The Winters/Wiers- WHOLE FAMILY SESSIONS

hope everyone had a great thanksgiving! we are in memphis for the weekend spending time with family and trying our best to avoid all the craziness that is black friday.

even though i am on "vacation" for a few days, i had to go ahead and post pictures from this awesome session. i drove out to the winters house to meet up for a massive family session. they wanted to do get a family picture taken with all the family, and then do a mini-session with each individual family. the light that morning was amazing, and the woods that are by their house provided the perfect scene.

thanks so much guys for letting me share a little time with you. i hope you enjoy your images!

i asked him to "walk towards me", he stuck his hands in his pockets and took off! perfect!

The Peaks!

huge post waits ahead...reader beware!

what can i say about this session. i was probably more nervous to shoot this session than any other session i have i ever done! why you ask, well ashleigh is an amazing photog! as a matter a fact, if you live in the memphis area, if you dont want to wait on me to come to memphis, and need family pics done, call her, she is one of the best in the memphis area.

so, i always walk into each session with nerves in my stomach, will the kids cooperate, will dad smile, hows the weather, where's my lens cap (all things i am thinking before and during a session), but taking family photos for an amazing photographer took all those thoughts to a whole other level. moment of confession, i have taken longer to edit these images than any other session i think i have ever done! i wanted them to be really, really good.

we met up in shelby farms in memphis a few weeks ago. the light was perfect, we had to walk a ways to find it, but once we did it was amazing!

ashleigh and paul, you have an amazing family, thanks for letting me share some time with you!

i love these two...

he could seriously be the cutest kid...

blogging some film is always fun! this is 35mm, their 120 is at richard photo lab right now. i can't wait for them to see it!

ok a little "disclaimer" on the next few images. i have been massively influenced by the work of A Bryan Photo. I don't know if they are happy mistakes, or intentional, but sometimes he post the most wonderful b&w "blurry" (gasp!) images. they are so romantic and dreamy looking. well i thought "what the heck" lets try slowing that shutter speed down, shooting some in-camera b&w, cranking the ISO to 3200 for the film grain and see what happens...for me, i love it!

image on the left is my favorite from the day

Emma Reed

please tell me this little one is not stinking adorable!

it never gets old taking pictures of adorable kids...i love it!

Lizzy and Film!

lizzy's mom saw my post about an all film shoot and she took me up on it. between weather and life, i think we rescheduled this thing 10 times, but we finally got it in.

film does not have the look that digital has. it is a little softer, a little more contrasty, there is a little more depth, and the film grain is wonderful (to me). if you are looking for a super clean image, then film is not always the best choice. but for me, i want to keep shooting more and more of it. there is something amazingly special about film.

on the day i shot some fuji 400h, kodak 400NC, ilford delta 3200 and some ilford 400. i cant say it enough, i love film!


Fuji 400H

i tried shooting delta 3200 outside in the sun, it might be my new favorite!

Ilford 400

Hailey Bridal and Wedding Sneak Peak

one month ago i got to do a bridal session with hailey, saturday i got to shoot her wedding so i am FINALLY able to post these images.

hailey, i am so honored that you asked me to be a part of your day. i wish the best for you and tyler.

and a little film...

and here is a sneak peak at their wedding day!

The Credilles- Family Session

i met up with jeff, connie and ava downtown and i have to say, we had a blast! i think we all laughed more that i took pictures. truth be told, i would rather it be that way.

you guys are such a joy, and i am so excited to share these images with you. enjoy!

The Pairs

candice and clinton have been friends of ours for what seems like...well, its been so long they just feel like they have always been there. kelly (my wife) and candice were friends before kelly and i were together, and clinton and i were friends before him and candice were together, so we have all shared a lot of life together. i was so excited when candice asked me to do a session for them, but talk about pressure, taking pictures for some of your best friends is no small task, i wanted them to be just right. we journeyed to downtown arlington which is where candice grew up, so the scenery was all very special to her. here are just a few from the day. i hope you enjoy

kelly and i love you guys so much, thanks for being in our lives! i look forward to more midnight mcdonalds adventures in the future!