December 3, 2010
Katie & Mike came to me early this year having seen the images I took of one of my previous couples, Sarah & Chris (a.k.a. “the boat couple”). Even though they were getting married in December, we all decided to wait until fall to do their engagement session. So a few weeks ago we met at the old Roswell Mill which happens to be next to their reception venue. We hadn’t met before since they booked me sight unseen (which is happening more and more), so it was great to get to know them in the context of their relationship with all the subtlety of their communication and body language.
The colors at the Roswell Mill were simply gorgeous! I know Katie was nervous but within a few minutes we were all comfortable and got some beautiful images! Check them out…
We may or may not have jumped a locked fence to get these next 3 images. Shhhhhh…
I can’t wait until next week Katie & Mike!
September 23, 2010
From the very first time Noelle and I spoke on the phone she was an absolute delight to speak with. They’re getting married at St Peter Chanel next summer and I’m so looking forward to it. Even though they had never been there, they wanted to have their engagement session at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens which are just amazing this time of year. The gardens have changed a LOT (for the better) since the last time I was there.
As I was choosing images for this post, I couldn’t decide between these first two images. The pose and composition are virtually identical, but the sentiment in each is so vastly different. I love them both…
I’m not sure what it is about this image that I love so much. When I was shooting I was really concerned about Noelle’s hair covering her face but in the end it worked quite well. There’s just something about the depth and texture of this image.
Congratulations to you both and I look forward to your big day!
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. 
