10-07-12 Newlyweds

Canon 5DIII 1/60s f/4.0 ISO5000 102mm

10-06-12 Jessica & James

Fairy Tale

This is not your every day walk in the park; it's Brian and Katie walking in the park. Overdressed? I don't think so.

Newlyweds

The vows have been taken and the rings exchanged. I don't know how long the term "newlyweds" applies after a wedding. Whatever, the answer, in this photo Brandon and Kendra are about to face the congregation of friends and family and walk up the aisle as husband and wife.Visit our MobileMe web gallery.

Kendra & Brandon

Two of my Photo/Media students and I were "on assignment" yesterday covering the wedding of Kendra, another of my Photo/Media students. I don't normally do the posed photos at weddings but I guess I was n the right place at the right time.Visit our MobileMe web gallery.

A Bride and Her Entourage

This is Jennie and she and her attendants were getting ready to pose for the "real" photographer in Willmar, Minnesota. I had been hired as second photographer, which is the perfect assignment for me.

10-13-09 Dancing the Night Away

Here's one more from Katie and Brian's wedding - this time from the reception dance. The reception was on the 22nd floor of the Crowne Plaza in St. Paul, MN, and, as you can see, the view was spectacular.

For those interested in technicalities, I was able to get a proper exposure of both the foreground and the background using flash by setting the camera to "aperture priority." On most cameras, that's Av. The camera then sets the shutter speed to expose the whole photo, including the background. Check out the exposure information below and you'll see that the shutter speed is very slow - but the flash freezes the action. Pretty cool. It still takes a steady hand or a tripod to keep the background lights sharp. In this case, I'm standing on a chair using a steady hand and a lens with image stabilization, which is also cool.

Canon 5DII 1/10s f/4.0 ISO800 17mm

10-12-09 A New Constellation

These "stars" were four of the six bride's maids at Katie and Brian's wedding. This photo wasn't my idea and I was skeptical about getting a good shot. The sanctuary was fairly dark and I thought it would be hard to get details in the faces without washing out the beautiful colors in the stained glass and the flowers and dresses. But I was wrong. This photo was very rushed and I wish now that we had found the other bride's maids.

Incidentally, the colors that Katie picked for her wedding were brown and purple. "Brown and purple?" you ask. Just look. It was a great combination. Katie has a good eye and good taste. That comment may seem self serving since she also married our son!

Canon 5DII 1/60s f/2.8 ISO2000 115mm

10-11-09 The First Dance

It is the day after the Big Event and I am tired but happy. We enjoyed every thing about the day, including Brian and Katie's first dance in their life as a married couple.