Kara Slaughter & Ryan O’Conner — Blessed Sacrament
September 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
While in the courtyard of Blessed Sacrament, Kara approaches Ryan for their “First Look”. Ryan was instructed to keep looking at me until Kara touched him on the shoulder.
This was the very first glance at each other. It was actually a very emotional experience for them.
The first look is an excellent way to start the day. We get great pictures and the couple is able to have some time together. It can then be a weight lifted allowing the couple to enjoy the ceremony.
The wedding as seen from the balcony. The higher view provides a much better angle on the ceremony from the back of the church.
Even though I was a long way back I was able the capture the exchange of rings very nicely with my 70 -200 mm Canon lens with image stabilization.
A pretty shot.
Below is one of the places where we shot outdoor photos. This is Vilas park, in Madison Wisconsin, near the zoo.
The wedding party did great.
It does take several takes to get everyone in the air at the same time as in this shot. Though the picture has been touched up, everyone is in the air as it was shot, there was no manipulation in Photoshop.
You got to love it. What a cooperative wedding party. Actually, this one was manipulated in Photoshop.
A nice romantic shot. I love the bridge in the background. Notice the couple is in the shade. I use a studio strobe with a softbox to get plenty of soft light on the subject.
There is lots of love in this group and this picture captures it.
How do I capture those deep blue skies while still having plenty of light on the subjects? The key is using a neutral density filter.
I love to get shots with the bouquets on the ground. I could not believe that Kara was willing to get down on the ground and I did not even asked her to do so.
As far as I could tell there were no grass stains. She just brushed herself off and was ready for the next shot.
This is one of my favorites to do with the bride and her bridesmaids.
With a 70 – 200 mm lens I get excellent focus on the bride while the bridesmaids are softly blurred out.
This was after they tore pieces from the giant cookie.
Tenny Park Engagement Photography
October 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tenny Park in Madison Wisconsin is beautiful any time of year but in the fall it is amazing. We have a week of beautiful weather so these pictures are showing off just how pretty it can be in Madison.
Terry and Gina are getting married 11/11/11. Terry wont have any excuse if he should forget his anniversary!
Their timing for engagement pictures was perfect. Shooting with my Canon 70-200 lens with the Canon 5D Mark II, these pictures are fun to show off.
The Yahara River is in the background.
Speaking of showing off, Terry has the personality for it. Gina just looks very sweet.
When I met Gina and Terry at the park, Gina teased Terry to “get a haircut”. Gina has that look of being a tease in this picture.
Rocky came along for the photo session too. He was very well behaved but he didn’t seem to understand the command “Rocky, look at the camera”.
We captured lots of wonderful pictures but this one is my favorite. I love that bridge in the background with the water and foliage.
For this picture I broke out my fisheye wide angle lens. It is amazing how wide this is. If I put my foot out it will likely be in the photo. This photo below is cropped in a bit. The fisheye shots are notorious for producing distorted faces, but that is more of an issue with close up pictures. As seen in this image below the subjects faces are of normal proportions though the landscape is a little cupped.
With the sun having gone down I captured this beautiful silhouette. Pretty cool.
The colors in this sunset image are surreal. The dots in the water are geese.
For the grand finale (after sunset) I captured this photo with the car looking like it is racing by. You got to love it.
