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  • Austin & Nicole got married!

    August 23, 2010

    What an awesome wedding that I got to photograph for a couple of wonderful friends, Austin and Nicole! Congratulations  you guys!

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    101 photographers goals in 1001 days

    June 15, 2010

    A couple days ago I was browsing photography blogs and I stumbled upon this great post called 101 goals in 1001 days. After quickly skimming down the list I knew that I had to do the same thing. So after a few days I have come up with and refined what I want my list to comprise of. Some of them will be easy to check off, some will take over a year to complete. I want to look back in the end and see it completed, feel a sense of accomplishment. If you are interested in starting your own list check out http://www.dayzeroproject.com/ Its a great online resource that can help you get started!

    I am going to be keeping track of my progress on this post and will be creating links to each complete goal with specific information/pictures/history/etc. I would love any feedback and support as I work through my list. If you ever have any ideas or advice that could help me accomplish any of the things on this list, please let me know in the comments box.

    My 101 Goals for 1001 Days (June 16, 2010 – March 13, 2013)

    Volunteer, Donate, Give Back

    1. Volunteer photography for charitable cause
    2. Spend a day paying 25 people I know serious, heartfelt compliments
    3. Go on a mission trip
    4. Give a 100% tip
    5. Pay for some ones bill randomly
    6. Sort through my clothes and donate what I no longer wear
    7. Donate a portrait shoot to a charity fund raising auction
    8. Participate in get-your-hands-dirty volunteer work
    9. Commit a random act of kindness that personally costs me more than $50

    Travel, Culture, Entertainment

    10.Attend 5 music concerts
    11. Try an ethnic food that I haven’t had before
    12. Go to the opera
    13. Eat at 10 restaurants I’ve never tried before
    14. Visit a country or state I’ve never been to before
    15. See a live improve comedy show

    Reading, Writing, Learning

    16. Re-read a book from childhood
    17. Read 15 books
    18. Read 25 books
    19. Read 50 books
    20. Read the Bible everyday for 30 days
    21. Read the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit
    22. Read the complete fictional prose works of Edgar Allan Poe
    23. Learn a second language fluently

    Personal

    24. Find a 9-5 in Portland
    25. Quit the 9-5 in favor of full time photography
    26. Eliminate my higher interest student loan debt
    27. Get baptized
    28. Answer the “50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind”
    29. Save all of my change for 1001 days and cash it in when the challenge is done

    Art and Photography

    30. Enter a photography contest
    31. Join WPJA and PPA
    32. Take 100,000 pictures
    33. Make a coffee table book of the years adventures
    34. Shoot a session in the rain
    35. Teach a basic photography class
    36. Teach someone how to use an DSLR
    37. Sell an “artistic” photograph
    38. Spend a night doing star photography
    39. Get 5 personal photography canvases printed for my home
    40. Print 25 pictures to frame

    Adventures

    41. Climb Mt Hood
    42. Climb Mt Rainier
    43. 5 day backpacking trip with friends
    44. Learn to kayak
    45. Move to Portland
    46. Go sailing
    47. Go fishing with my grandpa
    48. Backpacking trip along the coast for a week
    49. Road trip to visit a friend
    50. Go on a trip by myself
    51. Go Geocaching
    52. Jump off a + 40 ft cliff into water
    53. Visit another continent

    Cooking

    54. Cook 3 new recipes in 3 days
    55. Plant a small salsa garden
    56. Cook 3 meals a day everyday for a week
    57. Only eat out once a week for 3 months
    58. Learn to cook 1 new recipe a week for 3 months
    59. Cook a dinner for friends
    60. Bake a loaf of bread from scratch

    Random enjoyment

    61. Buy a hammock, hang it, and use it!
    62. Buy a bike
    63. Buy a motorcycle
    64. Learn all the musical modes and positions for guitar
    65. Take 50 piano lessons
    66. Spend an afternoon in an Irish/English pub with friends
    67. Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day
    68. Bring someone flowers
    69. Don’t log on to facebook for a day, instead spend the time calling family members

