It is always an honor to place in the WPJA quarterly competitions as I am competing against some of the best wedding photographers in the world! This time though it was humbling for me. I garnered my very first 1st PLACE AWARD this time and was so elated!! The winning image placed 1st in the SILHOUETTES AND SHADOWS category and was taken at Brooke and Ryan's wedding this past April at Arcosanti in Arizona. I also won 14th PLACE in the same category for an image I took at Theresa and Chris's wedding at V. Sattui Winery in Napa, CA back in May of this year.
1st PLACE: Silhouettes and Shadows
14th PLACE: Silhouettes and Shadows
1st PLACE: Silhouettes and Shadows
14th PLACE: Silhouettes and Shadows
I am always honored to place in the ISPWP competitions! I placed 9th in the EMOTIONAL IMPACT Category in the ISPWP Summer 2011 Contest with a beautiful moment captured at Neha and Tunde's wedding of Tunde and his brother emotionally hugging after a toast.
The day after Leslie and Ben's wedding we headed out for their Trash the Dress Shoot. We started at L'Auberge de Sedona and then headed to Red Rock Crossing and finally Merry-Go-Round Rock for sunset. This had to be, without doubt, the windiest conditions we have ever encountered at Merry-Go-Round Rock. It often gets windy at this location, but this was insane. I hand it to Leslie for standing in those conditions. It made for beautiful photos, but it also made for a very cold and rather scary setting (you don't want to mess around up there - the drops are shear and long.) Thank you both for having us and thank you to a past couple of ours, Kimberly and Derek, who referred us to their good friends (it was great seeing you both at the wedding as well) :-)!
Leslie and Ben were married on May 28th, 2011 in Sedona, Arizona. They held their ceremony at Oak Creek in front of their families and then headed over to Tlaquepaque for their reception / party. Their two beautiful dogs, more like their children :-), served as party of the bridal party during the ceremony. Props to Nikki Laing of Sweet Soiree Events, www.mysweetevent.com , for putting this event together. She did a fantastic job and was a delight to work with! Also, I would like to thank Melissa Dunstan for second shooting with me at this wedding and doing a spectacular job as always :-)!
Look for this wedding being featured in the upcoming Spring/Summer 2012 edition of Arizona Bride Magazine out on stands December 30, 2011. We are very excited!
We didn't have much time to do couple formals at Simone and Wade's wedding so they opted for a trash the dress shoot a couple of days after the wedding. In addition, they thought it would be fun to do a trash the dress shoot and incorporate the Harley Davidson motorcycle Wade had rented into it ... and it was! We held the session at Red Rock Crossing in Sedona. We had a blast with these two and really enjoyed getting to know them. Thank you both so much for having us as your wedding photographers!
Wade spotted this Coyote on the way back to the car ... really cool!
