On this day, I had the privilege of shooting Brittney + Chris' fantastic wedding in Saratoga Springs. These two really know how and love to have a great time with one another, and Chris will go above and beyond for Brittney (literally). Their wedding was loads of fun, just as they are, and all I can say is I hope to see the parking lot changing room and semi-choreographed boyband performances by the groom and his boys at a future wedding, but if not, I can say I've seen it and it was awesome.
With most things in life, in order to improve you must continue to be challenged. As a photographer, I always try to challenge myself to improve in all facets of photography. Whether it's pushing the creative button, forcing myself into difficult lighting situations, testing my dedication getting up for late night or early morning landscapes, or just shooting different subjects. Automotive photography is one of the things that has always piqued my interests and was one of the things that got me into photography early on.
Since I could remember, I've had infatuation with cars and racing and this past weekend I finally made it out to the legendary racetrack: Laguna Seca. Home of the most famous (or at least one of) turn in the world, The Corkscrew, racers approach a blind crest where a 5-story drop over just a few hundred feet of weaving hard-left then hard-right pavement awaits. Shooting moving cars offers it's own set of challenges, since it's pivotal to create a dynamic image, freezing the car but not freezing the wheels or background to convey a look of speed and movement.
It was hot. It was loud. It was dusty. It was awesome.
Hector is an old friend of mine, going way back to 6th grade at (now defunct) Hill Middle School in Novato. Throughout our high school years he would hook me up with all kinds of ridiculous concoctions from Taco Bell and I of course, like 95% of teenage boys, devoured all 6 million calories of it. I'm glad the opportunity came for me to repay him for all those awful/awesome, terribly bad for your heart, terribly good for your soul things/meals/snacks by photographing his wedding.
Someone had to be pretty lucky to find a great guy like Hector, but it could be that Hector was the lucky one to find someone as sweet as Elvira. While shooting their portraits, one could really tell being around one another brings out their playful personalities and have a genuine enjoyment just being with each other.
Here are some photos from the day:
