You may never know unless you ask….

Posted on April 15, 2010

I love Facebook, it’s a fun way for me to catch up with friends and even some of my family. It also allows me to use my fan page to grow my business, post pictures for clients, and just in general put myself out there as a photographer.  There are a lot of photographers on Facebook, it’s interesting for me to get a peek into the lives of other photogs, this week has been interesting as it’s brought a few things to light, and since I’ve watched the issues that can be caused by not asking questions, I wanted to post specifically about questions.

Let me start by saying, I realize that I’m new to this business and my skills are improving every time I pick up my camera (at least that’s my goal), to assist with that I spend a lot of time reading books and blogs, and just getting out and shooting to learn even more.  I believe you never stop learning, the only person who knows everything is God.

So, if you ever see a picture that I shot and you want to know how I shot it (or processed it) , ask me!  Email me, message me on Facebook, leave the question in the comments field on the blog post (be sure to include your email with your posting info).  If you want to know my full pricing, just ask, as a client, I would appreciate you filling out the contact form, if you are a photographer just shoot me an email, I’ll tell you all about how I came up with the packages I have and why I made them the way they are.  I fully believe in sharing with other photographers, without the kindness and willingness to share from several awesome local photographers, I wouldn’t know half of what I know now, I can’t being to tell you how grateful I am they were willing to share, and I believe in paying it forward.  And since no blog post should be without a picture, here is one from this past Sunday.

Fort Monroe Wedding Photographer ~ Sylina and Terrell

Posted on March 15, 2010

Sylina and Terrell were married at the beautiful Chapel of the Centurion on Fort Monroe in Hampton the first weekend in March. It was a pretty day, the sun was shining, but still chilly, and rather windy on the water. I had a last minute assistant at this wedding in Kristi Schneider to make a long story short, I have a torn muscle in my shoulder, obviously it didn’t stop me from shooting this wedding the way I shoot every wedding, but I had a few painful moments, I pulled through though and having a friend/second shooter with me gave me a peace of mind. Here are some of my favorites from the day, you can find them full size here, this is also where all the photos will be when they are finished.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed shooting them.

Williamsburg, VA Wedding Photographer ~ Kristen and Jeremy Married!

Posted on February 9, 2010

Kristen told me she always wanted to have snow on her wedding.  Wish granted my dear! It snowed buckets that night. When Kristen, Jeremy, and I met originally I asked them what the theme would be for their wedding and she said “winter woodland” they nailed it. The room was GORGEOUS! Kristen and Jeremy are both teachers, they both have the most warm/welcoming smiles, I would have loved to have a teacher with that kind of sincere smile. The love radiated between the two of them, it was an awesome wedding, and I had so much fun shooting it. I will tell you that you will be seeing these two again (sooner rather than later), due to flooding in the area Kristen and Jeremy were forced to move their ceremony from the Historic Church at Jamestown to the Williamsburg Community Building, where their reception was held. Their caterer pulled it off flawlessly and everything turn out beautiful. We all were looking forward to the pictures in and around that glorious old church, so when it warms up a bit and finally stops dumping snow, Kristen and Jeremy will get all dressed up again and we will have a blast doing a “day after” shoot, something for ya’ll to all look forward to. Along for the day with me was my friend John Cachero, we had talked about working together for some time and this hopefully the first of many, please visit his blog to check out his pictures from this wedding.

There were lots of great details at this wedding and you will see them throughout the post… enjoy!

Kristen ended up getting a new dress a week before the wedding, here is her beautiful choice.

This picture just makes me smile, Kristen has amazing parents, Cindy and Richard, her bridesmaids where her cousin Tricia, her sister in law Louisa, also in this shot is the adorable Andi… you will see her again soon.

What a great spot for a ceremony

The happy couple

The flowers at this wedding were the kind that make you stop and take a second look, stunning absolutely stunning.

The new Mr and Mrs Stacy

Sweet!

A little off camera lighting to give this shot a more dramatic look

Kristen and Jeremy had the unique idea of using christmas ornaments for their guest book, pretty cool huh?

