Monday, July 20, 2009

Darian + Christine - A Wedding Preview





























Last weekend I had the distinct honor to photograph the wedding of Darian and Christine. 

I can honestly say that these are two of the nicest people I've ever met, and it was a pleasure to photograph the two of them on their day of celebrating their love.  These two are such a joy to watch together, and their love for each other is evident to everyone who sees them together.

The wedding was held on Sunday, about 3 hours out of sacramento at a beautiful ski resort called Kirkwood.  It is an AMAZING location, about 8,000 ft elevation, nestled in the mountain and surrounded by trees and wildflowers.

Being adventurous as they are, they did the ceremony on the TOP of the mountain.  The bride and groom and all the guest (even the 73 year old grandma!) took the lift up the mountain to the site.  

We got some amazing pictures and I decided to post a handful of them here for people to get the chance to see.

Congratulation to you Darian and Christine!  May your love always continue to shine as bright as it does today!

Sean

Saturday, July 18, 2009

The Degradation of Grandpa




Ok...another art school project!

This one was a lot of fun to do.  My project was to take one of three sayings..."This is the End", "Only down hill from here" and "Burning the candle at both ends"

I decided to do This is the end, though, I DO think it could have been Only down hill from here....

I came up with the idea yesterday, and sitting around the couch last night I ran it past Grandpa Sy, Emily, myself and a couple others...we all talked it over and everyone threw in some ideas and and took those to refine the image I saw in my head.  The idea was to show a guy pretty beat up, looking tired and worn, probably celebrating his birthday alone....ummm...is he thinking of offing himself?  Who knows....maybe after he finishes his last beer....   The picture was done in Black and White to make it more dramatic.  Nothing was done in photoshop to the picture...but it was sharpened in RAW a bit, and added a little contrast.

All I have to say is....Grandpa Sy is the best sport ever.  Not many people would be willing to pose for a picture that makes them look so bad...oh...and NO...he doesn't smoke.  lol.

Enjoy!