Tuesday, February 27, 2007
KIRSTEN & TIM
Congratulations to Kirsten and Tim, who were married on February 25th in Fletcher, NC. Their ceremony was held at the Fletcher SDA Church with a reception following at the Lelia Patterson Center. We wish them the very best!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
A FEW OF MY FAVORITES
I've been busy sorting through images for our new website (which should be up in the next week or two) and wanted to share some of my favorites from 2006. Christobal has been getting too much love on the blog, so it's time for some Kathleen pics. :)
Friday, February 9, 2007
FEATURED IN WEDPIX MAGAZINE
Christobal was interviewed for the latest edition of WedPix Magazine, an online publication of the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) discussing purism in wedding photojouranlism, an interesting topic for those of us who started our careers as journalists. Below is an excerpt:
WEDDING PHOTOJOURNALISM PURISM
How pure are you? When it comes to wedding photojournalism, purism is a good thing, which is why the WPJA strives to recognize and award purists.
Yet purism isn’t some religion; it’s about results.
So what is pure wedding photojournalism, and how does it impact the pursuit of good shots, as well as “giving the clients what they want”? We solicited expert perspectives from three successful WPJA members—all acclaimed contest winners who came to wedding photography with photojournalism backgrounds.
BEING A TRUE BELIEVER
During his 15 years as a Pulitzer Prize nominated photojournalist, Christobal Perez worked on staff for the Houston Chronicle, The News and Observer in Raleigh, NC and the Shreveport Times. Now he covers weddings with his wife Kathleen (also a WPJA member) at Azul Photography in Raleigh, NC.
“I approach weddings in the same way I used to approach my assignments at a newspaper,” he says. “I don’t direct, I don’t tell people what to do. I’m there to observe and absorb the environment and document it as it is. Just like you don’t want to lie to the public when you publish an image in the paper, I don’t want to do that at a wedding.”
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WEDDING PHOTOJOURNALISM PURISM
How pure are you? When it comes to wedding photojournalism, purism is a good thing, which is why the WPJA strives to recognize and award purists.
Yet purism isn’t some religion; it’s about results.
So what is pure wedding photojournalism, and how does it impact the pursuit of good shots, as well as “giving the clients what they want”? We solicited expert perspectives from three successful WPJA members—all acclaimed contest winners who came to wedding photography with photojournalism backgrounds.
BEING A TRUE BELIEVER
During his 15 years as a Pulitzer Prize nominated photojournalist, Christobal Perez worked on staff for the Houston Chronicle, The News and Observer in Raleigh, NC and the Shreveport Times. Now he covers weddings with his wife Kathleen (also a WPJA member) at Azul Photography in Raleigh, NC.
“I approach weddings in the same way I used to approach my assignments at a newspaper,” he says. “I don’t direct, I don’t tell people what to do. I’m there to observe and absorb the environment and document it as it is. Just like you don’t want to lie to the public when you publish an image in the paper, I don’t want to do that at a wedding.”
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
PUBLISHED IN THE KNOT
Heath and Terri's wedding was published in the most recent issue of The Knot Texas. They were married March 25, 2006 at the Michael B. Menard House in Galeveston, TX.
As many of you know Christobal is a native Houstonian and former staff photojournalist at The Houston Chronicle. He loves any chance he can get to return home. We photograph several weddings each year in the Houston, Galveston and Austin, TX areas and love the opportunity it gives us to see our friends and family in the Lone Star State. We'll be down there again in March to document a wedding in Austin.
“What impressed us about Chris was that he used his photojournalism background to think outside the box with photography and pursued more candid shots,” Terri says.
As many of you know Christobal is a native Houstonian and former staff photojournalist at The Houston Chronicle. He loves any chance he can get to return home. We photograph several weddings each year in the Houston, Galveston and Austin, TX areas and love the opportunity it gives us to see our friends and family in the Lone Star State. We'll be down there again in March to document a wedding in Austin.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
MATERNITY SHOOT
One of our favorite couples from 2006 is expecting! Christobal had the joy of shooting Jenni's maternity pictures a few weeks ago and although it was his first real maternity shoot (aside from when I was pregnant), I think he did an okay job. ;) We plan to document the birth too! We are very excited for Jennifer and Robert and wish them the very best in what is truly one of life's greatest experiences.
PHOTOGRAPHY, FUN & KARAOKE
Christobal and I want to thank everyone for coming to Photography Night last night. We had a great turnout and met a lot of new photographers! We're excited that our vision to bring the photographic community together in a positive and supportive way is really taking hold. As we continue, please let us know if you have suggestions for future events! We're all ears....
Also, if you left prior to us heading to the bar you missed some incredible karoke performed by none other than our guest speaker, Matt McGraw. Who knew he has so much talent? :)
Have a wonderful week and we look forward to seeing everyone again soon!
Also, if you left prior to us heading to the bar you missed some incredible karoke performed by none other than our guest speaker, Matt McGraw. Who knew he has so much talent? :)
Have a wonderful week and we look forward to seeing everyone again soon!
Saturday, January 20, 2007
PHOTOGRAPHY NIGHT 1/23/07
Fellow Photographers,
Join us January 23, 2007 at Hi-5 at 510 Glenwood Ave for our next photography night! The ever so amazing Matt McGraw,www.mattmcgrawphotography.com, will be our guest speaker. He's coming all the way from Wilmington to share his thoughts and images with us. So bring a friend or just yourself and come see a plethora of super-groovy-cool images. Come early or stay late and have a beer with us!
Join us January 23, 2007 at Hi-5 at 510 Glenwood Ave for our next photography night! The ever so amazing Matt McGraw,www.mattmcgrawphotography.com, will be our guest speaker. He's coming all the way from Wilmington to share his thoughts and images with us. So bring a friend or just yourself and come see a plethora of super-groovy-cool images. Come early or stay late and have a beer with us!
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