On a very cold Nov 22nd Carly and Jake got married! We had such a blast with them and their families and friends. I think there were close to 450 guests and everyone enjoyed the party. The reception was at Jake's parent's farm. Jamie Keating with the River Mill Event Centre catered with some of the best food ever!

What a cool duo Lindsay and Jake are. When we first met, our typical 30 minute client meeting turned into a 2 hour client meeting.

We just loved them immediately, so fun and full of life, and definitely in love.

Oh...and hilarious...both of them.

I've been looking forward to their wedding for a while. We started around 5 o clock with the guys, and got the last glimmer of daylight. Afterward, it was ALL flash, speedlights, studio strobes, video lights. Whatever it took to make it look great. Very few natural light shots were taken post 6:30. But the results are romantic and soft and VERY Lindsay and Jake.

Their gorgeous wedding was at Primrose Cottage in Roswell, just north of Atlanta. A beautiful setting for sure.

more wedding shots to come!

A few months ago I posted about getting a studio space downtown. We've made some major renovations and the place in looking excellent.

We're just getting settled in, seeing what looks best, what we still need and what could be improved upon.

We've already had a few shoots, and are looking forward to making this place our home.

So, here, after months of labor and toil is the result of our work.

I'll be posting some recent work in the next few days. We shot three beautiful weddings a couple of weeks ago. Can't wait to show you.

We're all about capturing peoples personalities, even in a portrait setting. For this shoot, we managed to get a vintage microphone and had a little fun. What do you guys think?

We get creative. That's what.

This time of year, as the days are getting shorter, the amount of available light is less and less. This leaves us with a couple of options.

1) Use our flashes like crazy, point them directly at people, leaving our subjects with a headache and those little spotty things that float around for a while. This method is a last resort, it makes the lighting flat, unappealing, with no dimensionality whatsoever.

2) Go Wireless. One way we get around the ugly "direct flash" look is by going off camera with our flashes and triggering them with radio 'slaves' remotely. The exit photo above is an example of that. We'll also set up big strobes at receptions to enhance the lighting and give the images more life.

3) My Fave. The video light. So warm, so beautiful, so versatile. It's like magic every time it comes out of the bag. It gives that nice romantic look to nighttime images. I love it.

So, here's a sample of what we've been cranking out at the new studio.

We are just loving the high ceilings and the freedom of moving around and shooting.

These are for corporate marketing uses. Notice that they still have personality and look modern.

Thanks to Jessica for letting us blog this.

The past few weeks have been insanely busy, but it's amazing how something can stop you in your tracks and make you wake up.

I was completely caught off guard and saddened to hear that the Bibb Mill was destroyed in a fire early Thursday morning.

What went up in smoke today is irreplaceable. It was a symbol of a bygone era, a beautiful historical monument, and a beloved backdrop for special occasions.

We will surely miss it.

The good news is that the RiverMill was relatively unscathed and should be up and running in short order.

I met up with Mary down at the RiverMill this afternoon and took some photos of the damage. Truly amazing.