Marrakech, table for two!

So far my journey in Spain has lead be all over the southern part of the country, through mountains and nearly deserted plains, small towns and large cities, and places both old and new. I spent last weekend in Lisbon, Portugal, where I got to wade deep into the Eastern part of the Atlantic ocean for the first time. And later this afternoon, I'm heading to Morocco to spend three full days in Marrakech with my friend Ashley. Our only goals are to (1) visit the market and (2) ride a camel. I will have pictures and a full story when I return to the United States on Monday, so stay tuned for that! I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

Jennifer & Chet { Newnan, Ga }

Back in May I met up with my friend Mark Turner of Turner Images to photograph Jennifer and Chet's wonderful wedding at Something Special in Newnan, Ga. Mark is an amazing photographer, and I have worked with him on several weddings over the last 2 years. He was the first person to give me a chance at wedding photography and show me the ropes, and I am very greatful for his friendship.

Jennifer and her bridesmaids were so much fun to hang out with. I love this image I grabbed of Jennifer as someone cracked a joke.


She wore the most amazing pink heels.


And her dress was so intricately detailed.


Jen was so eager to put her dress on that I didn't even have the chance to grab a shot of it by itself! That's ok though because she looked so elegant in it.


Into the dress she goes.


My fingers hurt just thinking about this. They had to individually button each one of these buttons by hand.


And on go the fun, funky shoes!


Before the ceremony began I took a few minutes to photograph the rings. Here is my favorite shot of the bunch. It just says "garden wedding" to me.


Something Special is an amazing place to have a wedding, naturally, but it's also a great place to shoot one! There is a hedge lining the left side of the ceremony site with a few breaks in it where I can poke my camera through without being seen. I had a blast playing ninja and capturing candids of the couple with their friends and family.

The ceremony was very emotional. I love this shot of the maid of honor wiping away a tear.


And one final image before I leave for dinner. This is the ring bearer giving his mom a kiss. How cute!

Documenting the ordinary

One of my goals in bringing my camera to Spain is to find ways to stretch my abilities and creativity in creating images, and I do this by trying to photograph the ordinary elements of this place in an extraordinary way. Once you learn the basic rules of photography, it can be easy to fall behind those rules and crank out images that are consistently correct. The danger in this is that if you don't ever take risks with your images or try to step outside of the rules a little, your images will continue to be good but very few will be great.

That said, here are a few more images from my Madrid wanderings.