Month: February, 2012

Jenny and Allen: Portrait Session

February 27, 2012 · 8:51 pm · portraits

Jenny and Allen were our second couple to volunteer for our experimental sessions. For their session we treated it like we were shooting film. We taped up the back of our cameras so that we couldn’t see a single thing we shot. We had to use our knowledge of our gear and trust that the exposure we got was the correct one. Some ask why we didn’t just shoot film for the exercise since we have plenty of film cameras and we both were trained on film and the dark room. We wanted to practice with the digital gear that we use day in and day out and know it like the back of our hand. Blacking out our screens made us think about the shot before we took it.

We also stepped up the challenged and limited ourselves to one lens a piece and no flash. For most people this is their typical set up but for us we use lots of flash in our work and sometimes become dependent on it to make what we consider good images. This exercise forced us to look for good natural light and use it to our shape our images like we would use flash.

Over all we loved this challenge. It was a lot harder than we thought it would be. We are so accustomed to checking our cameras to make sure we got what we wanted. Bot checking our cameras was hard made us question if we got what we wanted. Thankfully our film skills were still with us and can trust our exposures, seeing them or not.

We had a great time with Jenny, Allen, and their two beautiful dogs. These two were a blast to work with and their sweet puppies stole the show. Being the dog lovers that we are it was great to incorporate their animals into the shoot.

Enjoy a small glance at their shoot.

Cheers,
Savannah and Philip

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Rachel and Bryan: Portrait Session

February 15, 2012 · 10:04 pm · ENGAGEMENTS, portraits

A couple weeks ago we did a blog post about a few mini sessions that we would be doing this winter. We did our first one last Friday and we both are really excited about what these sessions are going to teach us. We have four very distinct “challenges” that we want to accomplish with these sessions.

For our first session the challenge was to create great images in a location that isn’t nature, dramatic, or where we typically shoot. For our location we picked our house. We limited ourselves to the living room, gallery room and the garage (where we set up a white seamless backdrop). It was really fun shooting this way and pushing our creative juices. Our living room has a giant floor to ceiling window that provides beautiful, directional light through out the day. It so happened that the day we shot it was nasty cold and cloudy outside so there went the pretty light we had hoped to use. We are actually really glad that the “easy” light source was gone, it made us push ourselves harder.

On wedding days we are giving all sorts of conditions and we are expected to still create great art no matter what happens that day or what the location is. This shoot really showed us how to focus in on the couple and worry more about their connection to each other and not over power the image with dramatic lighting or scenery.

For this session we had the lovely Rachel and Bryan modeling for us. I’ve (Savannah) know these two for 6 or 7 years now. I formally worked with both of them at a running store back in the day. That running store actually played a role in how Rachel and Bryan got together. Rachel came to work there and very shortly after starting she and Bryan, who was the manager, started dating. In April they will celebrate their 4th wedding anniversary! You never know where you might meet your future mate, he/she might just be your boss :)

Cheers,
Savannah and Philip

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Catherine and Bill: New Year's Eve Wedding, Part 2

February 9, 2012 · 4:35 pm · WEDDINGS

A string quartet serenading the guest, white orchids in flowing arrangements, a candle lit ceremony, a cocktail hour with great food and your closest friends, and a reception filled with dancing and laughter that went on into the New Year, that is how you bring in the New Year with class and style. Catherine and Bill turned the already stunning Heartwood Hall into their dream wedding. The barn at Heartwood made for a great, intimate location for their wedding.

 

Holliday Flowers  did an amazing job with the floral arrangements! The all white arrangements were perfect for the feel of the evening.

 

Catherine and her girls changed into super fun reception dresses. I love the idea of having two dresses on your wedding day! Catherine’s flapper inspired dress was perfect for dancing that night away and showing off her glorious heels.

Catherine’s best friend and bridesmaid, Latarsha, served as entertainment during dinner. Her voice was amazing! I think we could have listened to her all night!

 

 

These are two of my favorite candid moments from the wedding. Catherine and Bill were having that time of their lives and didn’t give a care who was around them, it was just about that two of them for those moments.

Ending 2011 and going into 2012 in your lover’s arms, absolutely that very best way to spend New Year’s.

Catherine and Bill ,
Thank you so much for letting us be a part of your fabulous day! We couldn’t have thought of a better way to spend New Year’s Eve nor could we have thought of a better group of people to be with on that day. Your love for one another is so much fun to watch and your new family is beyond gorgeous. Thank you for giving us the honor of capturing your day and your love.

Cheers,
Savannah and Philip

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Catherine and Bill: New Year’s Eve Wedding

February 8, 2012 · 6:56 pm · WEDDINGS

We ended our wedding season of 2011 on the very last day of the year and we ended it with the party of the year. Catherine and Bill had a fabulous wedding at Heartwood Hall on New Year’s Eve. It was truly an honor to get to capture their love for one another and the join of their families. They had their ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception all in the Barn and boy did it look amazing! Catherine and her planner Bryson, with the help from Holiday Flowers, did an amazing job at transforming the barn into a posh celebration room.

We are so excited to finally be able to share the images from the Milligan wedding with you all. We hope you enjoy! Here is a look at the first part of their day.

Stay tuned for part two with all the beautiful details!
Cheers,
Savannah and Philip

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Lexann and Chris: Engagement Session

February 1, 2012 · 9:07 pm · ENGAGEMENTS

Smiles, laughter, warm fuzzy feelings, and a beautiful day. Yep that about perfectly describes Lexann and Chris’s engagement session. This couple was a joy to be with and we cannot wait till their wedding this coming November!

Enjoy a little look into their fall engagement session!

Cheer,
Savannah and Philip

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