Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Oooo La La


Dana requested VERY little makeup in the morning from the makeup artist Jeanne.  I asked her why and she said that's not her thing - she's not very fussy.  I can see why, she doesn't need any!  


Barb looking incredible.


I love the lighting in this shot.  File this under Johnny's favorites.  

I'm back from Houston, which is a great city but reminded me of LA in terms of traffic.  I went to the River Oaks Country Club for a meeting and that place and the surrounding area is RICH.  I'm talking about mansions and estates that were built in the late 1800s/early 1900s.  They look like something out of Casablanca.  I can imagine looking out on the 3rd floor "green room" seeing a plantation outside.  

Anyway, here are some more pictures.  I often think after a shoot that I nailed it then I'll look at the pictures afterward on my computer and think they're pretty terrible...then after a few more looks I'll pick out a few with potential ones I can work with.  Then I'll start liking them again...then I'll find some gems I missed earlier.  These are it.  Again, it's really easy when you have good looking people like Barb and Dana, a beautiful place like Lake Tahoe, and some perfect evening lighting with perfect weather conditions :) 

Saturday, October 25, 2008

More Wedding Pictures

A view from the DJ booth - Kyle Brown of Good Time Entertainment



The picture-perfect Lake Arrowhead backdrop. The weather was perfect.

Ring time. This was an old-timey faded effect.

Here comes the bride!

Mike with best man Travis.

I really miss the clean crisp mountain air of Lake Arrowhead. It was just a picture perfect day - just a week earlier it was foggy and overcast. The resort itself, Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa, reminded me of the California Grand Hotel in Disneyland. It was woodsy and warm while modern and luxurious. Just an awesome place. Anyway, it was just a fun day and personally, I think the pictures turned out great thanks to some good lookin people in a beautiful place. I need to get the ball rolling in Texas and start booking some weddings here. Once I'm done with these photos, I'll put together a little video slideshow for the blog. More soon.

Update: http://goodtime.ca/testimonials/MichaelandBarbaraHeyman/ 

Check out this linky link. It's Barb and Mike's wedding page from the DJ Kyle. It's got a great song sang by their friend Molly Gutman that was recorded live at the wedding. Very cool.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

B+M Wedding - More Pics



Awesome soft natural lighting during my favorite time of the day to shoot.

The train.


Barb changed into a red Chinese dress for the reception.  This was the first dance.

I frequently peruse through wedding photography sites and blogs looking for some good tips and styles but I would say over half of the stuff out there is borderline crap, very expensive crap.  Personally, I think anything associated with weddings is a ripoff and that includes the pictures.  

Anyway, enough of my rant.  I must give credit to the D3 which was an absolute pleasure to work with (besides the weight).  It worked like a champ in low light and I love the colors.  I haven't shot a wedding with it before but I was very confident the pictures would turn out nice and if it didn't, I can't blame the camera.  Even though it makes my life a lot easier, I still have a lot to learn about photography.  I'll trickle more pictures soon.  

Monday, October 20, 2008

B + M: Part 2

Barb looking radiant.

Believe it or not, Mike doesn't think he looks good in pictures.


Just a very cool spy shot and effect reminicent of Gene Hackman's "The Conversation"

On to the ceremony. Emotions were running high - in the high resolution picture you can see tears...notice the tissue ready for Barb...just in case.

My absolute favorite shot of the entire wedding.  I love the fall colors.  


The moment.

Yep...it's official.

Some alone time after the ceremony.  

It was party time after dinner.

*out of breath*  I'm back in Texas.  Congrats to Mike and Barb who have been together for 11 years??!!   It was nice to get some fresh air up in the mountains and to bust out my camera for once.  Hopefully these pictures captured the mood because both Mike and Barb and a lot of guests were just overwhelmed by emotion.  It was incredible.  Also, during the reception - I've never seen a wedding people party so hard!  They even had drinking games!  Awesome.  Anyway, more pictures to come when I get time to fix some more up.  There's a huge problem:  I have waaaay too many picture (itchy trigger finger + 9fps sports camera = ??? GBs of pics)

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Barb + Mike = Married !! (Part 1)



She was definitely having a good hair day thanks to Jeanne San Diego of Sexy Graffiti Hair and Makeup
 
Some detail shots.  







A quick glimpse of the bride.


Mike was looking great.

This is a tiny preview of Barb and Mike's wedding yesterday.  It was a gorgeous day in Lake Arrowhead, California.  Speaking of gorgeous, Barb was looking incredible and so was Mike as you can see by the pictures.  I have a TON of pictures to get through before I can even think about retouching them.  These were some that caught my attention that I wanted to spruce up.  I'm pretty busy these days so the pictures will be trickling to the blog.  Stay tuned - the blog drought is over.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

My Yearbook Photos

This was the 1990s. It was good time in my life. I was listening to Vanilla Ice and NKOTB, wearing Cross Colors T-shirts with my Cavaricci pants and rockin the step cut. 90210 was my favorite show...fo sho.


I gained a little weight in the 1980s. It wasn't cool to love computers back then but you know me, I'm always a rebel.

The 1970s were a time I was trying out different styles, something a little more flamboyant.




This is kind of how I look now. Going for that real professional look like back in the 50s.

Anyway everyone, sorry about the haitus. Things are just getting settled here with my new job, new apartment, new everything pretty much. I haven't had time to devote to photography but that will end next week when I shoot Barb and Mike's wedding. So that means a quick trip back to So Cal. While I love it here in Fort Worth, I do miss some of the good cultural eats. Once I get settled and create my "man cave," I'll post some pictures. I still need a couch, TV, TV stand, bed frame, washer and dryer...the list goes on.

Thanks to Tu for discovering this awesome yearbook thing - I almost died laughing. I might have to pick one for my Facebook page. I can't believe how much time I spent on this post. This is ridiculous.

A TON of new pictures next week after the wedding. It's gonna be sweet.