Washington DC Wedding Photographer | Jessie Mary Photography
Washington DC Wedding Photography and Lifestyle Portraits
As I mentioned last week, I'm in the process of going through photos and adding them to my new portfolio website. After a wedding I tend to have a selection of photos that I consider the best. When I go back through the entire set later I sometimes find what I call sleepers. Somehow these photos didn't really catch my eye earlier and suddenly I love them. Here is a photo of one of the wedding … [Read more...]
In an earlier post I said that who I am is very much a part of my business. This got me to thinking that maybe I should share a little bit more of me with my readers, and clients. I think ten years ago, people wanted to know that the photographer they were hiring would take excellent photos, and that's it. I may be wrong since I have not been in this business ten years but it seems to me that our … [Read more...]
Being November, peak wedding season is officially over. I got asked by a groom a few weeks ago, at a wedding photography consultation, what my favorite photos were. Interesting, I never really thought about brides and grooms caring about which ones I liked best. Now that I think about it, my favorites influence my style and my albums. Often I like the off moments, something that many may … [Read more...]
These portraits of Laura were taken late in the afternoon, just before dusk. Laura is a photographer too. It's always a bit different working with someone else who is used to being behind the camera. Sessions become kind of an exchange of ideas, which is neat. These were taken in Portland's SE Industrial neighborhood. … [Read more...]
Brides often ask me how to decide upon whether to have two wedding photographers or one. This past summer, I photographed a large wedding. The groom was from Nigeria so the wedding had traditions that were a bit different from what I normally see. The couple also had piles of family and friends, making it a very large wedding, of over 300 guests. This wedding is a great example of when having … [Read more...]