To the Saints of Valory – Cheers!  Amazing set in Las Vegas.  If you haven’t heard of them, go on itunes and buy their latest EP, it is worth every penny and then some.

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Kristi and Charlie are such great compliments to each other, and make an amazing husband and wife pair.  Their wedding was nothing short of legendary, with every guest, young and old, engaged on the dance floor until the very last song was called.  The Houston Club was so elegantly dressed for the evening that the coordinator couldn’t remember the last time it looked so good.  I met a really great wedding party, and had a fun time being a part of this wedding.  Thank you for including me.  I hope you enjoy a quick look, from my perspective, at Kristi and Charlie’s wedding.

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Getting Ready: Magnolia Hotel
Wedding Ceremony: St. Anne’s
Reception: Houston Club
Dress: Audrey Hart
Flowers: Jonathan Sage
Cake: Julie’s Cakes
Bridesmaids: Jim Heljm
hair/make-up: Blush and Co.

I had so much fun shooting this bridal session at the Houston Club on a ridiculously cold, but awesome day. Thank you Kristi!

Jonathan and I had the pleasure of working on a project for Victory Records to Direct/Produce/Film a music video for the band, Close Your Eyes.  The original project had 2 possible songs, and the label decided on “Keep The Lights On” (my personal favorite from their new album).  It was such a struggle to contain my excitement to be working on this project, and especially difficult not to share my progress with you guys as the album still had not been released, and we had a preview of the master recordings.   I spoke with Shane Raymond, Close Your Eyes lead singer, briefly after the video shoot, and as he told me stories about the thought process and place where he was when he wrote this particular song, it was as though I was speaking to the man behind the Wizard of Oz, and was hearing all of his passion and dedication to the art and to his lyrical purpose.   I think he is an amazing guy, and the band was nothing but stellar during the shoot.  Brett’s family came down and I was able to meet them – such a great support system, and so encouraging.

Before my exposure to the band, I had no idea that Christianity had such a great outlet for music in this style, and I definitely did not realize how powerful the lyrics could be when screamed at the top of one’s lungs.  I really enjoy the story that is being told in the song about a sinner who is pulling his way out of the things that he despises about himself and how he’s lived his life; and that in order to keep fighting he is asking God to keep the path lit so that he may one day find his way back home.

Jon heard the song first and immediately had a concept for the shoot. Jon conceptualized a dark and very industrial hallway to symbolize the path that the sinner would be walking through. We wanted the lighting to gradually change through the hallway until finally he would be immersed in darkness. The band’s performance was set in an unsavory location for continuity of the concept that powerful messages may be (and should be) spoken(or screamed) even in darkness. My favorite part of the entire video happens near the end. We are very thankful to both Close Your Eyes and Victory Records for calling on us for this project. I’ll let you watch it now…

Check it out – the video has already hit 340,000 views on youtube.

and here is a brief behind the scenes look, to a dubstep song that we listened to cranked up high as we set up.

Please feel free to leave a message or contact Jon at J@arkfilms.me or send me a message – d@arkfilms.me

Saints of Valory is one of my favorite bands. Thank you to Gavin, Godfrey, Stephen and Dinho.

We trekked 40 minutes on location in Roundrock, TX, forded a riverbed on a tree trunk that took 4 men to shift into place, all while carrying 100 lbs of gear on my shoulders and back to bring you this…

Winter Lights is available online 11/28. Purchase at: http://saintsofvalory.bandcamp.com/

If you want to see how the winds were blowing us away, here is a brief behind the scenes video that I put together to a Ting Ting cover that the band put out on youtube.

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Jennifer has an an infectious smile, can’t help it, she is always smiling.  I had a great time getting to know her, listening to her aspirations for the future, and seeing how much of a positive influence with just her presence.  We had fun exploring the neighborhood that I grew up in on the southwest side of town.

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Lorinda is from Toowoomba (australia).  Joel is from Houston, Texas.  Distance could not separate these two from meeting and falling immediately in love.  They are very dear friends, and I love the way they love each other.  It really was a great experience for me to be able to shoot this engagement session for them.  We strolled through downtown Houston, and found our own special places between the rustic brick towers of older downtown.  Im pretty sure this one image sums it up for how hot this got.

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