Ben & Amanda will be getting married in just a couple of weeks now, so I thought it high time I updated the blog with their engagement session. They have a wedding planned in Salisbury, but we planned their e-session for uptown. I chose to shoot in a few different locations this time around, as Ben & Amanda really wanted to have the skyline show up in their images. We really managed to walk a good bit that afternoon, but it paid off with some fantastic images in the late-afternoon sun. Great colors and a wonderful sky! I will be posting Amanda’s bridal portraits very soon, those were also really cool.
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OK, this was sooooo cool and I have been wanting to post this since it happened right before Christmas. Jason called me back in October and told me his plan. He would propose to his girlfriend Katie right on the corner of Trade & Tryon in front of the big waterfall. Meanwhile, he would have all of their closest friends and family gather at the very nice Blue restaurant (without her knowing of course!) to celebrate with them afterwards. Now that is a heck of a guy! You have to give a guy lot of credit to execute a plan like that. Well done Jason! My job was to hide and capture the moment (no flash, this was a darkly lit moment) as it unfolded. This was no easy task! It was VERY cold that night with a brisk wind. The toughest part for me was trying not to be noticed. I had a 70-200mm lens (a big honking lens!), so imagine trying to wield that around and take pictures of someone who does not know you are taking pictures of them! There was virtually no available light (only the Christmas lights from above their heads), so all the shots of the proposal had to be shot at ISO 6400 with a steady hand. Very challenging as I don’t get a retake! The shoot was very fun for me, as I have never witnessed a proposal other than my own before 🙂 Check these out… I may have stated before that the best time for newborn photos is when they are less than a week old. When infants are just a few days old and up to a week, they still retain a certain look that they have when they are first born. That “look” seems to change as their skin and body becomes more acclimated to the world around them and they quickly grow. Photographs taken of an infant at say 3/4-days, versus say 2- weeks look completely different. Again, it is all about the look of the skin, the shape of the face and head, etc. All that will change rapidly in a matter of days. So… Julia was just a few days old and I just love being the first photographer to take someones professional images. I would encourage anyone wanting an infant session to have their session sooner rather than later for the reasons above. You only get one chance to get those images. Here are some of hers… I really like when I can shoot a wedding in uptown Charlotte. If you have looked at my blog, especially my engagement section, you will see that I spend quite a bit of time uptown on shoots. Back in the summer I photographed my friend Laura for her bridal portrait session. You can see that session here. Well I am finally posting some of the images from her wedding now. She had a really cool wedding uptown at the First United Methodist Church and the reception was at the Extravaganza Depot. Laura and Brian’s wedding was one of the best of the year for me, as I was able to really capture a variety of great images during the day and night, both inside and out. Laura and Brian are two of my favorite people and their guests had a blast the whole day/night. Too bad there just too many great pics to post on the blog! |
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