Showing posts with label sunflowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sunflowers. Show all posts

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Dustin & Angie's Backyard Rustic Summer Wedding in Tennessee


Dustin & Angie's sweet, country wedding is one of my favorites to date, for many reasons. Reason number one is that both Angie and Dustin were just a delight to be around from the time I arrived to the time I left. They were so down-to-earth and fun that I forgot I was even working! They got married at Dustin's family home in a small Tennessee town, which was a perfect setting for them. It was relaxed and had naturally pretty scenery. I loved all the little details that they set up, especially the things that were sentimental to them. I'm just going to quit rambling and let you enjoy the photos now :) Hopefully this gives you a feel for what a great day it was!







Best. First. Look. Ever. They were GIDDY and so excited to see each other. It was the sweetest thing ever.

































I tried doing the off-camera flash during the sparkler exit. I can't decide if I like it or not. What do you guys think?

I definitely like it better than trying to use the ambient light from the sparklers, because often that is just not sufficient to get a sharp image. I think maybe a video light (a light that doesn't flash) would be ideal, and my assistant could follow the couple with the light. I'll have plenty more weddings to perfect this! I'm so blessed to already have several weddings booked for next year, and 5 more for 2014. Hooray!

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Sunflowers and Shotguns

Earlier this summer one of my mom's good friends wanted me to come take a few photos of her boys in the sunflower field they have. Of course I was totally up for it! Sunflowers are so gorgeous for that short period of time that they are in bloom. The boys weren't really into taking pictures, but I did get a couple of nice ones :) I took a few pretty, scenic shots as well.






These guys are 100% country boys through and through, if you can't tell! They hunt with their dad, so that is why we took the shooting photos. I like how they turned out. If you look close, you can even see the shell coming out of the shotgun. It was a really low-key shoot, and I enjoyed it.