hello my fellow photogs-

yet another destination wedding in the books. i think we're going to really limit destination weddings from now on. why? because if you really think about it, it takes 3 days to shoot a single event. it really is exhausting...

anyways, this lake tahoe wedding was awesome. the sky was clear throughout the whole day except in between the ceremony AND the reception. it was weird... of course, a total blessing because we were given some very dramatic sky.

as always, more images can be found in the blog.

//ed

Hey ed..your hdr work is getting better man! The clouds on the first one made iza and I just kinda drool at it..ok sya ok! =)

Wow, the first photo is awesome. Please share how you made that.

excellent work. love the feelings in four

What can I say. Gorgious... as ever!

Marie-Louise

This is a really stand out session from you Ed. Just wow. Not just the shots but the arrangements as well. Great story telling.

~Sam

beautiful images! I always love when you post. I am a super big fan of your work!!

I like the first two and the story versions as well.
My guess: No 1 is not HDR
I dont know where you go from here -

beautiful. 1 is great and the advantage of shooting is such a beautiful location.....not to take away from your skill. i am having a hard time trying to figure out where the light is coming from (the shadows on the dress are throwing me off). maybe a large strobe camera left with sun as a fill?
i love number two with the exception of the cut off legs and feet.
other than that i think you did a great job in capturing th emotion of the event.

Ed & co. - you continue to amaze and inspire. Thank you for sharing...

kick ass!

I love your work. You always post great pictures. My favorite from this set is the first image. I would also like to know how you achieved such great colors

WOW WOW WOW...what more can I say. Awesome.

That dance sequence is simply amazing. I'm glad she managed to maintain her dignity with that incredibly short dress! Is that one of your lights hanging on the silver boom arm in the third shot in that dancing set?

Thanks for sharing as always and for setting the bar...

With everyone else, I LOVE the first picture. I would be very very VERY interested to see the original shot for comparison.

Also, the tenderness captured in the photo with her resting her cheek on his shoulder is just awesome. I am sure they will LOVE it.

Ed, Seems like every time I see your stuff it gets better and better. WOW like everyone else that first shot ROCKS!

thanks all for the comments and critiques.

//ed

Michael Saba wrote:
beautiful. 1 is great and the advantage of shooting is such a beautiful location.....not to take away from your skill. i am having a hard time trying to figure out where the light is coming from (the shadows on the dress are throwing me off). maybe a large strobe camera left with sun as a fill?
i love number two with the exception of the cut off legs and feet.
other than that i think you did a great job in capturing th emotion of the event.

-the strobe was placed camera left and ambient took care of everything else.

-i have a photo with no limbs cut-off... it just wasn't as "dynamic" as what's shown. but it's only "my" preference".

thanks for taking the time to write!

best,
//ed

i don't normally do this because it does take a bit of time, but today's been a good day.

see... not as nice as the one with the legs vut off... plus, the ground is all blown out. yuck. =)



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Ed, my question is where did the 80mph wind come from that is only affecting her dress? Did you have your assistant throw it up and run? That's usually what I do with veils.

there was quite a bit of wind... but we also used the "throw and run" technique. =)

//ed