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  • Thanks for stopping by. My name is Kevin La Presle and Icon Exposures is the home of my wedding photography business. You can see my more of my work and learn more about my wedding photography on my website as well as my blog.

    Simply put, photographing weddings brings me joy. I'm passionate about taking care of my couples and exceeding their expectations. My photography has a look and feel to it and if you like what you see, poke around. Call or write if you have any questions, I always enjoy talking about photographing weddings.

    Icon Exposures: warm, intimate and natural photography for people in love.

Mar 04 2009

New digs, fresh snow.

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A few years ago, The Pretty One and I were looking at lots in Truckee. We’ve been coming up here for years visiting her parents in Tahoe and decided we wanted something of our own for the future. Long story short, the guy selling it had priced it too low and it became affordable for us so we jumped on it. We didn’t do much with it for a year or so and then one day we just decided to build a house. We took a year or so interviewing architects and found a great one, Ted Brobst of Ward Young. Ted took all of our likes and dislikes and put together a unique and beautiful home for us, far exceeding anything we had ever dreamed possible.  The next step was finding a builder. Ted had lined up a handful of contractors for us to interview and midway through, we met Gabe Shacter and felt like he was the guy for us. Gabe built the home Ted designed for us and everyday we find some new detail or example of his workmanship that sets him apart from the crowd as a true craftsman.

Anyhow, forty-eight hours ago it was raining and all of the snow had melted away, leaving brown dirt, grass and puddles. As quick as the rain came in, it moved on, making way for a cold front that dumped three feet of snow in twenty four hours. I woke up this morning, walked to the sliding door in our room and saw this:iconexposures__637I took a couple more shots of the house in the snow. This was the view from the window by our bed:iconexposures__641I ran into town this afternoon and took these next two at the end of a beautiful day. The front of our home, please marvel at the snow free driveway. It only took 2 1/2 hours to clear this morning.iconexposures__659This is the back of the house.iconexposures__653Thanks for letting us share these with you. We’re proud of the house and love it. Come by some time…

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Feb 16 2009

Jen and Dave’s Maternity Pictures

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I had the wonderful opportunity to capture the last days of Jen’s pregnancy because their little guy Mason arrived a couple of days after the photo shoot. I love maternity pictures and I wish we had some from when The Pretty One was pregnant. She was so beautiful.

Nine months goes by so fast for something so remarkable. (I guess for the guy it goes by fast. Rita Rudner said “Life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside.” I might have a different opinion if I had to go through it) I’m in the camp that thinks pregnant women are so attractive; I think it’s so feminine and giving. Anyhow, here are a few pictures from our time together.

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Feb 14 2009

Happy Valentines Day

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I’m sending a note off to one of my brides and in closing, I mindlessly wished her a Happy Valentine’s day. I stopped for a moment and thought about it. How fun for them to celebrate Valentine’s day for the first time as a married couple. It takes on a whole new meaning. I thought of the last year, Monica & Guillermo, Shun & Peter, Destinee & Hanalei, Staci & Don, Angie & Chris, Jessica and Raimo, Kacie and Aidan and I realized I’m such a lucky guy. There’s something to be said for surrounding yourself with people who are in love. This is one of those cool things I never thought about when wedding photography came my way. I initially geeked out on the gear and the planning but I never thought I’d watch the guys get choked up when they talk about their brides. I didn’t think about the genuine concern when Don  stands quietly by Staci with his arm around her and he says “What do you want?”

Sometimes it seems like there aren’t many gentlemen left out there. Then I sit and watch Aidan listen to Kacie while she tells me about the little details. I watch Guillermo get up from his seat when Monica returns to the table and I’m hopeful. As Jonathan takes off his sweater and drapes it over Annie’s shoulders on a cool evening I think to myself that these guys are doing a good job.

Chivalry isn’t dead, it’s alive and well and I’m surrounded by it.  Picasso said, “Love is the greatest refreshment in life.” And he was right; I drink it in when I’m around my couples. It moves me and I want my wife by my side. I want her hand in mine and I want to enjoy these quiet, simple moments with her.

Drink up, take it all in and enjoy. Happy Valentine’s day.

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Jan 27 2009

Some More From The Inauguration Party…

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'nuf said...

'nuf said...

Camille at work making pizzas

Camille at work making pizzas

Heaven...

Heaven...

The Party.

The Party.

Watching history

Watching history

Greg on the left, Mike on the right

Greg on the left, Mike on the right

Augustine

Augustine

Jenn the birthday girl...

Jenn the birthday girl...

Geena

Geena

Nancy and Bernhard

Nancy and Bernhard

Nancy and Christine

Nancy and Christine

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Jan 22 2009

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Mike

Mike

The Pretty One and I went to an Inauguration party the other night. It was at Nancy and Mike’s house and our friend Camille had invited us, “It’ll be fun. You should come down for it.” When we walked into the kitchen I realized that we had met Mike and Nancy before. Mike hugged us and thanked us for being there, Nancy made sure we were introduced to the other guests. Action all about; Camille bossing Greg around as he helped with the pizzas, Nancy making sure everybody had a drink or food, Mike getting drinks for those without. Amazing food and wine everywhere you looked.

We watched the day’s festivities that Mike had recorded and as the evening progressed, the numbers grew smaller. Pretty soon it was Mike, Bernhard and I sitting at the corner of the island. Mike broke out a fist-sized piece of the most incredible foie gras, a bottle of Sauterne and Nancy whipped up some toasts. I raised a glass in honor of our new President and our host as well for the once in a lifetime snack. Mike’s eyes teared up when he tried to put into words what this night met to him. As he explained his journey, I realized this guy had been waiting for this for a long time. Longer than me or anyone I knew. Mike was there when Robert F. Kennedy when he was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He was there at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. He was one of the first people to push Barrack Obama to run for President and one of the very first to donate to his campaign. He’s been there since the beginning, fighting for a better future for his kids, for our kids, for our country. Why? Because he cares. He has nothing to gain from it other than a better world for others. On the evening of the Inauguration, when he could have been in DC at the ceremony and the parties, he chose to spend a quiet night at home with friends. His voice trails off and his eyes well up as he looks back on the day’s events and I realize how lucky I am to share this evening with a remarkable and humble man.

Cheers, Mike 

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