Kim and Rob, 2.10.07

Yesterday I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to assist Jennifer Davis on a wedding at the Glenn Foerd Mansion in Pennsylvania. The location was beautiful. The interior is furnished with antiques and is full of detail. A great backdrop for a beautiful wedding.

When we arrived, we quickly got our equipment into the room that we shared with the coats and the nice coat check lady. After doing a quick walk through of the grounds, the bride, Kim, arrived. The next thing I knew, Jennifer and I were taking photos of the girls getting ready and Jennifer's second shooter, Jordan Van Aken, was downstairs snapping shots of the groom, Rob, and the rest of the guys.


I'm excited to learn from Jennifer -- she knows exactly what she's doing and she gets amazing results! The best thing about having her as a mentor is that she's completely willing to answer any question I have. She's a great teacher and even offered to go through some of the shots she took and talk about what she did with each shot.





The whole time I was using Jennifer's Canon 20D with my 50mm 1.4 lens. For the most part, I got to shoot throughout the entire wedding. Here's a shot of the bride and groom right after they were married:




And some guests during the cocktail hour:


Here are a few of the wedding cake:






While everyone was out on the dance floor, I was color correcting some selected images and putting them together in a slide show on Jen's laptop. The guests loved being able to see some of the shots before they left the party.







The bride and groom left the wedding in a sea of sparklers. One nice guest helped me up onto the railing so I could get some shots above the crowd...



The day was very successful. I learned that I need a wide angle lens. Well, I probably don't need it, but I found myself wanting to get that angle in a few instances.

I'm assisting Jennifer again on the 24th and 31st of March, so check back to see what I've been up to!