Donnette and Mac on the grounds of the State Capital

Shot a wedding on Friday, August 8th, 2008. In some cultures 8's are lucky. If that is the case, this couple has all the luck. The ceremony was on the southwest lawn of the State Capital in Sacramento, CA. Beautiful backdrop as we were able to shoot in the rose garden as well as the west steps. Take a look...

Wedding in the Woods

I shot a wedding this past weekend in Glenbrook, NV on the east shore of Lake Tahoe. What a beautiful venue for a wedding. The wedding ceremony was at St. John's in the Wilderness Episcopal Church and the reception was adjacent to the church at Camp Galilee. The groom was the brother of a really good friend of mine whose wedding I shot 2 years ago so I already knew many of the family members is attendance. The bride was a little nervous (to be expected) but gracefully composed as she entered the church and walked to the alter where there was a huge window overlooking the Lake Tahoe. After the wedding ceremony, toasts, and dinner, we all went down to the lake for a walk on the beach. Check out the slideshow....

Attended a Wedding....

I was an attendee of a wedding this weekend at the Presidio Chapel in San Francisco and brought my camera just to take some candids. I brought my fastest lens which is my Canon 85mm f/1.2 cuz I didn't want to be obnoxious with my on camera flash. And besides, the photographer the bride and groom hired for the wedding had a flash and I didn't want to mess up her flow.... Anyway, I love shooting with this lens cuz I can stay a good distance away from the action while getting some great close-up shots with just a little light. The bride was a classic beauty so I decided to go with some B&W Lightroom Presets in my post edit. Most of these shots were taken wide open at f/1.2 and between 1/30th and 1/40th of a sec. Check out some of the shots...