No 3WM shirt, but real wolves instead- [-- Lisa + Aaron --] 31 Oct 09
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Andrew Welsh
Registered: Jan 20, 2007
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OK so they had no 3WM shirts...


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But they had real wolves instead:


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My first destination wedding. Very small, laid back couple. I had a very relaxed pace most of the time there. Maybe like 20 guests. The couple originally booked me for my hometown, bride got sick, cancelled, then rescheduled for the original date but at this resort. Limited getting ready shots. Groom not interested in them, bride had just a handful of 'em. No dancing, no DJ, just cake cutting and a lovely 5-star, 3 course meal and good convo with the guests.

Resort sat in a cloud all day, drizzly, misting, windy (!) and gray. Most shots were done inside. Not lacking for tons of spots to shoot though, this hotel is huge. 140 years old, they give you keys to the rooms; most have fireplaces for heat, and complete with the wavy wooden floors .

Equipment used: 5DMkII, 40D, 16-35L, 24L, 35L, 50/1.4, 85/1.8, 200/2LIS (not shown here, weird), flashes, strobes. C&C welcome.

1 pumpkin in the background FTW, shot on halloween after all


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4 niece of bride walking down aisle


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10 taken with the... 85/1.8!


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13 wedding coordinator hooked us up with room access. A shot where an actual t/s used for its intended purpose would've helped.


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16 hand-held pano, and details.


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18 go 35L, one of my fave cake shots of 2009


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19 reaction to the following...


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20 squirrel costume


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Sam Hassas
Registered: Jul 11, 2007
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Probably the best shot and PP I've ever seen from you:


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This one is really good as well.



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hardlyboring
Registered: Apr 19, 2008
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yes alot of nice shots here
I agree with sam
Doug



Evan Baines
Registered: Jan 15, 2007
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Sam Hassas wrote:
Probably the best shot and PP I've ever seen from you:


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This one is really good as well.



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I'll agree with Sam on all of the above. That first shot is really excellent Andrew.


57suzi
Registered: Oct 30, 2004
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Yes, #10 is just lovely, what a treasure. I like 28, also.



Marc_h
Registered: May 19, 2005
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10 made my heart skip a beat, looks so goood



mineymole
Registered: Oct 30, 2008
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Andrew - you have really hit your sweet spot in the last few months. It's like you've made this enormous leap! The work is rock solid. Love 10.



Jeff Babineau
Registered: Jul 18, 2007
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Great job man!



MPLS_photog
Registered: Jun 02, 2009
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Agreed, that 10 is fantastic. The rest are solid as well, good mixture of PJ, details, and posed.



Paul Freeman
Registered: Sep 19, 2006
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really nice Andrew, and like others said, #10 made me pause...



MPLS_photog
Registered: Jun 02, 2009
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So what's the story on the wolves? They look pretty amazing.



Rusty-Tripod
Registered: Sep 18, 2004
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10, 14, 15 blow me away. Love the effects. Wonderful shots over all.



Paul Reams
Registered: Feb 01, 2007
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Absolutely-10 is just beautiful!
I'm wearing a squirrel outfit to the next wedding that I shoot. The crowd, clearly, loves it.



Andrew Welsh
Registered: Jan 20, 2007
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Yeah squirrel outfit FTW.

I'm a little embarrassed for the love for #10, I think it's a 'good' photo but not 'great'. I actually like 11 more ha!

Maybe I should post the vertical crop I did of #10.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement and kind words. This was wedding #35 for me counting 2nd shooter assignments. I have a pro's equivalent of 1 year done even though it took me 3



asparkes
Registered: May 22, 2006
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Andrew, I find the set to sort of be quietly emotional. Love it. I would agree one of your best to date. What is the location?



MPLS_photog
Registered: Jun 02, 2009
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10 is much better. The colors, the couple, the mood, the composition, it really works. 11 is nice but you don't have the emotion of 10.



asparkes
Registered: May 22, 2006
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Oh yeah, and 10 is poster, dude. They are al right. Take it. Print it. Put it on your home page.



DB
Registered: Apr 04, 2007
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10 is amazing!

What makes 10 so awesome is it has a vintage feel which goes perfectly with the couple and their outfits. It's a shot I never would have thought of. I just gasped when I saw it. Very nice indeed.

11 is really cool, but there isn't quite enough separation to tell that it's two people - not your fault, it's just the one element that is missing.

Awesome shoot. Man, what an incredible venue! I love destination weddings.



squeaky_clean
Registered: Jan 31, 2006
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Yeah, ten is stunning!



Andrew Welsh
Registered: Jan 20, 2007
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asparkes wrote:
Andrew, I find the set to sort of be quietly emotional. Love it. I would agree one of your best to date. What is the location?

This was in mineymole's backyard - I photographed the wedding in New Paltz- the blog link explains where. Definitely gives you that "old money" feel you sometimes get in certain parts of NYC. Check out the room rates.. yikes.



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