Sunday I shot engagement photographs of  Eric and Nikki at the Little Raleigh Rose Garden.  Eric is in the Army and recently returned from the Kandahar region.  Nikki had not seen her fiance in six months.

I used a combination of digital infrared and digital cameras to photograph the couple.

Sometimes I have to give my clients “cues” for posing.

Not Nikki and Eric.  They were so happy together I barely had to do anything…

…except take  pictures.

Congratulation Eric and Nikki on your upcoming wedding.  I wish Eric a safe re-deployment in Afghanistan.

Sincerely,

Ryan

R. Fox Photography

(919) 645-8345

ryan@rfoxphoto.com

August 31st, 2010 by admin | No Comments »

Lara & John’s wedding(s) at the Cottom Room at Golden Belt

Florist: Ruth Paye – Fleuressence

Cake: Christin’s Cakes

Classical Guitarists: Ed Stephenson

Reggae Band: Antero

Lara and John were married at the Wake County Courthouse in a beautiful little civil ceremony.  The “actual” wedding would be the next day though.  Lara’s close friend Zach was the officiant.  Zach is not a minister, and unlike the state of Oregon (where I used to live), you cannot become a minister in North Carolina simply by taking an internet “test” and spending 5 bucks.

There was a tense moment when the judge called John up to” talk”.  It sounded like he was in trouble.

All I could think was “Man, he should have paid those parking tickets”.

Alas, there was a spelling error in his name, and they would have to amend  paperwork.

Ten minutes later, John and Lara became the Bartholows.

Lara and the ladies started dressing the next day at her home and finished at the Washington Duke Inn in Durham.

We were really hoping to get some photographs outside in the lawn, but it was too hot.    Even standing by the windows was too hot!

The wedding ceremony and reception were at the Cotton Room.  The first time I saw the room I was concerned with its size.  The wedding was a small, and the room was huge.

Kudos to Jenn and the staff at the Cottom Room for gorgeously decorating the room and making it feel comfortable.  The Cotton Room was an amazing place.  My favorite photographs of the evening were of the bride and groom backlit by the window.

(The two photographs above are 35mm cross-processed film shot with a Russian panoramic camera)

(35mm B&W film)

Congratulations Lara and John on a fantastic day.  Thanks for letting me document the joys and moments of your wedding.

Ryan Fox

R. Fox Photography LLC

(919) 645-8345

ryan@rfoxphoto.com

August 14th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »

This month, VAE  (Visual Arts Exchange) in downtown Raleigh celebrates photographers and the work they produce with unframed photographs.  My photograph(s) of the Washington, DC monument to the WWII fallen currently is displayed in the exhibition.    I hope everyone has the opportunity to see the “holgarama” (a combination of three photographs intentionally merged “in-camera” by underadvancing the film).  The 20×30″ photograph will be on display until the 26th of August.

The “”holgarama”  is a technique I have shot for years- including weddings.  One of my favorite wedding photographs of all time is a holgarama of a bride and groom looking at each other with the couple in the center of the triptych.  These photographs involve no digital trickery, they are the product of a plastic camera and artistic inspiration, plus a decent knowledge of positive and negative space.

I have used this technique for years to “merge” 3-16 photographs as one.  The technique works well over an extended period of time too- starting with photographs of the bride getting ready and ending with shots of the reception.

I look forward to your comments.

Sincerely,

Ryan Fox

R. Fox Photography LLC

(919) 645-8345

ryan@rfoxphoto.com

August 12th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »