About and FAQ’s
March 12, 2009I love photographing weddings. (I certainly hope so, you are a wedding photographer 
) But really, I do enjoy it. (Ok then, why?) It is such an important day in someones life; committing to stay with another person forever. It is scary, exciting, exhilarating, and exhausting (it is a long day). And I get to be there and experience it with them. Weddings are amazing!! I don’t care if there are 20 people or 2000, they are all amazing.
I learned recently that I am a yellow! (well mostly yellow, there were other colors in there also) I am not that easy to put in such a square box.
pasted from wikipedia:
Yellows are motivated by Fun. Without their natural talents of enthusiasm and optimism, the world would be a boring place for all. They are here to have a great time. Yellows have an innate ability to be happy. They believe it is okay to play and people who don’t understand this have limited minds. They are the people who get up in the morning and sing to the Bon Jovi tune, “Until I’m six feet under, baby I don’t need a bed. Gonna live while I’m alive–—I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” Yellows love to enjoy life. They have a mental attitude that allows them to appreciate what they have rather than be miserable over what they don’t . They spend much of their time charming everyone in an entertaining way. Robin Williams is a good example. Can you imagine growing up as his child? What a fun dad. He has that child-like innocence and a hope that inspires the masses. Yellow Strengths Yellows tend to spend their time around people. They love to be with others. In like manner, people like to take care of and be around Yellows. People feel better about themselves when with Yellows because of their positive energy. They are optimistic and really believe the best is yet to come. Yellows are enthusiastic. They quickly respond to anything that appears fun or a new adventure. However, they are contented with more playful adventure, not the challenging adventure of the Reds. They prefer activities without too much risk or potential for pain. Instead, they prefer activities that involve many people having a good time together. They are persuasive, so don’t be surprised if Yellows haul you off to do something unexpected. You don’t even have to be someone special to them. They may have just met you an hour ago, but now you are invited to their house for dinner that night. They have difficulty sitting through a boring lecture without becoming the entertainer. Their spontaneous nature is always looking for something new to do. They will be the ones looking at the local rag to find new events in town because it is a chance to meet new people.So here I am to inspire the masses!!!! I am certainly no Robin Williams. I just thought it was fun to find out that I am motivated by fun. Aren’t we all to some extent?
Randomness: I wear birkenstocks pretty much all the time (even in the snow). I have 3 children. I have been married to the love of my life since July 24th of 1993. I love photography (had to throw it in, even though it is not random). I have lived in Ohio, Arkansas, Kansas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Indiana. Sort of in that order. I love to travel. We go camping when we can. We drive alot. There are more states in the US that I have seen than that I have not seen. Kids are fun. I took flying lessons. I used to have a Hobie Cat and I would sail across the sound to the beach. I miss sailing. I want to buy a boat. A 12 mile canoe trip is not a good idea when it has not rained in a while. I love starbucks coffee.
Myth: Wedding photojournalists do not take portraits or posed photographs.
I can assure you that we do take portraits, if that is what you want. I have had clients that want a few hours spent on portraits during the wedding day and clients that only want the essential family photos taken. The style of portraits is often more relaxed and natural than what you would see with a traditional wedding photographer. (It is also more fun )
Myth: Photojournalists do not use flash.
I love using available light but, sometimes you have to use flash. I often use flash to fill in shadows while maintaining the natural ambiance of the situation.
Myth: Wedding photojournalists never alter scenes or crop their images so the pictures look cluttered.
Just like many other photojournalist I do not like to alter the scene. I will however move around so that many distracting element do not show up in the pictures. I move around as much as possible to get different angles. I also take pictures knowing that it will need to be cropped because it will look great as a square.
Myth: Photojournalists do not take pictures of details.
I love details!!
