The photos from Neil and Kelly's include their portrait on the front lawn of the Astors' Beechwood mansion:
...and of Kelly on their sailing trip around Newport harbor at their Sunday brunch party.
Here are the girls on the dock at the brunch...the day-after harbor sail was a wonderful way to unwind and show out-of-towners what makes Newport so beautiful.
Friends and family inscribed wine bottles, noting future special meals, anniversaries etc.
Ben and Sharon's wedding featured a portrait in the Astors' Beechwood (disregard the caption error):
The bridal party was up for going out on the rocks:
....and just enjoying the back lawn of Astors':
We love Newport and will be there this Saturday at the Newport Bridal Show at Rosecliff Mansion!
I'm very excited that my favorite portrait from Erin and Chirag's Hindu wedding that we shot last summer in Ann Arbor has won 2nd place for Creative Portrait in the Artistic Guild of the WPJA (Wedding Photojournalist Association)! We loved being a part of this wedding!
The BRIDES Magazine | WPJA photo contest winners were announced this week..and three winning pictures were from Neil and Kelly's wedding at the Astors' Beechwood in Newport!
JUDGES COMMENTS: The blur and angle of this picture add to its sense of fun and
excitement. It makes you want to be part of the party.
This image just has a great energy about it. It makes me feel like it
was a very fun affair where people really got along. Capturing the
"feeling or mood" of a wedding is any photographer's goal and it was
done very well here.
JUDGES
COMMENTS: There is a relationship between father and daughter that no
one can take away. This image captures the chaos around them while the
mother helps her daughter get ready and the bride stays fixated on her
father.
I love everything about this photograph. Amid all the activity, the photographer tells us their story gracefully.
JUDGES COMMENTS: The contrast in this picture is nice because it really makes the
bride stand out in the center of the dancing crowd. Her expression is fun and flirty.
Just a wonderful and fun photograph. It combines information with
visual impact. The rich black and white tones makes it a classic.
We are very excited to see one of our favorite pictures from Leslie and Warren's Inn at Longshore wedding get published in Fairfield County's Wedding Vow magazine...yay!
I submitted this image of Katie's bridesmaids for the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association Spring Contest and just found out it placed 12th for Getting Ready. Yay!
Judge's
Comments:1. A
little surprise in the lower left corner takes this image beyond a
"reflection" photo. Good seeing and sense of timing by the
photographer. The soft tones and subtle vignette keep your eye focused
on the right side of the frame until your eye is surprised by the face
in the smaller mirror.
Just a quick post to say we're very excited that our Time 100 Gala photo of PepsiCo's Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi is published in this week's Time Magazine ... page 2, lower right.
Just got word that I am number 20 on the ‘Top 100 WPJA Photographers For 2007’ list...kind of excited! WPJA is the Wedding Photojournalist Association. Yay.
Diana and Michael's Florence Griswold Museum wedding is featured as a Real Wedding in the current issue of Connecticut Bride. It's great to get a wedding in this magazine as they do a full two-page spread on each wedding. I'm so happy they included our quirky picture of Diana on the streets of Essex with the black French Poodle...that just doesn't happen every day...and the bridal party was so up for photos which is always wonderful!
I've just picked up my Spring/Summer 2008 copy of Connecticut Bride Magazine and scanned in our photos. It was great to get to illustrate one of their articles with a photo from Rachel and Christian's wedding at The Branford House in Groton. We had an amazing sky that night and although I lightened Rachel and Christian, the sky wasn't done in PS...it really looked that way:
I don't even know what to say about this WPJA (Wedding Photojournalist Association) win except I am so excited especially given the judges came from VII and especially with the portrait of Leslie and Warren - it was one of my favorites this year.
Here are the images:
1st Place Food and Drink from Agnes and Jason's Wedding of Jason's brother and sister in the limo:
5th Place Creative Portrait of Leslie and Warren (with help from 2nd shooter Danielle holding the light that's highlighting Leslie's waist):
Thanks guys for being so fun and up for creating pictures!
On the PR front, I'm really excited to announce that a picture from Michelle and Ed's wedding recently won an award in the latest WPJA international photography contest! This was such a crazy, memorable moment that father and daughter shared that day!
NINTH PLACE: Jane Shauck / Connecticut
JUDGE'S COMMENTS: This is something you don't see everyday. The photographer was ready for the drama and made a great picture. The balance of the image is great with the dark limousines acting as big, black borders to the white steam and the bride's gown. The limo driver's face is also nicely framed with the door's window. The guys in the background hustling also adds some extra energy to the scene.
JANE'S NOTE: The Judges seem to think Michelle's dad is the limo driver (must be the tux???). I think it's a much more touching photo when you realize that that is Michelle's dad saving his daughter from a smoking car! :)
We like to submit our weddings to bridal magazines and have just received our copies of The Connecticut Bride Spring/Summer 2007 issue. Here's a peak at Ed and Elizabeth's spread:
A little PR: We're very happy that we have been selected to be in the WPJA which is the Wedding Photojournalist Association.
We're also thrilled that we have placed in the first one of their national contests that we entered! The following photo is from Rachel and Christian's wedding ceremony in Mystic, CT this past October. It was entered in the ceremony category of The Artistic Guild of the WPJA. Thanks to Rachel and her brother for a great moment! :
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