Here’s another wedding that I second shot with Rene Tirado in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The bride and groom, Lauren and Ian, had prepared  a wedding day with so many personal details. Rene and I started at Lauren’s house where there was a swarm of activity. There was make-up, hair, dresses, and an air of excitement. After about an hour I headed to Ian’s location to capture some images of him getting ready. His groomsmen were making jokes, jabbing fun, and commemorating in the excitement of the prior night. Soon we headed over to the ceremony and reception location which was a expansive sea side private estate. I quickly moved to capture the details and moments prior to the start of the ceremony.

One of the benefits of second shooting is being able capture different perspectives than the lead shooter. For example, as the bride was walking down the isle I was able to capture a profile shot through the crowd and a perspective shot from behind Ian’s shoulder as he looked at his bride, Lauren. Once the ceremony wrapped up we headed to the seashore to capture the group portraits and then the portraits of Lauren and Ian. I saw an opportunity to create some fun images with an old 46 Chevy truck and jumped into action. I ask Ian to get into the truck, as if he was driving, and had Lauren looking through the passenger’s window. I was trying to create an image where Ian had pulled over to pickup his sensation bride. You can see the image below and a few more are in the slide show. The day seemed to fly by and before you knew it was time to go. Wow, what a day! You can see some of my favorite images below. Thanks!

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It was blasted all over the news. A hurricane called Irene was bearing down on the east coast. One of the biggest storms to hit the east coast in history. Wow! Batten down the hatches and hunker down for this? Nah, I had an engagement session scheduled and if my clients, Diana and Bryan, were up for it so was I. We met at Nashoba Winery in Bolton, Massachusetts at about 1pm. By that time the bands of rain were on a 30-40 minute cycle. As I was driving the rain started, I arrived and the rain stopped. We quickly moved through the vineyard and shot some fun images. No sooner was I hitting my rhythm shooting the rain started again. We quickly moved to a dry location, waited a little bit, and headed out in a light drizzle. Yes, I do shoot in the rain. This is why I use professional weather sealed gear.

We came upon a set of apple trees and I had this idea to capture them underneath it. Though, I had to light them to get the clouds to show up in the image. I ran back to my little Smart car, picked a sunflower that was nearby, and grabbed my Cheetah stand with a 580ex fired by the Flex 5. I choose not to use ETTL and went with a manual setting. I find it’s easier after learning DOFE. I setup the flash, fired off a few test shots, and nailed it after 2 shots. Yup, I was pleased with the results and had to chimp a little to show the results. We shot some  more but, for me this image was THE image that portrayed their love to me.

Shooting an engagement session is a chance for the clients to get to know their photographer. It’s also a time for the photographer to create unique images and tickle the creative soul. What I learned from the shoot is to never give up come rain or hurricane. Clear the tablet, get to know your clients, and make an effort to create images that represent their love.

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I recently second shot a wedding with Rene Tirado at the Black Rock Country Club in Hingham, Massachusetts. I started the day off shooting the groom, Alan, and groomsmen while Rene shot the bride, Lindsay, and the bridesmaids.  We met at the country club for the ceremony. It was sunny, a bit warm, and a perfect day for a wedding. The ceremony was short but, sweet and landed us at the AC’d reception. Rene headed out to shoot the portraits while I headed to the reception site to get some overall and detail shots. I shot some more of my HDR images, mostly 3 exposures on  tripod. I like the look if you can get it right but, for some it’s so awesome! Back to the reception. Let’s talk about how sweet it was to shoot the reception. First off the room was lit up with LEDs in the ceiling that illuminated the sheer fabric… oh yeah, fun!  Here’s some of my favorites from the day.

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A recently shot an awesome wedding reception at the Barn at Gibbet Hill, one of my favorite wedding venues. Natalia and Ben were married earlier this year and wanted to share their wedding day celebration with their friends and family in New England. We were blessed with a spectacular summer day that was warm and capped off with a sensational sunset. We started the day off with family portraits then we had the introductions, first dance, speeches, cake cutting, and my favorite, dancing! As the sun was setting (and vendor meals were being served) I headed outside to capture some amazing HDR images of the Barn and the surrounding property. The Barn at Gibbet Hill has a multifunctional use. There’s two wedding venues. One is the Barn and the second is up the hill at the old mansion called Top of the Hill (I’ve never shot a wedding there and I’m willing to make a great discount to the couple who does). There is also a restaurant Gibbet Hill Grill, a real working Black Angus cattle farm, and a vegetable farm as well. It’s really an amazing property where I have produced some of my best wedding images. Yeah, I have a deep love for the Barn and the weddings I’ve had there. Here’s some of my favorite images from Natalia and Ben’s day.

HDR image of meadow behind the Barn. Look, there's the cows!

HDR image of The Barn at Gibbet Hill

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