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Thursday, May 14, 2015
Granite Links Golf Club wedding, Boston wedding photographer | The wedding of Sue and Wayne
I feel really fortunate to have been able to witness Sue and Wayne's wedding. Sue is from Massachusetts, while Wayne is from Australia and they flew in to have their wedding and celebration at the beautiful Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy. And if the view of the Boston skyline from Granite Links isn't enough we also lucked out with possibly one of my favorite dramatic sky images of all time (see the first image below). So there's that! Being they did all their planning from Australia we didn't have the chance to meet before the wedding day but everyone was so amazing I felt like one of their close group of friends right away. I blend in pretty well regardless :) Granite Links has so many cool little locations for photography and I'm glad Sue was super into it. We were able to explore them all and help create some memories for them to bring back to Australia. Take a look at a few favorites:
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Single Shot Monday | The power of photographs
A few things to get through before I actually get to what I want to say.
First, I know this isn't a Monday, but I wanted to use this image as one of my Single Shot Monday installments and it really only makes sense close to the proximity to Mother's Day. We'll all just have to deal with the chaos.
Second, a disclaimer that this obviously isn't an image I made. I wasn't even a glimmer in my parents eyes at this moment in time. I wouldn't come along for quite a few years. I know my Mom's father was interested in photography so he could have made this image, or a guest or the professional photographer they had that day. Unfortunately I can't credit anyone.
So, the power of photographs. I put this on my Instagram feed (https://instagram.com/rgarnick/) and on Facebook as well for Mother's Day this past Sunday. It also happens to be my parents anniversary and they would have been married for 45 years on Sunday. I say would have because my Dad passed away from a very aggressive brain tumor back in 2001. They met during their high school years, married and were very much in love until my fathers death. I consider myself lucky to have learned about the idea of love from my parents relationship. Something strong, intense, where you make some sacrifices along the way, but you stick with the other person in good times and bad. You take care of them, through challenges, through cancer. So when I found this image it made me smile. How can you not smile seeing the joy on their faces?
What makes this photograph successful for me is largely due its simplicity. It's pretty straight-forward in it's execution. But obviously the most powerful part is the emotion and happiness in the moment that you can see even in the small photograph and slightly crappy scan. I'm quite certain this is right outside the Martha Mary Chapel (here's a link to a wedding I shot there - http://www.blog.gmphotographers.com/2014/08/warren-conference-center-and-martha.html). There is a large lawn area in front of the Chapel and I would imagine this is immediately after the ceremony. This time can often be referred to as the magic 10 minutes. The newlywed couple have just finished the ceremony, kissed their first kiss as man and wife, and walked down the aisle looking at their family and friends. Then, they get outside and have a few minutes where they finally get to look at each other and the amazing reality washes over them like a flood. It's so intensely apparent and a moment of such sheer unadulterated happiness. That's why I always try and get all my couples a few minutes alone right after the ceremony. It's nice for them to be able to bask in that feeling, if only for 5 or 10 minutes. Once the family and friends rush over to congratulate them, the feeling wanes and it's on to 'what's next' or 'ok time to party'. I strive every wedding to make an image this emotionally charged. So people can look at it many, many years from now and still feel the joy. Pretty amazing job I have if I don't say so myself :)
First, I know this isn't a Monday, but I wanted to use this image as one of my Single Shot Monday installments and it really only makes sense close to the proximity to Mother's Day. We'll all just have to deal with the chaos.
Second, a disclaimer that this obviously isn't an image I made. I wasn't even a glimmer in my parents eyes at this moment in time. I wouldn't come along for quite a few years. I know my Mom's father was interested in photography so he could have made this image, or a guest or the professional photographer they had that day. Unfortunately I can't credit anyone.
So, the power of photographs. I put this on my Instagram feed (https://instagram.com/rgarnick/) and on Facebook as well for Mother's Day this past Sunday. It also happens to be my parents anniversary and they would have been married for 45 years on Sunday. I say would have because my Dad passed away from a very aggressive brain tumor back in 2001. They met during their high school years, married and were very much in love until my fathers death. I consider myself lucky to have learned about the idea of love from my parents relationship. Something strong, intense, where you make some sacrifices along the way, but you stick with the other person in good times and bad. You take care of them, through challenges, through cancer. So when I found this image it made me smile. How can you not smile seeing the joy on their faces?
