These are some of the latest wedding pictures I have taken at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Burlingame, CA. I have worked at this hotel for 20 years now and was lucky enough to get on their preferred vendor list very early on in my career. At that point in my career I didn’t even think of pursuing getting on any lists, I just got lucky because one of the banquet manager’s there liked me and put me on the list.
At any rate, I work there alot. Here are some of my latest wedding photos from Kay & Voltaire’s wedding in February 2010.
They had their ceremony at a different location. Later, I will be posting the wedding video and more of the photos from this fabulous wedding!
I am on the preferred vendor list for the Stanford Park Hotel, in Menlo Park, CA. Here are some magazine style album pages for a client that I recently shot a wedding at this wonderful wedding venue. The finished album layout pages will be sent to Graphi Studios to be produced. I use Graphi as my exclusive wedding album bookbinder now. I have carried them for years, but have now made the decision to go exclusive with Graphi.
Just curious if anyone out there cares for pictures like this. I don’t do tons of stuff from the ground but when I do, I want it to be BIG TIME!!!!! Let me know what you think!
One of the advantages of having my own video crew is that I can often get some great shots of me in action! Through out the year I have accumulated footage that I have personally edited to create version 2 of my promotional video.
Version 1 of this video was first produced at the end of 2007 so the footage was quite old and I was 30 lbs heavier then as well. You can tell the new footage because I wear a BLACK GLOVE on my grip hand. I call it my POWER GLOVE and it does nothing else but give me a better grip on the camera and the padding on the glove reduces hand fatigue so I can shoot longer and more controlled. I still have some old clips in the video that I will one day replace. You can tell the old clips because I am heavier and I am not wearing a glove. I also do not have the big white dome thingy on my flash in the old clips.
At any rate, I hope you enjoy this new version. Please leave comments and let me know what you think!
I was in a meeting with a potential client when a good question was asked of me. The topic had to do with what I refer to as the ‘general and forensic’ moments of getting basic posed formals on the altar after the ceremony. You see, myself as well as other photographers typically do not promote these images in albums or online portfolios. Photographers [and I'm one of them] are often guilty of trying to impress viewers with their more artistic and creative images. However, I do feel that these photo sessions are critical in the sense that these ‘forensic’ shots are absolutely necessary for the family as it captures this moment in that family’s history. In fact, it’s rare to photograph a wedding that does not require any posed/formal shots.
So the bottom line was how do I capture these moments, what’s my approach, etc. My approach is the same as the rest of the day which is relaxed and in control. I use my extensive lighting experience to deliver HIGH END images of these required moments. I often use the backlight to enhance the images and I always use soft artificial light [flash] to liven up the subject matter[s] face. I feel the lighting on the face while not as creative as using ambient or existing light, is necessary to show the person. I feel that since the picture is more forensic in nature, I do not have to be so creative with the main light.
So check out these posed formals on the altar and let me know what you think. I feel that my technique, quality and style are a cut above and that if you hire me you won’t be disappointed with any aspect of my work including the standard poses.
Sean and Christine are a great couple who really got me excited about working with them. They were enthusiastic from the get-go, and the E-pics session earlier in the year turned out spectacular.
They were really looking forward to my edgy style, so I took it to the limit. I came away with some of my most stunning work.
This shot below will most likely become my new “MARQUEE SHOT”
I am able to capture the mood and essence of your wedding in LOW LIGHT while still getting crystal clear images with little to no blur as I’m not dragging the shutter so much, in favor of using a higher ISO which the new digital cameras handle VERY WELL!
For the dancing, using a backlight can’t be beat. I always get great background in my images which makes them standout above the rest.
Keep in mind this is only the very best of Sean and Christine. I shot literally a thousand pictures. If you like what you see here, I would love the opportunity to show you more. So please contact me right away as my availability for 2009 is extremely limited.
Contact me if you want to see all of the journalistic wedding photography from this wedding. I can show you the cake cutting, garter and bouquet toss or any other shot.
Wente Vineyards is a very popular place to have your wedding in Northern California. It is not uncommon for me to shoot at least 3 weddings here in a season.
Angela & Rich got married here in 2008 and these are some of the wedding photos that I took.
It was a sunny day with a little overcast and smoke from the CA wildfires. I started with some candid and posed shots of the bride in the ‘ready room’.
The Father walked the bride down the aisle. It was a very poignant moment. The bride was actually crying the entire walk down the aisle.
The father gives the bride away. I shot this between two bridesmaids. If gives the shot a ‘fly on the wall’ feel.
The bride even cried during her vows.
Because the ceremony was delayed, and then went on forever, everything fell behind. They literally gave me 5 minutes to take a photo up on top of the waterfall.
The reception came out great! I got many detail shots, close ups, candids and a many of my trademark, ‘epic’s shots. I will share those with you in due course.
