Kelly and Anthony wanted some portraits done before Christmas. We spent a windy afternoon at the beach make photos.
Karen and Jon had a lovely waterfront wedding on the Duncan House green, Beaufort, North Carolina. While the wind didn’t exactly cooperate with their plans for an outside wedding and reception, the sky was beautiful and the day full of joy. Exotic yet simple, it was certainly a fun wedding to participate in.
I thought I’d do something a little different and lay out the slideshow as an album. Folks are often curious about what a story book style album might look like. This would be a square format book, laid out as panographic spreads.
Congratulations Jon & Karen. I hope you enjoy the presentation.
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Melanine & Joseph, Nov. 09, 2007
Melanie Hooker and Joseph Jones of Owings Mills, Maryland were wed at the Daniel’s Chapel Babtist Church near Enfield, NC. The wedding took place Friday, November 09, 2007 with the reception following in Rocky Mount NC. Congratulations Joseph and Melanine.
Heather and Dan were joined together Saturday, November 03, 2007 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Jacksonville, NC. Their reception followed at the Jacksonville Country Club. Entertainment was provided by Richard Lawton, Dj Plus Sax. This was a particularly fun wedding for me as Heather had been a bridesmaid in one of my previous weddings and that bride was a bridesmaid for Heather. They also shared an additional bridesmaid in common. It’s always nice to have familar faces around. Best of luck Heather and Dan!
I spent Sunday, November 4 in Raleigh at the “Digital Photography Edge” seminar conducted by retired cinematographer/camera director Bruce H. Dorn and his bride, retired illustrator and designer Maura Dutra. The pair use their film experience to put a very dramatic and artistic twist on their photography. During the program I leanded about Bruce’s event lighting techniques. He has some unique ideas and gadgets to aid in lighting wedding portriats, receptions, engagement photos and bridal sessions. Maura provided insight into their wedding album design process, image inhancement techniques and their photos to painting techniques. The seminar will certainly add some new ideas, concepts and techniques to my tool chest.
Angela Flick and Jason Gray were wed at the Coral Bay Club, Atlantic Beach North Carolina, Saturday October 20, 2007. It was a lovely ceremony with the beach in the background. The couple was blessed with a lovely sunset for their intimate after ceremony photo session on the beach. Congratulations Jason and Angela!
It’s fairly subtle, so you may not have noticed, but a new version of my website went live this evening. One of the primary reasons for the change was that the previous version was loading photos out of sync for some folks. It featured three windows on the front page, each loading a separate part of the total image. Unfortunately, it would sometime switch images in one or two panels before all three had loaded.
The new version rotates a single image instead of thirds, eliminating the out of sync problem. It also has the advantage of a “splash page,” with links to the website, this blog and the client proofing area. I think that will help clients find their images more easily and also make things simpler for new visitors. The biggest downside of the new site is the fact that I had to give up the slideshow feature in my portfolio galleries and it does require the latest version of Flash. Hopefully it will serve me well for a long time to come.
Heather Mayes and Dan Rodgers will be married November 3rd in Jacksonville, North Carolina. If you read my blog regularly, you may recognize heather from Callie & Dustin’s wedding (hint: she was a bridesmaid). We had a blast during their Atlantic Beach e-session. What a fun couple. I can hardly wait to capture awesome photos of their wedding!
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Sam & Rae, Sept. 29, 2007
Sam and Rae were wed in Hugh McRae Park, Wilmington, North Carolina on September 29, 2007. Rae and her bridesmaids prepped at the Blue Heaven Bed and Breakfast, Wilmington. Following the ceremony the reception was held at the Dock Street Resturant. Congratulations Sam & Rae.
WOW! I had the pleasure of spending two days with David Beckstead. For those not familiar with him, David is frequently considered one of the worlds top wedding photographers. He was the 2002 WPJA Photographer of the Year and in March 2007 American Photographer magazine included him on its list of the “Top Ten Photographers in the World.” He is an amazing person to meet, obviously an exceptional photographer and a great person to have the opportunity to learn from.
Recently David starting offering the “Shoot With Beckstead” workshop. He keeps the number of participants small so everyone gets a lot of individual attention. Last Monday & Tuesday he was in Wilmington and I was one of the less than a dozen photographers in attendance. We spent two days with David. On day one we shot at a number of locations around Wilmington. Locations included the Belamy Mansion, the battleship North Carolina, and downtown Wilmington. Both David and the photographers in the group choose set-ups for the models. David gives very limited direction, encouraging the participants to use their own vision and creativeness during the shoot. At the end of the day the participants return to there rooms to post process their images and to select 10 for critique by David. Each photographer also selects an additional 20 shots to be given to the models along with their “ten best.” On the second day, David critiques each photographer’s ten images in great detail. He gives support and praise where deserved, makes suggestions about how to improve the post processing and composition of each image, and shares how he might have shot the particular set-up differently. It was certainly an excellent opportunity to improve my photography and take it up a notch or two in the process. Below is a slideshow of the 30 images I submitted for critique and sharing with the models.