OK, not really, I love my iPhone but I don’t love it that much!

Next year I will be shooting Kaily and TJ’s wedding and as it happens Kaily’s father and brother are good friends and co-workers on mine. TJ worked with us as well for a few years but has moved on to bigger and better things. Being the way things are, when Kaily’s father came up to me at work and told me that TJ was marrying his daughter and that I was going to be the photographer (not asking, stating a fact, he’s that kind of guy lol) I was fairly excited. You see, a night at their house is something to experience, image a 1950′s blues club in the middle of the Garden of Eden (Kaily’s father is quite the gardener) and you will get the picture. Any night there is a blast and I can’t wait to see what the wedding is going to be like. I have a strange feeling that after I’m done with my duties as a photographer, I won’t be allowed to leave without have a few (dozen) beers in me.

Kaily’s brother called me up yesterday afternoon and invited me over to watch UFC 100 and both TJ and Kaily were there. After the amazing spectacle that was UFC’s 100th Pay Per View I noticed Kaily and TJ foolin’ around on the couch across from me. I quickly grabbed my iPhone to nab some shots of this little moment. Afterward I showed them and jokingly stated “There, your engagement shots are done…bring on the wedding!”, I was surprised at how the shots turned out and that they even liked them. But after showing them around to everyone and seeing how much they all enjoyed them…I figured it would be fun to share them here.

*Please not…These are pictures taken on a iPhone by me after a few beers and in a very dark back room. They in now way represent the quality of my actual work. But if you have been visiting my blog long enough I really don’t have to tell you that now do I

Now I just can’t wait till the fall when I get to do the real engagement shoot! Classic cars, farms with barns and two great clients! This gonna be fun!!!

I went to school with Sarah for a very long time, like from grade 3 all the way to high school. Sarah was one of the coolest girls I knew in school, while every female preteen around was drooling over the Back Street Boys, Sarah was the hip one listening to Bobby Brown.

About a month ago I was at the grocery store waiting in the checkout line when I spied Sarah with her grandmother. We started talking and she informed me that she was getting married and how it was going to be a small wedding in Port Stanley. Of coarse considering what I do I HAD to ask the question “Who’s shooting your wedding?”. When she told me that she was just “get some friend to cover it” my hackles raised and I replied “Ummm no you’re not, give me a call and we’ll talk”….She did!

So today I met Sarah and her fiancee Dane at one of their hangouts, the Wortley Roadhouse and we had a killer time just wondering around, ending up at their house. They told me that they “Weren’t the types to frolic in the woods”, they just wanted a This is Our Life kinda coverage which I thought was a great idea.

I had an amazing time with Dane and Sarah, their wedding is one of the most anticipated events on my calendar for this year. Till I get to show you all the great images I’m sure to get from their wedding, sit back and enjoy their engagement!

And now folks, please remember! Friends don’t let friends hire friends to shoot their wedding! Of coarse if that friend is a talented wedding photographer…well then by all means, but a cameras a wedding photographer one does not make, or something like that lol

I don’t know if you know this about me, but I LOVE small weddings! They just seem to be more about the couple for some reason. A close group of friends and family coming together to celibate the union of two people that really love each other. Well Justin and Julie’s wedding is going to be just that and I’m really looking forward to shoot it!

Today we headed out and did a little tour of downtown London Ontario to do their engagement session. It was a lot of walking (trust me, I need the exercise!), but it gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other a little better as well as creating some great images…. and here they are! I hope you like.

This session started out great, Kevin and Katie are an amazing couple, they are everything that a photographer could ask for. Fun, friendly, affectionate and don’t go all “deer in the headlights” when you point a camera at them.

I say things started out great because unfortunately this session had to come to an early end because of a nasty spill and Kevin taking Katie to the hospital to get looked over. She is alright, some scraps, bruises and I bet one nasty headache, but in the end we did get some good shots and we all have a story to tell.

Katie, Kevin…You guys were a blast and I can’t wait for the reshoot. Until then enjoy what we did create in the time the fates allowed us.

Over the next little while I thought it would be fun to show some of my person testing that I have done. Testing is basically a staged shoot with models for the purpose of trying out new techniques and ideas. It’s a great way of staying creative and challenging yourself…Keeping things fresh so to speak.

The first testing session I want to share is also my latest with Valerie and Damon. I have to give props to Val and Damon for this one, it was a chilly day and these two were real troopers for braving the wind without their jackets, but I tried my best to keep them warm by getting them to snuggling, kissing and running around in a circle (see the last image for that one) as much as possible.

I had lots of fun with this cute couple and who knows, maybe the next time I do a E-session with these two it will be the real deal…No pressure Damon