UPDATE: Tami and Andrew’s personalized website is now live! Sit back and enjoy a few more favorites in the introductory slideshow, see the Signature Print, and click the “Purchase Images” link to register to be notified as soon as the album design and proofs go live.

Tami and Andrew’s wedding brings a close to my wedding season for the year. What a great wedding to end on! Tami and Drew were friends of friends when they first hired me a year ago. Today I am privileged to just call them friends.

If Tami or Andrew were nervous at all on the day neither of them showed any of it. I don’t think they would have been rattled even if the day had gone off schedule, but of course it never did… unless you count the unity candle near miss, but Tami was not about to walk away from the altar without lighting that bad boy!

The Lafayette Country Club blew me away this weekend. I have known the venue to be visually quite beautiful, and the shots I get are always great in there. What caught me off guard this time was the food and service. I have always attended buffet style weddings at the club in the past. The plated service was something else entirely. It was some of the best catering I have had in Lafayette or Indy. Oh, and of course the flash mob for Tami was a great personal touch.

Stay tuned to this post. At the end of the week we will have a link for Tami and Andrew’s personalized web page with a slide show of more images including the flash mob, toasts, and more!

-Michael

We have been offering framing services to our portrait clients for the past year under Introductory Pricing terms. Just a heads-up that pricing on framed prints will increase by roughly 15% on December 1st, 2011. Get those orders in now!

UPDATE: View Kat and Eric’s personal website here! See more faves, check out their (unbelievable) Signature Edition Print, and click on Purchase Images to register to see all their images! The album Design will be available to view soon, be sure and register to be notified!

What makes for a beautiful wedding day? Loving families, caring professionals, beautiful venues and great friends. Kat and Eric had all those and more. Yesterday was my first day at St. Therese Little Flower Parish, and in my opinion it is one of Indianapolis’ best kept secrets! Beautiful and inviting! Father Bob was a pleasure to work with as well.

Joan, Sharon, Tom and Grant all did everything one could do to make their children’s day a special one, and it was evident. I’ve never seen a woman as happy as Joan was yesterday. Thanks to them for their patience and support. Thanks also to Tonya from Circle City Planners for making each transition throughout the day an effortless one. Thank you to Tara for her help with lighting and of course to Michael for his expertise. Thank you to everyone involved for allowing me the time to indulge in some artisitic freedom – the photo beside the public library on Meridian was one I’d been planning for quite some time.

Lest I forget to mention it, the Scottish Rite Cathedral is a special place indeed, and it was this excellent choice of venue that kept me excited with anticipation for months leading to the day of the event. Thank you Kat and Eric for asking me to be part of such a special day.

Please enjoy these favorites for now, and come back Friday for Kat and Eric’s personalized website, to include their Signature Edition print, album design and full wedding proofs. Stay tuned!

Did I mention my recent outing to Gingerman Raceway with Sport Bike Track Time? No? Stay tuned…

Photo by Michael Dick

The props that Mari and Don brought on their session helped to tell their story and make the session a personal one. Don once took Mari on a picnic in horticulture park, so we recreated that event in the same park. The little details of the basket and pumpkin help sell the scene. As you can tell from the uniform, Don is in the Army. While Don was away they wrote letters. Mari is holding Don’s letters to her in the last few shots. Add to these emotional items a little bit of studio light, a killer fall sunset and you get some powerful, romantic images.

-Michael

Working with lens flare is a bit like working with a wild animal. You never are quite sure what the light is going to do. Sure, if you know what you are doing the results can be mostly predictable, but there is always an unknown element that surprises. If you follow my work over the past year you may have noticed the increased prevalence of lens flare and back lighting in my work. As I have become more and more experienced at controlling and predicting shooting and editing with this style in mind, I’m loving the results I am getting more and more. Riley’s senior portraits are some of my favorites yet with these particular techniques.

-Michael