May 21st, 2013
I took Mark Zimmerman’s first and only other Night Photography class at UCO a few years ago now. It was easily one of my favorite classes in college, not to mention I made some of my best friends (Clifton, Jarrett, and Jon) during our outings to photograph Oklahoma in the wee hours of the morning. If these interest you, take a look back through past blog posts, as the guys and I have met up several times since the first class for Night Photography reunions.
We found out that Mark was planning on bringing the class back as a summer intersession class, so we tagged along to a cool property in Arcadia, Oklahoma and revisited some subjects that we shot several years ago. Here are a few of my favorites from our visit.






2013, 60's, airplane in the ground, Arcadia, artificial light, b&w, beetle, black & white, black and white, bottles, bright colors, bug, coca-cola, colored gels, country, creative, details, dramatic, eclectic, flash, Mark Zimmerman, Museum, night photography, off camera lighting, Oklahoma, old, old cars, original, outdoor, Photo, Photographer, Photography, retro, stars, tin man, unique, vintage, voltswagon
2012, artificial, b&w, black & white, black and white, bright colors, city lights, Clifton Roberts, colored gels, country, creative, Expelliarmus, fire balls, fire crackers, fireworks, flashlight, fresh, fun, funny, glow, harry potter, haze, industrial, Jarrett Franklin, Jon Ervin, Kingfisher, long exposure, Lord Voldemort, magic, mailbox, mercury light, natural light, night, Oklahoma, original, outdoor, painting with light, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, Priori Incantatem, set up, shadows, shoot spells, sodium vapor light, sparklers, spoof, star trails, stars, unique, vintage tone, wand
2012, 6 bridesmaids, 6 groomsmen, acreage, Alice in Wonderland, all different color bridesmaids dresses, antique, arms in the air, artificial, b&w, baby's breath, back lighting, backyard, banner, beautiful, big group picture, birdcage, black & white, black and white, bokah, bokeh, bouquet, bouse, boutonniere, bride, bright colors, brown, bustle, button, button up dress back, cake, centerpieces, ceremony, ceremony crowd shot, close up, contemporary, country, craft, crafty, creative, creative set up, crochet, cropped in, curly brown hair, cute, Daniel Hendrickson, deck, decoration, details, diamond, dip back kiss, DIY, doilies, doily, dramatic, dress hanging, Durant, eclectic, excited, fabric, fake eyelashes, fan programs, farm, fashion, father of the bride, field, first look session, flash, flower cake topper, flowers, flying veil, fresh, friends, fun, funny, garden, getting ready, glow, goofy, gorgeous, green, grey suit, grey-brown, groom, guestbook, guests, halo ring, halter top empire waist dresses, handmade from different color same pattern fabric, hands, hands in pockets, happy, hotel room, hug, intimate, Jamie Sampson, jars, kiss, lace, lacey, lantern, large area of land, laugh, Laura Simma, lens flare, lensflare, long cathedral style veil, love, macro, magical, makeup, Model, modern, mom help, mother of the bride, natural, natural light, notes, nude, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, old, old books, old chair, old doors, original, outdoor, parents, pastel color scheme, pendant, Photo, photo shoot, photogenic, Photographer, Photography, picture, pink, Portraits, pose, poses, prep, pretty, projects, props, recycle book pages, red, relaxed, resourceful, retro, ringlets, rings, romantic, roses, rustic, scene, scrabble pieces, sentimental, shallow depth of field, short lighting, silly, silver, sister, smile, Southern, sparkle, sparkley, special, speedlights on location, stage, stars, strapless, strobe, sunlight, sweet, tables, tan, teacup, teddy bear, Thackerville\, thread spools, trees, unique, unity salt, unusual, variety, vases, venue, vest, vintage, vintage tone, walk down isle, waterfall, wedding dress, wedding planner, whimsical, white, white chairs, white isle runner, wildflowers, wind caught veil, window light, wooden, woods, yellow