Michael and Jennifer were married June 27th at the Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church in Durham, NC. The heat was wicked. Even in the shade…

(Digital infrared)

Global warming?   June was the warmest month ever recorded by 1.2 degrees.  I am from Portland Oregon- where it is 90 degrees or warmer 2-3 times a year.

Heat is great.

….at the beach.

Not when you are outside in a tuxedo.

Luckily, the beautiful courtyard at the church allowed us shaded photographs of the guys prior to the wedding ceremony.

The wedding was short and sweet, conducted by the Rev. Elizabeth Michael.

(Digital infrared)

(Digital infrared)

The reception followed at 1705 Prime in Raleigh, NC.

(Not bad for a “toy camera” huh?  This is the original negative scanned.)

(A Holgarama of the reception site followed by an infrared photograph)

Congratulations Michael and Jennifer.

Ryan
R. Fox Photography LLC
(919) 645-8345
ryan@rfoxwedding.com

July 17th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »

Last week I met a great couple, Marcus & Kena, at the Raleigh Rose Garden for a quick maternity shoot.

A free lens photograph of Kena’s belly.  Free lensing is a technique where you put the camera on Manual, set the focus on infinity and remove the lens from the camera body.  By moving the lens, you achieve a tilt-shift effect you cannot create in Photoshop.

Marcus is a US Marine who was being sent back to Iraq two days later .  Unfortunately, he will be gone for the birth of his son.  I wish him the best of luck.

Kena was a trooper.  We scheduled the session for 9am-early for most people.  However, I have found that pregnancy, heat, and the brain do not work well together (ask my wife about the 14 mile bike ride I took her on the day before she realized she was pregnant.  I am lucky to have survived).

Kena needed to sit down at the end of the shoot, but kept her sense of humor.

The photographs at the Raleigh Rose Garden are a mixture of digital and digital infrared.

Thanks Marcus and Kena.

Sincerely,

Ryan

R. Fox Photography LLC

(919) 645-8345

ryan@rfoxphoto.com

June 29th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »

Ted & Lynda’s wedding at the Umstead Hotel & Spa

Officiant:  Reverend Carl Johnson

Musicians:  Arioso Strings

Wedding Planner:  Elegant Creations by  Michele

Cake Decorator:  Sweet Memories

Ted and Lynda were married on a beautiful day at the Umstead Hotel & Spa.  I started the day with a “Holgarama” of the hotel.

Macro photographs of the rings and digital pin-hole shots of the hotel exterior (accomplished by poking a super tiny hole in your body cap).

The ceremony was outdoors.  The weather forecast was a little dicey- random thunderstorms.  We lucked out.  No rain.

The photograph of the ceremony was shot with a technique called free-lensing.  It achieves a tilt-shift effect without the tilt-shift lens.

A digital infrared photograph of the ceremony grounds and lake. 

Arioso Strings provided the musicians.

The Reverend Carl Johnson conducted the ceremony.

This is Lynda berating me when I asked her to lift her cowgirl hat up a little (I could not see her eyes).  This was one of my favorite photographs from the day.

Congratulations Ted and Lynda.

Ryan Fox

R. Fox Photography LLC

(919) 645-8345

ryan@rfoxphoto.com

June 22nd, 2010 by admin | No Comments »