Monthly Archives: December 2008

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Greener Photography

For a long time Amy and I have worked towards being more earth friendly in our personal lives and also within our business operation.  We’ve made continuous efforts to reduce our energy usage and reduce waste.  We recycle and purchase recycled materials, and generally we’ve tried to do our part to make our planet a better place to live.  We also do our best to offer products and packaging that have minimal impact on the earth.

We recently became aware of an organization for like-minded photographers called Greener Photography.  Greener Photography is an organization dedicated to making the photography community more eco-friendly.  It’s a place for photographers like us to share ideas and learn how to be greener, to share resources, and to advocate for change within our industry.  We were accepted for membership recently based on what we’re already doing, and we’ve already learned some new things that we’ll be implementing soon and in the coming year.  We encourage photographers to check out the organization for their own businesses, but the information shared there is applicable for everyone, whether you’re a photographer or not.  So check them out, and see how you might be kinder to your planet in the coming year!

Wedding: Laura + Matthew

Ceremony and reception on November 22nd at Wildlife Prairie State Park.  Weddings don’t get much more fun than this one.   Amy and I had a blast documenting Laura’s and Matt’s day.  It’s evident that they’re very much in love, and they have so much fun together.  Here are some of our favorite images.

The bridal preparation was taking a little longer than anticipated, so Amy, a skilled and licensed hairstylist, graciously put her camera down to tame Laura’s hair.

I think she did a great job.  Everyone loved Laura’s hair, and it looked this fabulous all night.

Laura is another extremely talented bride.  She made all of the flowers for the wedding and reception using the Japanese art of origami.

She also made her own wedding gown which was so beautiful and unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.

 

Ceremony time

 

These are some of my favorite group photos ever.

Ladies and gentleman, it was cold outside.  But these two were troopers.  Also, notice the dress change?  Laura’s dress transformed to party mode.

I was warned this summer that Matthew likes to rap.  When I asked him about his rhyming earlier in the day, I was told “my flow is bonkers”.  Matthew did not disappoint.  This was one of the most impressive and entertaining things we’ve had a groom pull off at a reception.  Well, there was that other groom who parasailed to his reception, but he didn’t work the crowd like Matt did.

Laura and Matt, thanks so much for making us a part of your day.  Best wishes to you both!

Holga Ryan

I recently purchased a holga film camera.  A holga is a toy medium format camera that’s made entirely of plastic and shoots square pictures.   It’s basicly a box that holds film with a plastic lens.  Holgas can be purchased for about $28.  The box of film I bought actually cost as much as the camera.  Our friend Erin creates incredible art with holga cameras, and she inspired me to pick one up, even though I haven’t used film in 6 years.  For my first roll of film, I photographed our son Ryan in the yard.  Here are a few favorites.

Jenny

Jenny braved the cold for her senior session, but she’s a hockey player player.  She’s tough like that.  We had a lot of fun shooting downtown and at the park.  Here are some of my favorites.

Vintage Wedding: Lori + Brandon

I traveled to Cedar Rapids for this November 15th wedding.  And it was well worth the trip.  Lori and Brandon are very talented artists, and they did not settle for an average wedding.  They created for themselves a vintage theme, and this was obvious all the way to the smallest of details.  Lori and Brandon married at the People’s Church with reception following at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.  I cannot possibly do this wedding justice in a single blog post, so if you want to see more, feel free to visit their gallery at our client proofs link above.  Here are some of my favorite images and a sampling of the fantastic details all around us at this wedding.

Congrats, Lori and Brandon!  Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your beautiful wedding.  Best wishes!