Christine and Kevin - Engagement Session

I had a great time with Christine and Kevin today for their engagement session. This sweet couple was the winning bid for the wedding I donated to the St. Clarence silent auction back in February. I think I also won, because they are such a genuinely nice couple! It was really nice getting to know them today and I'm looking forward to their 2011 wedding. We took some pictures at the Voinovich Park area and the west bank of the Flats... (click individual photos to see larger versions)..
















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A Love Story - Edna and Senise

The love that Edna and Senise feel for each other was evident from the first moment I met them. Senise contacted me to take pictures of their commitment ceremony. They had a large wedding party and lots of family and friends that were so obviously supportive and loving.

I was so glad that I went to the rehearsal the day before because it was then that I realized that lighting would be a challenge. Usually the issue is compensating for not enough light. In this case, there was a whole lot of it! Their ceremony was at 4:30 p.m. -- right at the time when the sun would be streaming full boar into the large windows at the back of the church.

This is when it's critical to understand how to manipulate the settings on your camera. Had I used the "auto" settings (as many novice photographers might), I would have had silhouettes walking up the aisle. I compensated for the extra light by manually setting my camera to over expose by two stops. If you're a bride and looking for a photographer -- don't hesitate to ask your photographer if he or she is familiar with the manual settings on their camera.

Now for the pictures...