Here are some favorites from Dan and Amanda’s engagement shoot! They live in Tulsa so I enjoyed getting out of OKC and shooting in some new locations.
Here are some favorites from Dan and Amanda’s engagement shoot! They live in Tulsa so I enjoyed getting out of OKC and shooting in some new locations.
2012, Amanda Lewis, b&w, back light, backlight, black & white, black and white, blanket, bokah, bokeh, bright colors, buildings, casual, chair in park, church doors, close up, country, couple, creative, cute, Dan Hahn, details, downtown, dramatic, easy, Engagement, etsy engagement ring, fancy, flash, fresh, fun, green grass, hands, happy, hotel, hug, intimate, kiss, laugh, leaf, leather chair, lens baby, Lensbaby, lobby, love, macro, middle of the street, natural, natural light, OK, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, original, outdoor, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, picnic, Portraits, pose, ring, romantic, silhouette, simple, sit on lap, skyline, smile, snuggle, speedlight, street, sweet, the Mayo, tilt-shift, tones, trees, Tulsa, unique, Utica Square, vintage, vintage pearl ring, Woodward Park
Meredith & Ryan are married! This wedding was full of so many special moments that made for great photos! I was very blessed to be a part of this day for my former roommate and good friend. She was so gorgeous, her new husband is super sweet, and the bridal party was a blast. Their ceremony and cake reception took place at Crown Heights Christian Church in Oklahoma City, followed by a dinner reception at the Community Center in downtown Edmond. Congrats you two!
2012, Arcadian Inn Bed and Breakfast, auditorium, b&w, back lighting, balloons fly into sky, beaded wedding dress, beautiful, big white balloon send off, black & white, black and white, blond curly hair, Bolivar, bouquet, bridal, bridal party, bride, bridesmaids, bright colors, brothers, cake topper, candid, candles, ceremony, chapel, close up, cool old house, country, couple, creative, cross, Crown Heights Christian Church, crystal cake stand, cut the cake, cute, decoration, delicate, details, diamond, different, documentary, downtown Edmond, downtown Edmond Community Center, dr. pepper, engagement ring, excited, external flash, fashion, father of the bride, first dance, first look session, first night, flowers, fresh, fruit, fun, get away car, getting ready, grand exit, Grant Wadley, green, grey groom suit, groom, groomal, groomsmen, hair light, hand beading, hands, handsome, happy, high ceiling, hotel, hug, in love, intimate, isle, ivy, Jay Wadley, just married, kiss, kiss on cheek, kiss on the hand, lace, laugh, letters, lip gloss, long shadows, love, macro, marriage, married, marry, Mere Bear, Meredith Wadley, metal stairs, Missouri, MO, mother of the groom, natural, natural light, Neal Wadley, nick name t-shirts, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, old, original, outdoor, pastel colors, peach cake, peaches, pew, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, pink, pinning on boutonniere, porch swing, Portraits, pose, prep, reception, ring profile blue jewel, ring with halo, romantic, roof top, rooftop, rose petals, Ryan Bayer, salmon, send-off, sexy, silh, simple, smile, sode cans explode, stained glass window, sunlight, sweet, table cloth, the kiss, two exits, two receptions, two send offs, unique, venue, victorian house, vintage, vintage tone, walking down the isle, wedding dress, white, yellow
Congrats Becca and Jake! They got married at the IAO Gallery downtown, followed by a reception at The OKC MOA Cafe. Everything about the wedding was a great example of how creative they are! Love these two!
2012, b&w, Becca, black & white, black and white, bohemian, boho, bouquet, bridal party, bridesmaids, bright, bubbles, cafe, cake topper, candid, casual, chalkboard sign, costume jewelry, couple, creative, cufflinks, cute, dad, details, Devon tower background, downtown, dress, fashion, father of the bride, flowers, fresh, fun, funny, getting ready, gift, gold chains, goofy, grand exit, grey suit, groomsmen, group hug, hands, happy, help, hold hands, hotel, I Do, IAO Gallery, Jake, jump on bed, kiss, lace, laugh, Museum of Art, natural, natural light, okc, OKC MOA, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, original, outdoor, party, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, pirate hook, Portraits, pose, reaction, Rebecca, reception, rings, Rogers, romantic, roses, rustic, seafoam green, send-off, shoes, sign, silly, smile, stage, standing ceremony, sunlight, sweet, tux, unique, veil, vintage, walk down aisle, wedding, wide angle, wildfowers, Wilkins
So who all made it out to WPPI this year?? My second trip to Las Vegas, NV was my first trip to the annual WPPI Photography Convention, and I definitely plan to go back as often as possible! I expected that I would learn a mind blowing amount, and I was not disappointed. I had the privilege of sitting in on some informative lectures and demonstrations by some of the world’s A-List photogs.
Although the learning was structured more for taking notes on paper, my group and I made some time for experimenting and mini photo shoots. The talented ladies that traveled with me this year were:
Catie Bartlett: No doubt you’ve seen mention of her on my blog before as we work closely together in our day job and on photo projects. She currently specializes in family and children photography.
Lisa Lee: I’ve known Lisa for a few years now, and have loved watching her grow as an artist. She focuses on the fine art aspect of photography- taking everyday scenes an manipulating them into a completely different visual experience.
Carly Carlson: I met Carly for the first time on this trip, and I’m so blessed that I did! Throughout the week I came to see her as a mentor, and a friend. Unfortunately she lives hundreds of miles away, but since WPPI we’ve relentlessly tried to persuade each other to relocate to our respective cities. I think I’m losing however, because Carly has an established studio in Baker City, Oregon, where she specializes in some awesome High School Senior photography.
Below are some of my favorites from the week, including everything from images of our beautiful Nevada surroundings to some fashion-esque shoots of each other. We’ll just get started off sexy, with a few (G-rated) shots from our boudoir shoot experiment in the hotel:
The first night we arrived, we were ready to go! I’d brought along a new toy: my Orbis ring flash adaptor, so we trying it out for a fun shoot. The one of me on the left was snapped by Catie.
We had a great view of the Strip each day during our (very long) commute to the MGM Grand for the day’s classes. On paper, a hotel right across the street sounds great, but it took at least 20 minutes of relentless speedwalking to get there, and the trip clocked in at over a mile each way!
Here’s a few shots of some of the neat and diverse hotel styles and features. Left: New York, New York / Right: Caesar’s Palace.
I had the opportunity to learn from some super A-List photographers at WPPI, but only happened to take my camera along to one class. (Like I said, it was a long walk! Extra baggage gets heavy.) I grabbed a picture of Jasmine Star, who is known for her high end wedding photography. She is sweet, down to earth, and hilarious! She graciously hung around after her class to answer every question of the hundreds of people who lined up to meet her, including me.
The four of us set aside an afternoon to explore the Strip and practice some of the shooting techniques we had been picking up in our classes. We found some gorgeous lighting. Here’s a few that I snapped of the other girls:
We also made it out during dark hours for some artificial light practice. The one on the right was lit with the Orbis.
Finally, a few more photos from around the Strip. I used my new Lensbaby lens on a few of these- can you tell which ones? (Okay, it was all of them.) It’s a specialty lens that has really neat, in-camera, blurring effects. The first set is from the Bellagio hotel fountains, and inside under the Chihuly glass ceiling in the lobby. It felt like home in a way, since the OKC Museum of Art is home to a great Chihuly collection, which I’ve seen so many times. The second set of photos are from other hotels on the strip, and I found shooting a backlit, clear glass chandelier with my Lensbaby to have the coolest effect yet!
I have a few more days worth of photos to share, but I will save those for the next post. We got to shoot at some incredible locations, so I will be covering those more in depth. Check back soon!
2012, 3D, advice, anna lee, art, b&w, balance natural light with ambient light, bed, Bellagio, black, black & white, black and white, blue, bokah, boudoir, braid mustache, bridge view, bright colors, bright eyes, business casual, busy street, Caesar's Palace, Carly Carlson, catie bartlett, ceiling, Chihuly, classy, Composer Pro, cool, cute, destination, detail, Double Glass Optic, Eiffel Tower, Excalibur, fancy, fashion, fountain, fresh, fun, funny, goofy, hands, hotel, Jasmine Star, Las Vegas, lay down, lecture, lens aberration, Lensbaby, lightbulb bokeh, lighting, lingerie, lips, Lisa Lee, location, MGM Grand, Model, modern, Monte Carlo, natural, natural light, neat, Nevada, New York New York Hotel, Nikon camera, Oklahoma, Orbis, original, ornate, palm trees, Paris Hotel, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, photographer portrait, Photography, Portraits, pose, Q&A, rainbow, ring flash, romantic, senior portraits, sexy, special effect, statue, sunlight, talking to fans, things to do, things to see, tourist, travel, unique, Vegas Strip, vintage, walking, weeping willow tree, wppi