For Photographers: Cavender Castle

July 2010

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Cliff Mautner
Cliff is a fantastic wedding photographer, one of the best in the world. He doesn't need a plug from me, trust me, he has achieved a number of well deserved accolades, but he is a personal favorite. To me, what makes a really great photographer is his or her personal style. To distill it down for idiots like myself, it's what makes him different that makes him special. He is a master of low light composition and he creates incredibly beautiful and poignant images that capture the essence of his clients. Suffice to say, I am a huge fan.
David Ziser
David Ziser is incredible. I recently attended his conference as he toured 60 cities across the USA and I learned a ton sitting in the audience in the Atlanta Hyatt in Buckhead about how to create dramatic lighting with a Qflash and a speedlight. I was fortunate enough to shake his hand and tell him thanks for be so open and giving; it was his character and his willingness to share the knowledge he has accumulated over 30 years that impressed me, but it was his personal charm that endeared him to me. What a great human being.
Joe McNally
Joe McNally is one of the premiere professional photographers on the planet. He shoots Nikon and I read anything he writes, listen to anything he says and is one of the ten people I would love to have a cup of coffee with one day.
Kevin Kubota
Voted one of the world's best wedding photographers, his work is beautiful and astounding. Additionally, Kevin is a Photoshop guru and markets a number of action products and tutorials for Lightroom workflow and album production. I had a chance to meet Kevin for the first time at a WPPI Roadshow here in Atlanta in September of 2009. He was affable and down to earth and enjoyed his presentation and learned a few things as he spoke.
Kristy Dickerson
Kristy is a fantastic photographer that I have had the pleasure to shoot a few weddings with. I love her style and she has a beautiful sense of timing and a great eye. She is very talented and establishes a great rapport with clients; they just love her.
Marcus Bell
Marcus Bell is a phenomenal photographer from down under. Very talented Nikon shooter that is extremely versatile and a really talented wedding shooter.
Steve Glass
A consummate professional with a real flair for the artistic and amazing timing on the shutter. He is a fantastic talent at capturing those tantalizing candid shots at weddings. Always learning, teaching and growing in his craft. His style is unique, distinctive and beautiful. Steve is a personal friend, but more than that he is a brother from a different mother, someone who shoots me straight, no varnish, no sauce, just the facts and I appreciate his honesty and candor more than he'll ever know. God bless him and his family and if you are looking for a finger on a trigger he's your guy.
Thom Hogan
Premiere nature photographer, Nikon equipment expert, prolific author of exceptional DSLR & Flash eBooks.
Tricia Whitmer
Tricia is a fantastic photographer. Her portrait and wedding work is amazing and worth a look. She is an inspiration to me and a fabulous talent that recently shared some of her trade secrets in a workshop; money well spent and I highly recommend you attend one of her workshops if you ever get the opportunity.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

The Wedding of Jessica & Jonathan - June 12th, 2010

First, the online gallery for Jessica and Jonathan is targeted for availability on July 2nd, 2010. I know everyone is anxious to see the images, but you have to understand that during the middle of wedding season everything gets a little backed up and it takes a longer than normal for the post processing of images.

We are proud of our affiliation with PWD Labs and rely on their talented editors to cull and post process our images to 'proof ready' status. They're great at what they do and we ask for your patience while they are busy working through the tremendous backlog of images; I promise that everyone will love the results, they're the best at what they do.

So, in the meantime, I will continue to post a collection of images from the rehearsal and the wedding while the nice folks at PWD Labs do that voodoo that they do so well.

We hope Jessica and Jonathan had the time of their lives in Jamaica and we can't wait to see them again.

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Posted by Jeff on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 23:59 in 14-24mm f/2.8G AF-S Nikkor, 24-70mm f/2.8G AF-S Zoom Nikkor, 70-200mm f/2.8 AF-S VR II Zoom Nikkor, Cavender Castle, Dahlonega, GA, Elinchrom Ranger Quadra, Marriage, Nikon D3s, Nikon D3x, Wedding, Wedding Gown | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Monday, June 14, 2010

Jessica & Jonathan - Cavender Castle Wedding - June 12th, 2010

Jessica and Jonathan were married on Saturday, June 12th, 2010 in a beautiful ceremony at the picturesque Cavender Castle here in Dahlonega, GA. Jessica was absolutely stunning in her gorgeous gown, so many details and it fit her like a glove; she was breathtakingly beautiful. Jonathan could not have been more handsome in his tuxedo; the two of them were a perfect match as they stood at the altar in front of friends and family to recite their vows and exchange their rings. The wedding was a memorable event. The kindness, humor and hospitality of Jessica and Jonathan's family and friends made me feel so comfortable and appreciated. Thanks to each of you and it was a real pleasure to be a part of the culmination of such an epic romance.

Jonathan and Jessica have been dating for eight years. There was so much love and friendship on display that I felt myself getting swept away by the strong current of emotion that was flowing through those of us fortunate enough to be in attendance. I know I speak for my entire team (Kristy Dickerson, Steve Glass, Alex Smith, Dana Hornbeck and the love of my life, my wife, Barbara Franks) when I say we were all touched by their beautiful romance and we were very honored to participate and document their special day. I want to thank the very talented photographers for their superb effort and the fantastic images they captured; thanks very much ladies and gentlemen, excellent work once again.

I am posting some images that begin the day before at the rehearsal and flow chronologically from the gathering of Jessica and her matron of honor and bridesmaids at J. Thomas Salon early the day of the wedding and end with her and Jonathan's departure to begin their honeymoon in Jamaica. These images are pretty much right out of the camera, but I really wanted to post a few images right away for Jessica and Jonathan's family and friends. Post processing will begin tomorrow on the almost 6,000 images we all captured; I cannot wait to be able to post the images online for all to see. More details soon, please keep checking the blog.