I was privileged enough to be able to shoot this beautiful backyard wedding with Erin Smagala in Cookeville, TN. Even though it rained almost all day, we were able to capture this beautiful wedding just the way that we hope the couple will remember it for years to come.
Sometimes, just hanging out with your friends you manage to capture images that will make a difference one day.
A few Saturdays ago I went to meet up with Josh Ulmer of Ulmer Studios to just take a few photos to do some testing on new film that I had gotten but it soon turned into shooting a bit of their whole family. Taking photos of a family outside of a wedding has never been easier. They are pretty awesome. Here is what we got.
these are great B!
Great stuff. Looking at these makes me miss the cold winters that I used to experience in the UK. Loving Josh’s beard and hair combo too, may have to give that look a go myself. x
Thanks for getting some shots of Josh’s beard before it gets hacked in half! Also, we are in love with these small family moments you captured! You rock!
This shoot is gorgeous!
I’d love to be able to do this 
Do you mind if I ask what film etc you did these with?
Thank you!
not at all! This was all shot on expired Portra 160NC and Portra 400NC
Last week I was lucky enough to get to shoot some photos of a friend of mine, Josh Ulmer of Ulmer Studios. Little did I know that it was going to turn into something more…be on the lookout next week to see what else I learned.
As I sit alone in my quiet little apartment and write this, I’ve been thinking about all of the things that have happened to me this year. In an earlier post, I stated, “Personal work for me is for looking back on times that have past. It’s a way to always remember feelings you had, people you knew, places you travelled to and experiences you had. Remembering people and the times you had is one of the most important reasons that I love what I do. Whether it’s for myself or other people, capturing memories is a passion.” I was partially right. It’s not just personal work that makes you remember experiences; everything I shoot makes me relive those moments. I found myself lost in film scans this evening and never realized how much time I spent just looking through them all spread out on my floor until I went to grab food. Memories, spread out on my floor, made for a good night.
I graduated college two days ago and I don’t think it has really hit me yet. My actual life is about to start. As much as I changed in 2012, I anticipate the same thing will happen in 2013. Always changing for the better. I’ve got a long road ahead of me and as I start to map out next year, I get more and more excited even with as difficult as it looks to be. I’ll keep my wits about me and make the best of everything this year has to offer me.
I wish I could call the following set of images a “carefully chosen and curated batch of photos” but I can’t. I chose each image based on what I felt when I took it. Each image has meaning to me for some reason or another. Typically, I detest long blog posts but this required something different. These photographs, I love them. I love what I do.
The last image was taken by my good friend Andy over at Andrew & Erin Photography.
“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.” – Ansel Adams
What a beautiful year