Archive for April, 2009

15
Apr
09

sarah + scott (preview wedding photos!)

Scott and Sarah are both so sweet, fun and laidback, I really had a nice time photographing their wedding.  Both their ceremony and reception were held at Crystal Garden’s in Howell, Michigan.   Sarah and her bridesmaids got ready in one of the extra rooms they have available there, and the guys were all hanging out in the lobby bar and ceremony room, so everything was at the same location which is very convenient.   I started with some “getting ready” shots of Sarah and the bridesmaids, and also was able to photograph the guys before the start of the ceremony:

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This is Scott’s “gangsta” look:    :)

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The beautiful bride:

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A few more of the groomsmen:

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One from the ceremony:

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I’m going to have to start warning people in advance about my mandatory goofy bridal party shot rule:

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Reception grand entrance of the bride and groom to Snoop Dogg “What’s My Name”…WICKED!!! LOVE IT!!

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I really like this one from Sarah’s dance with her dad:

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Toward the end of dinner, I saw mom with a brown paper bag and a devilish grin on her face walking towards the bathroom.  I also noticed several other women all simultanously get up and sneak into the bathroom.   Hmmm…. somethings going on in there, time to investigate:

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Pucker shots!  yay!  The real party is in the ladies room I guess.  :)

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They had a bag piper play the recessional at the ceremony (which was really cool), and they also had him play a few songs at the reception…he sounded great!

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I’ve got a ton of dancing photos to go through still,  Shaun from Mobile Rhythms DJ Service did a really good job keeping the party moving.

Congratulations Scott and Sarah!!

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12
Apr
09

lisa + mike (engagement pics)

In between shooting PrimeSport’s Final Four events, I squeezed in an engagement session with Lisa and Mike on Sunday.  I had some fun playing around with the color a little more than I normally do, and I’m pretty happy with the way they came out….I hope Mike and Lisa dig a couple of them!  Here are a few images from the session:

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12
Apr
09

Final Four 2009

Last weekend I had the opportunity to work for PrimeSport, photographing the ELITE and FAN Experiences for the Final Four.  (Actually, technically, I worked for Platinum Mix, who was hired by PrimeSport to supply staff for the event….but I own Platinum Mix…therefore I got to schedule myself..ha!).   The event started on Saturday for the NCAA semi-finals.  I worked the ELITE Experience held at the Gem Theatre and Adam Czap worked the FAN Experience which was at the Cobo Center.   Monday for the championship game, both Adam and I photographed the ELITE event happening at Ford Field.

All of the events had food, entertainment and special guest appearances from college basketball coaches and sports announcers.   I really liked the ice sculptures they made for each team playing in the tournament and then the Final Four ice sculpture pictured below was set-up at the entrance of the Gem:

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Here’s one of me and Adam (I’m the short one…haha):

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Here’s one of Bucky Waters, who is a current basketball broadcaster with ESPN and a retired NCAA basketball head coach:

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Bruce Pearl, head coach of the University of Tennessee basketball team signs autographs for guests:

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Detroit Mayor candidate Dave Bing was one of the guests in attendance:

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The next picture doesn’t really have any significance, I just like it.  :)

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Monday’s ELITE experience at Ford Field was amazing.  I had so much fun!    PrimeSport had a wii setup, gourmet buffet, free massages, open bar, video games, and more of the “Coach Talk”.  The also had a surprise for all the guests – two hall of fame basketball players made a special apperance.   The next two photos are of David Robinson and John Stockton.  Adam Czap gets the credit for the David Robinson photo.  As soon as they announced these guys were coming out, everybody rushed to the stage and I was stuck trying to fight through the crowd in the back.  I made it to the front just in time to get one shot of him leaving, and plenty of John Stockton, but Adam was right on target with the next photo (You ROCK Adam!!):

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After Adam and I finished photographing the event, we got to stay and watch the game!  Awesome!  (too bad MSU lost).

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There’s so many pictures to show after 2 days and 3 seperate events of shooting.   Here’s a little video I put together of some of my favorites that I think represent the whole experience:




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