October 23rd, 2009
Sneak Peek – Rob and Christina – Wedding
So why don’t you make like a tree… and get outta here!
More awesomeness later…
September 22nd, 2009
Ben and Kerry – E-Session
Sometimes you shoot a session and it is tough to pick the proofs to show the couple because there are so many fantastic photos. The light was right, the couple was fantastic, and the location was great. Other then gettin up at 5 in the morning, the shoot was great. Jake is much better at early then I am. Check out the fun we had.
September 17th, 2009
Sneak Peek – Ben and Kerry – E-Session
Should have a whole lot of awesome coming down the tube. Got lots and lots of photos to post from this session and from the crazy shooting we have done this month.
September 12th, 2009
Wedding – Chad and Holly
I love the couples I get a chance to photograph. (Hopefully they love me too!) The thing about wedding photography is that I get a chance to tell the story and capture reactions of people on one of the most important days of their lives.
Chad and Holly booked me quite a while ago before Jake and I started Valo, but they have been one of our biggest supporters since Valo started. They are a wonderful couple and we were very privileged to be invited to tell the story of their day.
Check out the shots Jake took HERE.
September 2nd, 2009
Senior – Bai
August 26th, 2009
Sneak Peek – Senior – Bai
Uh… sometimes you just have to let the images speak for themselves. These are very talkative…
August 15th, 2009
Wedding – Brent and Christina
Some weddings are like a party. Brent and Christina’s wedding was most definitely a party. From the moment we got there to the moment we left there were crazy things happening everywhere we turned. I love to shoot weddings that reflect the couple’s personality and where they are having a good time.
From the flowers to the dress, there were lots of things that were either handmade or given personal touches. Christina is my cousin (Brent is now as well), and there were lots of family hands involved in the planning and execution of the wedding. My mother made the cakes, I shot the photos, my uncles bus company provided a party bus, parts of the dress were sewn on by an aunt (if it wasn’t an aunt, it was a family member), and my Dad instructed the couple for the first dance and Father/Daughter dance. It was great to see how everyone helped pitch in to make this day very special for Brent and Christina.
The Party bus was out of control! So much fun!
Well… everything was nuts.
Ooo… my Mama made this cake. It was good.
My pops choreographed the First Dance and the Father Daughter dance.
My dad and sister were tearing up the dance floor. He taught ballroom dance and she currently teaches it in Minneapolis.
There was a lot going on at the wedding and it was such a blast. We brought out the crazy booth and you can see the photos from that here: CRAZY BOOTH
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August 5th, 2009
Crazy Booth – Brent and Christina
Here are some of the shots from Brent and Christina’s crazy booth at their wedding. The photos of the wedding will be coming soon, but for now, check out the nonsense that was happening in the corner of the reception hall.
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August 4th, 2009
Sneak Peek – Chad and Holly – Before and After
Okay… so this is a dual purpose post. In all of our packages with Valo Weddings we offer a DVD with the proofs for you to keep. If you want to print them, put them on Facebook, or store them for your kids, you can do that. Sometimes I get asked what the difference is between a proof and a retouched photo. A proof photo is not a bad photo by any means, it is just a photo that hasn’t realized its full potential.
All of the proofs are color corrected and have a little contrast and saturation added to them, but they don’t have the special Valo touch that we put on all of the prints that are ordered from us or in your album. Post processing doesn’t make a good shot, but it does make a good shot better.
Chad and Holly were a great couple to shoot because they were up for anything and were both looking fantastic. It is amazing what type of art we can make when the couple trusts your eye and judgment. I had so many good shots from this wedding I didn’t know which to post, so I just took two. Hope you enjoy it.
Proof:
Retouched:
Proof:
Retouched:
July 29th, 2009
We’re Crazy!!!
Soo… we have some crazy booth photos coming your way very soon, but just to let you know that Jake and I are 100% crazy and love cake, I present you with these photos:
(My lady snapped these as we both got intimate with the cake)
If you want us to crank out some crazy booth photos at a wedding that we are shooting for you, let us know and we can make it happen. My recommendation is crazy guests, props, and loud music.