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Stephen+Anna | Engagement

Brad Sheasby — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:56:35 +0000

A while ago, I did some engagement pictures for Jessica’s sister Anna and her fiance Stephen. Can you say photogenic? They were a absolute blast to hang out with (of course) and we happened to get some great pictures, too!

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Brian+Kelly | Engagement

Brad Sheasby — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:32:50 +0000

I recently had the opportunity to take some engagement pictures for Brian and Kelly. They are an incredibly sweet couple and I can’t wait to shoot their wedding this summer!

You can view it best here in a flash gallery. Hint: Click on the first image and then you can use your arrow keys to navigate.

The Albracht Family

Brad Sheasby — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:48:12 +0000

We recently spent an afternoon with the Albracht family. They send out a Valentine’s Card every year, so this was our first Valentine’s card shoot! We just walked around downtown Colorado Springs and had a great time. They have beautiful twin girls who were absolute troopers considering how chilly it was!

I will try…to fix you.

Brad Sheasby — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:29:37 +0000

So I broke my iPhone. I am (was) one of the delusional few that believed that I did not need any protective cover for my phone since I am sooo careful. Well, apparently that doesn’t really matter – even careful people are susceptible to the simultaneous convergence of moments of idiocy and clumsiness. Hence, a broken screen. So anyway, I did some research and discovered that I could fix it myself and save a bunch of money. I’m in. I’ll void my warranty, but that seems slightly superfluous since to retain my warranty I would have to pay essentially the cost of a new phone. I’ll wait and do that if my phone subsequently spontaneously combusts down the road. Anyway, a few folks have asked how I did it, so I figured I’d blog the parts/links I used to do it. Keep in mind that this will void your warranty and you have the potential ability to completely brick your phone if you have an aforementioned confluence of idiocy and clumsiness while it’s in pieces. Consider yourself warned. For starters, I initially only had a broken digitizer (glass screen), but ended up breaking the LCD screen while changing the front glass. I’ll explain how/why below. Also note that I have a 3G (not 3Gs), so the parts below are for the 3G – you’ll need different parts based on which phone you have.

So here’s the digitizer/glass screen:

Digitizer on Amazon.com

Here’s the LCD:

LCD on Amazon.com

Both parts are as good as the OEM parts once installed as far as I can tell. In fact, the LCD might even look better (deeper blacks/colors). Note that you will only need the LCD if yours is damaged, otherwise you will only need the digitizer (screen).

Below is the video I followed to make the repairs. There are many others on YouTube and maybe even some better, but this is the one I found and it worked for me. A few comments on it:

Use a small suction cup to remove the the screen assembly after removing the sim card and the 2 screws at the bottom. Prying the screen out at the edge is difficult and can cause damage. Work smarter not harder. Enough said.
Do NOT “gently pry” the LCD unit from the digitizer assembly as the video says ( you’ll understand when you get to that point in the video. That’s how I broke mine. The LCD is held in place primarily by the metal rails on the side from which you remove the screws. If it’s stuck there as mine was, prying will damage and “gentle prying” just won’t do it. You need to pry it apart at the rails using a very small flathead screwdriver or something like it. Do NOT wedge the case opener tool under the LCD and pry up. You will damage it that way.
I used a regular hair dryer to heat the adhesive attaching the glass digitizer to the plastic frame and it worked great. Just go slow and don’t force it too much.
To reassemble the phone, I just reversed the process…

With all of this, it’s OK (advisable) to take your time – better to go slow and be extra careful than damage other parts and cost yourself more money (like me). Any way, hope this helps. Oh yeah, and I’m not responsible for any damage that you do to your phone. You peform this repair AT YOUR OWN RISK. Have fun!

McCarrell Family

Brad Sheasby — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:18:34 +0000

Our friend Kim McCarrell called us to say that her entire family was in town for Christmas and it was the perfect time for pictures. Unfortunately, it was freeeeezing that day, but everyone did great – and looked great!

Cancun Trip – October 2009

Brad Sheasby — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:20:34 +0000

Jessica have been saying for years that we wanted to take another trip to Cancun, Mexico – where we spent our honeymoon and also took another trip 2 years after we were married. We had not been on a trip totally by ourselves since our oldest, Braden (now almost 4), was born and decided that it was high time! So, in October we spent 5 nights near Playa Del Carmen. It was wonderfully relaxing and we can’t wait to go back. Here are some images from that trip…

Wilson Grothe

Brad Sheasby — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:06:50 +0000

We went over to the Grothe’s house for an evening to take some baby photos while Wilson (Jessica’s nephew) was still small enough to stay still for a picture! Daniel, Wilson’s Dad and Jessica’s bother, is a drummer, so Jessica had the idea to put him in the kick drum – waaay cute. Beautiful family and beautiful baby boy!

The Gowler Family

Brad Sheasby — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:06:33 +0000

Jessica and I had the privilege of taking pictures for the adorable Gowler family recently. These guys should be in a GAP ad. So much fun!

As always, the easiest way to view this collection is in a flash gallery by clicking here.

The Burch Family

Brad Sheasby — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:14:39 +0000

Jessica and I had the pleasure of photographing the Burch family recently. Cody and Christy have two beautiful boys, Jacob and Luke, with the most amazing Blue eyes! Awesome family and so much fun!

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Anna Joy

Brad Sheasby — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:55:07 +0000

Yesterday, we got to shoot Jessica’s sister, Anna. Jessica and I just got a second camera body, so we both were shooting – so much fun! Anna is extremely photogenic and a blast to work with. Let us know what you think…

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