A Picture’s Worth | Photo Blog

I was so busy last month that I didn’t get a chance to celebrate. June 19, 2009 marked the five year anniversary of the very first wedding I ever photographed. It was for my dear friend Heidi and I wasn’t the primary photographer. I just followed her around for the day and took lots of candids, which is what I loved. I will always say that it’s all Heidi’s fault that I got into wedding photography. I helped design her wedding invitations and programs and we had so much fun dress shopping and taking engagement pictures of her and Kyle. I got so excited for her wedding, to see if this was actually something I would like doing. And it was a wonderful day. She was a beautiful bride, just as I knew she would be. I learned a lot that day. The photographer had more of a traditional style and she did lots and lots of poses and brought along lists and clippings from magazines that she used for inspiration. I knew right from the start that I didn’t want to be that kind of photographer. The images that always caught my eye in all those bridal magazines were the candids, those real moments that the photographer captured when the couple didn’t even know it and that’s what I was looking for all day. And that’s what I continue to look for in my work now. Those sweet moments that I try to be all sneaky and stealthy and capture without anyone noticing I’m there.

When I showed Heidi the pictures I took, she really liked them and she (along with a few others) encouraged me to start my business. So I took a leap of faith and went for it. Putting myself out there was so scary, but it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

It’s all your fault, Heidi!

Here are some of my favorites from their wedding. (and honestly, I was still learning so much about my camera and I had no clue what I was doing, but I loved the moments that I captured. even if they were a little out of focus and not properly exposed.)