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Katie and Michael’s Wedding l Ashton Gardens l Weddings in Gwinnett

February 19, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

This was Katie and Michael’s wedding. Their wedding was on December 28. I have just delivered the finished wedding album .These are a few of my favorite images from the wedding. The wedding was a Ashton Gardens. Ashton Gardens is new to the Atlanta area although they are not new to the business. They also have locations in Texas in the Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The wedding day turned out to be a pretty day even though we had rain. The rain did not move in until after the wedding was over. (Yeah!)

Katie and Michael are a very sweet couple. A funny thing I learned about Michael is that he kept seeing two women at his work place he thought were cute and he did not realize it was Katie both times working in two different jobs. It was not until a little later he realized he just kept seeing Katie!

Ashton Gardens chapel

Ashton Gardens chapel

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weddings in Atlanta

Ashton Gardens Michael & Katie

Ashton Gardens Michael & Katie

bridal portrait

bridal portrait

classic bridal portrait

classic bridal portrait

Beautiful Katie

Beautiful Katie

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Wedding Photographers in Highlands, North Carolina | Old Edwards Inn & Farm

January 22, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

This image is an image from a wedding I did in Highlands, North Carolina at the Old Edwards Farm and Inn. What I love about it is how romantic and scenic it is at the same time. It was one of my favorite images from the day. Weddings at the Old Edwards Farm and Inn are very elegant, intimate, and simply gorgeous. It is exactly why people make the drive to Highlands for their destination wedding. It is one of those towns that has a population that swells each weekend because it is a great quick getaway for those of us in the Atlanta, Georgia area. If your schedule permits a weekday visit is great and because you are not fighting with the weekend visitors you can have that “all to yourself” feeling when you visit. Wedding photographers in Highlands, North Carolina love photographing at this location. It does not matter if it is spring, summer or fall, it simply gives a beautiful backdrop for wedding photography.

Highlands wedding photography

Highlands wedding photography

Also, Highlands has at least 8 churches in the immediate vacinity. I have done several weddings at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation which is a pretty little white frame church in pristine condition. Another popular church is the First Presbyterian Church of Highland. Many weddings that I have done here have there reception next door at the Old Edwards rooftop. A great location for a reception. It sits above the Inn giving you a great view of the town.

Planning your wedding for 2014 and beyond? Give theses places a visit. You will be glad you did!

 

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Wedding photography in Atlanta – Reflecting on the past and ready for a new year in weddings

January 18, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Well it has been a little while since my last post. This past year has been so busy that you would think I would have posted more images. Well…. that is part of the problem. I have been so busy creating new images that I have not had the time.With a wonderful husband and 4 teenagers, -and let me be honest here, my favorite channel for relaxing, HGTV ( I love home repair shows- simply addicted to them) I have not spent the time I should on my blogs.

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So I have decided to go back and pull some great moments from 2013 weddings.  As wedding photography in Atlanta has grown, I will showcase some of those stories and images. I promise I will try harder but I think this year is actually going to be even busier! I know some photographers that will get someone to write for them and maintain their blogs and I had a staff member that has helped me with that in the past, but to be honest, I am so picky I really do not want to do that. I want to make sure what you are reading is my thoughts and viewpoint in photography. That is not to say I will not occasionally have a guest writers article from time to time.There are certainly contributing writers in the world of weddings that I feel could have some great information for you, but as a whole I will try to be the primary source for information. Well I have to get to work on another wedding at the moment, ( I am getting new images ready to change out on my wedding site) so until next time, take care.

