New Photos Posted: Seth and Keesa Reception

Been long enough since we last posted photos, eh? Well, I've got some news for you. We've got some photos to share! First things first, let's start with that last wedding we posted about so many months ago. Really, a couple that translates "meant-to-be" throughout each and every series of photos we've done for them. These photos were taken on the evening of their reception. It rained the day before and the day after, I believe. But, somehow it managed to be the most perfect day for an outdoor wedding reception. Here are some of my favorite photos from the series (again presented to you courtesy of the couple themselves): 

           

New Photos Posted: Seth and Keesa

It has been almost a month since our last post??? Well, I suppose there's a good reason for it at least... We have been BUSY, BUSY, BUSY for the past few weeks what with a shoot almost every single weekend in April and more coming up! And I have been working hours on end just trying to get photos done and uploaded such that I haven't really had the time to do much else. Although it would be a wonder that we had done anything at all...

The reason why there haven't been any new photos lately is because we release any client-based work that we do fully to our clients who then must give us permission to share those photos here. We do this because we believe it's important that our clients gain the advantage of copyright privilege to their own photos. Otherwise, we just think it would be silly that we should maintain it for ourselves who really owe everything to our customers for their support throughout every shoot that we do. In the past, I have eagerly - perhaps overly so - shared photos of some of my family as well, but I've decided that it's really much more important to me to protect the interests of any and all "customers" we do work for. So, we share as we are permitted to do so...

These latest photos come to you courtesy of the happy couple we posted about not too long ago... Seth and Keesa. We met up on what was supposed to be another dismal day at the Temple grounds in downtown Salt Lake. Eric and I watched as the clouds blocked out the sun and threatened rain or even snow but then proudly rejoiced as they began to move away shortly after Seth and Keesa had arrived. The rest of the afternoon panned out to be quite nice, and we were able to get some nice photos at not just the Temple grounds but also this beautiful orchard my sister-in-law was nice enough to give us the directions to / contact information for.

As far as the post-processing goes, I wanted to try something different, so I did a Gaussian Blur on the vast majority of the photos, painting out various parts of the photos that I wanted to be in focus. You could achieve this same sort of effect with a shallow depth of field aperture setting on your camera, but it wouldn't be the same with wider angles like these (I was shooting with a 35mm prime lens). I also, of course, did my usual color treatment, playing up the greens, yellows, and blues for a more "Springy" feel on the Temple grounds and then emphasizing the greens, yellows, and reds in the orchard for a more country kinda feel. Yeah... I could go on, but I won't bore you with the details! Here then are some of my favorites from this particular series which you can see more of in the Weddings gallery:

   

New Gallery Posted: "Seth and Keesa"

Let me present with you the most adorable couple Keesa and Seth whom we have been introduced to by my most lovely and my most supportive sister Sarah. We recently had the privilege to do engagement photos for them this last weekend DESPITE the bad weather, and we are going to have the privilege of working with them again several times over the next couple of months which I am very much looking forward to as they are one of the most natural couples I have had the pleasure of working with. These two just look completely smitten with each other, and it brings a smile to my face just looking through their photos.

We took these photos at Bountiful Lake just as storm after storm were rolling through the valley. At times, it would be snowing quite heavily as we walked around the lake, and at other times, it would be like nothing. Towards the end of the shoot though, we were suddenly pounded with hail and even a bit of lighting at which point we decided to call it quits. Yet, I just love how Keesa and Seth look completely undaunted by the weather, smiling all throughout the shoot and really making for some magical moments.

Looking through the photos again, I am beating myself up slightly for having set the aperture to 1.8 (which I usually have set to 2.8 at least for portraiture) because it has made for just a little bit of pixelation in some of the photos, but all-in-all, I'm really quite happy with the way these photos have turned out. Here are some of my favorites as per usual, and you can see more in the "Seth and Keesa" gallery courtesy of this most adorable couple:

Mr. and Mrs. McCue Continued

I am in the middle of editing another set of B-E-A-utiful family photos, so I'm going to make this quick... I just uploaded some more photos from my brother's wedding to our Flickr photostream so that anyone who is interested in seeing them can see them there. I still have tons more to go through, so this is still only, maybe, the tip of the iceberg. There can't be too many more to go through, but I like to think that there are. Stay tuned for more to come!