Some photographers call them “anytime portraits”. Others call them “just because” pictures. I’ve chosen to call this, and the ones that will follow it, a “Celebration Session”.
I get told all the time, “Oh, I can’t wait until I’m engaged and have an excuse to take pretty pictures with you.” That makes me sad, and it...
Monthly Archives: September 2009
ashley’s celebration session
race with the sun — jeremy&jessica’s wedding
On Saturday, we spent a few hours photographing the wedding ceremony of Jeremy & Jessica. Even in our limited time with the couple, it was clear to see their love, and how important family is to them.
It was also really nice for Mack and I to shoot a wedding closer to home! Only a half-hour...
Santa Baby, hurry down the chimney tonight!
The holidays are fast approaching for everyone, and I’m proud to announce that McGowan Images is completely out of Saturday availability for the rest of the year! Thanks for a great 2009, guys… let’s make next year even better!
Earlier this season, I ran a special on weddings to help everyone get a head start on...
At every turn — Lauren & Mike’s engagement session
We had such grand ideas for Lauren and Mike’s engagement shoot.
We were going to spend some time with an old yellow scooter at Lake Grapevine, then head to downtown Grapevine for some fun crowd shots after dark. Well… the universe had other plans.
The scooter wouldn’t start. Grapefest had downtown CROWDED with people. And then when...
Secret Sauce Breakdown
I find myself having a lot of conversations about post-processing these days. Beyond the equipment you use, and the eye you have, it is my opinion that the processing of a photo can make or break the image.
We hand-edit every single photo you see on the blog, and that our clients receive. It’s a lot...
a perfect getaway — Amanda & Craig’s destination wedding
When Amanda told me a year ago that she was thinking of having a destination wedding somewhere in the northeastern US, I started salivating. I LOVE that area of the country. So it was with great pleasure that Mack and I signed on to be a part of this fantastic couple’s getaway wedding in Jackson,...
back from New Hampshire
Thanks so much to all of you who’ve been praying for our travels over the last week. I can now safely tell you that Baby #2 is a lousy traveler… but can ALSO tell you that we got some really beautiful shots during our trip east.
Amanda and Craig’s wedding post should be coming in a...
tiffany & landon: Part 2
When last we left Tiffany and Landon, they’d just walked triumphantly back up the aisle after having been pronounced “husband and wife”.
Today, I’ll share some of my favorites from their portraits and reception.
These first two shots, though, aren’t portraits. They’re random candid moments I caught right after they walked back up the aisle. Steamy, huh?
Now,...
who knew? — Part one of Tiffany & Landon’s wedding
By all accounts, Tiffany and Landon never saw this coming. She might have hired him because he had “a perfect smile”, but still… they never thought they’d get married.
But the stars aligned and the angels sang and they fell in love. And of course… of COURSE they got married!
Saturday was a holiday weekend, and it...
yesterday was perfect wedding weather…
It was warm, but not as bad as it could have been. Every once in a while, we caught a little wonderful breeze.
And the clouds… oh, the clouds. Thank you, partially cloudy days, for giving me amazing light to work with.
In a day or two, you guys will get to see the full blog post...