 

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Katie & Michael / Engagement Portraits in Dacula / Ashton Gardens Atlanta Wedding

October 25, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

Here is a sweet couple we photographed last week. Here are some of their images. They are planning a December wedding which I am excited to be photographing. Katie and Michael are getting married at the new and beautiful Ashton Gardens. Ashton Gardens just opened this year and this will be our second wedding there. Based on these engagement images I can’t wait to show you the wedding day images. It will be around Christmas time and I know the wedding chapel will be decorated beautifully. Congratulations Katie & Michael!
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2013-10-25_0002.jpgThe location they have chosen for their wedding is new to the Atlanta area. It is located about three miles west of the Mall of Georgia on Peachtree Industrial Road. Ashton GArdens has a successfull record of providing elegant weddings in the Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth areas of Texas. They are an all inclusive wedding facility. They have a chapel that is all glass and rustic timber construction. Just next door they have two very beautiful and elegant ball rooms that can host a great reception complete with food, entertainment and dancing. If you have a very large wedding the reception hall can easily double in size because what looks like the permant wall is removable for a very large center dance floor and food tables.

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Dissipating Wedding Photography Nerves on an Engagement Shoot

June 17, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

 

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Pruett Engagement

Pruett Engagement

Engagement shoots aren’t just a great opportunity to relax a couple’s nerves ahead of the big day – they’re a chance to ease your own!

No matter how many years of photography experience you have under your belt or which school of photography you attended, it’s just a bi-product of human nature to be nervous when working with new people. As photographers however, we get enough practice at handling these inevitable nerves – after all, just about every day involves working with new people.

But how best to relax the couple, who are entrusting you with a massive responsibility and have probably only met you once or twice?

Projecting Confidence

Naturally, keeping your own nerves in check is vital; not necessarily by ignoring them altogether, which is often impossible, but by learning how to put on that ‘professional mask’ that suggests to the couple “Hey, you’re in good company. We’ll get through this and have fun doing so!”

Remember exactly what the engagement shoot is for: a chance to connect with your clients in an informal setting. It’s not supposed to feel like an intense examination, so don’t let it (and make sure couple is aware that everyone is together to play around, have fun and get to know one another).

More importantly still, don’t forget that your clients have already chosen you because they already like you and your work. That’s half the battle already over before you begin.

Now Where Did that ND Filter Get To…

It might sound somewhat obvious, but it’s vitally important to know exactly where your lenses and equipment are packed for both your primary and secondary camera. Leaving for a shoot in a hurry and throwing everything in a case haphazardly will only have you scrambling around trying to find things during the shoot itself; being flustered is rarely a good look.

Similarly, make sure you do have a secondary camera. Packing

enough equipment to supply a whole documentary crew isn’t necessary but taking a spare is always a good idea to avoid awkwardness if and when cameras and lenses go wrong.

Unfamiliar Lovebirds

Chances are you’ll notice a very common occurrence when beginning a shoot: the couple will act like they’re complete and utter strangers.

Nine times out of ten they’ll loosen up without any kind of encouragement, and if you think about it, the initial hesitancy is entirely natural; unless your clients make their living as professional models, they’re not likely to be very comfortable in front of camera the best of times, least of all when being commanded to ‘act naturally’. Remember that to the couple, someone wielding a Canon 6D can look as intimidating as an armed TSA agent!

A very quick way of quickly dissipating this discomfort is simply to call out the elephant in the room. Point to the gap between the posing couple and jokingly suggest you could drive a station wagon through it – there will be a lot of uncomfortable giggling to start with (which is fine) but you’ll all relax into it very quickly with some mild cajoling.

Take a look at the images above from Atlanta wedding photographer, Lynn Brown. They are a good example of a couple that is having a good time during their engagement session.

Guiding, Not Posing

You’ll tend to find that couples don’t need a lot of heavy posing once they’ve loosened up a bit. Do let them (and encourage them where necessary) to talk, cuddle up, the odd peck on the cheek… it all helps lighten the mood, and quite often you’ll get some fantastic natural shots which you wouldn’t have been able to pose yourself. Just be on hand to offer gentle guidance when uncertainty

Don’t Force the Romance

If it’s a nice day, invite the couple to sit or recline on the grass next to each other, or even throw leaves around; always look for opportunities to break from the script and use the unique environment around you.

Lastly, one neat trick is to take a few shots of each partner individually. This will give you the opportunity to have the other one join you at your side, then vice-versa – psychologically, it breaks down any subconscious ‘photographer’ and ‘us’ boundary that might exist.

Article: compliments of
New York Film Academy

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