Monthly Archives: December 2008

I photographed Samantha and John in Santa Fe and a cold cold November day.  They are both living in Texas and just love Santa Fe, Samantha’s family grew up in the area.  We were originally going to shoot in Albuquerque at the Elana Gallegos open space.  The morning of the shoot Samantha sent me a text message asking if we could reschedule to Santa Fe.  The stars must have been lined up just right for these guys and we were able to switch locations last minute.  I am so glad we did.  We met up at El Farol and went walking around Canyon road past the plethora of galleries.  I really think Canyon road has the largest concentration of art galleries on one street than anywhere else.

-Rick Meiers

Dry Heat Photography

Rumor has it, Samantha’s family can trace their roots back to Geronimo.  Pretty cool stuff, we couldn’t rightfully know that and not get a shot with the sign.

A Great couple and a great time was had by all.  After the shoot we met up with Samantha’s folks and stopped into El Farol for a beer and a chat about the wedding.

Thanks a lot guys, I had a great time and I look forward to photographing your wedding.

- Rick Meiers

Good Morning!

Sunrise 12-09-08

Sunrise 12-18-08

All of the following are from today, 12-21-08

Here are some recent submissions to Project Sunrise

These two are from local photographer, Marie Leslie

This one was submitted by Matt Aldridge from Ithaca, NY. Says Matt “Note that in Ithaca, the sun is a tiny white square that can be seen even when it’s raining.”

You’ve all seen Danielle and Jonathan in their Engagement Session and now here’s the big day! October 19th at the Prairie Star – total perfection! These blog entries keep getting longer and longer so it may take a moment for the photos to load. Be patient, it’s worth the wait. These guys are so awesome and I’m so glad they chose me to photograph their wedding. This was my forth of four weddings this weekend and I am just so grateful for all my awesome clients!

To Danielle and Jonathan, Thank you so much for making me a part of your special day!

-DeAnna Dimmitt

Dry Heat Photography

Cake through the window

Revival of the Lensbaby

I’ve been looking forward to Amber and Michael’s wedding for a long time. I knew from the first day I met them that it would be an awesome wedding and I was so excited that they chose me to photograph it!  Imagine…October 25th at the Prairie Star.  What could be better than that? Seriously? Plus they had an all star team; Rebecca Chaney from the Prairie Star coordinating,  Rob from Distracted By Decor in charge of turning the banquet room into a wedding wonder land, flowers by The Flower Gallery, Jim Gross from Carousel Of Music rippin’ it up in his live guitar set and DJ-ing the dance later as well, and, you know, me – DeAnna from Dry Heat Photography.

To Amber and Michael, Thank you so much for making me a part of your special day!

-DeAnna Dimmitt

Dry Heat Photography

The “Man Of Honor”. Really. No Really.

This shot cracks me up

Jim Gross rippin’ it up!

A Special Message From The Bride And Groom. This was their idea, honest. But it still makes me laugh.

Soul Portraiture Continues in 2009 beginning with our Spring show;

All God’s Creatures

The Dry Heat Gallery is proud to host this series of juried fine art photography exhibitions. Soul Portraiture is a journey into the essence of life. In a series of four shows we will explore the energy and spirit that defines life through a variety of subject matter. In All God’s Creatures both professional and amateur photographers are invited to submit up to five images illustrating the beauty and splendor of creatures that may not commonly be considered beautiful, cute or lovable.

photo by David Cramer

Rules For Submission:
Jury fee of $25 may be paid via – PayPal

To pay by Pay Pal Click here . You will be redirected to a secure sight

or by check.  Please make checks payable to Dry Heat Photography and send an email to info@dryheatphotography.com to receive mailing address. We are not able to consider your work for this show unless the jury fee has been paid.
Artists may submit up to five digital files sized no larger than 485 pixels in any direction, at 72 dpi.  Please include image titles, format, and finished sizes for each image.  Send images with artists bio and resume to info@dryheatphotography.com .
Deadline for submissions is February 25, 2009.
All accepted artwork must be delivered to the gallery no later than March 2, 2009.  Artists are responsible for matting and framing of their own images and all artwork must be ready to hang when delivered.  Works selected by the jurors will demonstrate excellent composition, technical skill, and a strong sense of presence.

All participating artists and invited to attend the shows so that they may be present to represent their work. In addition there will be prizes! At each show gallery directors DeAnna Dimmitt and Rick Meiers will conduct a “People’s Choice” poll in which everyone who attends the event will be able to vote on the piece they like best. Prizes will be awarded as follows;

1st Place – $100 cash

2nd Place – $50 credit towards framing services at the Dry Heat Gallery

3rd Place – $25 credit to applied towards Jury Fee for the next Soul Portraiture show!

An artist’s reception will be held on March 10, 2009 from 5:00 to 8:00.

For more information please contact:
DeAnna Dimmitt
info@dryheatphotography.com

The Dry Heat Gallery is located at:

4685 Corrales Road Suite 4

Corrales, NM 87048

(Please do not mail checks to the above address)

Megan and Raul were sent my way by my friend Michelle Patterson whose wedding I shot a little over a year ago. This Engagement Session was on November 2nd at the Alameda Open Space. Megan and Raul are getting married in January at the Hotel Albuquerque. As you can see, the fall colors are peaking at this point. The trees are just incredible!

-DeAnna Dimmitt

The sunrise in Albuquerque, NM was completely obscured by cloud cover this morning but our friend Dave Cole sent in this photo from Boston, MA. He calls it Ugly Shot Of A Beautiful Sunrise.

Thanks Dave!

We also received this shot from Jen Hronkin. She lives north of Boulder, CO.

Thanks Jen!

This session was on December 1st. Some of you may recognize Rebecca as the wedding coordinator extraordinaire at the Prairie Star Restaurant in Bernalillo, NM. This day, however, was not about weddings, it was about Rebecca herself and her three “kids” – the Saint Bernards.  When we first talked about doing this I wanted to go to the Bosque and Rebecca tactfully explained that this was not a good idea. At the time I didn’t really see what the big deal was but agreed that we could shoot the session at her home.  I also did not fully appreciate what she meant by “slobber and fur”.  In my defense I had never actually met a Saint Bernard before. Well on this day I met three! They are huge but, despite their massive size, they are gentle giants who just want to sit in your lap and lick your face.  They are also very playful and getting all three of them to pay attention at the same time was, um, somewhat challenging but they did it at least a few times and, most importantly, we all had a great time!

-DeAnna Dimmitt

These are the photos from this morning’s sunrise.

Have a great day!

-DeAnna