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My good friend Matt and I made some pictures for his senior recital announcements

Back in March, Matt asked me to create some portraits of him. The idea was to get one or two shots for an announcement he was going to send out for his senior composition recital. Matt’s very talented and creative. He also let me have free reign over the session, and I’m really happy with what we came up with. All of the pictures are very much him, capturing something about his personality. Below is the card I designed with the images I took:

Storytelling of a ceremony

While the day unfolds, everything comes together for the ceremony. So much preparation happens to get all of the details just right so the ceremony goes off without a hitch (sorry for the necessary, but evil pun). We work hard to capture the story of the ceremony. Catching little moments like when the groom sees his bride for the first time, the dad giving away his daughter, sweet prayers, and other significant but subtle instances are what make a great shot during the ceremony. It’s a crucial part of wedding photography.

In updating our wedding portfolio (follow link, then hit “Wedding”), we just added this montage of some of these moments. While these events all “just happened” since we obviously don’t direct or pose anyone, these images are tough to make. A lot goes into getting the right angles to be in position when something happens. Then, capturing it is often tricky.  The nature of ceremony photojournalism is dynamic.  Transient moments are there and gone. So composition, shooting angles, and the moment all have to come together at once.

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Laura and I take some senior portraits!

Laura and I had a great time taking Claire’s senior portraits.  Laura and I tend to bounce ideas and silly conversation off of each other pretty well, which usually makes it enjoyable.  It also makes for a pretty relaxed atmosphere. At the end of the shoot, we got one of the coolest compliments I’ve gotten, “You guys are really fun.” That blew me away, since my senior portrait session was not a fun experience. It was okay. But not fun. So that made me really glad to know that Claire had such a good time getting her senior pictures taken.

Here are some of my favorites from the shoot.

It’s always neat to see our photos in action

We’d done some fast turnaround work for Keith back in September.  I was browsing around the website of Keith’s ministry, and saw how he was using one of the pictures. It’s always nice to see a photo in a finished application.