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So it’s no big secret that the JJ and I are “tree huggers”. We pretty much would live on the Appalachian trail if we could. Have a conversation with either one of us for very long and somehow it will end up about hiking. It’s a passion that we have shared for most of our marriage and this has been the first time in a few months that it was warm enough to really enjoy a good day hike.
It’s pretty rare these days for me to have a Saturday without work so we had to hit the trail and get some fresh air in our lungs.
All hikers on the east coast recognize these white blazes. They are our guiding light.
Deep breaths.
The adorable JJ
A good day!
Spring is near.
~Daniel~
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A few months back I was contacted by my friend and colleague Kristy Rice from Momental Designs here in NEPA to photograph a few tablescape ideas that had been rolling around in her head for the better part of a year. Living here in NEPA can be tough when trying to collaborate with other wedding vendors in the area. NEPA seems to be 10 years behind everything around here. I met Kristy about a year ago when she contacted me to get some pictures for her website and immediately found a kindred spirit of sorts. Kristy introduced me to Dorian Butovich from Central Park Flowers here in Scranton and we ended up designing two tablescape sessions of which I am sharing one of today. Those of you who follow my blog may have seen the ridiculously awesome designs he comes up with. If you haven’t seen his work you can see some of it by clicking here on my blog.
This morning I was made aware that these pictures are featured on the Ruffledblog.com. For those of you in the wedding industry the Ruffledblog is probably one of the top 10 blogs to follow in the U.S. If you’re feeling short of inspiration and need to find something inspiring to get the creative juices flowing Ruffledblog is the place to go.
You can see the full blog post on TheRuffledblog by clicking here.
There are so many pictures from this session that could be shared so I thought I would post a few more for those who want to see them….
The following vendors made this happen. Without any one of them this would not have been possible.
Table Designer and Stationer: Kristy Rice of Momental Designs
Floral Design: Central Park Flowers
Cake: Cathy Reppert, Truly Scrumptious
Venue: The Cottage at Hillside Farms, Dallas, Pennsylvania
Linens: LaTavola Linens
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I get a ton of questions from people about where I get the inspiration for my photography so I thought I would give you a behind the scenes look at what we do at Darkershadesofbrown photography to keep ourselves fresh and inspired.
Wedding photography is a bit behind the times here in PA. Most of the people who want to provide for a family end up moving to a warmer climate as they can work pretty much all year round and keep their schedules full every week. I tend to love Pennsylvania so my wife and I decided to make it our home a few years ago. Honestly, I am sometimes saddened by my lack of piers to share and collaborate with. About a year ago Kristy Rice from Rice Ink whom I did not know contacted and hired me to do some work for her website. For those of you who follow my blog you know that we have become friends over the last year. I think we tend to both inspire each other and I have really enjoyed getting to know the girls of rice ink over the last 12 months.
Just a quick peak at the amazing work we did that day.
Publication is due early next year and after it is released I will be sure to show you more from this amazing session.
The following vendors collaborated for this session:
The Photographer, That would be me.
http://www.darkershadesofbrown.com/
The Stationery, Kristy Rice
www.momentaldesigns.com
The Cake, Cathy Reppert
http://www.eatcakefirst.com
The Flowers, Dorian and Eloise Butovich
http://centralparkflowers.com/
I honestly wouldn’t be able to survive without having creative outlets like this…
It is like breathing to me and today I got to take deep breaths.
~Daniel~
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One of the most frequently asked questions I get when sitting down with a bride is this question of Photojournalism. 95% of the 700 or so pictures you will get from Darkershadesofbrown after your wedding will be photo-journalistic. Often someone says to me that they don’t want any posed pictures and although I would gladly shoot that for you in the end your family and loved ones will hang us both if they don’t get that square to the camera say cheese with the cheese picture to hang on their wall.
Usually, my Trash The Dress Sessions will be more fashion oriented and involve posing techniques but a wedding…..
Weddings for me are all about capturing the spirit of the day. A wedding photojournalist is a person who takes photographs during a wedding using an alternative approach where images are captured spontaneously to emphasize moments and emotion. Much like photojournalists for the media, wedding photojournalists present the story of the day through their photographs. A wedding photojournalist typically shoots images quickly using available light or on-camera flash rather than using traditional, formal posing techniques and studio lights. The phrase wedding photojournalist has been in vogue for at least 10 years and has now become almost synonymous with normal wedding photography.
Magic moments like this one are why I love so much what I do. The bride being rushed out the door and helped and cared for by the girls who have loved her so much over the years.
I wouldn’t trade these moments for anything
I am a photojournalist in every sense of the word
~Daniel~
