Engagement Photos: Their Smiles

I love photographing love. It sounds cliche, but aside from the fact that I really like to photograph people, it is their interaction between one another that creates the desire to photograph weddings. The way she looks up at him with a smile on her face, the way he looks to the camera and grins happily knowing that he got the girl are all the elements that come together to create a powerful moment in their relationship. It is not just about snapping photos, it is not just about posing a couple, or getting the camera settings just right, tinkering with the light, it is about creating a moment for both of them in the photos and between them while they sit for the camera. An engagement session is typically the first time a couple will sit for the photographer before their wedding, unless that photographer is a good friend and they are accustomed to being in front of the camera. Chris and Andrea chose a spot that has meaning to them. "It is our favorite spot," they both said during the shoot and prior to the day when we had discussed locations. On a very warm, sunny Sunday, we spent a few hours walking around a reservoir that has a special place in both their hearts. Their love became some visible, it reminded me of why I like working with couples and photographing weddings.

Wedding Photography: Sunsets and Such

I have photographed weddings in the rain, the sun, the morning, the evening, in mid-summer heat and winter cold. But when you can make images at sunset and capture that light, you are truly blessed. It gives you the ability to share that moment with the newly weds and give them photos that capture the beauty that is them, as well as the beauty that is their day. [gallery link="file" columns="4"]

Wedding Photography: Bridal Fashion

I love capturing the attire that is worn at weddings. Every wedding has its own unique fashion, especially with the bride's dress. I always try and be as fashionable as the wedding itself. You'd be surprised how couples respond to your attire, even when the day is about them. [gallery link="file" columns="4"]

Wedding Photography: A Happy Bride

Wedding Photography and weddings in general are pretty special. I know some will that is an understatement, which is true. It is very hard to use words, sometimes, to convey the real emotion that a wedding can ensue. There are not time weddings that are ever the same, even if it is in the same venue, same church, or if they have similar ideas. Every wedding is just its own unique day with two special people. Moments before the first dance, literally just as the bride and groom were about to be announced, my business partner came running up to me, "she is going to run in, jump in the air and click her feet together." He wasn't kidding. The bride and the groom came walking towards me and she jolted forward and sprang into the air. She is a Happy Bride!