Showing posts with label Ozarks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ozarks. Show all posts

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Eric and Jenny: A Vintage Country Wedding

Eric and Jenny chose a beautiful, wooded setting at a private home in Nixa, MO for their outdoor, vintage country wedding

The chilly December weather, combined with the very classic and romantic love that this couple shares, complemented the vintage theme of their wedding perfectly.  

We delivered over 300 final images to the couple, both with and without the "vintage" creative treatment you'll see in the pictures below.

It's a creative treatment that--in my opinion--is often overused by wedding photographers these days.

But sometimes, as in the case of Eric and Jenny's wedding, it really feels right.  I started shooting the couple's wedding photos as Jenny and her bridesmaids were making their final preparations... 

Bridal preparations

Bride's Fascinator

Bride and bridesmaids

Bride's shoes

The bride

Bride and Groom

Bride and Groom

Bridesmaids

Bride and Groom

Vintage Themed Wedding Picture

Groom placing ring on bride's finger

Bride and Groom

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Bride and Groom

The bride

Bride, Groom, and parents

Bride and bridesmaids

Rings and bouquet

Bride in bath tub

Cake Topper

These are of course just a small sample of the final images I captured for Eric and Jenny on their special day.

You can see more pictures from their wedding, along with many others throughout Springfield, Branson, and the Ozarks, on our Springfield Missouri Wedding Photography website or facebook page anytime.

Planning your own wedding in 2013 or beyond?  Whether you choose a similar vintage theme or not, I'd be honored to serve as your wedding photographer, too!  Please feel free to check out our affordable wedding photography and engagement portrait packages and prices anytime.

As always, thank you for reading and please join me in congratulating Eric and Jenny! 

 

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

A Perfect Wedding in Branson, MO

Jeremy and Allison were married in Kimberling City, MO on Saturday, September 1st.  As you may recall, that was the day that the remnants of Hurricane Isaac moved through the Ozarks!

There were of course a lot of clouds and rain in the area all morning long.  But, just as the couple's 2PM ceremony was about to begin, patches of blue sky and sunshine began to appear overhead.

It was a great metaphor for Jeremy and Allison's beautiful wedding, which was perfect in every way.

I began shooting their wedding pictures about an hour before the ceremony at Our Lady of the Cove Catholic Church in Kimberling City, MO.  

Afterwards, we went outside to shoot some portraits in the courtyard before heading to the reception at the Radisson Hotel in Branson, MO. 

Here's a sample of the final wedding pictures we shot for this wonderful couple... 

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These are of course just a small sample of the over 300 finished images and memories we captured at Jeremy and Allison's wedding.  If you'd like to see more pictures from this couple's wedding, and many more throughout the Ozarks, please visit our Springfield Missouri wedding photography site or facebook page anytime. 

If you're planning a similar wedding in Kimberling City, Branson, Springfield, or anywhere else in Southwest Missouri, I'd be honored to serve as your wedding photographer, too! 

Feel free to contact me directly using the contact form on our website and tell me about your wedding plans!

As always, thanks very much for reading, and please join me in congratulating Jeremy and Allison:)

--Nick

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Springfield, MO Engagement Portraits


If you're recently engaged and live in the Ozarks, you've probably considered scheduling an engagement portrait session with one of the many talented photographers in Springfield, MO.

While experience, availability, and of course prices are all important considerations, choosing the right photographer for your engagement portrait session ultimately comes down to one thing:

The pictures!

Lighting and composition are important too, but I've always believed that the key to taking great pictures of people is to make them feel as relaxed and comfortable in front of the camera as possible. 

This is particularly important when shooting engagement portraits, because I'm trying to capture images of the natural love and chemistry that each couple shares.

Fortunately, I've become something of an expert when it comes to putting people at ease in front of the camera:)   Here's a collection of engagement pictures from various sessions I've shot over the last year or so in Springfield and Branson, Missouri. 

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None of these pictures are "posed".  I didn't tell the couples how to stand, kiss, or hold their hands.

It all came naturally, once they were comfortable about just being themselves in front of the camera. 

Missouri Engagement Portraits

The great thing about engagement portrait sessions is that we can shoot your pictures virtually anywhere photography is allowed in the Springfield and Branson areas.

Locations like Close Memorial Park in Springfield, MO and Moonshine Beach in Branson are very popular, and I love shooting there.

But if there's another spot that means something special to you, like the place you met or had a particularly fun time together, I'd encourage you to consider it as a setting for your pictures.

At Cool Change Photography, our engagement sessions typically last about 90 minutes, and generally result in at least 50 (if not many more) finished and retouched images similar to the pictures above.

I always encourage couples to bring along a change of clothes, as well as any props they'd like, too.

Our rate is $250 for the entire engagement photography package, which includes:
  • Unlimited photography for up to 90 minutes at your choice of location(s)
  • Complimentary retouch, color correction, and creative treatments on all final images
  • A password protected viewing gallery so you can view your finished pictures online.
  • All of your finished high-resolution images delivered on a CD, with a copyright release so you can order prints and enlargements from the photo lab of your choice.
If you have questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact us anytime.

Thanks for reading, and if you're recently engaged... congratulations!!

-Nick