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Deanna & William’s custom designed album

Deanna & William’s custom designed album

Deanna finally approves her wedding album! Sweet success indeed for this well planned, wonderful event.  Catch the blended storylines in this intricately designed and textured wedding album design. Here are a couple of my favorite speads: Here Deanna is coming down the isle (which is a narrow row of cedar bushes) and my three shots [...]

Fall Engagement photo classics

Fall Engagement photo classics

Here’s a little summary of past fall engagement projects and some highlight photos: Save the date for Heather and Dave Skaneateles NY engagement portraits : wedding guestbook signature journal Waxhaw Weddington family and couples portrait photographer NC Lake Norman cove engagement shoot Sherrill’s Ford North Carolina Fall leaves and the Genesee Country Museum Custom designed [...]

Glamour portraits

Glamour portraits

Glamour portraits – for you, or to impress!

WPJA contest winner from New Zealand

WPJA contest winner from New Zealand

The WPJA awarded my photo from New Zealand 4th place in it’s quarterly awards: However the judges comments went like this: But I have to comment on this category in general. There were so many pictures of people walking away from the photographers that it puzzled me. I saw so many pictures with stunning light [...]

Joel & Rebecca win SWPP and BPPA Competition Gold

Joel & Rebecca win SWPP and BPPA Competition Gold

  The image of Joel and rebecca walking on Mount Dark in New Zealand places as a Gold image in the June competition by the British Professional Photographers Association + Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers in the United Kingdom.

A picture of Neil at Joel’s stateside reception

A picture of Neil at Joel’s stateside reception

The kids and I were in Illinois for Joel and Rebecca’s stateside reception and we were able to hang some large versions of their pictures for them in the hall. I believe Tia took this one, but it could have been Eben – they were both out shooting me as I was talking to all [...]

More preparation shots from New Zealand

More preparation shots from New Zealand

What will the ceremony backdrop look like? Better than poster quality! Hairstyling can usually produce some laughable images. And It’s always gratifying to tease your younger brother while you tie his necktie for him. But he did end up looking pretty handsome. It was dimples all day for Rebecca.

Preparation for a New Zealand wedding

Preparation for a New Zealand wedding

A few more teaser shots while I work on the multimedia presentation… Rebecca’s preparation I tie Joel’s necktie for him. Joel awaits takeoff for his mountainside wedding. Just one more teaser post before the full set of images are available at www.MakeLoveReal.com

Preview of Joel and Rebecca in New Zealand

Preview of Joel and Rebecca in New Zealand

Here’s a quick preview of Joel and Rebecca’s wedding photos, all my new Kiwi inlaws drop your e-mail in the comments and I’ll notify you when all the pictures are available on www.MakeLoveReal.com

Evening run to Tasman Glacier overlook

Evening run to Tasman Glacier overlook

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On the way to Glentanner

On the way to Glentanner

On the way to Glentanner from Christchurch I saw… Wet grass… Smiling Dad…

Catching luggage in Aukland

Catching luggage in Aukland

Ever wondered what I look like after being in transit for 24hours. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Iuh7DPZqDk] Yea pretty much the same as hot as ever, yea – I’m low maintenence. Nothing but the usual airline dramas, Qantas sent Dad’s suitcase on to Australia by mistake. Mom and I had the pleasure of witnessing a medical emergency landing in [...]

Video updates from down under

Video updates from down under

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gVk935XQ_8] I just thought I’d like to take the occasion of my brother’s wedding in New Zealand to reflect on the wedding process as it’s likely the last that I’ll be ‘personally’ involved in as he’s my only brother, and most of my close friends are married already. You’ll see how much I enjoy travel, [...]

Announcing the new Neil Cowley.com

Announcing the new Neil Cowley.com

I am proud to introduce, the redesign of www.NeilCowley.com…. Yes, thank you, thank you, please hold your applause. The site that used to host everything, got way too big, way too confusing now hosts a simple wedding portfolio, and to introduce that I’m posting a podcast version of the main gallery here, but do check [...]

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