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August 5, 2014

Monica and Marco | Wedding Photo Sneak Peek

A few weekends ago, we traveled to Glen Allen, VA to photograph this beautiful wedding. Monica’s family has been friends with my parents for as long as I can remember, so it was a great privilege to document this important day for them. Marco, I met for the first time when we made their engagement photos, but I knew right away that these two would definitely have fun for their celebration!

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Overall, they had awesome venues for photos. From St. Michaels Catholic Church for the ceremony to the Hunting Hawk Golf Club House for their reception, there were lots of activities and space for everyone to meet and greet familiar and new faces. The family and friends that attended had plenty of time to visit with the bride and groom too. I made sure to not take them away for too long for photos! Bridal-portrait-©TimeLine-Media

It was a great day for celebrating with two large, loving families coming together. It is hard work to photograph a wedding day properly, but these was a real highlight for my photography this year! When you know something about the subjects you are photographing, you are more invested and you work even harder to get even better photos. I hope they enjoy the images for a VERY long time – best of luck to you both!

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July 22, 2014

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Happy Birthday!

We are planning another birthday celebration for my mother tonight! She has been very busy lately, and it can be tough to keep up with her schedule. Last weekend, she was a sponsor at a wedding that I photographed, so she was in many of the photos. Since I am still working on those images, I have not found any with her from Saturday, so those will have to wait. It’s a good thing, she has been a prolific photographer and photography subject for a long time!

Recently, I have had many of our old negatives scanned into digital form so that we can catalog them better. They were just sitting in drawers around her house and garage, and no one has seen them in a long time. It is time to really get them into a format that we can view and share them. I suggest that you do this while you still remember who is in these frames.

Just like with society at large, the number of our photos has exploded with digital technologies. But even in the film days, my parents were prolific shutterbugs. There are negatives, prints, and slides all over the place. I may never get to all of them, but it is worth the effort to try. There are so many great ways to share them online. It is not just your memories that you are sharing, it is so much fun to add them to the collective of your friends. This has been my favorite part of social media, and it probably fuels my photographic inspiration in my job. I feel like I am adding to personal histories, and I hope that my images will last at least as long as my family’s images. They are all worth preserving!

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May 28, 2014

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Photography Practice

I am a medium sports fan. Overall, there are teams that I follow closely, and some sports that I follow as they get into their playoffs or get ready to crown their new champions. On the sporting-related channels, there is no shortage of behind the scenes shows that tell the story of the athletes and coaches away from the playing field. They detail their preparation, work, and practice that they do long before the games.

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Honing Skills

Practice is what separates the professionals from the enthusiasts. The same is true in photography. The value of the equipment can only be fully realized by those that have taken the time to experiment. Emphatically, you need to test, and repetitively work the action until it becomes natural. In looking through my portfolio, it is easy to see how you progress as you work.

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This also applies to when you do the practice. Doing this on a paying job is not recommended! You need to practice this before you are in front of a client. You can really test the limits of your equipment, and see what is possible with different setups. If you are at a wedding, or you have a corporate client waiting for you to make an exposure, you need to have all the technical details worked out. They do not have the time, nor are they interested in waiting for you to test when they have guests to see, or work that needs their attention.

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Any opportunity that you have your camera can be a time to test. You do not have to have a personal project in mind, but have a piece of equipment, or a specific technique in mind. This will make your effort to “take your camera with your wherever you go” more productive. You already have the basic, automatic settings down after a few shoots with your gear, so push yourself to try something different. It has made me better prepared when faced with different shooting situations.

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