Meet Danielle

This is Danielle.  She is a personal friend of mine and she came to me in need of some updated pictures.  She recently moved to Lakeland, FL and we chose this as the location of our shoot.  For those of you that don't know, Lakeland is named for having many, many lakes.  We drove around downtown Lakeland and finally decided on the best spot for what we were looking for.  The shoot went great and Danielle got what she needed.  Hopefully there will be many more shoots for her as she was absolutely great to work with.  Thanks for making it easy for Betty & I Danielle.                  

Arthur & Margaret

On March 14, 2010, we got the pleasure of photographing the union of Arthur & Margaret Brown.  The ceremony took place at the Chestnut Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church in beautiful downtown Chestnut Hill, PA.  The couple have been together for many years and recently started attending Bible Study classes at the Church.  Arthur says that he just felt that the Lord asked him to to accept Margaret as his wife.  They got married a week and a half later.  You can imagine the hard work that everyone at the church put forth in order to get a wedding ceremony set up in that short amount of time.  I couldn't believe how wonderful it turned out.  This goes to show that when you let God take the reins in your life, everything will turn out as planned in the end.  May they be blessed for many years to come.

Precious Moments

Ok, so this is the first time I've posted to our blog.....to any blog for that matter.....EVER! I wanted to discuss the different 'visions' two different photographers can have while shooting. Whether we are shooting an event or just shooting nature; it always amazes me how Ray and I can be looking at the same thing but see two totally different things worth capturing with the camera.

The bride in this picture is cradling her sweet nephew at her wedding reception. The desired picture for the bride and groom was to have a joint picture while holding their nephew. As that picture was great, this image just unfolded in front of me, and I had to capture it. After the initial picture was taken the groom went on to continue to visit with family and friends. However, the bride continued to hold and cradle her nephew. She was just holding him in her arms and swaying to the music being played. As the sun set on the day and the bride continued to sway......she lifted her nephew for that 'oh so sweet' moment and kissed his sweet face.

As a woman, I was just in awe watching her dance around holding him, while Ray went about the reception shooting pictures of other things. I'm not saying what he did was wrong, not by any means because he was doing his job. I'm just amazed at how two photographers can be shooting the same event, and looking at the same things, but capture two totally different images and moments.

Is this the product of two different eyes for detail.......the fact that there is a male and female photgrapher.....OR......is it a little of both? You decide.

Memory Problems

So there has always been a debate on whether or not a photographer should use a larger amount of small memory cards or a fewer amount of large memory cards. Now, thank God that i've never had any problems with my memory cards. I have heard horror stories from other photographers about cards being damaged or lost. Here is my take on it. If you have a huge memory card, say 32MB and you shoot an entire event on it, and the card gets lost then you just made a very big booboo. Think about it, let's say you shot someone's wedding. How are you supposed to get all those images back. Even worse, wait untill the bride and her mother find out about this. I know a person to whom this happened to when she got married and the photographer lost all of the rolls of film. Multiple rolls of film. That is a huge volume compared to a little, itty-bitty memory card. There's also the possibility of the card getting damaged or erased and the data recovery software not being able to recover the photos. That is too much to risk in my opinion. About as bad as doing work with only one camera body. I will stick with my smaller memory cards and if ever something goes wrong with one of them, I should still have enough images on my other cards to keep the client happy. What are your opinions? Please comment and let me know.

No Shooting This Weekend!!!!

As you can see plainly see, there was a downpour this weekend here in Blue Bell, PA (just west of Philladelphia). Beej and I had our hearts set on exploring this weekend and sharing with you guys but yes, that rain gauge says 4.5 inches on it. That is a lot of rain. We ended up visiting my sister and going to the movies. I guess we will have to wait until next weekend to go exploring nature. Btw, this photo was taken with my iPhone 3GS. Not bad at all IMO.

Greg & Jody

One of the crazy aspects of my job is not being able to keep up with my blog. Back in March 2009 (yeah, yeah, I know that was like 5 months ago) R&B Photography had the pleasure of shooting the wedding of Greg & Jody Garrison.

Say hello to Greg and Jody. This lovely couple had an intimate ceremony on the beach at Ana Maria Island, Florida. They could not have ordered a better day to get married. It was around 79 degrees, very low humidity, bright sun and cool breeze coming in from the Gulf. It was a gorgeous day for all to celebrate the joining of this couple.
One of the first tasks that Greg and Jody had as husband and wife was to patiently wait on the sun to set. We wanted the sun in a certain position to capture the perfect shot.
As you can see, their patience paid off. God blessed us with the perfect day.

Statler Family

We have a beautiful story to tell you about this photograph. The Statler family lives in Mt. Olive, NC and they are very special to Beej & I in more ways then one. First of all, this is Beej's brother and his wonderful family. That right there makes them special to us however, there is more to the story. Not only do they have two children of their own, they are the foster parents to two other children. Their family grew literally over night. God not only blessed them with two additional children, He also continues to bless them with patience and understanding as their family grows together. As you can imagine, this transition has been a difficult one for the entire family with the change of routines, rooms, schedules and life in general. By God's grace, they are striving to move forward in a positive direction. This is just one of the many misterious ways in which God works to improve His children.