Heidi & Jimmy’s Wedding
Monday, June 27th, 2011Heidi & Jimmy were married at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Memphis, TN not long ago, and I was honored to chronicle the day. I knew I had a lot to live up to after my good friend Amy Dale did such an excellent job of documenting Heidi’s sister’s wedding. The weather was uncooperative at the end of the day when we wanted to do our portraits, so we wound up working back at the hotel, using the classic settings for a very old-school sort of look.
Thank you so much for making us a part of your day guys!
image by Daniel Shaw
images by Daniel Shaw
image by Daniel Shaw
image by Daniel Shaw
images by Daniel Shaw
You Should See the Other Guy…
Monday, June 20th, 2011Its always nice to see your work in print, especially when its on the cover of a magazine with a circulation of 250,000. I’ve decided to start showing more of my non-wedding assignments here as well, just for a change of pace.
Back in March GX Magazine, the official magazine of the Army National Guard, sent me to cover the Guard’s mixed martial arts fighting championship. As a former Special Forces soldier with some significant combatives training, I had a pretty solid understanding of the immense sacrifice and effort that takes athletes to this level. A few minutes in a combatives match is some of the most exhausting effort that one can be called upon to perform, and these athletes routinely ignore injuries that would sideline those in other sports. Most importantly, combatives training is a perfect way to instill the warrior ethos essential for soldiers.
In addition to the action shots of the event, I wanted to show in a very graphic way blood, sweat, and tears these soldier/athletes sacrifice for their sport and their country, so I secured permission to photograph them immediately after their matches. I feel that these images embody an aspect of the warrior spirit in all of these men.
Thanks to my writer Stephanie Inman, my Editors Laurel Petty and Keith Kawasaki, the team at GX, the championship organizers, and most of all to the fighters who gave so generously of their time.
Gesica & Dan’s Wedding
Sunday, June 12th, 2011Gesica & Dan were married in Rochester, Michigan at the Oak Arbor Church, with a reception that followed at Cherry Creek Golf and Banquet Center.
The schedule for this wedding was a little different than the way most days run down here in Nashville: we started coverage at 7am, but the reception was over around 6… with all of the bridal party scheduled to remain after for an extensive portrait segment. As we moved through the afternoon reception, I noticed that the weather was looking highly questionable, so I pulled Gesica & Dan aside for some quick portraits out on the course. The end of the reception came, and we had just enough time to do some quick group shots before the sky opened up, and we all rushed back inside to the now abandoned reception hall.
There weren’t a ton of indoor settings that were speaking to me for the portraiture that we still needed, so we commandeered the projector screen that had been used for the slideshow, lowered it as close to the floor as it would go (held down with chairs), and set up a mini-studio. I feel that these images have a unique character and definitely show off the personalities of the bridal party.
Thank you to Andrew Welsh of Rochester, NY for providing your skill and perspective throughout the day.
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images by Andrew Welsh
image by Andrew Welsh
image by Andrew Welsh
image by Andrew Welsh
image by Andrew Welsh
image by Andrew Welsh
Pictures from France
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011Amanda and I never really had a honeymoon, so a few weeks ago we finally realized our long-held dream of traveling to France. Nearly as long as we’ve been together, we’ve had maps of the vineyards of Burgundy on the walls of our dining room, and referred to them every time we enjoyed a bottle of our favorite wines from that region. France is a wonderful country that believes in authenticity and specificity-of-place.
Amanda at the airport train station, freshly arrived and jet-lagged but beautiful
Luxembourg Palace
Jardin de Luxembourg
Notre Dame de Paris
Eiffel Tower
Cathedral St. Sulpice
Cathedral St. Sulpice
Charolais Cows
Chateau and Vineyard Clos Vougeot
Vineyard Latricieres Chambertin
Vineyard Chambertin Clos de Beze
Trails near Chateauneuf en Auxois
Amanda at a cafe in Chateauneuf en Auxois
Lara & Charles’s Wedding
Saturday, June 4th, 2011Lara and Charles were married a few weeks ago at Congregation Micah in Brentwood, with a reception at the War Memorial in downtown Nashville. The event was superbly coordinated by Kristin and her team from Simply Stunning Events. Studio BBC styled the girls’ hair and makeup, Holliday handled the flowers, Chef’s Market prepared the meal, Cakes by Shara made the cake, and Cosmo Creations provided the music for the reception.
So in this case I met with Mom first, as the couple were busy with making Vandy Med look easy. Mom told me “my daughter looks kind of like a young Meg Ryan,” while I nicely smiled and nodded thinking “sure… EVERYONE’S mother thinks they look like an attractive celebrity.” However, I will now admit that I totally see what Lara’s mom was saying: score one for her. As you might guess from the acrobatic donning of the garter shot and the seriously impressive groom lift on the dance floor, Lara has a pretty serious athletic background in addition to being pretty and brilliant. Ya did good Charles.
My images were recorded on Kodak Portra and Ilford B&W films using Leica, Mamiya, and Canon equipment.
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image by Daniel Shaw
image by Daniel Shaw
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image by Daniel Shaw
images by Daniel Shaw
image by Daniel Shaw
image by Daniel Shaw
image by Daniel Shaw
image by Daniel Shaw
