and running around showing off how she could cross her eyes. It was time for photos and it took a bridesmaid and a mother’s persuasion to get this girl to wear her headpiece. You can view more of the images from this show by going to: http://www.neworleansphotoalliance.com/

Uncooperative Flowergirl