Hotlanta to Hampton

Hi all,

Well here I am at 1 am posting to my blog from Hampton Va. My buddy Randy Torres of www.randorex.com are here in Hampton Va. to shoot a sweet wedding. The couple is awesome and we are both stoked to be here on my first destination wedding. Big congrats to the couple Kierston and Dominic and thanks for the hospitality.

The trip started out well enough with good intentions. But things would prove to not be so smooth in no time. We missed our 6am flight from San Diego yes that is right 6am so I was up around 4am. So we missed the flight even though we were at the airport over 1.5 hours early. The baggage check in line and security line were longer than the lines at Disneyland. So we cought the next flight after a couple of hours then ended up in Hotlanta, Georgia. Heat and hunidity go hand in hand in Georgia and Virginia for that matter. Well to get to our departing terminal in Hotlanta we had to take a train and walk for about 5 miles man that is a big airport. After all of that walking we waited for another couple of hours only to find that only one of us could get on that flight. So we both stayed to catch the next flight out but the bright side was a soldier was waiting on standby also and was able to get on the plane which was awesome.

We then had to take another train to another concourse to catch the next flight out and spent a grand total of 4+ hours in Hotlanta. With the time change from the west coast and all I was getting beat. Well we made it on the flight and finally arrived in Norfolk Virginia around 8:50pm and was glad to finally have the end of this journey straight out of a twilight zone in sight. Our bags were already waiting for us and so were the lovely bride and groom. Well got to get going must get sleep for next 18 hours straight thanks to black out curtains and air conditioning which is an absolute necessity around these here parts. Join me next time for the continuing saga of my first destination wedding. You can also click the galleries link above to visit the engagement photo page for Kierston and Dominic.

My Blogs New Look,

Hi all, well been spending some time learning all I can about customizing my blog here and it has come along nicely. Of course I am doing this in between photo edit sessions when I need a break. I am really stoked at the level of customization you can do with a blog and will continue to tinker with it from time to time as time permits. I was able to expand the header across the entire top of the block and add borders around the various sections. I changed the background color and am working on adding a background image to spruce it up a little. I also added the small slideshow player in the header. I do this all for you my readers and hope that you like it. Please leave me any feedback you like and I will respond as soon as I can. If you want help customizing your blog please check out this link to BlogBuster and I am sure you will find the site as helpful as I have. If you haven't been to my website in awhile (Shane Stiles Photography) please check it out in the near future as I will be adding some new content to the gallery from my last engagement shoot and am trying to get some sports pics from the last Holiday Bowl and Poinsettia Bowl up. Bye for now, take care and God bless.

I'm a lifer

Well I pulled the trigger today and joined up with Showit Inc. for the long haul by purchasing a lifetime membership to their excellent web site solution for photographers or anyone else who might need an awesome website. I highly recommend their solution as it lets you have total control over your site offering very advanced features especially for those of us who do not want to learn how to code because we have other things going on like taking photos. Support is great and I am loving the experience.

Proof Session

I am really excited at my upcoming proof session with Nic and Cristina. They were a great, young couple to work with at their engagement shoot in Balboa Park in San Diego. I can't wait for them to see the individual pieces of art we created together that day and pick their favorites. I am really looking forward to seeing both of them again. Man this is a great job in the way you get to connect with people on some of the most important days of their lives. See you Tuesday guys, can't wait. Here are a few of the engagement shots of this awesome couple.

Well I finally got my blog up but now I am constantly looking for ways to change it and make it more personal. Thanks for visiting and check back as I will be adding content relevant to my experiences and invite your comments so that we can connect together. Thanks again for stopping by the door is always open friend.