What makes this photograph successful for me is largely due its simplicity. It's pretty straight-forward in it's execution. But obviously the most powerful part is the emotion and happiness in the moment that you can see even in the small photograph and slightly crappy scan. I'm quite certain this is right outside the Martha Mary Chapel (here's a link to a wedding I shot there - http://www.blog.gmphotographers.com/2014/08/warren-conference-center-and-martha.html). There is a large lawn area in front of the Chapel and I would imagine this is immediately after the ceremony. This time can often be referred to as the magic 10 minutes. The newlywed couple have just finished the ceremony, kissed their first kiss as man and wife, and walked down the aisle looking at their family and friends. Then, they get outside and have a few minutes where they finally get to look at each other and the amazing reality washes over them like a flood. It's so intensely apparent and a moment of such sheer unadulterated happiness. That's why I always try and get all my couples a few minutes alone right after the ceremony. It's nice for them to be able to bask in that feeling, if only for 5 or 10 minutes. Once the family and friends rush over to congratulate them, the feeling wanes and it's on to 'what's next' or 'ok time to party'. I strive every wedding to make an image this emotionally charged. So people can look at it many, many years from now and still feel the joy. Pretty amazing job I have if I don't say so myself :)
Monday, May 4, 2015
Single Shot Monday | Boston wedding photographer
I've always loved this image. And I say always because this is an oldie but in my mind a great example of something I consider truly classic and timeless. As I was searching around on my computer over the weekend I came across a folder I created for potential photographs to hang in my home showroom. I get such enjoyment from going back through my old work. It's not only a learning experience, but I also get a sense of nostalgia and accomplishment with reliving those moments and favorite photographs captured.
This is from a wedding I shot in downtown Boston a few years ago and I have a beautiful 16x24 metal print of it hanging in my showroom. I'm not certain who's advice it was but someone once said that by printing and living with a photograph for a while, you can tell whether it will stand the test of time. Do you feel the same way about it you did when you first put it on the wall? Can you still feel the excitement or anticipation as when you had the idea, visualized the image in your mind and captured it?
We had a few minutes before the ceremony was scheduled to begin and also had this large room with floor to ceiling windows on two sides. Not really my favorite lighting situation, it was bouncing all around and didn't have a ton of direction to it. A strong direction of light can really help create depth, dimension and mood in a photograph. And in those situations I always try and simplify. Simple and striking images are always some of my favorites. I loved the view and had the idea of the bride and her white dress juxtaposed again the city view and a whole lot of negative dark space. We closed as many of the drapes in the room as we could, asked the bride to stand up on the small window ledge and this is the resulting image. Besides the obvious beauty of the bride I think it says a lot about her elegance, classic look and pure timelessness that weddings can be. Maybe it's my fine art background that loves simplicity but to me it doesn't get much better than this.
- Randall
This is from a wedding I shot in downtown Boston a few years ago and I have a beautiful 16x24 metal print of it hanging in my showroom. I'm not certain who's advice it was but someone once said that by printing and living with a photograph for a while, you can tell whether it will stand the test of time. Do you feel the same way about it you did when you first put it on the wall? Can you still feel the excitement or anticipation as when you had the idea, visualized the image in your mind and captured it?
We had a few minutes before the ceremony was scheduled to begin and also had this large room with floor to ceiling windows on two sides. Not really my favorite lighting situation, it was bouncing all around and didn't have a ton of direction to it. A strong direction of light can really help create depth, dimension and mood in a photograph. And in those situations I always try and simplify. Simple and striking images are always some of my favorites. I loved the view and had the idea of the bride and her white dress juxtaposed again the city view and a whole lot of negative dark space. We closed as many of the drapes in the room as we could, asked the bride to stand up on the small window ledge and this is the resulting image. Besides the obvious beauty of the bride I think it says a lot about her elegance, classic look and pure timelessness that weddings can be. Maybe it's my fine art background that loves simplicity but to me it doesn't get much better than this.
- Randall
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