Just in time for Lindsay’s and Rob’s return from their honeymoon, allow me to present you with a sneak peek at their wedding day

I truly had a great time and was extremely honored to have an opportunity to photograph their wedding. Lindsay, Rob and their families couldn’t be nicer or more accommodating. It was also great to see Ben Wertz – a good friend of mine from ages ago – who was kind enough to pick me up from the airport.

Thank you for having me over, guys!

Today I wanted to share one of the last weddings of this season. Lindsey and Dave got married on the beautiful and stylized property of Castle Farms in Charlevoix, Michigan. While it was pretty cold (end of October up north!) everybody had great time (in big part thanks to an awesome DJ - Ryan Rousseau) and the couple and bridal party were truly brave enduring our photo sessions in the cold.

I really enjoyed the stay in this beautiful area, especially that my lovely wife – Anne – was able to come along to assist me (thank you Dear!

Take a look at what my fellow photographers had to say about my image at this great photo forum.

Recently I got to do an awesome project – I was hired by bride’s to be best friends to photograph them together having fun at the start of  bachelorette party evening. I hope you’ll enjoy this little sneak peek as much as I did photographing it!

The book’s name is “Wedding Photography – A Guide To Contemporary Posing”. My images are published alongside those of top wedding photographers from around the world including David Beckstead, Yervant, Chenin Boutwell, Chuck Arlund, Michael O’Neill, Andrena Douglass, TriCoast Photography, Dave & Quin Cheung! As I’m sure you can tell, I am extremely honoured and excited and will do my best to use this experience and recognition to work even harder on my clients’ weddings!

The book is being distributed in the United States, Europe and across the world. You can read more about it and purchase it at Oliver-Cameron Publishing here: http://www.oliver-cameron.com/weddingphotograp.html. You can see the sample page layouts here http://www.oliver-cameron.com/pagelayouts.html.

Exciting News! Our photo (below) from Ala and Piotrek’s wedding in Warsaw was chosen as the Best Wedding Photo of 2009 by
www.photo.net in the category for photographers with less than three years of wedding experience. You may find more details as well
as second and third place winners here: http://photo.net/wedding-photography-forum/00Vgqp.

Here is what Judges said about this photo:

Neil van Niekerk
“(…)When we conferred and compared notes, I had to revisit the image, and allow its subtlety to work its magic. The framing is perfect, and the placement of the couple is great. The post-processing too, is beautiful. Well done!”

William W.
“Near Perfect Location Portraiture – Informal Portrait
Perfect: Framing & Viewpoint – to suit Subjects, FL Selection, Perspective
Excellent: Use of Lighting in Foreground & Background, Use of Low Key
Excellent: Control of Subjects, General Execution, Monochrome Scale, Photofinishing”

Nadine Ohara
“Artistic control and superb technique have been extremely well executed in this image, yet they do not hamper the story lying within.”

Ala and Piotrek, thank you for your patience and trust that even in the crummy autumn weather we could come up with something exceptional  ;)

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