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Gretchen and I travelled down to Corolla in the Outer Banks to photograph Jordan and Lindy's wedding last weekend. Those shots will come, but in the meantime, I wanted to post some shots from the "Day After". We got together for an hour on the beach on Sunday morning, and got some great photos.
Last month I took some time out to attend a portrait class taught by Tim Kelly at the Smoky Mountain Learning Center. This was actually the very first class at the center, and as such, attendance was low, only five of us had Tim for the four day class. To be honest, I have not followed the "Star" portait artists in the country, but Tim is certainly one of them. His work is outstanding, and what really stands out is hs amazing ability to pose people for maximum effect. The results were stunning.
The hosts at the center, J.R. and Darcy VanLienden and their daughters, did a great job of making us feel right at home, serving lunch and dinner each night. Since we we were the first class there, J.R. was especially interested in our feedback about the facility, class, and how things ran. I would certainly recommend taking any class there that peaks your interest.
Tim was an excellent instructor, and since there were onyl five of us, it was very hands-on.
Here are two of the images taken of me during the class, with Tim's full retouching treatment. I don't look too bad bad for a guy who is much better on the other end of the camera! The bike shot is with my old Ducati Elefant, which I rode to the class. I shaved my beard off mid class, so we could get some before and after shots. Let me tell you, shaving a full beard off with nothing more that a regular razor, in a hotel room, is a challenge!
Ernesto rained out Deeann's original bridal session, but I think it was a blessing, as we were treated to a wonderful day with great light on the rescheduled date. Here are a few of my favorites from the shoot. Deeann's mom loved the first one, and ordered a 16x23 Gallery wrap on canvas of the image - it looks amazing!
Wow. A super couple, guests and family, and a beautiful venue- it was amazing. Even though they were living in Atlanta, Sarah and Ridley were married at her parent's house in Lynchburg, VA, where Sarah and her sister Devin grew up. Dean and Rhonda Clower did an increadible job making a fairytale wedding come true for their daughter. I have picked a couple of images to show, but really, I wanted to include them all!!! What was really cool was that all of this happeened right after Hurricane Ernesto made a mess of things. It was beautiful on the wedding day, and then it was back to rain the next morning. Somebody certainly was looking after these two.
