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Amanda’s After Wedding Shoot

Chris — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:08:25 +0000

While I was shooting Amanda and Dave’s wedding at Zenith Vineyard about a month ago I set up the above picture. Amanda has done some modeling and I wanted to do a more edgy fashion look. Amanda liked the shots so much that she decided to book an after wedding shoot so we could spend some time getting additional shots of her in her wedding dress.

There’s even more shots on my Facebook page. Head over and check them out!

Kalli and Josh’s Wedding at The Crystal Ballroom in Portland

Chris — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:17:25 +0000

Lots of engagement sessions in June, means lots of weddings in July! Kalli and Josh’s wedding was the first time I got to shoot at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland. It’s such a great venue for a photographer because of the north facing windows that let in beautiful soft light throughout the ceremony.

We started out the day at the Deluxe Hotel and then played around PGE Park for some fun shots before heading to the Ballroom.
After the ceremony a live band played and made the floor shake with everybody dancing.

Check out the slideshow below for more or head over to our facebook page.

p.s. Jennifer Rand Walker who did a fabulous job with Kalli’s hair and makeup wins the award for toughest makeup artist of the year. She broke her big toe and ripped off her big toenail the morning of the wedding and still came through with great work. Check out her website!

Jessica and Aaron’s Portland Engagement Session

Chris — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:43:07 +0000

It doesn’t happen all the time, but when I get to shoot an engagement session in Portland I really enjoy it. Jessica and Aaron were great to shoot because they kept making each other smile and laugh. I love it when that happens because then I don’t have to come up with cheesy things to say. =)

We started off near the Portland Art Museum which has a lot of fun sculptures to play with.
This pose was Aaron’s idea. I think they pulled it off nicely.

I love love love this shot! Most of the time I encourage people to interact with each other at an engagement session, but I always have them look at the camera for a few traditional photos. I love the simplicity of this shot, and putting it in black and white really puts the emphasis on their calm faces.

A lot of times during an engagement session I’ll throw on my 200mm telephoto lens and get pretty far away to give the couple room to talk without me hearing what they’re saying. Often couples will share inside jokes and the reactions are so genuine. Aaron and Jessica shared the joke with me afterwards. Let’s just say it had to do with athletes and taxpayers.

So the story behind the two shots above is that Jessica had these amazing boots and I just wanted to show them off. I feel like I could see them in a magazine ad.

The end.
Thanks Jessica and Aaron!
You can view these pictures and more on the Becerra Photography Facebook page.