The Best From 2009
It took me a little while, but I managed to put together a “Best Of” Archive from my 2009 weddings. Hope you enjoy and Happy Friday!!!
Engagement: Tiffany & Sebastian
Tiffany and Sebastian met through co-workers and friends, hanging out at bars and drinking.
What made this different though is that while everyone would be happy just chatting away with casual smalltalk and conversation, Tiffany & Sebastian would have serious conversations in the corner of the bar. Nothing was off topic. From Politics to Religion, the conversations they would have were not the usual barfare
Things blossomed on their own from there =).
It was incredible working with Tiffany and Sebastian. They were so incredibly patient while I ran around and worked like a fool to set up my shots =) Thank you guys so much!
Locations:
Chicago’s Shore
Gear:
Onto the images:
We went first to the Harold Washington Library’s Winter Garden:
While shooting, Tiffany randomly found a Post-It note with the words “Smile: =)” on them.
We put it to good use:
Since we were at a library after all, we decided to make use of the books also =D:
Along with that we did some fun things with the rest of the library:
Finishing up with the Library, we then went to the Chicago Cultural Center:
And finally to the shoreline in Chicago that could show a skyline at night =)
Congratulations again you guys!!! I can’t wait for the wedding in September!!!
Fashion Shoot: Jenny
Christopher & I worked together previously with Vicky to do a fashion shoot a few weeks ago. We got to shoot in Glenview with his friend Jenny for this shoot!
Gear:
Camera: Canon 5D Mark I
Lenses:
This time around I decided to try and work with black and white as I haven’t had a pure black & white shoot in a long time.
Some images that I liked:
Thank you so much Jenny for being patient with Chris and I! Hope you had a safe flight back to Cali!!!
Let me know what you guys think!!!
Wedding: Jeanie & Richard – Galleria Marchetti | Chicago IL
Jeanie & Richard without a doubt are the two chillest, down to earth people I ever met. Jeanie is unflappable in the face of pressure (especially crazy Chicago traffic) and Richard’s family are awesome.
Therefore I was thoroughly excited when I got to photograph their wedding this past October 10th.
Some details:
Venue: The Galleria Marchetti
Hair: Christina Rascon
2nd Shooter: Sam from Samantha Photography.
Thank you so much for second shooting Sam! You were awesome this wedding with the kickbutt formals and pj shots!
Onto the slideshow:
Some of my favorite images of the day:
- Awesome shoes no?
- I loved the details and arrangements =)
- My favorite action image. EVER.
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In The Still Of The Night…
“As Some Doors Open, Others Close.”
A force of nature you can’t oppose.
Doors create the path you chose.
Some open roads, straight and true.
Some burn bridges all the way through.
Always making ways unending,
Ever twisting, ever turning.
So many choices, so many ways,
Almost equal your life in days.
Not making choices can be as bad,
as wasting the good ones you could have had.
For when some doors open, others close.
A force of nature you can’t oppose.
~Self~
Do you wonder where you would be if you didn’t make the choices you did up to this point?
If you were given the choices you said “no” to back then, would you say “yes” this time around?
It amazes me when I realize how incredibly different my life would be if I had said “no” to some decisions, and “yes” to others.
Decisions that seemed so simple at the time would either open or close doors in my life; completely altering the roads I would take years, even decades from now.
Though it is nice to reminisce and wonder about what might have been, I don’t regret the decisions I have made in the past.
They’re what shaped my life into what it is today, and have helped me become the person I am.
I have met people I would not have met; made friends I would never have known.
And I wouldn’t have it any other way =D
In The Still Of The Night…
“A Lonely Heart Beats”
Whether or not the gauntlet falls,
the preparations are made by all.
For in due time comes a sound of thunder,
and the best laid plans are torn asunder.
Choices are made, feelings hurt,
testing one’s own self worth.
Some take months, others years,
through sadness, heartache, pain and tears.
They wait and wait, their hearts askew
For the day to come when born anew.
~Self~
I like to think that everyone has gone through moments from the past that signify a turning point in their lives.
Seeing that single light, alone against the darkness…it made me think somewhat of the things I went through in order to get this far photographically and as an artist.
Hence the title, name, and the poem (which is something I originally wrote also!)
