More Wedding Photos and Video

Since Tiffany and Waleed are home from their honeymoon, now, it's ok to post the link to their wedding slideshow. Here are a couple more favorites from the day.

Wadi Wedding Slideshow

New Hat

New Hat
Originally uploaded by NmB Photography

Doesn't this look cute on six-month-old Jaiden? It's a little large but I just love it on her. Guess I'll have to order a couple more from Deb at
http://www.nanabananadesigns.blogspot.com/ so I can give these away!

My Second Wedding

Last Saturday I had the privilege to photograph the wedding of Tiffany and Waleed. The ceremony and reception were in the bride's parent's backyard which is about a mile away from my house. That was handy when I discovered I had forgotten my second camera battery. My assistant, Kirsten, was able to jump in the car and run over to my house to get the battery which I definitely needed later on.

I was so very impressed with the love and emotion that this family revealed - especially evident during the ceremony which the bride's brother performed. I'm SO glad we stayed until the entertainment arrived. The hula dancers were just delightful and so was the time when the groom joined them on the "stage."

This photograph wouldn't have looked like this without the diffuser blocking out the afternoon soon. I really wanted to photograph them in this area of the park since we had taken some shots during their engagement session here.

Double Dip

double-dip
Originally uploaded by NmB Photography

The bees are so intent lately on their pollinating process that they don't even fly away when I approach to take pictures. I'm totally in love with my new macro lens!

Another Christmas Card

Here's my newest template to choose from for Christmas cards this year. I just LOVE it! I know it would look better with a baby's photo but I'm really fond of the way my sister is looking at her husband of almost 50 years.
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And, this is a shot from our Sunday trip to White Pines State Park for the brunch.

New Podcasts, New Inspiration

Every so often I load up my iPod with new photography podcasts. A recent studiolighting.net podcast featured Jeremy Cowart. Check out his new website for some emotional photos of his Africa project.

My sister is gone along with her little bichon, Ellie, and Bogie is kinda' sad. They really got used to each and had great time playing. Ellie held her own even though she's much shorter and has quite a chubby little tummy. She is sure a feisty little girl.

Lightroom Workshop with Scott Kelby

Wow, I got to attend the Lightroom workshop with Scott Kelby in Chicago on Thursday. I've never been so focused for an entire day. He is brilliant and crazy funny all the time. Over 500 people were there and I had the pleasure to talk photography with Moira from Indianapolis during our fabulous buffet at the O'Hare Hyatt. It amazes me how many people are such serious photography hobbyies with all the professional equipment. Adobe's Lightroom is new software that helps photographers manage workflow and edit photos without opening every one of them in Photoshop. Awesome!

Now, I'm beginning a lovely three-day weekend and my oldest sister and husband are coming to visit. She lives in Las Vegas and is back in the midwest for a class reunion and family get-togethers. We will be doing a photo session of them for their 49th anniversary and I plan to use the flowers on the golf course in my backyard just like I did for my other sister's photo last fall.

This is a photo I shot last week on Monday - a totally perfect sunset. We drove out in the country to see the high river water and I had scoped out this tree on AYP road - knowing it would be a great sunset location. The second one is pretty natural, the first photo has extra vignetting and hue added in Lightroom.