A Family Wedding in Mexico

My brother had his wedding in Merida Mexico two years ago. He just had his anniversary this month. This prompted me to look up the photographs I took during the trip. I was not the official wedding photographer because I had never met his bride and she used someone she knew down there, so the trip was purely a vacation for me. I had a wonderful time. I got to just enjoy the wedding from a different perspective shooting only a few candids now and then. This worked out great for them because it turned out the bride had not accounted for a photographer shooting during or after the ceremony. She only had studio and group photographs taken before the wedding. My candid wedding photographs of the wedding are scattered among my wedding galleries at aaimaging.com.
As for the rest of the trip-
The city of Merida was AMAZING! There was incredible architecture everywhere and the people looked so interesting with their Mayan clothes and exotic faces. The city was an incredible mixture of old and new. Here are some of the shots (shown in slide show) I have dug up.

AA Imaging Wedding Photography will soon add more services to the website

To all my current and prospective wedding photography clients:

I just want to let everyone know that there are some exciting new services coming to AA Imaging! Included in these services:
1.) Engagement sessions with prices starting at $150 per session

2.) Rehearsal dinner coverage

3.) New on-location portrait sessions using ambient lighting- this is photography service beyond just bridal and wedding photography. Now any on-location portrait service will be available. Examples include Senior, Family, Baby/Maternity, Events and more!

4.) An exciting new Bridal Wedding Package D that includes even more benefits than Bridal Wedding Packages A-C

...and much more.

Please visit again for these great new additions to my website. If you want immediate information about these items and services please email me at adeline@aaimaging.com or call me at 859-396-4083. You may also communicate with me through this new blog.
-Adeline
AA Imaging Wedding Photography

innocence of children

I like to show my clients how a very boring background is not a problem. A photographer who knows what they are doing can work with the surrounding environment-even minimizing it by blurring the background to the point of abstracting it. Notice in these two images (above and below) the blurred background. This technique is important to know in wedding photography because locations for weddings and receptions vary so much. I must be flexible and creative to get the most interesting photographs. Many a wedding picture could be greatly improved by using a wide open aperture so that the bride and groom remain the most important subject in an image.

The above and below image are so engaging because of the baby's eyes looking directly at the camera. I do not always require the subject to be looking directly into the camera. In fact, the opposite is often what I gravitate towards. Still, I like these images BECAUSE she is looking into the lens. For me-there are very few hard, fast rules in photography. Just go with what you feel...

This image was shot indoors using only ambient lighting. The ISO was 100, aperture: 2.8, shutter speed 1/50. The image was then brightened using curves. This was a moment captured unexpectedly. I had a feeling the right moment was about to happen, and sure enough it did...I was ready.