Hope you guys like!!!
-Marc
Camera: 5D Mark I
Lens: 50mm f/1.2 at 1.2
Shutter: 1/10
Fashion Shoot: Vicky
My friend Christopher and I scouted out and shot a more fashion-oriented style shoot this past weekend. We scouted out the location/s on Saturday and proceeded to shoot on Sunday. As half of the shoot was experimentation we definitely got to have fun and play.
Bodies: Nikon D3 & Canon 5D Mark I
Lenses:
Some results:
And after showing her grace, the wind knocked it out of her =P
It started getting dark not too long after we finished shooting on the train tracks, so we found an alley and decided to experiment;
(Off Cam Lighting at Night!!!) =D
We snuck around and found another really neat location. From there we worked more on some off-camera flash =D:
It was totally awesome shooting with my friend Chris and our model Vicky. We need to definitely do this again!!!
Let me know what you guys think!!!!
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Engagement: Sara & Steve (My Sister!)
This past Sunday, my sister, her fiancé and I went out to the countryside -Sugar Grove, Illinois to shoot their engagement session.
I was nervous the entire time.
It’s one thing if you’re with a client when you’ve only just met them and they know you professionally…but it’s a different ballgame altogether when it’s someone that you’ve known all your life.
Someone whose shoe laces you purposely tied together cus you knew she couldn’t untie them. Someone that you’d say “EWWWWW” to when you were 8, she was 5 and your mom and dad would ask you to kiss her on the cheek for the camera.
In the end however, things worked out well and I got several sweet photos of Sara & Steve that I liked. I brought a Canon 5D Mark I and 3 lenses:
Here are my favorites and some stories behind them:
It's so subtle. It's Ninja.
Take 1: Steve was doing the sexy dance behind me while she was trying to get this right.
Take 2.
The Silly Gooses. (I know...I just don't like how Geese sounds...)
I think out of all the pictures, this one best describes Sara & Steve
The forest colors were incredible!
Then it started raining….
Fortunately it stopped and we managed to keep on shooting!
Congratulations again Sara & Steve =) I can’t wait for the wedding!
Love, Kuya
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Image of The Moment Monday: “Tease”
“Tease”
It was with much fanfare that my sister and her fiancé asked me to photograph their engagement session.
I couldn’t have been more excited =D
However…as I’m not completely done with the images just yet, I’ll have to give you a teaser:
Happy Monday and a wonderful rest of the week!!!
Fall Trash The Dress: Bolingbrook, IL
For once, a shoot in my home turf =) Very often it’s me that goes to my clients/subjects, not them that comes to my home town. To clear things up, I live in the suburbs of Chicago, not too far away from the big city, but far enough that I’ve made a few wishes to live closer…
For once though I got to drive less than 5 minutes to photograph a shoot! =D
Several photographers got together in my home town of Bolingbrook to photograph 4 models in a cornfield and later on Green Valley Forest Preserve:
- Melissa Diep Photography : Much props to her!!!! She set up and ran an incredible shoot.
- Steven Ryne Photography
- Samuel Barr
- Patricia R. Epps
- Tracy Lynn Deiss
- Benjie Urbina
- Jonathan Robson
As you can see there were a serious amount of photographers. And those are the ones I got the information from!
For this shoot I brought along a Canon 5d Mark I and only 2 lenses: A 50mm f/1.2, and 85mm f/1.2.
These are the images I captured:
Melanie I swear is Vanessa Williams' lost twin sister....
Yee. Haw.
Stolen Moments.
Escape.
Awesome. Boots.
Valerie has an awesome profile. Totally loved working with her!!!
Valerie rocked the shoot in the field!
After we shot in the field, we then headed to Green Valley Forest Preserve – a beautiful park with an incredibly huge hill that gave u a clear view over 40 miles:
Michelle was awesome! She naturally knew what to do when posing!
She also has a beautiful smile!
Totally natural light used here from the sun in the late afternoon. I never used any artificial light.
What I loved about Valerie here was her incredible profile.
She could totally model for Abercrombie.
I like this as it seems to actually be a wedding moment.
This one also seems like it could be an original wedding moment.
As we were leaving, I saw this! =D
Let me know what you guys think! And Happy Friday!!!!
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