Meet Doug and Elissa

This is Doug and Elissa they were married on June 2, 2007 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

From the engagement shot last summer through the receptions they were a joy to work with. They had known each other since childhood and are deeply in love with each other. Elissa is a school teacher and Doug is an engineer.

The thing that made shooting so easy was that they enjoyed being with each other and having fun. We told them from the beginning of the shoot just to have fun and allow us to capture some of those special moments. Sure we would move them from location to location and do a few poses but between the poses was when we got the best shots.

Remember, your job is to be invisible and capture the memories.

Candlelight Photography

14 Tips for Great Candlelight Photography

Have you ever tried to capture a candle lit scene with your digital camera?

The results can be stunning with the warm glow of flickering flames reflecting off your subjects face (can you feel the romance?) but the shooting in such a low light environment make it can make it a challenging situation.

Here are a few tips on how to get that perfect candle light portrait!

Where is your subject looking.....

Where is Your Subject Looking and Why Does it Matter?

When posing a subject, two important questions to ask yourself are:

1. ‘where are they looking?’
2. ‘what impact does this have on the shot?’

Silhouettes

Digital Photography School — Digital Photography Tips for You

Silhouettes are a wonderful way to convey drama, mystery, emotion and mood to the viewers of your photos and often stand out in an album because of the combination of their simplicity but also the story that they convey. I love them because they don’t give the viewer of a clear picture of everything but leave part of the image up to their imagination to wonder about.

Posing Technique.....

A Posing Technique from A Girl With a Pearl Earring

1. Sit people down in a chair or on a stool with their body facing to one side (not quite at right angles to you - but close to it).
2. Set your camera up at eye level and start with a reasonably tight crop (I shoot with an 85mm lens)
3. Get them to turn their head towards the camera - but not all the way
4. Get them to turn their eyes the rest of the way to the camera
5. Take the shot