The Times They Are A-Changin'

And so is this blog...check out my new and improved blog:

www.mattlisackblog.com

Also, if you don't follow Matt Mendelsohn's blog (you really should), he posted a picture of Karin and Peter that he took a while ago:

www.mattmendelsohn.net/matt-mendelsohns-dark-slide/2009/6/15/cover-girl.html

Hope you enjoy the new blog!

-Matt

Catherine and Jonathan

Back in May I shot my friends Catherine's wedding. We have been friends ever since we were interns at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality together and I was thrilled when she asked me to shoot her wedding. Catherine and Jonathan are perfect for each other and the ceremony and reception were beautiful. Her best friend from childhood, Britt, did her makeup and the reception was held in her mother's backyard in DC and everyone had a blast. Here are a few shots from the day:

Happy 4th of July

Quick shot of Peter having fun with mom outside on the 4th.

Sleeping Beauty

I have been pretty bad about putting pictures of Peter on this blog, so here are a couple from the last month or two:
Here is one from Mother's Day:
This last one kills me...I was feeding him at about 2am one night and he completely fell asleep in the middle of the feeding. So I tried to wake him up by unzipping his sleeper...his belly was so big, I had to take a picture:

Leslie and Paul

About a month ago, Kim's (my sister-in-law) sister Leslie got married at the Hay-Adams Hotel in D.C. I wasn't the main shooter but she asked me to take a few shots when I got the chance (I was also on baby duty). It was a beautiful ceremony on the top of the hotel with an amazing view of the White House. I was in the back watching Peter but managed to take a few shots of the ceremony:

Allison loves being around Peter and was trying to rock him to sleep:

Not surprisingly...I took quite a few pictures of my favorite niece...here she is dancing with her grandmother:
and with grandpa...and well...everyone and anyone who felt like getting on the dance floor:
I love this shot...the look on Leslie's face...pure joy:



Another shot that I really like...here is Allison staring out a huge window into the streets of D.C.
One of the benefits about having your reception at the Hay-Adams is that there are plenty of famous people who stay there, we ran into Natalie Portman and Dennis Leary during the reception.

Next up is Catherine and Jonathan's wedding I did a couple weeks ago...then Greg and Natalie's...and then a few pics of my friend Emily's son...and hopefully a couple random shots of Peter here and there.

Ryan and Ginny

Ryan and I have been friends since middle school...the days of playing hockey in his parents unfinished basement listening to Anthrax and Metallica. Not hockey video games...but our version of deck hockey (when it was too cold, wet or dark to play outside)...slap shots at point blank range and checking your friends into random boxes laying around the basement included. Ah the good old days. So when he asked John Boal (friend since 4th grade and now photojournalist) and me to shoot his wedding, we were happy to oblige. John and I split duties and had a great time at the wedding. Here are a few shots from the day.

I couldn't resist putting this shot up...thank goodness the Caps won in a blowout, otherwise BlackBerry's and iPhones might have been out during the ceremony to check the score.



How about this for a corny shot...I couldn't resist...it was there and had to be taken:
It's all about trust...love the look on their faces:
I normally only put up one shot of the first dance, but I couldn't decide between these three, so I put them all up...and there is no way the forth one wasn't going to be posted.

Rockfishin

Went fishing about two weeks ago for Rockfish off Tilghman Island on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Caught 3 pretty big fish...between 35" and 39". I don't have much time to write, but we had a blast:

First Day Home

I was going through some more pictures of Peter and found this one from our first day home from the hospital.

Sleeping Baby

Keeping up with blogging was tough when I didn't have a kid...it's a hell of a lot tougher now. Spending time in front of a computer editing images after a full day of work (usually sitting in front of a computer) away from Peter is not easy to do. I had some time yesterday to get through a few images though. Here are a couple quick shots of him on our bed, that I took the other day:

I have plenty of pictures coming...a wedding from last week...a fishing trip...more pics of Peter...another wedding coming up this weekend...busy busy busy.

Peter the Great

I am finally getting around to posting a few shots of my son Peter. He was born April 7th and has been keeping Karin and I very busy. Here are a few from the hospital...the first one is about a minute after he was born:



More pictures will be coming soon.

Allison

It's been an eventful week, I became a father on Tuesday morning and Karin, Peter and I are doing great. I don't have any pictures of Peter yet, but don't worry, this blog will soon be filled with his pictures. For anyone who isn't interested in pictures of babies...don't bother coming back for a few months. Anyway, Karin and I went over to my brothers house the other weekend and I took some pictures of Allison that I wanted to post before Peter takes over this blog...so here they are:

One Last Picture

One last pregnancy picture.

