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...]
I can barely cook dinner for my family of five, two of which are cats that only require a can to be opened. This was a big celebration. Danica and Alphonse had over 300 guests, and the family cooked all the food! Not only did they cook it but it was amazing. I only sampled a little, as I was busy with the wedding photos of course, but there were piles of choices... meat patties, rice dishes, … [Read more...]
Alphonse and Danica had a beautiful wedding ceremony, with three officiants from different churches. Their family and friends filled the entire church. There was a pianist, a singer, and lots of floral arrangements. The ceremony was filled with bible readings, prayer and song. … [Read more...]
I am almost done editing Jenni's family portraits. I posted this photo earlier with just basic post-processing. It's my favorite photograph of her older son so I thought I'd play around with it a little more, especially since I just got my new copy of Photoshop CS4. I love processing children's portraits because they are completely open to creativity. In this photo I used one of my black … [Read more...]
My engagement session turned into a family portrait session (due to a sick fiance). These boys are seven and two. We were on the Discovery Trail in west Vancouver, Washington. It was quite the chilly morning but the lighting was just perfect. Overcast days make for such beautiful portraits. The boys seems not to notice the chill, and were thrilled to be outdoors. We ran, played and got … [Read more...]