must praise

Establishing my brand was important to me and when I was getting my photography business going I called on Irene Davis to help me create with my "brand" or look. We started with my logo, she did a great job delivering a logo that was cool and timeless. If you've ever seen my brochures and post cards well, those are all her and yea, I'll admit it, I have some amazing brochures! Thanks Irene. This is a partnership that I'm sure will last and I'll continue to contract her for all my graphic design needs, after all, I'm a photographer, why spend time trying to work out graphic designs when I can hire someone way more skilled and specialized. Exactly, I wont have to. Hiring Irene leaves me more free time to do what I do - photography.

It was only 2 days ago that I told Irene I needed an ad for the upcoming issue of Vow Bride Magazine. Well, the Friday deadline didn't scare her off. I like that about her, she knew she could get it done. The banner I have on this blog right now is her first draft, I thought it was exactly what I wanted, except it needed to be verticle and I thought it should mention my website. Great thing about working with her is she hears what you have to say and makes it work exactly the way you want it to. It's a gift. Today I woke up and this version was is in my inbox. PERFECT!

We have plenty of other projects in our future including amazing Wedding Brochures this fall :) Irene is a freelance graphic designer who also works in the printing industry. If you would like to work with her on a project email her at idavis001@gmail.com. She is great with web design, logos, business cards, ads, posters, the works!

Thank you Irene!

our new addition

here is Lola, an adorable great pyrenees we just welcomed into our home.  Hopefully Obi will not teach her any escape artist moves!

How cute is she??

Wayne & Heather's Engagement Pictures

Last week Heather, Wayne, Zoe and I traipsed around the beach by the Lesner Bridge. We had a beautiful night, now if only those crabs didn't live on the beach, ugh! 

My daughter Zoe came out as my assistant and in training,  and she has really started to get a hang for what kind of shots I look for.  She took that first picture.  Now that I have my second 40D she is learning about settings and the technical side of photography.   I love that my number 1 assistant lives in my house.  Now if only I could teach her to post process

this picture is straight out of the camera, and I love it just so.  Everyone knows I love lens flare.  Boutwell released his newest set of actions and one of his actions makes a flare on your picture, so I'm thinking other people like lens flare as much as I do.

Austen and Priscilla's Wedding Day

A few months back I took Priscilla and Austen down to the oceanfront for their engagement portraits.  I think I received more compliments about that particular session than any other.  I learned that day that Priscilla was going to make a fun and beautiful bride, what I didn't see coming was how great Austen would look in uniform, mamma mia!  

Amazing dress  

Introducing Mr & Mrs Wakefield

A big thank you to Kristi for coming out to assist me with the ceremony. Moving the couch was her great idea.




First dance.

 
Candids are the best!
I want to say a special thank you to Becca. Kristi wasn't able to stay the whole evening, so with 2 days notice my friend Becca Franklin  agreed to come help me for a few hours before she had to go  in to work the midnight shift.   We had fun playing on the deck with the rings, it was her special touch that had those rings laying just right on the flowers so all I had to do was snap it.  She did a great job at setting Priscilla's train to look fabulous throughout the evening,  yup, she was a great right hand. More than just good company, she is a great photographer.  This one is my favorite.  


 





What a great looking couple!
if you want to see lots more pictures from this day you can find them over in their galleries

129C & Fiance

Last week was one of the most fun engagement shoots to date. We did the usual beach and pier portraits and then it got fun when they agreed to get wet!  I love it when my couples are up for anything....so here they are, they rolled around  on the shore and then James decided to go all the way!   

Lissa is a VB police officer, this would explain her advice to me as I was shopping for my daughter's graduation party.  I'd mentioned how there would be 75-100 people or so coming and going in my house/backyard and she said, without missing a beat  "make sure you lock up your valuables"  Words of Wisdom, thank you Lissa, I did put away my cameras!  

I've known James or as I like to call him 129c only by voice for about 6  years.  He is a police officer and I am one of  his dispatchers. Here recently I got the opportunity to meet Lissa and James as a couple at Ryan's wedding. I was so excited when Lissa emailed me about covering their wedding coming up later this year. The more I talk to Lissa the more I love her, no wonder James wants to marry her, he'd be crazy to let this one get away!