June 15, 2010
I first met Erika through Eliana at ellyB Events earlier this year and they were one of many couples looking to get married on October 10 of this year… or better known as 10/10/10. When we were brainstorming ideas for their engagement session it was important to Leroy that we did it in an area known as an Atlanta landmark. So what better place than Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta’s standing tribute to the 1996 Olympic Games hosted here in Atlanta!
Here’s my favorite shot of the couple…
I asked them to sit on the bench and just be themselves while I played paparazzi. When I returned, they said they were trying to figure out where I had gone to. This is where I went…
It just so happened that a kite festival was taking place in the park… how cool is that?
We made a little jaunt over to Atlantic Station and snapped a few few cool images at the new monument they built.
By the end of the session Leroy was all loosened up, playing casanova and hamming it up. I had to include this one! 
Erika and Leroy, I can’t wait for your wedding in just a few short months!
January 5, 2010
I’ve mentioned both Valerie and Will on this blog before. Valerie is a founding partner in BLANQI, which I can’t tell you much about but she called me with some really exciting news this morning that I can’t wait to share, and Will is a world-class stylist with Van Michael Salon who I’ve worked with before and hope to work with again soon.
I first met Valerie when she was a bridesmaid in her sisters wedding a couple years ago and have looked forward to shooting her wedding ever since. They’ll be getting married soon at the Ritz Carlton, Downtown Atlanta so it provided a great opportunity to grab some interesting portraits of the two of them. I’m saving some of my favorite locations at the Ritz for their wedding images. I can’t wait to see what we come up with at the wedding!
So here we go…
And just fyi, there was no “posing” in the image below…
November 12, 2009
Apparently there’s been a little bit of discussion about the very first image that I posted of Sarah and Christopher in my last post. It seems some people were wondering if Sarah was looking at Christopher or at the camera. It does look a little odd in the first picture but the Photoshop resizing and sharpening algorithms are playing tricks. I think this [rather extreme] crop of the original image will settle the matter. 
November 8, 2009
Let’s see. I’m not sure where to start except to say that when I asked Sarah and Christopher to “just stand over there next to each other for a second” and this is the image that I captured, I knew all was well with the world…
Rewind… when Sarah contacted me about their wedding next year she told me something that’s always nice to hear: she had come across my site years ago, and had saved it because she knew she’d eventually need it. I’m glad she did because it has been an absolute pleasure getting to know them and their family the little bit that I have so far. They invited me up to their beautiful family home on Lake Burton for their engagement session a few weeks ago. What a beautiful area!
I don’t think I’m going to say much more and just let the images speak for themselves…
One of my favorites aspects of my work as a photographer is that I get to capture people in ways that they’ve never seen themselves or even imagined themselves. These two are for Christopher…
I can’t wait to see the two of you again!
August 9, 2009
I first met Abigail and Peter last year when she was a bridesmaid at Vicky and Jason’s wedding. As it turns out, they’re getting hitched next April at the All Saints Chapel on the University of the South campus in Sewanee, TN where Abigail went to school. Naturally, the campus seemed like a great place to do their engagement session.
This is the chapel where the wedding will take place. Much of the grounds are just as beautiful so you can imagine that my brain was racing thinking of all the shots we could get on her wedding day. Just amazing!
As it turns out, it was scorching hot and we were all dealing with the heat as best as we could… lots of water and breaks in the shade… they did fantastic!
I loved the light on this one.
In case you’re wondering why they look so relaxed in the image above…
The family has a cabin just around the corner from the school, so we went back there to relax and get a few photos.
Then a quick visit to the lake near the cabin before I headed back home.
Abigail and Peter, I really can’t wait for April to roll around and see what the day has in store for you. And thank you for being such gracious hosts!
