I came along, I wrote a song for you, all the things you do…
Look at how they shine for you.
Thanks Tony and Laura!
Great job again Denise and Molly, good to see you after a while away!
Take a look at Greatchen and Dan’t wedding album!
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Here’s Gretchen’s comments from the design process – which she gave no input on – just let me do my thing:
First, THANK YOU! It’s even more perfect than we imagined!!! I’m all misty. Second, we have exactly ONE change to request: Dan would like to include the photo of him and the best man chest-bumping “backstage.”
Have you fainted yet? I know, I know, an immediate, low maintenance reply! Shockingly on-time. (It’s the only completion I’ve managed today.) I figure we owe it to you.
Thanks so much for all your patience, and your talent. Dan just kept shaking his head as I paged through the design, saying “He’s just so good!”
Dan – it takes a good man to know one! I do want to put a sideline note in about my beloved bride Gretchen, a self described ‘type A’ as you can see from the lists and flow charts that decorated the background of page 2. Gretchen took my advice about not stressing over the album image selection, and was thoroughly pleased with the results. You may want to select your album images, but the process is often more rewarding when the design flows from how the pictures best fit together.
A few of my favorite spreads and some comments on them:
This spread from the opening moments of the ceremony is an engaging peek into Dan’s excitement, Gretchen grinning behind the doors, and walking down the isle taking Dan’s breath away, and drawing a tear from the groomsmaid. The iconic shot of Gretchen’s tweaked nervous smile from behind the hall doors, gives a huge visual splash to the carefully observed moments of the beginning of the ceremony. I shot this wedding alone, and I find it very satisfying to shoot the big epic graphics, and complement it with great storytelling shots to make you look closer at the page!
A moment in time – or a story across time. I often try to tell stories in my pictures, but sometimes I can tell time too!! But seriously, how else could you see how much fun Gretchen has with her dress, and Dan? Good solid album design comes from good solid ideas while we’re shooting. I often describe the process of ‘posing’ for me, more like acting for a movie–and this is why. Good action, helps you forget your nervousness, be natural in your expressions, and let loose with some fun. Cheers to great results in your album design.
Deanna finally approves her wedding album!
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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 on the left show her finding, posing and receiving the roses from her groom; which the key shot on the right is coming into view of the guests for the first time and was shot by the assistant photographer.
The first dace spread is a free flowing sequence that really tells about the interpersonal and environmental space is a freeform design over time. To me this is the most gratifying way to view the wedding photos – and it’s also without color.
Which leads us into the next spread – which is all about color, the emotion and mood of their after dinner portrait session in the field.
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A little photo walk in Sparks Maryland before going back to work with Amy – doing some design and consulting.