Sunday, November 25, 2007

A Weekend of New Trends

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of partaking in a few new trends in wedding photography.

Friday, I spent the evening with Stephanie trashing her wedding dress. I know the blood just rushed out of the faces of moms and brides all over, but I like to think of it as "no concern for the dress." I don't actively try to trash the dress. I just don't want to worry about getting it dusty, dirty, muddy, etc. It was a great time that resulted in some really beautiful images. Dirt roads and warehouses make for the best locations. Best of all, it was her idea.




Saturday, Ashly, Eric, and I spent the morning photographing a "morning after session." The idea comes from destination wedding photographers who might not meet their clients until the wedding day. Therefore, there is no chance for an engagement session. The morning after session is simply an engagement session the morning after the wedding. Of course, they typically take place on a beach at a far flung location with the couple in the wedding attire. We didn't have a beach, but for anyone interested, I'm always up for a road trip. It was a great opportunity capture fun images without a time constraint. Ashley and Eric were great.




I hope these images inspire others to do the same. It was great fun.

Happy Thanksgiving

A little belated, but heart-felt none-the-less. As usual, Thanksgiving weekend is a busy time. Besides the turkey and dressing at home, it is a time filled with family portraits. It is sometimes the one time each year that families are complete. AND, as has been the case, it was cold this weekend. There is something about hanging onto a metal camera in barely above freezing weather that gets me in the holiday mood. Feeling in your finger tips is highly overrated.

I hope everyone survived Black Friday. I'm so glad I don't work retail anymore.