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Sandbridge, Virginia Beach – Mitch & Caitlin Trash the Dress!

Scott — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:53:30 +0000

What an amazing couple that totally gets photography! They picked a cool location. Wore some fresh duds. Looked like a couple in love. What more could a photographer ask for? Um, how about a roll in the water with waves crashing all around – sure, why not? Mitch & Caitlin were up for just about anything and I am confident I could have put them in a dumpster and they would have figured out a way to make you wish you could be in a dumpster too…. It’s freakish what happened when I pointed a camera at them! Of course, it helps when we have the most perfect sunset and a backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean (secretly I thing the sun and ocean were in on the whole thing – Mitch pulled some strings.) We hung out with them at the Back Bay Nature Preserve where the spiders played nice (they were everywhere!) and the waves put on a nice show. Here’s Mitch & Caitlin and their friends, Ocean & Sun.

Trash the Prom Dress! Meredith Style….

Scott — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:13:46 +0000

Another Trash the Prom Dress for you from the most fabulous Meredith! With the heat lately it was kinda nice to jump in the water and get some great shots of Meredith in her pink prom dress….in the sand and water of the Chesapeake Bay. Here she is!

Trash the Formal at the Beach!

Scott — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:14:56 +0000

Off to the beach for another gorgeous shoot with a few of our favorite senior high school gals – but with a twist! Not your normal frolic in the water, instead we left the formal gowns on and dove in head first! Alex, Olivia, and Sarah were real troopers as they did an amazing job looking beautiful while completely trashing their prom dresses. Not easy to do but from the looks of it they were having the time of their lives! The sunset was perfect we came up with a “few” good shots….okay more than a “few”. Here’s some of my fav’s from the sunset photo shoot on the beach with the girls and their prom gowns!

Trash the Formal! Say what?

Scott — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:30:46 +0000

Yeah, I see all the Moms out there saying that! A dip into the ocean on a gorgeous day….in your formal gown. Call it odd or wierd – I call it a ton of fun and I think our models would too! Alex, Ashley, Caroline, Michelle, and Sara did their model thing with the waves crashing around them and we came up with some really unique shots. We provided the gowns and they provided the “glam”. Summer is a great time to do this with the water warm and the sun setting is just the right spot for some killer shots. Thanks to our models for really getting into it and putting their makeup on and promptly getting it all washed off…

Aruba Wedding Pre-Shoot (Jeff & Jing) – Destination Wedding

Scott — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:07:53 +0000

“One Happy Island”, that’s what they call Aruba. I can see why with so many things to see it is just a phenomenal place to photograph. Aruba really is unique as a Caribbean island with cactus, ruins, Divi trees and white sandy beaches – a combination you will find nowhere else! I would go to Aruba just to photograph the ruins, the crashing waves on the windward side and the white beaches of Eagle Beach. Now, give me a couple of beautiful people and that is just the cherry on top! We joined Jeff & Jing in Aruba for their wedding at the Westin where their wedding was going to be right on Palm Beach. Before their wedding though we headed out to photograph all around the tiny 19 mile island of Aruba. Our first stop was at the Alto Vista Chapel that sits high on a mountain top that gives a tremendous view of the entire island. After photographing there for a bit we headed down the dirt roads toward the rough side of Aruba where the waves constantly pound the cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Jeff & Jing were willing to do about anything as we perched them on the edge of cliffs with waves crashing all around them. The Natural Bridge provided a quiet place for a few shots as we continued our 4-wheel drive trek through the outback of Aruba. The Bushiribana Gold Smelter Ruins gave us a great view of the Atlantic and the crumbling rocks of the ruins provided a very unique backdrop. Before we left we made sure to build a wishing rock tower in island tradition. While there was much to see on the windward side of Aruba we raced the sun back to the other side for some shots with the white sand beaches that Aruba is known for. Jeff & Jing were up for a roll in the surf so we kicked off our shoes for an Aruban “trash the dress” shoot! Before we dove in though we made sure to find the famous Divi trees on Eagle Beach for a couple of photographs.

Destination wedding photography can be a real challenge with the travel and logistical issues but people like Jeff & Jing and locations like Aruba make it so worth while. All in all the day of photography was a boatload of fun as we explored Aruba with our good friends and got to know them and the island a whole lot better!

Stay tuned for wedding pics!

Jules and Brady

Scott — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:59:28 +0000

A Haiku

It’s so obvious. I mean really, it’s like right in front of you and you can’t help but see it. The perfect match…

Jules and Brady are drowning. But, don’t save them – I think they planned it that way. Drowning in each other…. and I was able to photograph it.

It was beautiful, and completely harmless.

So maybe it’s not a real Haiku but it sounds cool.

Enjoy.

Chrissy and Kevin

Scott — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:47:40 +0000

From the tiny little hamlet of Connecticut comes Chrissy and Kevin. They embarked on a great journey seeking a photographer that would get it right. I think we did! We are getting many inquiries from married couples that want a do-over. Not in their wedding but in their photography. It can be for many reasons – weather, lack of time, just plain rotten photography (booo!) In Chrissy and Kevin’s case it was the latter with a serious case of photographer abandonment! That’s a bad combo. So, they came to us looking for what they missed on their wedding day a couple of years ago. So everyone who is saying, “Gee, I wish we would have used them on our wedding day.” You can! Aftershoots are a whole lotta fun and you just might get the images you dreamed of. Here’s a few shots from Chrissy and Kevin’s aftershoot -

Khoi and Kristine – Aruba Wedding!

Scott — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:36:21 +0000

Our first destination wedding of the year is off to a bang! We headed way south to the tiny isle of Aruba for the coolest wedding EVER. Yes, EVER…. You may think yours was oh so sweet but you would be oh so wrong. Khoi and Kristine jumped in their Jeep and we jumped into ours headed for the west side of Aruba for a pre-wedding shoot. A little bit of four-wheeling and we stumbled on some ancient ruins along the coast, a cliff jutting out into the angry Atlantic ocean, boulders the size of cars randomly tossed around the beach, and a natural bridge arching 100 feet over a kaliedescope of foaming water. Thanks for trusting us as we explored the island together! It made for some fab images… more to come!

Brian and Rachel

Scott — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:53:06 +0000

A little something different today! How ’bout a trash the dress shoot? Brian and Rachel spent an afternoon with us and we criss-crossed the city in search of cool places to shoot. We found a few…or two. I wish I could pack them in my bags as we get ready to head to Vegas for a few shoots out there….they would so love it. Oh well, here’s B&R!

In case you missed it.

Scott — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:03:40 +0000

Dave Alegre from Visionary Pro put together a most amazing video from our recent Trash the Dress shoot. It’s weird seeing yourself doing your “thang” but this video makes me look way cooler than I am. Or not. My wife has a few cameos throughout along with being my lighting roadie – couldn’t do it without her. Hunter is in a few shots as well 2nd shooting and occasionally showing up Dad (me) with a few shots that make me say “whaaa? Where was I?”. A BIG thank you to Rachel and Brian for getting dirty and wet during this shoot they were real troopers. Here’s a bit ‘o fun behind the scenes! (and yes it really is just as fun as it looks.) What a sweet gig I have!