Cassal di Caelkriss

Last week, I had the opportunity to do a shoot with Erica. We were scheduled to be in the studio at 2pm, but along the way we ran into some snags that put us almost an hour off schedule. Fortunately, we still had enough time in the studio and we head out to downtown Elmhurst to do some outdoor shots.

I was really happy with some of the results. The rough start had me a bit off beat in the beginning, but after things got moving along, I think we clicked into a good rhythm. Once we hit downtown and found some spots, things really fell into place. The sun was providing some great golden back lighting, and I used my Fong diffuser on my Speedlight for flash fill.  For anyone looking to do flash photography, I’d highly recommend investing in a Gary Fong Lightsphere.  It doesn’t look the most dignified, but after you see the results, you really won’t care what it looks like.

Erica was really great to work with.  She was very easygoing, and we had a really fun and relaxed session.  Here are a few picks from the shoot.

Hey, just a quick update on a recent wedding.

In September, I did a wedding for another close friend.  It was really amazing to see.  The colors were just wonderful, and the entire atmosphere was different from other weddings I’d been to.

After the ceremony, we had an incident (non-life threatening) that called for the fire department’s help.  The father of the bride, being a retired fireman, was able to call them to the rescue, complete with a fire engine.  So, we had some great shots there that we never could have planned.

The bride’s mother had organized all of the decorating for the reception, and made most of the desserts.  I was amazed.  Here are some shots.

More can be seen on my portfolio site here.

No, not mine. But as a professional photographer, I’ve pretty much finished this specific project which I’m particularly proud about.  The wedding was in July, 2009.

The bride and her family are close friends of mine, and I shot the wedding along with my brother and my soon-to-be sister-in-law. The entire day was nearly perfect. Everything from the three photographers to the dual pianos to the throwing of the bouquet was planned and orchestrated like a symphony. My hat goes off to the parents of the married couple for pulling together an amazing wedding in under six months.

God is truly great, and His mercies endure forever. May this couple enjoy each other in the light and glory of His eternal purpose.

I had the pleasure of shooting this wedding with Matthew Kou and Elisabeth Higgins as associates.

I will soon get these up on my personal site (TimKou Photography) along with some others.

I just finished shooting another wedding last week.  I’ll probably have some samples up pretty soon (after the bride and groom get to see them).

Ciao.