For Photographers: Three Sisters Vineyard

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.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Mary and Joel's Ceremony at Three Sisters Vineyards

Mary and Joel were recently married in a beautiful ceremony at the gazebo atop the hill that overlooks Three Sisters Vineyards. The weather was threatening all day and just before the ceremony there was a bit of a downpour and nearly everyone crowded into the gazebo to try and stay dry. Thankfully, after a short time, mother nature cooperated; the rain ceased and our happy couple's ceremony went off without a hitch.

It was an amazingly beautiful location for a wedding; the gazebo overlooks the vineyards and a range of mountains known as the three sisters rose prominently into the sky in the background. A cellist and violinist from Bella Musica played beautiful chamber music while we waited for the ceremony to begin. The bridesmaids and then the bride arrived in a handsome white carriage drawn by two gorgeous black horses from Back in Time; the coachman was looking smart as well in his elegant top hat and tails.

Joel and Mary's wedding was the first assembly of a new team for my studio; I guess you could call us the four amigos or, if I might be so bold, the fantastic four. Kristy Dickerson, Steve Glass, my wife Barbara and myself were all present for the entire event; we each got some incredible shots that started with the preparation of the wedding party at the Lily Creek Cottage and ended at the beautiful tasting room of Three Sisters Vineyards.

Kristy and I met when we attended a workshop together a few years back and have since worked a number of weddings together; we've been fans of each others work for quite some time now. Steve and I met this year when we shot a wedding together and I am very impressed by his skills and his talent. A sincere and humongous thank you to Kristy and Steve for second shooting this wedding; each of you were incredibly professional and the quality of your images speak for themselves, I couldn't be happier. I also want to thank Barbara for the incredible images she captured, all I can say is, "Wow!"

This is a lengthy post, but with family and friends of the bride and groom so geographically dispersed I wanted to share images from each stage of the wedding to convey a chronology of the events of the day; from the preparations to the departure of the happy couple. I am working on a slide show that I will upload later this week, be looking for it. I think you will really enjoy it.

AlI the images have been uploaded to Joel and Mary's private PickPic online proofing gallery, so the images are now available if anyone would like to order prints or other products. If you would like to view those images please contact Mary for the access code; there are 2,085 images in their galleries. Once you have the access code, you can navigate to the log-in page by following this link.

Once again, I want to thank, my wife, Barbara, Kristy Dickerson and Steve Glass for their personal contributions and fantastic images; to that end, and to recognize each of them for their individual artistry each image included in this post is attributed to the shooter. Please position your mouse cursor over and image to view comments about the image and attribution to the photographer and the equipment used.

Note: Many of the images can be viewed at a larger size by double-clicking the image. The image will open in a separate window which can be closed to return to the blog. I hope you enjoy these images as much as everyone on our team enjoyed shooting them, we had a blast.

Finally, and most importantly, to our clients Mary and Joel, who have become friends, Barbara and I wish you the very best as you begin your new life together in Texas. We hope the arrival of each anniversary will be so much more than a milestone. We pray that your love grows stronger with each passing year and that you hold on to your passion and enjoy a rich and happy life together. God bless you both and your families.

Lily Creek Cottage