Film vs. Digital

For a project in my Color Technique class this summer we had to shoot a series of photos on both film and digital so as to compare each process and outcome. I took several shots in Jacksonville at night and this one is my favorite. The one on the left was taken on Kodak color negative film with my Minolta camera and the one on the right was taken with my digital Canon 30D camera. The outcomes are very different, as you can see, even with the settings (ISO, focal length, shutter speed) as exactly the same as possible. I don't know which one I like better, what do you think?

Boys will be Boys

And, of course, boys will be boys too. And what do boys like to do....like all the time? Well, they like to goof around, kinda like in this photo! Funny boys.

Girls will be Girls

Yes, girls will be girls, and what do girls like to do at weddings, well....they like to be cute and stuff. Kinda like this photo! Cute girls.

The Gang is All Here

Still working on these wedding photos (the perfectionist in me is working overtime on this project). Here are some good shots of the bridesmaids and the groomsmen looking very regal. I like how well coordinated the wardrobes are. The little white tops on the girls to match the white of the bride's dress and the blue patterned shirts and pants to match the groom. Very nice you guys!

Detail & Whole

Some more shots from the first wave of edits for the wedding. Photographing a wedding it is important to get the details, the little moments between people and the graceful and sometimes forgotten gestures, as well as the whole picture, the full scene and the environment. It is essential to do this in order to tell the full story of the day.

Bride & Groom

So, you were probably wondering when I was going to post photos of the actual people who got married. Well, here they are! Ben and Kaitie! They made my job real easy because it was next to impossible to take a bad photo of either of them. They both looked great all the time the entire weekend. True story. More to come...

Mormon Temple

At the wedding I photographed a few weeks ago my friends got married in the Mormon Temple in Washington DC (because they are Mormon in case that was confusing). It is a beautiful temple and it is tucked away in a residential neighborhood. You drive through a regular community with nice houses and such and all of a sudden you take one turn past a huge gate with a guard house and BAM, you run into this beautiful temple! I was so mad that I was not allowed inside because I'm not Mormon. My architecture side wants me to convert just so I can go visit it but I think I will have to stay content with viewing the outside. But just imagine, it would be pretty cool to get married inside this gorgeous structure!