Friday, May 17, 2013

The Rubber Ducky Attack

Sometimes I get silly with the camera...
The Duck Attack:

The following is a guest blog written by Corey Ann Photography. I felt so strongly about this, I wanted to share it on my blog. Re-Blogged with permission by Corey Ann

Corey Talks • Why You Should Have an Unplugged Wedding

In the past I’ve blogged about being a photo friendly guest and also about guest photographers but I felt that this needed to be expanded upon a bit more… and of course I have some images to show to support why I think it’s best when the guests put their cameras down.

San Antonio Sweet 16 Portraits

I like to think of myself as a pretty cool dad. That's why I liked meeting Enrique. I could tell after talking to him for just a few minutes that he is a Cool Dad. He wanted to give his little girl a Sweet 16 party, and wanted me to be the photographer. That meant I also got to do a portrait session with his daughter, Jacqueline.

Breakfast With Collin

Me and Collin just finished breakfast. We had Frosted Flakes cereal. I think it's important for a little boy to have breakfast with his dad. I got to thinking about it,... I have no memory of my dad at breakfast. He was always gone before me and Steve woke up. I do remember having breakfast with my grandfather. I remember watching him. I wanted to cut my eggs just like him, and put jam on my biscuit just like him. I never want to miss having breakfast with Collin. It's fun... two guys eating cereal and bacon...

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

How to Photograph a Wedding

People always ask me what the secret is to photograph a wedding. As one of San Antonio's most sought after wedding photographers, who's talent with a camera is matched only by my humble personality... I thought I would share some tips with some photographs from other photographers to illustrate my points:

1. Keep the use of guns to a minimum. Even in South Texas, where shotgun weddings are common:

2. I cannot stress again, the importance of rule #1. When the wedding party insists on guns, please leave the ammunition at the door:

3. Insist that no matter how attached the groom may be to his pet, please leave the pets at home.

4. Make sure that the bride and groom are dressed appropriately. I always recommend traditional wedding attire:

5. Always watch out for someone trying to photo-bomb your shot:

Like a cat

Or a horse

An Alpaca

Especially Death

6. Speaking of horses, remember that sometimes the angle of the shot is very important:

7. Always encourage the bride and groom to choose good venues, places that are photogenic and visually interesting

8. Encourage the bride to not let the groom get too excited about the wedding

9. Even though beach weddings can be very romantic, again I always encourage tuxedos for the men

10. As a photographer, I try to capture those little candid, emotional moments

11. I try to keep the amount of Photoshop that I use to a bare minimum

12. Most of all, I remind everyone that this is a happy occasion, and people should have fun, and look happy

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Downtown San Antonio Wedding with Mari and John

Mari is the kind of bride that all photographers like to work with. She's easy-going, laughs easily, fun to be around, and she's always in a good mood. When she told me the wedding would be downtown San Antonio, I was really jazzed. I love taking pictures downtown. Visually, it's a smorgasbord of buildings and people.

Hillary and Todd Wedding in Boerne at the Happy H Ranch

I should have known. The weatherman on TV said it was going to rain. Weather.com said 75% chance of rain that afternoon and evening. Everyone said it would rain. I looked at the sky and thought "it's going to rain" Hillary looked at me and said "It's not going to rain on my wedding" Never argue with a woman who has a connection upstairs.

Eric and Sheila - Wedding Engagement In San Antonio

Eric is a very careful, deliberate man. I like that, because I'm much the same way. When he is around his fiancee', I see a different side of Eric, he has the ability to make Sheila giggle hysterically any time he wants. As a photographer, that's like working a real magic wand. Sheila is very quiet (except when Eric gets her giggling) and shy.