Lockheed L1011 at the Kansas City Airline History Museum

Think of this as a sneak preview to Cara and Ryan's wedding... They had the wedding reception at the Kansas City downtown airport, inside the hanger which houses the Airline History Museum. I was shooting with Sarah of Sarah Dickerson Photography, who was not only a flight instructor there, but also one of the board members! Therefore, we had access to the ramp for some cool shots.

While Sarah was inside getting Cara and Ryan ready, I had time to mess around. So, I used Sarah's tripod and tried some long exposure shots of the city night scape and this airplane. This particular shot was shot with my Canon 5D Mark II and the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L lens, at ISO 800, f/18, 24mm, and 20 seconds exposure. See the blue lighting on the side of the airplane? During the 20 seconds, I ran over and manually popped a flash from the 580EX II at full power.

I just love the shot after I took it, and was giggling like a little girl! Ha ha! But that's because I was happy I got close to Sean Norman's airplane shots, who inspired me. Hopefully this shows that I have learned something from him. Enjoy~

Kanas City Wedding: Katie + Adam

Whew, so backed up on editing! I have been shooting non-stop for the past couple of weekends, as of now, I have 4 weddings, 1 bridal session, 1 fashion show, and 1 maternity shoot left to edit, which after editing I will share with you all here!

Katie and Adam should probably be wedding coaches, because never stopped smiling. That is good for me, because I really like the candid shots. From getting ready to family shots, ceremony to reception, it's all smiles. Then once we got to the reception, let the fun begin! They broke into some fast dancing in the middle of couple's dance, and then Adam rapped out in front of everyone. Laura and I ended the day with a photobooth they rented (last photo in this post), so much fun!

There are quite a bit of photos, but it was really hard for me to choose my favorites!































Love these killer heels! They are probably the highest I have ever seen a bride wear! Oh, and she danced in it all night long!


















Oh oh~ No worries, they are now married! :D




Katie doing the robot dance!






Laura and I goofing around!

Krista

Ahhh, and you thought I don't shoot models anymore! Yes, weddings are fun and I make some money back, but shooting models is more like relaxing and gets my creative juice flowing again. It's less stress and I am more willing to try new stuff, then whatever works can be used for weddings!

I have been crazy busy with wedding shoots, but Krista contacted me twice (models usually disappears after first contact...), which to me that says she is serious and won't flake last minute. Something that happens all too often in the modeling field. We went to the outskirts of Independence Square to shoot, and all you see are just from the 2 blocks on the same street.

Krista was awesome at posing, and she did all her hair, makeup, and wardrobe. I hope you like them, and I will try to work with her again!