October 22, 2008 by weddingblog.

     Several months back I shot momments of a wedding on Super 8mm film.  I was very excited and nervous to see how it would all turn out due to the financial costs of film.  

I looked high and low for a film processing lab that I felt I could trust with this project.  The lab I chose did a great job and the film got delivered earlier than expected.    I am looking at these tiny rolls of film eagerly to begin editing them for the great couple who decided to take on the extras costs associated with film. 

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October 21, 2008 by weddingblog.

I shot my first Trash the Dress in Falmouth Kentucky thanks to Cindy Wagner of Wagner Photographics and Maggie (Bride).  We all met on land owned by Maggie’s family late in the afternoon. 

The first location was an old farm house that hadn’t been lived in for 30 years.  The paint was peeling off the walls and dust was in the air. 

Maggie’s makeup was perfect thanks to Chenese Bean!  She and I worked on the same events over a period of three days and never interacted.  In our correspondence via email we booth laughed about the absurdity of running into each three days in a row.

After we finished shooting in the house we went outside to shoot in the fields with the horses.  The light at sunset was perfect! We got shots of the warm sun on top of the second highest point in the entire area.  The shots looked so good in camera that I joked that the video would almost edit itself. 

It might have been an exaggeration, but I’ll let the viewers be the judge when it goes online in November.  It will be posted on the website and on YouTube.

The final shots during daylight hours ended up being a spontaneous thing.  Maggie (bride) had a bale of hay with a bull’s eye painted on it.  Cindy and I got great shots of Maggie showing off her archery skills.  The shots speak for themselves. 

As the sun began to fall the entourage packed up and traveled north to downtown Cincinnati to conclude the shoot at Fountain Square.   Maggie at this point was firing off poses like she was an experienced fashion model.  I revolved around the fountain with a Steadicam while Maggie held a pose.  Later she splashed in the water as the photographers and I shot in delight. 

I felt so honored to be a part of Cindy’s TTD shoot.  I am working with another bride in about a week to do another TTD.   For the upcoming shoot I am going to push the unusual… 

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October 6, 2008 by weddingblog.

Natasha Cowen and Brian Yarrell wedding - Oct 4, 2008

Let me start by saying that I would have never even thought of Spring Grove Cemetary before, but was I amazed by the Norman Chapel.  The grounds don’t make you feel like you are in a cemetary.  The Capel is all stone and it makes you feel like you stepped back in time.  The stained glass behind the alter is one of the most amazintg and beautiful I have ever seen.  The Chapel is long and somewhat narrow, but very easy to maneuver for photographers and videographers.

I worked with Reece Booth Photography for the second time.  He is easy to work with and his work speaks for itself.  Its always a pleasure to work with him.
http://www.reecephotography.com/main_content.html

This was the first time working with Maize Music, but I have known Nmar for a while now.  His DJ covering the event was very professional and kept the reception moving smoothly.
http://www.maize-music.com/

The planner on the event was Jen Pritchard of Your Wedding by Jen was in control of every detail of the day.  She and her assistant are hard working, dedicated, down to earth and competent.  I hope to work with this company in the future.  They are located in the wedding mall in Covington next door to maize Music.
http://yourweddingbyjen.com/

Stills and video of this event will be available October 10th.

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August 20, 2008 by weddingblog.

This is what the bride’s dad said about Iconography

Jim Fisher said,”I was very pleased of the little segment of Mary Jo Walking her dad up the isle in particular because she really wanted that. The photographer’s pictures of that just do not capture it like you did. The alter shots of Stef and Trent giggling were priceless. Good shots of Fr. Bolte too. Really liked how you captured the flower girls and ring bearer coming up the isle. Again, the photographer just couldn’t capture it like you did. That’s why video is a better medium, in my opinion. Video adds dimensions of motion and depth, while dubbed music adds emotion and dialog. Can’t get that with pictures alone. “

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July 17, 2008 by weddingblog.

Rocket Tree Photography added Iconography to its preferred venders list.

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