… On Sara’s shoot … (See post below)
These behind the scenes shots were taken by my good friend Shawn, an aspiring photographer. He tagged along for the shoot and it was great having someone there to help out. And yes … that is me walking further out on the ice – testing it – yeah, that was a little crazy.
Enjoy … and there’s some new shots snuck in the mix that weren’t posted before 
I couldn’t have asked for a better set-up than this model session … if it was an actual wedding i probably would have fainted! I was already excited that there would be snow on the ground … but when it started snowing i couldn’t believe it … and then we ended up doing part of the shoot on a frozen lake! Seriously … this was one awesome session.
Thanks Sara … first for modeling and more importantly, being so willing to do what i asked. Its not everyday you can find someone who will lay down on the ice in a gown 
So thank you … VERY much !
The past week has been pretty good to me
This is a monthly contest from Philly Magazine … they have a special weddings edition. I believe this is only online but its still really cool
Many thanks to I-wed (www.i-wed.org) for picking my engagement shot the Best of 2008 Engagements from ModernPhotographers.com. I am completely stoked, as well as shocked, because the quality of work in that category was simply amazing – just stunning. Out of all those beautiful entries they picked mine … all i can say is wow !
see it here … www.modernphotographers.com
I don’t even know how to start this post … what a crazy day it was!!
A while ago we planned for a winter engagement shoot at Sarah’s family’s vineyard where there is a small cabin and a pond. We wanted a winter shoot that involved the frozen pond and ice skating, so we waited for the right time. We figured it would be a bonus if there was snow on the ground making the shoot more memorable. The only problem was that we had no idea when we could do it … we were at the mercy of the weather! Everything had to line up perfectly to get do shoot the way we wanted … lucky for us it did … perhaps TOO good. Sarah called me on a Friday evening a few weeks back and said the pond was completely frozen. On top of that, snow was in the forecast for the following day … AND … i didn’t have any other plans! The only issue was the pending snow storm … and since the cabin isn’t right around the corner, i wasn’t sure if we’d be able to do it. The final decision was made early Saturday – it had barely snowed … i couldn’t pass up the chance to do an engagement shoot in the snow, on a pond, all while ice skating … so i went for it. And since my wife and kids had no plans, we figured it would be fun if we all went … they got to ice skate for the first time.
The shoot went great and we had a ton of fun … and lucky for us, about halfway thru it the snow really started coming down – which looked amazing! I was so stoked i was doing the shoot, what i was NOT thinking about was getting home. It just kept snowing, and it was getting heavier by the minute. Kathleen and i made a really quick decision … we had to get out … quick … or we’d be stuck. We had to go over a mountain to get back and we weren’t sure what the roads were like … and we don’t have 4 wheel drive. We found out 2 minutes after leaving when we got stuck going up a hill. It was like that the rest of the way home – at one point i was running behind the car pushing it while Kathleen kept her foot on the gas!. Needless to say a 2hr trip turned into almost 4 !! But in the end … we made it home safe, and i got some great pics. I quickly realized i would do pretty much anything for an awesome shoot So while viewing these, remember the hard work … sweat … cold fingers … and determination that went into it … haha … or just enjoy the pics
And this came up in the comments … yes, i WAS on skates … the entire shoot
Sarah & Dan’s wedding is in July …
