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It was a gorgeous day at Belle Mer. I love sunbursts and when shooting in the afternoon you get plenty of them in mid-summer on the water. I purposely removed my lens hood so I could get this effect when shooting straight into the sun. Most people boost the colors, but as a B&W lover I decided to process it in this manner and love it. I always set aside a few images every year and revisit them in the winter and try different processing techniques. I’d love if a couple would tell me “we want the entire album in B&W prints”

These images were made at a local wedding in Providence, RI. I love dancing at every reception because it really shows the emotion of all the couples who get caught up in the emotion of the wedding day. People really let their guard down and some intimate moments present themselves. I step back and use my long lens so I’m not intrusive and people tend to forget I’m there and that’s when I’m happiest because as a wedding photojournalist I want to be invisible for ninety percent of the day.

Pawtucket and Providence Wedding of John and Vanessa- The couple had a rainy Saturday wedding this past weekend. The weather may have been a little gloomy, but everyone at the wedding and reception was blowing it out and having a great time. I love it when things may go astray with things like the weather, but no one cares. They just make it a unique part of their day. It was a privilege to shoot their big day and to see the love that they have for one another and their family and friends. The carousel and botanical gardens at Roger Williams Park in Providence were a nice touch for the couple of hours between the ceremony at St. Mary’s in Pawtucket and their reception in North Providence.

The Interlaken Inn was a wonderful location for a very memorable wedding day. Monica was a dream to work with and was an open book the entire day. Her Mom passed away so this was a bitter-sweet day for everyone involved. When Monica’s dad was coming by the room to see her for the first time in her dress she wanted a few minutes alone before her dad saw her and those first few moments together. I stood back and thought that even though these would be great shots, everyone has a limit so I was going to stay in the room and continue to shoot the rest of the bridal party.

Monica asked me to go with her on the back patio and I stood off in the corner trying to be as discreet as possible and these are my favorite hosts of that time. In the first you see Monica with her eyes shut composing herself before her dad walks out and in the second image you can see the happiness and some of the sorrow mixed in one emotion. Thanks you for trusting me Monica and I hope these photographs reveal the true moment.

I loved this wedding and hope I get to shoot again at the Interlaken Inn very soon!

Krista at Krista Photo was nice enough to have me shoot as her second on June 13th for a wedding in a private home in Marion that was absolutely spectacular. I just sent the DVD to her yesterday and promised no wedding shots, but I thought I’d throw one up showing her hard at work! I was off to the side shooting the bridal party on the pier and the Nikon 200 f2 lens from LensProToGo was a huge advantage over my 70-200VR 2.8.  Be prepared to use a monopod or having your left arm ballon up twice the size of the other form all the weight lifting!

At each wedding I like to get a few shots behind the bride and groom, Times like before entering the church or as the enter the reception when being announced. I like to do this as it brings them back to a few sepcial moments in the day and hopefully they will recall things after seeing a photograph from their point of view.

In making an image I almost always try to get in right when I put my eve to the viewfinder. Sometimes there are images that are meant to be shot with a square format such as you would find on classic images made with a Hassleblad. I came across two of these images here when I was doing some design work for a studio album and thought I’d share them.