It is snowing again in Asheville. Perhaps it is the City of Asheville’s fault for not taking those snowflake banners down? It is March, after all. I’m beyond blaming groundhogs for this wintery weather…
Another snowy day in downtown Asheville, NC
ArtSpace Cabaret and Silent Auction
ArtSpace Charter School held it’s 2nd annual After Hours Cabaret and Silent Auction on February 20. They auctioned off many great items like certificates, wine, artwork, and other goodies. Some of the donors included: Biltmore Estate, Grove Park Inn, Sunny Point Cafe, The Hop, Sazerac, Carolina Panthers, and Pisgah Brewery (the list goes on!).
The Cabaret event featured improv, comedy sketches, and live music such as Lyndsay Wojcik and Laura Blackley of the Swayback Sisters, and jazz ensemble Tongue & Groove.
Watching Valorie Miller perform
Eric Oaks performing
Attendees enjoying some improv
LYLAS! Sketch Comedy
LYLAS!
Tongue and Groove performing
Tongue and Groove
Tongue and Groove
Special duet performance
Rocking the accordion!
Accordion shot again
A funny improvisation
Who wouldn’t want Cheerios?
It’s bidding time
One of the many items to bid on
More items up for auction
Lyndsay Wojcik and Laura Blackley performing
Lyndsay Wojcik of the Swayback Sisters
Singer/Songwriter Laura Blackley performing
Lyndsay Wojcik and Laura Blackley
2009 National Gingerbread House Competition
The 2009 National Gingerbread House Competition at the Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville, North Carolina. It was great to be involved with this competition for the second year in a row.
Close-up of 1st place winner in adult category
Relationship Between Personal Photography and Wedding Photography
Every few posts on my blog I’ll step away from wedding photography and post some fine-art photography that I’ve taken. I learned to excel in photography through my personal work and this has been a huge benefit for me in my wedding photography experiences. Yes, the two worlds can co-exist. After all, capturing a wedding implements many aspects of photography: portraiture, landscapes, photojournalism, and even macro. The knowledge and understanding I gain of photography through personal work and weddings is reciprocal.
Here is a photo I took last month of Soco Falls in Cherokee, North Carolina. For the camera geeks: this is 4 separate exposures stitched together in Photoshop. The camera was on a tripod and for each exposure I moved the camera to cover a “section” of the scene. I was fairly close to the waterfall and I wanted this shot to look really wide to pull the viewer in.
Soco Falls in Cherokee, North Carolina
Camera/lens info : Nikon D700 with Nikkor 24mm f/2.8
Photo from Biltmore Estate Wedding in Asheville, NC
Setting the scene with a wide shot is an important part of wedding photography. Each shot tells the story of the wedding and if I didn’t have that wide shot to establish the surroundings then all those great close-up moments would lack context. That isn’t to say a close-up photo needs to be side by side with a wide shot to make sense, but for the wedding couple’s book or photo slideshow, it’s essential.
Here is a wide shot I took at a Biltmore Estate wedding last year. The Biltmore Estate is a popular tourist destination here in Asheville, NC and is a fairy-tale setting for weddings. It’s also a photographer’s paradise!
Camera/lens info: Nikon D300 with Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens (I’ve parted with both… to upgrade)
Welcome to this Blog!
Welcome to my blog! I am a photographer based in Asheville, NC. I specialize in wedding photography (go here for my weddings) and commercial, event, and portrait photography.
This will be my personal blog with primarily photography-based posts that are supplemental to my wedding photography. Perhaps I’ll divulge my thought process, technical info for the camera geeks, or stories about a wedding photo I took. Happy browsing!
