The Kissing Game, revisited

As I’ve mentioned in a few posts over the years, it’s always nice to get the bride and groom loosened up a bit when shooting their portraits. The cameras I carry have large lenses and flashes and it can be a little unnerving to have all that gear pointed at you over and over again 🙂 For this reason I employ a few ‘tricks’…

Continuing the theme

More from Chris and Ashley’s wedding at Bridal Veil Lakes.

Newlyweds

Ashley and Chris were married at Bridal Veil Lakes, near Multnomah Falls. It rained most of the day but the sun came out as the couple was making their way down the bridal path. I love how ethereal the light was here. You can see more from this wedding via this link.

A Georgia Peach

Brian and Ashleigh have a wonderful house on Lake Lanier, some 40 miles north of Atlanta, and they chose their backyard as the site for their ceremony. I’d say it was a pretty good choice. This image is from just after the ceremony; the newlyweds wanted some ‘alone time’ out on their dock and I was invited to come along as well. The sun…

Lanier Islands Wedding, Atlanta

Ashleigh and Brian live on Lake Lanier, near Atlanta. These images were taken on their boat dock, in the middle of a beautiful spring day.

First Look, with Dad

I shot a wedding in Atlanta this past weekend with Ashleigh and Brian. They’re the couple whose engagement photos I shot last year in Arizona, at another wedding (where Brian was the groom’s cousin). This image is of Ashleigh’s father seeing her for the first time in her wedding dress. She’s the baby of the family so giving her away was pretty special for…

Portland Waterfront E-Session

Rich and Jessica are getting married this September and wanted me to shoot their engagement photos as well. The cherry trees had just changed from pink to green, it was cold and windy outside, but we had a great time anyway! Rich is an avid fan of Portland’s architecture, and we were able to utilize lots of locations during the two-hour shoot. This image…

That soft evening light

It’s rare for a bride to have time alone during the reception but the light was too good to pass up, in this instance, so I grabbed the bride and we ventured out to the lawn area of Dancing Deer Mountain.

To flash or not to flash

During Amy & Brock’s elopement photos this past weekend I was using three of the new Canon 600EX-RT speedlights, one on-camera and two off-camera, with my 5D Mark III. After continuously shooting with the speedlights firing at full power (the shoot took place during the middle of a very sunny day), I noticed there were some instances when the flash didn’t go off. However,…

Springtime at Alton Baker

Alton Baker Park is a wonderful place for engagement photos; I’ve done a few e-sessions there and they’ve all been great. This photo is from an e-session I shot yesterday but the difference is, this was an elopement session! I must admit, this was the first time I’ve ever been hired to shoot photos of a couple that’s decided to elope. The fruit trees…