Category: Personal

The Wedding Shoes, originally uploaded by shaycam.

I helped photograph a wedding today. This was my third time and probably one of my better weddings. It’s not really easy to shoot a wedding, so thankfully I’m not the main photographer. I’m not cool enough to do that anyway. And since we’re on the subject, I think being a guy and shooting weddings is a really amazing thing (this is, of course, if you’re the main photographer). You have to know a lot of girl stuff that you wouldn’t normally have to know. Like reminding the couple over and over to kiss and hug and do “cute” things so you can take pictures of it. or.. maybe I’m just not in tune with my feminine side enough to understand these kinds of things… nevermind.

Alright.. enjoy the pic. [see more here]

My Best Score Yet, originally uploaded by shaycam.

This is the original Tetris for Gameboy. 135 lines may not seem like a ton to you, but for a guy who plays this game everyday, that’s a ton. Best part was I watched an episode of “Gilmore Girls” with my wife while doing it. I guess guys can multi-task after all.

My wife called me on the phone tonight as she was leaving our apartment building and told me to go look at the sun. Whenever someone tells you to look at the sun you should probably reconsider. But in this case she wasn’t asking me to go blind, but to actually see the awesome colors of the sky. Apparently there is a fire to the north of us and the wind has carried the smoke over our city. It created these amazing colors which I think this picture doesn’t even capture. It always cool to see the sun. I mean, to be able to stare at it without fear of blindness. Enjoy.

Back by popular demand! Last night at the VMA’s OK Go performed their treadmill performance live. (Thanks to Megan for emailing me about this wonderful experience).

Here’s a few shots of them during the performance:

I love the overhead shots! Ok, if you want to check out this great performance all you have to do is CLICK HERE and watch a quick overdrive intro, commercial and your onward to the video. Just be patient with this one, it’s worth the wait. Simply enjoy the pure genius of this video.

I just love music…

Lay Down One More Track, originally uploaded by shaycam.

I spent some time in my hometown today. I saw my friends from Dizmas (pictured left). My friend Zach and I spent some time reminiscing about our days in elementary through high school. They happened to be practicing at our old school so Zach and I walked around and talked about everything we remember from playing kick the can to where Zach started dating a girl 6th grade. It was a good time.

Whenever I take a trip down memory lane it always makes me laugh. Life used to be so simple, but everything still seemed so intense. Everything seemed so big. After relaxing in the play area today I realized how small it all seemed to me now. It was weird, but it was good for me. You never want to forget your roots. When you forget the people who helped you, who cared for you, who wanted to see you succeed, if you forget those people, then you have committed a great crime. It’s the crime of pride. You haven’t gotten where you are today on your own. Someone helped you, someone helped shape you. Whether it’s a teacher, friend, parent, friend’s parent, or even a schoolyard bully, they have all in been apart of shaping who you are today. I am the Shay of today because an amazing group of people (too long to list them) came alongside me and challenged me in my daily life. They also encouraged me when I needed it. They were there for me. If you have the chance to go back to schoolyard you grew up in, I would highly recommend it. It’s a great time of reflection and reminiscing which should be treasured in your later years.