One of my favorite bridal shots ever.  More of the gorgeous Lindsay and her new husband on the blog soon.

5D original + 35 1.4L.  Straight-out-of-camera (plus a little tiny bit of grain).

Sara and Joshua flew me out to Columbus to shoot their autumn engagement session and after the evening was over I wanted to take them back to Wisconsin with me.  If I could write a handbook for the ideal engagement session it would look a lot like the one we had — two people in love with obvious chemistry and a sense of personal style (Sara is in the fashion business), who are laid-back and super engaging and easy to get along with.  The locations they picked were also perfect for this time of year and had a bit of personal history.

After the session ended they drove me around New Albany and gave me a little history lesson about the area (very interesting and beautiful).  Then they took me to NorthStar Cafe for dinner and beer.  It was awesome and I could have talked to them all night long.

Sara and Joshua, thanks for flying me out.  I had a really great time with you and I hope we cross paths again before your wedding next August!

Shot exclusively with the 35 1.4L (surprise surprise ;))

There are so many things I want to say about this wedding and this couple.  Long story short, I love my job … but I love it 100 times more when I get to shoot a personal wedding like Jess and Erik’s.  And I love my job even 1,000 times more when amazing people go from being my clients to being my friends.  I felt so honored to photograph this wedding and even more honored to now call Jess and Erik my friends.  They are kind, warm, sincere, genuine, laid-back and fun.  And their wedding reflected their awesomeness.

Jess and Erik’s reception venue was the Speakeasy Lounge in Janesville and I’m pretty sure when I walked inside I exclaimed something along the lines of “ohmygoshthisplaceisamazing and iwishmorepeoplewouldgetmarriedhere!!”  Their details were all so personal and perfect for them.  They are big wildlife and nature lovers so the bird theme was so good.  Their cake was the most unique I’ve ever seen and after they cut it, it smelled so good and chocolatey.

Erik’s sister, Whitney Robinson, made the rings and they’re so artistic and awesome (have I said that word about this wedding enough yet?) and fitting.  There were surprises and hidden details around every turn and I took shots of each and every side.  Here is just one side of each ring.

Not at all a flattering shot, but I couldn’t leave without a photo with these two and myself.  Thanks to the nice man with the 30D for snapping this.

Congratulations, Jessica and Erik!!  I hope you are loving Door County right now.  Thank you so much for having me be part of your amazing day.  It was an honor and I’m so glad to know you both!

Only interesting to photographers — this is how I shot their wedding:  35 1.4L = 80%, 24-70 2.8L = 10%, 70-200 2.8L = 9%, 100 2.8 macro = 1%.

During October and November I’ll be on the road possibly more than I’m at home. This is both exhausting and exciting … mainly exciting. Apart from the neat things I’m seeing and shooting … and the awesome people I’m spending time with … I’m so happy to be working my way to the bottom of my To Read list. It was a goal of mine this year to finish my To Read list and so far I’ve read 38 books this year, with 17 remaining on my list. Not sure I’ll make it to the bottom but I’m happy that I’ve found time to read at all during wedding season.

I’m in Columbus Ohio right now — about to go out to Tasi Cafe and The North Market before shooting an engagement session. On my flight here I devoured the book The Art of Possibility. It’s one of the best I’ve read in a while because both the content and the writing were great. I love a lyrical narrative voice and both authors are clearly artists. I’ve been reading a ton of non-fiction lately, which is peculiar for me. But I’m loving everything I’m coming across. I’ll update you all soon on the best business books I’ve been reading — some real great ones.

Will be back midweek.

Ciao.

Taken on my MacBook when I woke up this morning. Don’t hate.

PS — Have you seen my Halloween themed blog header? It’s in Flash so you can’t view it on most mobile devices. Troy illustrated the zombies and animated the flash and all that fancy stuff. Love it.  (refresh screen and watch from beginning if you missed it).

I met Molly and Ryan in Chicago near the Green City Farmers Market.  The sun was still down and it felt amazing to be awake so early, surrounded only by a few farmers setting up and some marathon runners out for their final jog.  These two were a delight to work with … such great chemistry between them and sweet personalities.

At the market, a random kind man paid for the sunflower that Ryan picked out for Molly.  So nice!

Molly loves all things vintage so I’m incredibly excited for their wedding next October.  It’s going to be gorgeous, I’m sure!

All shot with my 35 1.4L.