Who doesn't love LOVE at Christmas? Such a wonderful time playing with my new lenses and camera capturing the magic of Christmas. Merry Christmas to all, especially my two awesome models, Margaret Dickinson and Dustin Benkovich. Such a delightful shoot for the Holidays! On Location at Crown Center in Kansas City

I snapped some photos on a recent visit to an art opening held at the historic Hotel Phillips. The Hotel Phillips, built in 1931, still contains many of the Art Deco details from it’s original design. What captivated me were the large draped windows, light fixtures, and crown molding in this elaborate meeting room. Here are a couple of photos that I took with my iPhone. I then altered the images using some very cool apps. The apps I used were “Snapseed” and “TiltShiftGen.” I