Alexis & Nick's First Kiss!

Last weekend Alexis and Nick had their FIRST KISS!  They are both in the military, stationed in Germany.  And when they met, they knew early on there was something special between them.  So they decided to start a relationship with the intention of marriage.  And part of that covenant they made with each other included keeping themselves pure before God and saving their first kiss until their wedding day.  I absolutely LOVE that!!!  Their ceremony was truly Spirit-led and such an honor to be a part of! 

They were married at St. Luke’s Chapel with their reception following at The Summer House.  After the ceremony, we stopped at Cannon Park and White Point Gardens for some dramatic images in the setting sun.  Check out the fun slideshow at www.chrisandcami.com/blog and the rest of their photos at www.chrisandcami.zenfolio.com.  

CONGRATULATIONS Nick & Alexis!!!  You guys are a living testament to what TRUE love is!

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Bridal Portraits at the Old Sheldon Church Ruins

Since I’m on a Bridal Portrait kick, here are a few of my favorites from Ashley’s Bridal Session I photographed at the Old Sheldon Church Ruins not long ago.  (Check out their wedding on December 18^th at http://chrisandcami.com/blog/2010/12/18/ashley-jason-at-the-french-huguenot-church/.)  Can you guess which one she picked to display at her wedding?

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Anatomy of a Bridal Portrait

OK, here’s the portrait Sarah selected and the scene I was working with.  I moved the poinsettias at the base of the stairs and placed Sarah where she could comfortably rest her elbow on the bottom of the banister.  She was lit by three Nikon SB-800 flashes.  One was directly behind her, pointed at her back to give her that glow, also known as a rim light.  One was placed above and to camera- left on the stairs to give depth and dimension to the staircase, and also act as a bit of a hair light on Sarah.  The last one is on camera right shooting through a 43” Westcott umbrella for a nice soft main light, in a loop lighting pattern.  The image was shot with a Nikon D3 with the 70-200 f2.8 lens.  I wanted to compress the background, so I actually opened the front door and stood out on the porch (shooting through the door) so that I could use the telephoto end of the lens.  All flashes were controlled by an SB-900 on the camera in Commander Mode, and triggered with RadioPoppers.  I had an AWESOME time photographing Sara…what a beautiful bride!

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Bridal Shoot at the Governer Thomas Bennett House

Bridal Shoots are usually done months before the wedding.  And since most brides want to keep the details of their wedding gown a secret from the groom, I can’t really go posting their pictures to the web after the shoot!  So I thought I’d go back in time and showcase a couple recent Bridal Shoots.  Sarah’s portraits were scheduled for a park in downtown Charleston on December 14th.  But it was FREEZING cold, windy, and ugly outside.  Her wedding to Trent (seen here) was coming up on January 1^st.   So we didn’t have any wiggle room to reschedule!  But Linda at the Governor Thomas Bennett House was so kind and generous in letting us use their beautiful and historic building to shoot in.  Can you guess which image Sarah selected for her portrait to display at the reception?

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