Bicycling Magazine

Well this is pretty cool.

Yesterday's mail brought the newest issue of Bicycling. They assigned me to shoot a local criterium for an article about racing.

I'm a huge cycling fan. I ride bike & love following the sport.

So cycling + photography was a good gig for me.

Here's the image they used & a picture of me shooting it from the back of a motorcycle, riding backwards. It wasn't terribly different than backpedaling down a church aisle.

The photo of me on the back of the motorcycle by Daniel Moyer. Thanks Dano.

Douglas

Kathleen & Tom's Engagement

When you meet Kathleen you can tell she’s a dancer. She’s beautiful and graceful just standing still.

Tom is no slouch either;)

So it was a great experience to photograph the two of them in Old City Philadelphia. I would position Tom and Kathleen could just drape herself across him.

And there was Lucy, their adorable Boxer who was drooling and slobbering all over Tom.

And there was the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts where Kathleen is taking classes.

We shot all that and it was good.

Thanks, you two, I’ll see you in October!

Douglas

Kate + Eric 05.08.10

Kate and Eric are getting on a plane for Hawaii tomorrow morning & I promised them a few photos before they left. Honestly, it was nearly impossible to choose. I loved too many to put on here.

And that was all their fault.

Kate was stunning. Eric was having the time of his life. And their families were welcoming and warm. They totally made me feel like I was one of them.

It was an awesome wedding. I look through the images and see nothing but smiles all day long. Much joy.

You two have a wonderful honeymoon. I'll get to work on the rest and have them ready when you get home!

Best,
Douglas

Definitely Not A Wedding

Unless it was the marriage of mud and suffering.

Pardon the wedding interruption to share some of the images I shot last weekend at the North American debut of the Tough Mudder.

My good friend and awesome wedding photographer Joe Craig suggested I run this with him. I suggested I shoot it instead. Just for me. Just for fun.

I did & it was.

The Tough Mudder was held last Sunday at Bear Creek Resort in Eastern Pennsylvania. It was a seven-mile course with 17 obstacles including steep climbs, mud pits, tunnel crawls and various other activities no sane person would want anything to do with.

But it was sure fun to photograph. Thanks for indulging me.

Douglas

Gwen+ Bill's Engagement

Sometimes my biggest job on a shoot is to raise the energy level. Not with Gwen and Bill.

I was just trying to keep up.

Gwen is a pistol and Bill was game. They brought a lot of energy & fun & we had a great time of it.

We worked South Street in Philly last Saturday afternoon. It was a beautiful day and the sidewalks were brimming with people. We found some awesome nooks and crannies with nice texture and color.

I had made stilts for the shoot knowing Gwen would be up for anything. She was.

Bill: Outstanding work. You did great. Gwen, thanks for the energy. It was everything I had hoped.

You are such a great couple.

See you in October!
Douglas

Sara + Scott 03.13.10

Scott and Sara married two weeks ago in New York City. Outside, the day was dark and rainy and cold.

Inside, it was delightful.

Scott started his day with a shave and had to endure the elements a bit. Sara spent the day, prep to reception, inside Cipriani, a glorious old bank-turned-venue on the Lower East Side.

It was one of the most beautiful weddings I’ve ever seen, thanks largely to Lindsay Landman who helped Sara realize her vision.

Scott and Sara: You are an amazing couple and wonderful, genuine people with great family and friends. Your wedding was spectacular and everything you wanted it to be. Thank you for letting me be part of it.

Big thanks to second shooter Mustafah Abdulaziz who seems never to miss a single moment.

Best,
Douglas