Jordan and Leah.

Recently I got the chance to do some engagement shots for my friends Jordan and Leah. I had the honor of introducing these two about two years ago, and it's been so wonderful watching their love bloom over that time. They are two of my dearest friends and I couldn't be more excited for them as they move onto the next phase of their journey together. When we sat down and talked about the shoot, they said they wanted something very out of the norm as far as engagement shots go. This was the theme I came up with for the shoot. Enjoy!

me!

so i finally got some cybersync's to remotely trigger my lights. i was messing around with them in the kitchen today. self-portrait surprise! haha.

Hollow Younge.

these are some shots i did recently for the boulder based band hollow younge (pronounced young). these were all around boulder and the cu campus. enjoy!

2 Corinthians 4:8-10

"We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies."

dear god. help me remember this. every second of every day. please. if i could get this tattooed on my corneas so that i had to look at it all the time, i would. hopefully this will be of some encouragement to all of you. it sure as hell is to me right now.

Politic at the Bluebird.

On 04.17.10. I got the privilege to do some photo's for my good friends in the band Politic at their headlining show at the Bluebird Theater in Denver. These are some of the better captures of the evening. Enjoy!

if this is what it is.

then just let it be. i'm done trying to hide. i'm done trying to be something that i'm not. i'm done trying to prove my worth to all of you through means i don't have. if i'm depressed then i'm going to be fucking depressed. the end.

you.

you make my heart hurt. and you don't even know it. please stop.

i am jack's sorely frustrated sense of will power.

Travel Dates

Hey everyone! My travel dates have officially been booked. I will be in Nashville May 7th-11th, and Los Angeles May 11th-17th. If you'd like to book a shoot, please get in touch with me at marcus@marcusbaney.com. Thanks!!

Chambio.

these are some promo shots i did for my friends in the band chambio recently. super legit band. be sure to check them out. they'll knock your socks off. the last couple shots mark my first attempt to use natural lighting and bokeh with band promo's. i'm pretty stoked on how they came out. enjoy!

peep the strategy.

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I Deny The Resurrection of Christ.

so tonight i got a chance to go to the easter services at denver community church, which is where i attend church on a weekly basis. michael, our pastor, brought up an interesting topic for the sermon today. through a series of events and introspection, he had come to the decision that he denies the resurrection of jesus christ. and through a lot of soul searching and my own introspection, and some research into the topic, i have decided that i do as well. i present to you the thoughts of mr. peter rollins. these thoughts are not my own on the subject, but i have decided that i wholeheartedly agree with his position on the matter.

"Without equivocation or hesitation I fully and completely admit that I deny the resurrection of Christ. This is something that anyone who knows me could tell you, and I am not afraid to say it publicly, no matter what some people may think…

I deny the resurrection of Christ every time I do not serve at the feet of the oppressed, each day that I turn my back on the poor; I deny the resurrection of Christ when I close my ears to the cries of the downtrodden and lend my support to an unjust and corrupt system.

However there are moments when I affirm that resurrection, few and far between as they are. I affirm it when I stand up for those who are forced to live on their knees, when I speak for those who have had their tongues torn out, when I cry for those who have no more tears left to shed."

-Peter Rollins' blog - http://peterrollins.net/blog/?p=136

go ahead, breathe your sigh of relief, because at the end of the day, what i say i believe is more important that what i actually do, right? or is it the other way around? i like to think it is. i deny the resurrection. on a daily basis. and i'm not ok with that. so rather than asking me what i believe, how about you ask me what i'm doing or how i'm acting for a change, because in the end, that demonstrates what we really believe, so much more than the words that come out of our mouth. i fully deny the resurrection. every day. and i'm willing to bet you do too. what can we do to encourage each other to affirm the resurrection, rather than deny it, in our lives every day? something to think about.