Beautiful Bride

...brought to you by the new, and complettely amazing Nikon D3, ...and a lovely bride!

I don't usually have a lot of time to review past weddings once I've finished editing them, but the recent wedding I shot in San Diego was different. It's the first wedding I've shot with the new Nikon flagship DSLR, the D3. It's likely the most advanced digital camera on the planet, and its precision is truly amazing. So, I've spent a few hours that I normally wouldn't to study the images from this wedding and gain some insight into this camera's personality.

This is by far the most advanced and configurable camera I've ever shot, and it's going to take some time to explore its posibilities. But I knew imediately upon picking it up that no camera before had felt so natural and well balanced. I think this may be the first camera that will just "get out of the way" and let me take pictures. I'll post more updates as I learn this amazing camera.

But in the mean time, as I study the images from the D3, I keep finding images that I can't resist adding a little photoshop magic to. This is an image of the lovely bride enhanced with an "old photo" treatment.

Wedding At The Abbey, San Diego

On Saturday I had the opportunity to shoot a beautiful wedding in San Diego with Mark Bassam of Bassam Design. The weather was perfect, and provided incredible views for my early morning drive to San Diego. It truly was a perfect day for a wedding.

We began shooting early at Jet Rhys Hair Salon, a super cool salon with an awesome atomosphere, and very cool wall murals. The salon is in a small courtyard between buildings, and it was like a little oasis away from the noisy cars on the street.

The details were simple, yet beautiful.

...Getting ready at the Hyatt.

...these girls have been busy with weddings!
...the stained glass windows of The Abbey provided perfect light for a lovely bride;
...and the handsome groom too!

I love this shot of the flower girls coming down the isle.

The groom's sense of humor kept the guests laughing through the ceremony.
The beautiful, and very tastey cake.

The old Abbey church has very cool architectural details and stained glass windows.

The brides father had some really fancy moves for the videographer. At one point, he was break-dancing on the floor, ...doing "the worm," and various other moves that would put me in the hospital.The bride knew a few moves as well. ...Guess she got them from her father.

...the first dance, of course, was more reserved.

Wedding At The Portofino Yacht Club, Redondo Beach

Yesterday I shot a wedding in Redondo beach. The setting was the beautiful Portofino Yacht club. We were blessed with beautiful weather that was perfect for a wedding, and made the day all the more enjoyable.

The handsome groom.
The flowers were provided by Ava's Garden.
...and the beautiful bride.
The Portofino's facilities were really lovely.