This weekend is a busy one but one I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Let me first recap last weekend. I shot the biggest and most decorative wedding yet. I heard that there were over 12,000 roses used in the ceremony decorations. WOW. Anyway, I can’t wait to get started on that wedding.

Back to this weekend:

Friday - Bridal Elegance shoot. My wife was giddy when I asked her to get dressed back up in her wedding dress to shoot this. We’ve scouted locations and have a general idea of shots we want. I say we because she’s my model for the day and basically the VP of Blalock Video. I’ve never shot one before but have wanted to for a long time.

Saturday - Trash the Dress shoot. That’s right, there are brides in Lubbock who are OK with getting a little messy. I had the privilege of shooting Dane and Shari’s wedding on 8.8.08. Shari is a great sport by doing this and I think she’s looking forward to it too. This is going to be awesome, I can’t wait!

Speaking of Dane and Shari… I will be finishing editing their wedding movie by the end of the weekend and posting segments of it on the blog shortly thereafter.

To future and current brides, if you are interested in a Bridal Elegance piece or Trash the Dress let me know. I will offering a huge sale to brides who are interested. Call or email for more details!

I’ve been getting several questions lately about what I use to shoot and edit with. So, I want to dedicate a post just to playing show-n-tell. Let me start off my introducing my pride and joy. It’s the baby of the XDCAM HD camcorders… the Sony PMW-EX1. It shoots up to 1080p in variable speeds… from 24p to 60i. It records strictly to SxS memory cards. It’s got 3 1/2 inch CMOS image sensors which allows it to perform well in low light settings (a.k.a. weddings). I love this camera:

Once I shoot, I edit on this guy, Mr. Mac Pro. In the computer I’ve got over a terabyte of hard drive space plus an additional 2 terabytes of external hard drives.

I use Final Cut Studio 2 to edit, color correct and authorize.

Who shoots? Well since you asked the beautiful and talented Mrs. Blalock. I was lucky enough to marry this girl and even take a sweet picture with her!

And also Cody. He’s been my go to go as of late. He’s eager, talented, dedicated and creative… all great things that make me keep calling him back.

Please feel to keep asking questions. I will try to help as much as I can.

Lauren and I have teamed up to give brides an amazing deal for videography and photography for their wedding. She is an amazing photographer, check her out for yourself! www.laurenclarkphoto.com.

Me and my wife have 2 Boxers. That’s actually how we met a little over a year ago. I had a Boxer who was about 2 years old and Alison had just gotten her boxer puppy. If you know anything about Boxers you know how sweet these dogs are. They are not the smartest nor the most athletic dogs, nor are they very good for hunting, but they are sweet.. and funny. I guess they get bored in the backyard at times and have found ways to keep themselves entertained. I thought Luci (Alison’s dog) was just crazy when I first saw her doing what you are about to see. But alas, she was just entertaining herself. Riley (my dog), poor thing is just dumb and sweet. Enjoy!

I ran across this video earlier tonight and it brought back memories of school project days. This was an interesting video. I worked on an Ad team at Texas Tech and this team’s client was Coke. So, they creatives came up with this concept and when they told me their idea I was thinking there was no way we could pull this off… but we did. I crack up every time I watch this video, and you will too. It’s pointless but I felt like blogging tonight. Enjoy!

The Justin Cofield Band is one of my all time favorite bands. They led worship at Paradigm before heading to Austin, TX. They came to Lubbock earlier this year to play a CD release party and asked me to tag along with my camera. Here’s a little clip of the JCB:

Dane and Shari were married in August in the town that once was known for the manufacturing of that sweet, sweet soda called Dr. Pepper, until now… I think the mayor decided to rename the main strip “Henson Avenue” after this awesome wedding. These guys are good friends of mine and I throughly enjoyed this wedding! Lots of good dancing memories from this one. Here’s their trailer: