Lauren :: Bridal Portait Session

I love doing Bridal Portrait Sessions! It gives me some time to really do a photo study of the dress! My clients really enjoy the experience. It is kind of like a "dress rehearsal", they get a chance to see how their hair, make-up and accessories look, before the wedding. As an added bonus for me, the session gives me another chance to really spend some time with my client and get to know them. Here are a few photos from Lauren's session!

Jacob amd Dawn - Post Wedding

This was one of those sessions I have been wanting to do for a long time. I have known Jacob every since he was in high school and I have come to get know Dawn recently. I helped a mutual friend of ours do their wedding a few months back. Every since then I have wanted to get them in the studio to just have fun. They are getting ready to pull up roots here in Lansing and moving to Tennessee in a couple months so I had to get them in soon. I glad we did.

This was a collaborative session with Kelly, my assistant. Kelly worked on posing and Stephanie and I worked on photographing. Once again we were at my favorite home away from home Persepctive2, in studio B. Kudos to Lynn and her team for all their help. They have a lot of cool stuff for us to try out, like garganuan mirrors and this really cool stain glass door, and the best part is, all this stuff is on site so I don't have bring it with me sweet :-) !

==============Behind the Scenes==============

That's me behind the camera!

Jenine - Bridal Portrait

Often times when I create a photograph the viewer never knows what was really going on just outside the frame. Thus is the case with this photograph. This one of my favorite places to take photos, Cooley Gardens. I like going there because usually it is a very peaceful park with few visitors to get in the way of my photographing. This was not the case that day. Shortly after I arrive to scope out a location about 60 kids for a local high school showed up to have photos taken of them in the formal attire... it was the location for their pre prom photos! By time my bride arrived the place was literally crawling with people, kids, parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters... you get the picture. There was even another bridal party that had stopped by to grab a few photos. We patiently waited for a break in that action. I finally asked if the crowd standing in front of the steps could give us a few minutes so we could take our photos. You can't tell it from the photo, but just to the right and left just outside the frame there about 30 or so people standing. I had to time my photo so I did not catch the many people wandering around in the background. I took about 10 or 15 frames at this location and them moved on. I think this is one of the best of the lot and I love it in B&W! A beautiful bride in a peaceful park!