james owns the junkyard that we used for the shoot with emily a few weeks ago. i snapped a quick picture of him while we were getting permission to take some photos on his property. james is a pretty cool guy- he’s the youngest of 11 children, and his dogs name is ‘little dummy’. 
i shot some pics for the folks that put together liquid sundays, which was held at garfield artworks this past sunday. this was the first time i heard donora play, and they were awesome! here are a few things that caught my eye:
after i get some standard band shots, i like to look around for other perspectives- different angles, points of view, details. i love using shots like these to help tell the bigger story. that’s where i saw the shadow (above), and the shot below, with the guy as the focus point in the foreground, with the band in the background to give context to the shot.
as the night wore on, it started to get crowded. i used that opportunity to ’shoot through’ people, so the members of the band were framed by their fans in the foreground.
if you havent been to liquid sundays yet, you should check one out. they are held once a month at various venues around the city, and focus on highlighting local artists and musicians. good times.
dana and jim got married yesterday at southpointe golf club. what a beautiful day for a wedding! dana was a gorgeous bride, and she and Jim are so much in love. she was so calm before the ceremony-we asked her if she was nervous at all and she said “I have no reason to be. I know he’s the one for me.” (there were at least three times yesterday that my eyes got teary, and that was one of them). dan from 5th ace kept things moving all night and pastries a la carte made their wedding cake. oh- and i have to give a shout out to table 11, who kept us great company at dinner!
here are some things i saw throughout the day:
her shoes were pretty awesome, but what was even cooler was she had a penny taped in the heel that her grandmother had in her shoe at her wedding!
we made sure there was time to get some cool portraits of dana before the ceremony
and some of the two of them after the ceremony.
there was all kinds of ultra cool lighting around the country club. i was in heaven.
papparazi
and their first dance as husband and wife
it was such a pleasure to photograph your wedding day for you dana and jim! i wish you all the happiness in the world as you begin your new life together.
