Why I love photography

Last Saturday's wedding was a thing of beauty.  I have to admit that I did approach it with a certain level of "holy fear".  I knew I am someone that handles pressure quite well...BUT we're talking about capturing moments that are here for a second and gone the next.  You have to respect that reality.

As I began shooting, I became increasingly comfortable and rather quickly found myself in that wonderful, creative mode that I love.  Sure there were technical issues to deal with.  But I'd done my homework.  I've studied 100s of images from wedding photographer greats -- I'm named them a million times here.  So, I felt so free to work out the images I already had in mind.

Likely, enough can't be said about the bride and groom.  They were super open to whatever I threw at them, just wanting the best shots possible.  Without that, no way we would have just taken a little walk down the road to figure out some fun locations to shoot.  Too fun!

The process continued as I got home and began sorting through all of the images.  As is the case with a lot of folks who are starting out in wedding photography, the job was setup to give the couple unedited images on CD.  But I wanted to take that a step further and process the images that really speak to me.  So, I jumped in and have been working since then to draw out the emotion in those shots.  That is pure joy for me!  

I love this side of photography...looking for those killer shots that scream emotion or passion.  The ones that do something to you inside...maybe they send you back to a special time in your life...or just hold you eye for awhile.  I love it.

If you'd like to see the shots I've been working on, check out this slideshow I made for Rachel and Kevin.