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Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 10:30pm Posted in coupling, wedding
A couple of Friday nights ago, I got a call from a good friend of mine Kathryn. The conversation went something like
-Hey Kathryn
-Hey Nathan how are you?
-I’m good
-Good, well I’m just calling to let you know that Rami took me to dinner at Asti tonight, and then he proposed and I said yes!
And that was it, she was gone to make a few more calls. I talked to her again on Sunday, and I’m pretty sure by noon she had the entire wedding completely planned. We’ve known Kathryn and Rami for a couple of years, and I don’t think I know of any two people more perfect for each other. We are so happy for them, and I’m deeply honored, and probably annoyingly excited, that they’ve asked me to photograph their wedding and the (many) festivities surrounding the occasion.
This morning, we did an engagement shoot, and we had so much fun. They were the perfect clients, because they wanted to shoot in places that were really meaningful to them, instead of a pretty field. Don’t get me wrong, I like a good pretty field, but for me there’s nothing quite like getting to photograph people in places that they love, and that’s what we did all morning, including the UT Campus, where they met when they were both students, Hut’s Hamburgers, the site of their first date, and Asti, where Rami proposed (and incidentally my favorite restaurant in Austin). Oh, we also stopped into Toy Joy, one of the places they love to hang out. It was a total blast. I’ll be back with some amazing edited photos from the session soon, but in the meantime, please enjoy some of the raw shots from the day…Kathryn and Rami’s engagement shoot in 60 seconds.
Okay, so last of the vacation photos, before I get back to posting client pictures.
Amy and I spent Christmas with her parents in East Texas. I’ve posted before about their sleepy little town, and how much I love to spend a few days there. The nostalgic Americana thing is so thick you can taste it. It’s especially nice at the holidays, where there’s lots of time to just hang around in your pajamas, and play games together, and watch old christmas movies, and eat a lot.
This year, I’m not sure exactly what was going on, but at one point Amy and her mom emerged from a back room with a ton of fabulous old cloths. This amazing Faux-fur coat, and pretty awesome cape, some lovely gloves. I’d of course brought my camera along, because I really wanted to get back in the East Texas woods to experiment with this idea I had. When Amy found the fabulous wardrobe stash, she suddenly was really into the idea of doing a shoot for fun. So off we went. It’s pretty great to be married to someone who’s willing to model any time I want her to. And she must have been feeling super inspired by the clothes, because she really got her model face on.
So without further commentary, here are some of my favorite shots of Amy’s Christmas glamour shoot.
We started off at this old shack we found.
the light was still a little strong for what I really wanted to do there, but it was about perfect for getting some shots back in the trees, so we hit the road and found a good place to take a little hike.
The sun was heading down fast enough I wanted to try my hand back at the shack, so we headed back into town. Stopped off at this old theatre.
And finally back at the shack. These are directly inspired by one of my favorite Tori Amos songs.
February 5, 2010 - 4:35 pmbrenda horan - what cool and INTERESTING photos - love them. Tiffany Williams is a fan and so am I.
February 6, 2010 - 9:53 pmamy - These were so fun to take! But unfortunately, I'll never get my mom to give me that black and gray wool cape with the white lining. Her best friend made it in fashion design school back when they were both in college! I did score the vintage French calfskin gloves--so, I'm not complaining.
February 6, 2010 - 10:57 pmtyra - work it girl! these pictures are fabulous!
February 7, 2010 - 5:45 pmamy - Thanks, Tyra--
I learned everything I need to know on ANTM!
February 8, 2010 - 9:23 amJenn Lankford - LOVE them!! You are so creative Nathan and Amy you are absolutely gorgeous!! SO FUN!
I’m absolutely giddy to announce today that we are now offering Premium Slideshows to all of our clients. These puppies are not your average slideshows, which is why they’re Premium Slideshows (clever how we do that, right?). We custom create these slideshows for you by putting the photos from your session together with professionally designed transitions and animations. Then we throw in video clips from your session and set it all to music. The slideshows are delivered on DVD at full DVD resolution. If you’re one of those people who has a hard time choosing which photos you want to purchase, this is a great way to get all of your images at a really affordable price. And they come packaged in an elegant brushed aluminum tin, so they make perfect gifts for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, or for grandparents. We can also offer you smaller streaming versions you can post to your Facebook, YouTube channel, or personal site.
Slideshows are available beginning right now from the nathanrussellphoto.com store. You can get one copy, or buy multiple copies for family and save a ton. They also come standard in any of our 2010 packages. And if you had a session in 2009 and now you’re having slideshow envy, never fear! We can create DVDs for you too. Just shoot us an email and let us know you’re interested in purchasing a slideshow from your proof set. We can email you an invoice, and your DVD will appear in the mail a few days later, just like magic.
There’s really no way to describe to you how awesome these videos look, so I thought I’d just let you see for yourself (and this is just the streaming version, imagine how great it looks at full-res).
February 2, 2010 - 9:22 pmSharon - You are amazing!!! The pictures and video are amazing, and yes I let a tear fall. Children of that age are my favorite. I remember my son's first snow day in Colorado with our dog Icon...
I want a slide show with my son from our next session! I am trying to get dates for before I ship out so keep me in mind...
Hope to work with you again in a few months...
We spent the new year visiting my parents in Salt Lake City. It was a chance to get (most) of the family together for a few days before my brother Josh left for his fifth tour in Afghanistan. Josh’s wife Krista wasn’t able to make it, but Josh did bring his 3-year-old son, Andrew, and it was the first time Andrew had seen snow. Having grown up in New Mexico, snowy winters and skiing, and sledding, and tubing, and all of the great fun of winter was a big part of our childhood. It’s not much of a part of our life here in Austin, or of my brother’s in North Carolina. So getting Andrew out to experience his first bit of snow was a total blast, and a bit of nostalgia rolled up in one.
Usually when we visit my parents we do as much skiing as possible, but with andrew there, we all thought sledding was the way to go. We headed over to a hill at an elementary school in the middle of town. I thought it would be cute to watch Andrew, but it turned out to be quite an amazing little hill, and everyone joined in on the fun. Here are a few shots from the day. Oh And fair warning: By a few, I mean way too many. What can I say, I’m emotionally attached.
After the First day my grandparents arrived from New Mexico, and we had so much fun we decided to go out for a second day. This time we headed up into the mountains.
This is my Grandad. Full disclosure: I gave my camera to my sister while I took a spin down the mountain, and she snapped this photo. Greatness runs in the fam I guess.
Okay, I knew theFive for Five promotion I announced a couple of days ago was a ridiculously good deal. I wasn’t quite prepared for how quickly the word would spread.
As of noon today, I filled 3 of the 5 available spots. Thanks to everyone who’s passing the word to their friends, and thanks to my three takers, Victoria, Jessie, and Kendra. I’m so much looking forward to all three of your weddings. I know they’re going to be beautiful.
I’ve got 2 spaces still available, so if you’re thinking you or someone you know wants to get in on the deal, don’t dilly dally!
(Is dilly dally hyphenated?)
Yipee! We're So excited! We got awesome wedding photography for a steal!
January 31, 2010 - 2:35 pmGrace Schoen - My fiance and i are getting married and we are looking at photographers and we were told to look at your website!
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