A more traditional ring shot

My most favorite ring shot, this was taken using the floor to balance the camera, this was shot at f/3.5, ISO 400, 1/8 of a second exposure.

Mommy, I’m ready to go now….

This beautiful cake tasted even better than it looked, and since it looked amazing… well, that says it all.

Kristen and Jeremy had a s’mores station, rock on!

Here is John doing his thing.

A little texture to mix things up, Kristen had the cutest facial expressions

Kristen’s brother Rich gave a toast that didn’t leave a dry eye in the house, seriously even I had to wipe away a few tears.

The reaction

Kristen and Rich’s dad during the toast

It didn’t take long for the night to turn right back to fun dancing

Andi and her mommy Louisa dancing, I love this picture, it just speaks volumes about the mother and daughter relationship, it warms my heart

Enjoying the festivities

Jeremy showing off his moves

Cutting that yummy cake

Rich and Louisa

They exited by coming through a big line of sparklers, it was pretty neat.

And here they are!

Kristen and Jeremy,
John and I both had so much fun, I look forward to seeing ya’ll soon!

Congrats,
Becca

Newport News, VA Wedding Photography ~ Leala and Brian’s Engagement

Posted on January 27, 2010

I first met Leala at a bridal show back in September. I’m am so glad I had the chance to really talk with her before the day was through. Brian is a Newport News Firefighter, and like pretty much every fireman I’ve met he’s really fun, Leala and Brian together were lots of fun. The time we spent together was filled with laughter and smiles. I am looking forward to ya’ll wedding in April! Click here to see their full gallery

Virginia Beach, VA Wedding Photographer ~ Grand Affairs ~ Cherish and Jeff

Posted on December 18, 2009

Cherish and Jeff were married at Grand Affairs in Virginia Beach on Saturday, Dec. 12th, in a beautifully sweet ceremony, their close friends and family surrounding them. I have to say Cherish is my most organized bride to date, I loved it. Another thing I loved was the way that Cherish and Jeff welcomed me with open arms, the relationships I build with my clients is the biggest perk of being a wedding photographer. Here are some of my favorites of Cherish and Jeff’s Christmas themed wedding. Oh, and on a side note, Special thanks to Robbie Hickman for coming out and shooting with me, as always it was a pleasure working with you.  I have added the full size photos of each of the pictures in this post to Cherish and Jeff’s gallery, if you are interested in purchasing them you can click here.  The complete set of their wedding photos will be available in Jan.

Cherish’s mom, Donna, is an event planner, her business is Foy Enterprises.  Donna and Cherish did all this themselves, it was beautiful!

Love this dress, it was perfect for a winter wedding.

Rings and a Christmas tree…. perfect

I was so excited when I walked into the room, everything Cherish has told me about was there, and even more grand (no pun intended)

This garter is so Jeff, I have a feeling he was surprised

The ring belonged to her dad, she wore it down the aisle

Don’t the red dresses rock!

Too cute!

I love when a toast gets this kind of reaction

I also love watching other people while the toasts are going on, this is the brides sister Tammy

Tammy and her fiance Brandon are getting married in April…. guess who is going to be photographing their wedding

Cake!

So there is a funny story that goes along with this collage, if you were there you may in fact be laughing right now.

Tammy and Brandon again, they are just so sweet together I had to get one more

I do believe this was during the Cupid Shuffle, I also do believe I may have been out there going to the left, to the left… just a warning to my future clients I will probably dance a little at your wedding, mainly because I can’t help myself.

I would call this the garter toss, but it very much so aimed

During the reception Cherish came over and asked if I wanted to head to Town Center with them for a few minutes to get a few shots in front of the great big Christmas tree, of course I said yes… then jumped and down with joy after I walked away and no one could see me. I loved getting a few extra minutes of couples time with Cherish and Jeff… and I loved this tree.

And a goodbye kiss

Cherish and Jeff,
I had so much fun with ya’ll. I wish you the best in your marriage and look forward to seeing you in April (or June)

Fondly,
Becca

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