October 11, 2011
Following the wedding Jamie & Brian gave us AN HOUR for photos…. before heading into their reception…. what a dream!! Congratulations J & B!!!!
October 11, 2011
Following the wedding Jamie & Brian gave us AN HOUR for photos…. before heading into their reception…. what a dream!! Congratulations J & B!!!!
October 7, 2011
Remember Jamie & Brian?? here & here! Jamie and Brian tied the knot on Saturday in Cary at the beautiful Matthews House in Cary, NC. They had the most perfect wedding weather, party cloudy + mid-70’s = awesome! The ladies started their day at the Perfect 10 Salon with Tanya. The 2 photos below are 2 of my favorite “getting ready” images, ever! Brian & Jamie didn’t want to see each other before the ceremony, but wanted to exchange letters, so Brian hid behind the wall as Jamie came down the staircase, it was a fun moment, turned really sweet 🙂 I don’t normally get to be so close during the ceremony, either due to venue restrictions or because I just don’t feel comfortable being so close, and don’t want to be a distraction…. but I snuck over behind the tree and grabbed this image, so glad I did…. it’s one of my favorites! …… stay tuned for part 2!
October 5, 2011
Back on one of those blazing 100 degree days I made a trip over to north Raleigh to see Emily. Emily is Jenny’s BFF…. through the power of social media (Twitter!) I was able to obtain this opportunity. I started reading Jenny’s blog years ago… I think it was about the time she had her 3rd daughter Evie on Christmas Eve in her living room (not on purpose) that had me hooked for good. She’s a interior designer with a great sense of eclectic/traditional style…… she’s gained a huge following over the past years, I am one of her many loyal followers. (side note: she’s actually the person who inspired my cornice/pelment boxes in our house!) So… when she put out on Twitter she needed an NC photographer to shoot Emily’s home (which she’d been working on via the power of the internet)… I replied back that I could do it! Now…. do I normally shoot homes? Nope. I had done the photos for our real estate listing back in the spring when we tried selling our house, but that was it…. my only experience shooting a house. She emailed me and seemed excited that I had jumped at the chance. To say I was excited was a giant understatement. I was thrilled & so nervous. Shoot day came, and went off without a hitch. The last thing I shot that day was Emily & her adorable family. So head over to The Little Green Notebook & check out the fabulous designing Jenny & Emily did and the photographs I took to capture it! Enjoy! Master Bedroom Office Parker’s Bedroom Emmett’s Nursery & Boys Bath Living Room ….. I’ll update this list as she blogs more spaces 🙂
October 4, 2011
Back in March I bought a 50mm 1.7 for my old Minolta Maxxum 50…. I bought it on a whim, and really didn’t know what to expect. I started to read about film… again. I shot true black and white for years through high school & college, but never color. I started reading about this new Kodak Portra film, so I looked it up on Amazon & bought a 5 pack. Karen & Paul were coming to town for their portrait session, so we broke it out for a frame or two that day. I put the camera back in my bag & would break it out occasionally over the next few months. It took me from March to September to finish that first roll. I then quickly shot a 2nd roll & sent them off to Richard Photo Lab, holding my breath & hoping for the best. ** Let me just stop & say the people at Richard Photo Lab are amazing…. theywill hold your hand and walk you through everything, or point you to a place that will answer your questions…. They aren’t cheap, but they know their stuff. Of course I had a few frames that were less than desirable, as I was experimenting with my settings, but I had a few come out that I really love…. My little lens is an auto focus, but focusing it manually gives me a lot more freedom…. however, the focus ring isn’t smooth, so it can be hard to tell when you have your focus locked in where you want it…. I couldn’t believe how sharp my photos were, despite the rough focus ring. I mean… just look at the petals on those spider mums! I really like these images of Karen & Paul… They’re a little dark & murky but I think we were probably playing with rating our film higher that it actually was (ie: we were shooting 400 speed film, but told the camera it was 1600) Me and Jer at a wedding in Savannah 🙂 I’m really excited to shoot more film now 🙂 I splurged yesterday and bought a Nikon F5! This camera was the top of the line in 2004 when it came out, and cost about $3k. I bought one yesterday for $325! I cannot wait to play with it, and use our current lens line up with it. We plan on breaking out the F5 at our shoots & take a few frames with it each time. Maybe one day we’ll get brave & do a whole shoot on film.