One of my favorites from Saturday’s portrait session with this gorgeous extended family.
Monthly Archives: November 2009
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Wedding | La Jolla Hyatt | E & M
November 24, 2009 – 1:37 pm
I was delighted to be asked to photograph this wedding by Melissa Schwartz of Organic Photographs: Best Sister of the handsome groom.
I shot the wedding alongside Regis Chen of Regis Photography. The bride and groom admired both of our work, and asked that we do our respective things. Both the ceremony and the reception were held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla. The Wedding Trolley took us over to La Jolla cove where we took the bridal party pictures before the Tish and Badeken.
Most of the family and friends flew in from the east coast, and spend the weekend at the hotel. The beautiful weekend ended with a scrumptious hosted brunch at the Mission at Mission Beach.
Laughing it up with the groom, his groomsmen and the best-sister, in an elegant combination of gray and lime green.
The moment of reveal during the Badeken, which the couple chose to share with all their family and friends before signing the Ketubah.
The bride chose a fun velum scroll for the ceremony program. I love this idea!
The bride and her mother, gazing at the groom, steps before the aisle walk begins.
Clapping and dancing and joy in the Ballroom.
Dancing the horah to the band’s rendition of Hava Nagillah.
First dance.
Wiping the cupcake frosting off. Some debate later on who ‘started’ it.
E., ecstatic, surrounded by her friends, family and new husband.
The Mazhinka Dance. The groom embraces his new father-in-law. The bride is clasping hands in the foreground.
Standing limelight of his personalized wedding gobo, M. kicks back at the reception.
Ending the night with a kiss. I love how their body language makes a heart shape as they embrace.
Album | K. & J.’s New Haven Wedding
November 14, 2009 – 4:12 pm
Presenting one of my first hand-bound (by me!) in-studio wedding albums:
A staid gray cover on the outside.
White core flush mount pages.
I chose a fun bright green for the fly pages, to offset the more traditional gray cloth on the cover.
A peek at one of the spreads. See more here.
Portrait | Boston | Thinkside Team
November 13, 2009 – 2:36 pm
Spent a bit of time Thursday helping the adorable Thinkside team creating a portrait they will use as part of their holiday gift to their clients. I pulled quickly a few of my favorites to share. I’m looking forward to see how one of these images will get incorporated into a box of bubbly.
Ben Spear, lead designer at Thinkside, flanked by Geoff and Ana. And getting just a little sass from Ben.
Ben Spear
Geoff rocking an ultra-tailored shirt.
Ana
Fine-Art Folio | D. & G.’s Los Angeles Wedding {perfect parent gift idea!}
November 12, 2009 – 4:35 am
One of the new greener products we are offering this year are Fine Art Folios. Below are a few images of a sample 5×7 Triptych.
Continuing the Ars Magna use of twill tape (thank again for casual yet elegant idea, Thinkside).
Here the twill functions as an enclosure for a 5×7 fine art triptych with a red silk cover.
The Folio folds shut and ties.
Foil stamping on the interior in silver.
Prints in the Fine Art Folios sit in museum window mats.
Open, the Fine Art Folio can be displayed on a mantle or shelf.
Wedding | Omni Hotel, Fort Worth | A & A
November 10, 2009 – 11:17 am
A very close friend, who shoots regularly in Fort Worth, invited me to come out and work a gorgeous wedding with her this past weekend. As with most of the Dallas/Fort Worth weddings I’ve photographed, this was a elegant and formal evening wedding, beginning with a full mass and ending in a glamorous ballroom; progessing from a traditional conservative mood early in the evening to unabashed celebration and dancing as the clock crept towards midnight.
White Manolo Blahnik feather-trim d’orsay heels. Just the perfect amount of flirt.
The hairstylist fashions a flower to the bride’s hair.
And the veil goes on.
Sunset as the church fills up for the evening mass.
The Bishop, in pink.
The Texas Ballroom at the Fort Worth Omni Hotel.
The cake, nearly stealing the spotlight.
A first dance, ambient rim light, and a great view of the back of the bride’s Monique Lhuillier dress.
Rings, ribbon, program and video light.
And the bride sang to her guests.
Stealing a quiet moment away.
Loved the interior architecture of the Omni Hotel.
Album | Children’s Portraiture
November 8, 2009 – 10:50 am
Another example of a hand-bound in-studio album, this one featuring a selection of Ars Magna family and children photography from the past year.
Again with the gray fabric (I know, I know), but a cream fabric spine this time.
Title page.
Album pages fanning open.
Close-up of one of the children’s portrait album spreads, this one featuring the gregarious and upside-down Emily.
Blisswork Engagement Portraits | Frankin Park | D & J
November 6, 2009 – 8:03 am
Sunday morning was gorgeous, a temperature throwback to early September, but with the full height of color and light of a New England Fall. J. and D. are wonderful to spend time with, as they are easy and comfortable with each other. D. brought two yellow flowers that popped wonderfully against the palette of autumn colors around us. Listening to J and D, I was tickled by their slightly differing accounts of how they met, and the journey that they took over ten years to come to this place today – in love, wrapped up in bliss. They are both keenly aware of media and in tune to visual literacy, smartMeme and Rough Mountain, being their respective creative businesses.
I am thrilled to have been asked to document their wedding later this year – and to have something delightful on which to think forward during the impending winter ahead.
Holiday Portrait | The Lang Family
November 5, 2009 – 1:25 pm
A few adorable candids from the Lang Family portrait I did last weekend. Sabrina looked extra sweet in her Janey and Jack print dress.
sneak peek | Blisswork Engagement Portraits | Franklin Park {Fall In Love}
November 4, 2009 – 8:02 am
Fall in love.