Norton Wedding Preview - 9/21/10

Theresa and Ben's wedding.
Been editing for hours. When I was sorting through them I kept tearing up. I was trying hard to concentrate when I was taking pictures so I detached myself (until they were announced Mr. and Mrs. Norton - then I lost it!) I was truly honored to be capturing the memories of their special day.
Here's a preview of some of my favorites... (at least the ones I've finished so far.)

I made good progress today. I think I'll turn in for the evening and continue my endevors at a later time.

Marketing Sessions

My Jury Duty was cancelled today (yay!) so I decided to set up my studio equipment at home and take 5 month pictures for my son. (It's what I purchased it for in the first place...)

I also opened it up to my Facebook friends for free sessions so long as I could use the photos for marketing. I only had one bite, but we got some cute photos. :)

If my duty gets cancelled next week I plan to do the same thing... hopefully I'll get a better response. :)

Markie McBaker - Senior Portraits

It's been awhile since I've done urban-esque portraits - but it was definetly the perfect setting for Markie. I really think it represented her well: fun and unexpected. I loved the socks with sandals (very western Washington) and her red scarf was a very nice touch.

She convinced me to put an ad in the PAHS paper: the "Timberline." I'm hashing out a special deal for the "Timberline" readers with the new look I'm working on... which means I can't dottle on the new website anymore. I suppose now is as good of a time as any. ;)

Work Vs. Play

I went to Seattle to attend my cousin's wedding today. It was the first time in a long time I'd been to a wedding just to attend. It was nice to just go and enjoy myself. It was also nice to watch another professional at work. They definetly hired a competant professional (which was nice to see.) It irks me to no end when I attend a wedding where they haven't hired on a photographer that does a complete job. I find it harder not to step on toes in that instance.
Not only was he great at taking moments and the posed shots - but he was also a very gracious photographer. I stole my cousin (the bride) away for a moment to take a photo or two of her and he wandered over, took a couple himself, and then asked to see what I had shot, commenting positively. (I don't think he realized I actually knew what I was doing...) He also waved me over to take a few photos from better view points after he was finished. I was doing my best to not get in his way.
Unfortunately, I did only attend the reception because I got incredibly lost on my way to the ceremony itself.

I did, however, get some neat shots that I threw into album pages just for the heck of it...

I had a great time overall - even though I got lost AGAIN trying to get out of Seattle. I know I love that city, but my GPS understands the streets (I think) worse than I do.