Alex and Sam - A surprise Engagement

Not too often does a potential groom arrange for a camera crew and photographer to be there when he pops the question, but in the case of Alex and Samantha that is exactly how it went down. We will post the whole story in pictures later on, but for here are a few portraits that we made after she said yes:

A Year in Review - Competatively

So to cap off a great year in business, Julie has encouraged me to make a blog post that highlights our award-winning images from the past year. We compete at local state and national levels with our images in order to improve our craft. Competition gives you unbiased criticism of your work from qualified judges and also enables you to see the other outstanding work that is being done in the industry. So without further ado I will show you some of the images and tell you what they won.



This first image titled "Invincible" won a merit from the Professional Photographers of America(PPA) and was accepted in to the PPA loan collection. Out of between 5 and 7 thousand images from all over the world, the PPA judges select around 500 to be a part of the Loan Collection each year.



This second image titled "Unbalanced" received a merit from the PPA and also won first place for portrait of a man at the Florida Professional Photographers annual convention and print competition. This convention is very special to Florida Photographers because you get to mingle and exchange ideas with your friends and colleagues from all over the state.



This next image titled "Survivor" is very special to Julie and I because it was created during a Flashes of Hope shoot at Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital. Flashes of Hope is an organization that brings together professional photographers with the families of children with cancer to create uplifting portraits for those families. This image received a merit at the FPP Convention and Competition as well as a PPA merit at the national competition and was accepted in to the PPA Showcase Collection which is printed as a hard-bound volume and distributed nationally each year.



Julie's image titled "All Eyes on Me" was a candid shot at a wedding for our dear friends and clients Chris and Lauren. I love this because I feel like it captures that one breathless second when everyone turns around to see the bride. This image won 1st place for photojournalism at the Professional Photographers Society of Central Florida (PPSCF) competition in November.



We captured this image titled "Here Comes the Bride" (totally original title right?) at a wedding we photographed in New Jersey. The little bridesmaid was very excited about her big job that day. This image won 2nd place for photojournalism at the PPSCF November competition.



This is one of those moments you can't plan and one of my favorite images that Julie has ever made. "Glee" won a merit at the FPP competition over the summer and was Julie's first entry in to state competition. This bride, Amanda was captured having a moment of pure glee with her mom right after the wedding ceremony.



"Goooaaaal" is one of those images, unlike "Glee" that requires a lot of setup and several tries to capture. With multiple lights firing and a subject upside-down in mid air, it's easy to see why this image of Julie's received a merit at the PPSCF competition in November and also won 1st place in PPSCF people's choice competition.



We will keep learning and competing so that the quality of our work is always improving. Our clients will always know that we are always working hard to make the most beautiful and meaningful images possible for them. Hopefully 2011 will bring us even more success in competition, we'll be sure to keep you posted.

Jocelyn Sneak Peak - Orlando Senior Portraits

We are headed out of town tomorrow so I thought we should give you one more sneak peak before we leave. We had an amazing senior portrait session with Jocelyn this week and as soon as she and her mom get to see the rest of these, so will you. Enjoy:

Chelsie and Jarrid Get Married - Orlando Wedding Photography

Chelsie and Jarrid had a gorgeous wedding at Casa Feliz in Winter Park. The setting was beautiful, the flowers were top notch (thanks Lee Forrest) and everyone was in great spirits. I wish we could blog all their images, but please enjoy a few of our favorites:





























Location: Casa Feliz, Winter Park
Event Planner:Elisa Delgardio from A Flair for Affairs
Flowers: Lee Forrest Design
Entertainment: Junction 88 Productions
Video: Visual Effects
Catering: Arthur's Catering
Dessert: Pure Magic Ice Cream

Eric and Kiersten Engagement Session - Orlando Wedding Photography

Eric and Kiersten drove up South Florida to hang out with us for their engagement session so we took some extra time to do plenty of different looks. Look for more images of these to in the fall when they get married!

Ilya and Briana Engagement Session - Orlando Wedding Photography

We just shot Ilya and Briana's wedding this past weekend and in honor of that (from which lots of images will soon be posted) we decided to post some of the images from their engagement session. Have a great honeymoon you two, we had a great time!

Katie Senior Portraits - The Music Video in HD

We had two awesome sessions with Katie and she has been a force to be reckoned with on our Street Team this year. Katie you're the best!

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Chelsie and Jarrid Engagement - Orlando Wedding Photography

Chelsie and Jarrid are getting married in just a few weeks and we had their engagement sessions at one of the coolest places we have ever gotten to shoot in. The Florida Carriage Museum in Lady Lake. Rolling hills, trees, horses and waterfalls...pretty sweet location. Here is a little sneak preview of their session:

Dominick's Senior Portrait Session - Orlando Senior Portraits

So here it is in all it's glory, Dominick's senior portrait session in HD:

Michaela Headshots - Downtown Orlando

Wow, I guess that I am a little late on the blog post this week, we have been super busy revving up for our high school senior season this year and I just forgot to do it. Sorry everybody. Anyway I had a blast shooting with Michaela this week and we got some pretty great stuff, here are a couple faves from the session:

Katie Senior Portraits Sneak Preview - Senior Portraits Orlando

Senior portrait season has come to Orlando once again. This is our favorite time of year because we get to meet all kinds of high school seniors from all over Central Florida. We had a fun session with Katie this week and we wanted to give you guys a sneak peak at a couple of images from the session. Thanks Katie we had a great time!