Wedding Season Warm-up

Earlier this week, I'd been up at the church where the wedding this weekend will be to scout locations. I loved how there were so many wonderful places within just a block or two. One of my dear friends decided I needed a warm up for the wedding season, and I heartily agreed that I needed to get out there and shoot. And last minute after work yesterday, a group of 5 of my friends from church followed me around a brewery for some fun, unique shots! I did some portraits, some details, a little bit of everything. We even broke out my veil. There were so many that I loved, that picking just a few to post was impossible, so there is a link at the bottom if you want to see more.

Thanks to the ladies who participated and put up with all the honking from passersby... I told them to break out their best poses, and to "work it." I guess they knew I meant business! Great job. You were all naturals.









Click here for a more complete look at our photoshoot.

Photography Favorites

One of my favorite things about photography is that even when you are technically skilled and proficient, things always look a little different than your minds eye or in reality. I've always enjoyed taking a picture simply to see how it looks. There are often pleasant surprises hiding inside the lens. It is something that I rather enjoy.

A few weeks back I took a few pictures of the moon the night of the lunar eclipse (though I didn't know we were about to have one and I was a few hours too early). I was also just taking some dusk images of the park across from my house. Most of the images were only mediocre for what I was hoping for and I didn't really care for the batch as a whole. The crisp clear pictures didn't strike my fancy. But what did was this odd ball that I took. It was a pleasant surprise hiding in my lens... And it became even more striking to me after I did just a few small adjustments in post-production on the computer.