Award Winning Wedding Images – cleveland wedding photographers

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin

I was informed yesterday, that I have received three “Awards of Excellence” at the WPPI International Print competition in Las Vegas. This is quite an honor for me. I am quite active in professional print competition and did quite well with the Professional Photographers of America’s International Print Competition in 2011. But WPPI is an entirely different animal and requires a different approach. The one thing that I do love about WPPI is that they have a separate “Photojournalism” category, unlike PPA. This is where I have excelled in the last two years. It is these competitions that will continue to push me forward so that I can provide the BEST images that I can possibly produce for my clients. Thank you to Matt and Erin Adams, Tom and Alison Mera and Ryan & Halle Dalessandro for making these images possible. Here are the winning images:

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A few more images from Emil and Carmen’s Cleveland Courthouse session – cleveland ohio wedding photographers

Posted on February 16, 2012 by admin

I just HAD to post a few more from Emil and Carmen’s session at the Cleveland Courthouse (or the Old Cleveland Courthouse) from Valentine’s day.

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Emil & Carmen’s Cleveland Courthouse Session – cleveland ohio wedding photographers

Posted on February 15, 2012 by admin

Yesterday, I had the honor of taking part in Emil and Carmen’s Valentine’s day. I will be photographing their wedding day this September, but, since Carmen is currently in the United States on a Fiance’s visa, they wanted to have a civil union so that they could move ahead with planning all of the details for their big day. The civil union took place in the Old Courthouse in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. This is a very popular location for photographs and I have worked here quite a bit. So, after their ceremony, we had a session throughout. Emil and Carmen couldn’t have done better. They are very good together and they made my job very easy with their enthusiasm. I am looking forward to, at least,  another session with them before September. I would like to thank Katy Rex, of Rex Photography, for filling in for Renee.  Here are a few images from yesterday.

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Steve and Ashley’s Cleveland Ohio engagement session – cleveland ohio wedding photographers

Posted on February 13, 2012 by admin

Once again, my clients show why they are so great. Temperatures were in the mid-twenties yesterday, but Steve and Ashley went ahead with their session anyway! We met at University Circle in Cleveland, Ohio to take advantage of the Fine Art Park next to the Cleveland Museum of Art. With eight inches of snow on the ground the day presented us with a good opportunity for some unique images. Steve and Ashley were great sports and I can hardly wait to see what we come up with on their wedding day this October. Here are a few images.
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Matt and Andrea’s Cuyahoga Falls Winter Engagement Session – cleveland ohio wedding photographers

Posted on February 12, 2012 by admin

Yesterday we had the biggest snowstorm of the year, but that didn’t stop Matt and Andrea from having a photo session. The snow was the WHOLE POINT!  We met at Gorge Park, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and we weren’t disappointed at the surroundings…everything was covered in snow!! It was a challenging session (20 degrees and virtual white out conditions) but, again, that was the point.  I’m looking forward to Matt and Andrea’s wedding this June for a number of reasons. First, Matt is in the wedding industry as co-owner of R&S Productions, a video production company. Secondly, Matt and Andrea are awesome. Thirdly, Matt is Renee’s brother so Renee will be in the wedding and I can boss her around ALL DAY…um…Oh!…um…Anyway. Here are a few images from yesterday.

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Justin and Jacque’s Chagrin Falls Engagement Session – cleveland ohio wedding photographers

Posted on February 10, 2012 by admin

What a beautiful day it was yesterday! Justin and Jacque had their engagement session planned in advance but we couldn’t have planned for better weather. Although it was a little brisk, we took full advantage of the direct sun. We also utilized a gorgeous house in Chagrin Falls, Ohio that was built from an old barn (old exposed wooden planks, slate roof shingles now being used as flooring). I am looking forward Justin and Jacque’s wedding and their wedding photography this October. Here are a few of their images.

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Images from Renee and Katy – cleveland ohio wedding photographers

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin

Here are a few images from Renee and Katy from our training session. Our goal was to use available light only to create our portraits. The following are good examples of creating a good portrait in any situation.

Renee created this image of Sarah while Sarah was between two cars that were three feet apart

Renee's image of Sarah using light that was bouncing off of an adjacent building

Katy's image using harsh backlight to create a nice portrait

Katy's image of Sarah...Sarah was a champ since the fire escape was a bit...rickety.

 

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A Few of My Images From Training Day – cleveland ohio wedding photographers

Posted on February 5, 2012 by admin

Yesterday I took my assistant, Renee, out for some photographic training in downtown Akron, Ohio. Having spent most all of January at bridal shows and in meetings, I wanted to get the camera back in her (and my) hands and hone some technique. My goal was to hunt available light sources only and utilize them and the surroundings as best we could. I also had her take full control of the session and direct our model, Sarah, to do what is needed, similar as to what we do at weddings. She did a great job and our model, Sarah, was just awesome (even risking life and limb on, what I suspect, is a fire escape that was constructed at the turn of last century and wouldn’t pass code). One of my past bridal clients and fellow photographer Katy Rex was also on hand. I will post some of Renee and Katy’s images (hopefully) in the next day or two.  Again, the day was about training Renee and Katy but I just couldn’t help myself.  Here are just a few of my images.

A simple portrait in a parking deck

We put Sarah in a sunspot that was reflecting off of a window in front of her

Although this image isn't perfect, Sarah looks great and it illustrates how even distracting items in the background can add a graphic element to a simple image

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Training Day – cleveland ohio wedding photographers

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin

For wedding photographers, the months of February thru April are the slow months. It would be easy, especially in the Cleveland, Ohio to not touch the camera and ride out the slow months. However, for me and, subsequently, my assistant Renee, this is the time to hone our skills and practice our craft in order to prepare us for the upcoming wedding season. We will be taking a model to downtown Akron, Ohio and doing just that. Revisiting some tried and true techniques and hopefully mastering others. Keep your eye on the blog for another post containing some images from this session.

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New Orleans Experimental – cleveland ohio wedding photographers

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin

I recently took a trip to New Orleans to attend the Professional Photographers of America Imaging USA convention where I was honored with two of my images being placed in the Top Ten in the “Wedding” category for the Grand Imaging Awards. One of them took second place (one of the greatest honors of my career, thus far). Anyway, the degree ceremony was a black tie event, so my assistant, Renee, was excited to wear a new dress that she had bought. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any pictures of her in her dress (which, for Renee, was tragic) So after the ceremony, we decided to try to get an image of her displaying her in her dress. Well that turned into an all out session. I only had my little Canon G12 point and shoot. Now the G12 is an excellent point and shoot camera but it is still a point and shoot camera. So I wanted to see what was possible with a very limited tool while using only the light that was available to me. In this case, on this evening, it was mostly streetlights that were the main light source. We then went to a jazz club and saw  Barry Stephenson’s Pocket, a VERY COOL modern jazz band that, unfortunately, you would NEVER see in Cleveland (they were the coolest part of the trip. Check out Barry’s website -HERE-). I stretched the G12 all the way up to it’s capabilities in the club. You will see a lot of grain and some square formatting, but overall, it shows that with good light, you can create with any tool. Here are a few images (Renee would be more than happy if you left a comment).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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