Second Shooting

I worked Saturday as a second shooter for Paula Van Hal of Tampa, FL. I love the freedom of second shooting. I find it much less stressful that having to worry about getting every "must have" picture of the day. It's also a great way to learn from other photographers and see how others get it done. Here are a few of my pictures from the day. I also played in Painter for one of the images.

Katie & Hoser (Scott)

Katie was referred to me by a former bride. She has the biggest brown eyes, so I knew she's photograph beautifully. Last weekend was her big day and she had chosen a beautiful vintage dress for the event. She looked amazing. Here are a few images from their big day. The entire gallery can be seen on my website.

Matthew & Erin tie the Knot

Last weekend's wedding was in the beautiful Gillespie Gardens in Moulton, AL. Matthew and Erin chose to do all their pictures beforehand so we could make use of the beautiful day in the gardens. Here is a sneak peek at some of their images. Lord willin, the rest will be loaded in their gallery by the end of the week.

Being Blessed

Occasionally you meet a person or a family that is so special, you feel blessed to know them. That is how I feel about the Douthit family. This family has such a heart for God and a love for each other, it inspires me to be a better person just by being around them. I spent the day Saturday shooting the wedding of Tim Douthit, the oldest of the Douthit boys. Tim and Joyce are so in love and are so blessed to have found one another. I know they will do great things for the Lord and on this earth.
I've been working on my lighting skills and used some of my new knowledge during these shots. I've used off camera flash for some of these and the sun as backlighting for the others.
I'm hoping to perfect these skills and grow from here. Thanks for looking. All comments are appreciated.

Babies at Camp

I threw together a "make-shift" studio in a back room at camp and took pics of a couple of newborns. These babies are the first born of two of the camp's past campers and now counselors. They were so cute it was hard to put them down to take their pictures, but I made it work for me (at least as best I could).

Tim & Joyce Engagement Session

Tim and Joyce came into town from Birmingham this weekend and spent this evening with me shooting a few images for their engagement session. The park was really crowded ("movies in the park" was tonight), so we had to do a lot of closeups. But we did manage to get a few in with some scenery. I'm looking forward to their August wedding!

Digital Painting

I downloaded a free trial of software that enables digital painting as a plugin to Photoshop. I played with a few of the options today and think it is pretty cool stuff. I'm wondering if there is a market for this type of art in my world. I'd love to hear what you think.