    Health & Finance

    70. Go to bed by 11 PM on the weekdays for two weeks straight
    71. Get up by 8 AM for 7 days straight
    72. Refrain from buying any new clothing item for 3 months
    73. Create a will / living will
    74. Run 8 miles without stopping
    75. Go jogging 3x per week for 3 weeks
    76. Set up a ROTH IRA
    77. Complete emergency fund at least $5000
    78. Go a full day with no email, text, or phone
    79. Sell $300 worth of stuff on craigslist and/or eBay
    80. Weigh below 200 lbs
    81. Give up caffeine for a month
    82. Drink only water and decaffeinated tea as beverages for one month
    83. No fast food for a month

    Good for Business & Industry

    84. Plan, build and launch my photography product
    85. Join local chamber and attend an event
    86. Blog every day for 1 month straight
    87. Blog at least once a week for a year
    88. Go to a local entrepreneurs meeting
    89. Throw a party/event for my business
    90. Get published
    91. Complete 3 interviews with wedding pros
    92. Get 3 weddings published on online style blog or magazine
    93. Get 15 comments on a blog post
    94. Get 25 comments on a blog post
    95. Hire an accountant/tax
    96. Streamline business by outsourcing and following the 80/20 rule
    97. Start an online community for local photographers

    Randomness

    98.Fly a kite
    99.Write a letter for myself to open in 10 years
    100. Go to an event, festival, or convention that I think is weird
    101. Finish all my Christmas shopping before December 1st

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    1. kelly sandlin posted the following on June 15, 2010 at 11:55 pm.

      WOW! good work luke. i commend you and hope it all works out!!! this is a huge challenge to stick to but in 1001 days you will basically be the most accomplished man alive. haha! however i have to say, you lost me at giving up caffeine :)

    2. Camden Hughes | Learn Jazz Standards posted the following on July 11, 2010 at 2:34 am.

      Love it Luke! This is a sweet list. I really love it! What’s up?


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    The Wedding Album

    May 10, 2010

    I am so proud to offer the beautifully simple KISS wedding albums and I know you are going to love displaying it in your home. I LOVE how simple and truly gorgeous these albums are. Each album is created from beautiful, supple 100% full-grain natural leather that is selected for its grain, strength, and quality. Full-grained hided leather feels AWESOME and is so more attractive then fake bonded-leather covers.

    Each album layout is a custom and uniquely designed art piece. Each album spread is created with a micro-fold, not a cut which allows for each page to lay beautifully flat so that each spread can be presented in its full glory. Each page is photographically printed on Fuji Crystal Archival paper. Super-durable with a nice soft finish and at 2mm page thickness your going to love flipping through your album with your friends and family!

    Choose from seven ridiculously good-looking colors. How could you not love this?

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    Downtown Nampa Idaho Portrait Session

    May 7, 2010

    Yesterday I got to hangout with 4 ladies who love getting their pictures taken! It was a lot of fun to wander around downtown Nampa and take casual portraits of them having fun and being goofy. We got some great images and I certainly enjoyed my time with them. I hope that I can do more of this kind of shooting in the future!

    Here are a few of my favorites from the day. Enjoy!

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    Jones & Wagner Wedding – Boise Idaho Temple

    August 31, 2009

    I feel really honored that I got to photograph Nikki and Ben’s big day. After their ceremony at the temple we headed out for a relaxing reception where they were surrounded by their family and friends.  They are a wonderful couple full of love and passion for each other, which I just love about them. A big CONGRATULATIONS to you both!

    nikki&ben1

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    1. Heidi posted the following on August 31, 2009 at 12:13 pm.

      Luke! These are great! :)

    2. Wendy Lewis posted the following on August 31, 2009 at 2:47 pm.

      These are awesome! Wow!

    3. carl zoch posted the following on August 31, 2009 at 7:27 pm.

      these are rockin man! great job and congratulations to the couple!

    4. Lew D'Souza posted the following on April 1, 2010 at 9:04 am.

      Beautiful images! Love the connection between them!


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