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Sam and Drew at the Ruthe Jackson Center
Samantha and Drew had a beautiful June wedding at the Ruthe Jackson Center (RJC) in Grand Prairie Texas. Her mother escorted her down the aisle and they looked gorgeous.
Gobo lighting and music was provided by Randy Ro Entertainment.
There was a balloon release in remembrance of those recently passed. They were with us today. After the wedding, the couple danced the night away in the Grand Ballroom of RJC. It was a perfect night.
Sunset weddings at the Ruthe Jackson Center
I use HDR camera techniques and a lot of work in the darkroom to create the low light photos for sunset garden weddings at the Ruthe Jackson Center. It involves bracketing the shots, layering them together, removing elements from two of the layers for perfect skin tones, then adding clarity to details. I'm very careful with flash so I do not white out that expensive gown. Not only that, it allows me to use the ambient light that is available in the scene. Afterwards, in the computer, I can move the photograph into a fine art rendition.
When a friend offers to photograph your wedding...
Too many people have friends who offer to photograph the wedding. The results are often sad. When they ask, simply say 'No, we want you there as a friend, not a worker.' The wedding is a high-pressure, get-it-right event that doesn't allow for mistakes and do-overs. And it is this way from beginning to end. For 6, 7, 8 hours or more the newly is being tested to come up with great images that will not only last a lifetime, but be loved by the couples children. Some day, your children will inherit your wedding book. It will be a glimpse into their family history. Will it be awesome? Or will it be a dark boring secret fail they find hidden in the closet they clean out? What would you give right now for an awesome image of your parents?
Pictures become your family legacy…the very ones you want your children to cherish when they are older
need to become art, not snapshots that "saved" you two hundred dollars by using a weekend photographer. Worse, the family friend who is just "starting out" but is free is a poor choice. Believe me, that is no wedding gift, it is a wedding curse. Thirty years from now you'll roll your eyes at what you lost for price of two months of cable television. Most images shot by non-wedding photographers cannot be repaired. Those moments are gone forever.
Your Legacy in Wedding Photography
The images you hang on your wall are not only for yourself, they are for your children to see when they come home from school. They need to grow up in a home where they know there is love. They need to know they are born of love, and they belong.