Into The Wild

This post is way overdue. Karin and I went to Alaska in September for 9 days. We flew into Anchorage, rented a car and drove down to Seward for a few days, then drove up to Denali National Park, then back down to Anchorage for the final 2 days. We had a good time for most of it, but it certainly wasn't the best timing for the trip...we found out a few weeks before leaving that Karin was pregnant...and during the trip she got to experience morning sickness every day. That, along with the rain in Seward and Anchorage and the fact that we both got sick for the last 2 days of the trip kind of put a damper on our trip. While is wasn't the greatest trip of our lives, we definitely enjoyed seeing Alaska and will be going back at some point. Here are a few shots from the trip (the colors were amazing!):
Karin next to a glacier:


We lucked out and were able to see the top of Mt. Denali (Mt. McKinley to the lower 48...but in Alaska it is referred to as Mt. Denali), only about 20% of people who visit it get to see the top:This will probably be the last post before it is loaded with baby pictures, so I hope you enjoyed the landscapes!

Dumbarton Oaks

I have been wanting to check out Dumbarton Oaks ever since I read my friend Matt's blog about getting kicking out while trying to do an engagement shoot(if you don't read his blog...you are missing out...not only is he an amazing photographer, he is also a very good writer). You can read about it here. Anyway, last weekend Karin and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather we had in the Washington area and take a walk through the gardens. As usual, Matt was right, the place is a photographers dream and fortunately we didn't get kicked out for taking a few pictures. Here are a couple of the shots that I took:
I am looking forward to returning when spring comes around and the garden is in full bloom.

New Addition on the Way

I haven't posted a blog in a while (this seems to be a recurring theme with this site)...but things have been busy lately. We are preparing for a new member. He should be arriving early April. I took this picture the other day after work with my new toy the 5D Mark II. The camera is pretty amazing...this was taken at ISO 2500. Trying to take a picture with the first 5D at an ISO over 1600 was pointless, the image would be much too grainy to be used. Anyway, pretty exciting stuff.
Hopefully I will get some new images up soon.

Katrina and Derek

After much adieu, here are some shots of my cousin Katrina's wedding. The wedding was held at Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor Florida. We had a beautiful day, and everyone had a blast.

November Wedding...Part 1

I have finally had some time to start looking at the images from my cousin, Katrina's wedding weekend (I haven't even picked up my camera since that weekend). Derek and Katrina got married back on November 8 in Palm Harbor Florida. Here are some images from the rehearsal dinner, which was a very laid back evening at the Tarpoon Turtle (http://tarponturtle.com/) right on the water (just my style!). Not surprisingly a lot of the pictures are of the kids...

I hope to get some time in the next couple weeks to go through the actual wedding day pictures and put some up.

Still Alive

It's been over two months since I last put some pics up, but things have been pretty busy...Karin and I went to Alaska, we had my cousin's wedding in Tampa, Thanksgiving in New York, and a few other trips and happenings along the way.

A little over a month ago I had a portrait session with my old neighbors, Mike, Jill and Ryan. We went to Old Town Alexandria and got some nice shots...

I will do my best to get some Alaska shots up and images from my cousin's wedding very soon.

Columbian Carnaval

What can you say about a wedding reception that at 10:30pm turned into a Columbian Carnaval celebration where fire water and costumes where handed out to the wedding guests? Hail Columbia! Ok...I stole that from Matt Mendelsohns post (who I assisted with this wedding), but can you blame me...Matt just had an op-ed piece published in the New York Times! Felipe and Elizabeth were married at Baltimore's Saint Ignatius Church and held the reception at Peabody Library. Here are a few shots from the day:

Here are a few shots of the first dance:

Here are some shots from the Carnaval celebration...as you can see Felipe and Elizabeth's fathers really got into the action:

They even gave Matt M and I hats and necklaces to wear...I caught Matt with this shot:

I should have some shots from Karin's and my trip to Alaska and another wedding that I helped Matt out with last weekend very soon.

Terrible Twos???

My niece turned two today...and I can't believe how quickly she is growing up. Seems like yesterday that she was just learning to crawl...now she dances when she hears a good song on the radio (I use "dances" very loosely). But the good news is that it appears she is a fan of the Raconteurs. Anyway...my brother and his wife had people over on Sunday to celebrate and of course I brought my camera. Here is the homemade cake:


She really enjoyed the cake...


One of the gifts was a baby doll that actually makes sounds when you feed it...she was fascinated.


It was really funny that she took an interest in the cards almost as much as the gifts:


Last but not least...here she is relaxing on the back deck with bun buns...her favorite bunny:


I have some images from a wedding I did with Matt M. the other weekend that I need to post and am helping out with another one this weekend, so there should be some more wedding images soon.