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Loloma Lodge Wedding
Posted on August 21, 2012
The wedding I shot this past weekend took place at Loloma Lodge, 44 miles up the McKenzie River. There are a great many trees there, which means lots of open shade for group photos. Using one speedlight mounted on a stand with a large white umbrella, I attached another speedlight to my camera for some slight fill. There was also some natural sunlight coming in that made for great highlights in everyone’s hair, and added depth. Also, most importantly, the group was fully engaged with the shoot and we had a great time!
Sailboat Wedding
Posted on August 13, 2012
Sophia & Nate were married in Dorena, Oregon and wanted to include some photos of them on their sailboat. This shot was taken on Dorena Lake.
Mt Hood Organic Farm wedding, by Matt Emrich Photo
Posted on August 1, 2012
Allison and Josh were married at Mt Hood Organic Farm this past Saturday. Located 15 miles south of Hood River, the farm has a spectacular view of Mt Hood and is a great wedding venue.
I’m just now going through all the images in Lightroom and have picked out a few favorites for this post.
And here’s another one from that day:
Oregon Wedding Photographer
Posted on July 12, 2012
This space is primarily for posting my stories and photos of recent weddings. I like to keep this post at the top of the stack, with all the newest posts available just below it. Furthermore, check out my other sites at mattemrichphoto and smugmug for additional photos. I’m also a multi- award-winning member of the WPJA, and can be found on the ‘Preferred Vendor’ pages of King Estate and Whisper’n’Oaks. Most recently, I’ve been invited to join My Eugene Photographer and am very happy to be part of a great local community.
She’s a handful!
Posted on July 8, 2012
This may be an old photography trick but Anne & Ian thought it’d be funny so I shot a few like this one, making it look like the groom was holding the bride in his hand. Another image from the McMenamins Sandtrap in Gearhart, Oregon.
Happy 4th of July!
Posted on July 4, 2012
Anne & Ian were married at the McMenamins Sandtrap in Gearhart, Oregon this past Sunday. As we walked along the beach at sunset I knew I wanted to make this image for a July 4th posting:)
After the wedding…
Posted on June 29, 2012
I shot Stephen and Rachel’s wedding a few years ago and they were thrilled with the photos. The happy couple is expecting their first child in a few weeks and asked me to shoot a series of maternity photos. I wanted to include the ready-for-baby nursery in some of the images and this one is one of my favorites.
Cowgirl Up!
Posted on June 22, 2012
During the bridal portrait session last week, at Whisper’n’Oaks, this bride spotted a guest wearing a cowboy hat. She asked if she could put it on and I really like how it completed the image with the corral fence in the background. I lit this using three of Canon’s new 600EX-RT speedlights; they’re amazing!
The Barrel Room at King Estate
Posted on June 3, 2012
King Estate is a beautiful winery located between Eugene and Lorane, along Territorial Highway. The barrel room at King Estate is a great place for newlyweds to create a lasting, memorable photo session. The room is quite dark but I was able to position my lights behind some of the columns and out of the way. Once I’ve got this accomplished, I always tell the bride and groom that I’m ‘just metering’ for a bit and I ask them to do whatever comes naturally while I take a few ‘test shots.’ What I don’t tell them until later is that my lighting has already been fine-tuned and that all those ‘test shots’ are real. This allows me to create candid moments that have the lighting and background that I’ve chosen for optimal images:)
We did it!
Posted on May 15, 2012
Whenever I’m shooting all the traditional family portraits I always try and inject some fun into the group(s). Everyone wants to look good in pictures but nobody wants to have to stare at a camera for a long time and try and hold a natural smile. For this reason I like to mix it up and create situations where everyone is relaxed and having fun. This shot was fun, and everyone liked it, but more importantly, the next series of images featuring this group showed a lot more relaxed expressions.
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