Engagements Dallas - HDR photography from Jim Rode Dallas

Really -really -cool engagement day with Tawanda and Carlos. Like the Beach Boys sing "fun, fun, fun". Tawanda and Carlos are great together. We 'kicked' around Grapevine, hit a farm, shopping center and office park. I hope I've created images that both families will be thrilled with...and hold close for a lifetime. Times like these are fleeting. Before you know it, you are out at dinner celebrating your 10th anniversary...then your 20th...I'll stop there! Looking forward to a great wedding with a terrific couple. May God bless them!

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Bridal Published in Garden Magazine - Images from Jim Rode Photographer

The image you see is from a bridal I did at the newly created Ruthe Jackson Gardens. A gorgeous addition to a great wedding/reception site in Grand Prairie, these gardens are a terrific asset for the city. Some of my other photographs are included in the article. To read the article (if you are into landscaping!!) - click here.

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HDR Southlake with Jim Rode photographer

A few days ago Eric, Crystal and I went on safari to capture some great engagement photographs. Our early morning hunt started early at Starbucks. We drove north and stopped for pictures at three different places. Eric is a cool guy and Crystal is a beautiful woman. You can tell Eric really loves her! (And Crystal loves him...)

We paid great attention to getting some cool shots that can turn into large portraits. We went artistic, romantic, and fun. One image will be displayed at their wedding, then be taken home their den. Here are a few shots as a sneak peak while the images are being enhanced, processed and posted. Fun time!

(HDR treatments can be created layering bracketed exposures together. I recommend blemish retouching first to keep skin tones beautiful.)