well, we’re moving

 

TO CANADA!

Okay, no we’re not.  (But we have our eye on you, Nova Scotia.)

Actually we’re just moving this blog.

We’ve just updated our portfolio site for 2012.  and in the process we’ve decided to consolidate our web presence to one place.  From there you’ll be able to see our portfolios, stay caught up with what we’re doing on the blog, read all about us in our awesome biographies, link over to our Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest accounts,  and if you’re a client, you’ll be able to log in to your client areas, all from one place.  It makes so much sense, we wonder why we didn’t just set it up that way from the beginning.

What this means for you:

If you’re getting here from a bookmark, or by typing us in, the truth is it doesn’t mean much.  nathanrussellphotogrphy.com will soon be re-directing you over to the new blog.  But if you’re the type that likes to keep everything nice and orderly, you’re going to want to change your bookmarks to access the blog directly at its new home.  Its new address is here:

http://www.nathanrussellphoto.com/blog

 

If you are subscribed to our feedburner feed  or email, through the nifty little subscribe button up there, then we think–and i repeat–we think we’ve got you covered.  If all goes according to plan, you’ll begin receiving updates from the new site without having to do anything at all.  We’re going to test that out, and we’ll update you on this old blog if it turns out differently than we hope.  Deal?  Deal.

And if you’re linked to us via google reader or other direct rss feed, you just need to add our new feed to your reader, using the above URL.  Then you can delete this one. And that should be it.

This blog is going to be here for a few more days, to help us get through any hiccups with the move.  Once we know the move was successful, it’ll melt away, and this website will automatically send you lovely people over to our new blog.  Don’t worry.  All of our previous posts have been moved to the new blog, so your favorite post will still be over there.

We love our readers.  Thank you guys so much for coming along with us the past couple of years. We feel like we’re just getting started, and we think we’ll have lots of new stories and new images to share in the future.  We’ll see you on the other side!

P.S. One last thing.  The internet is a funny thing.  The truth is we don’t understand it at all.  It’s possible that when you click on those links above you may be getting a big fat error notice that says something like “404 Error, page not found.”  Don’t you fret.  This is something that’s pretty common whenever you go moving internet addresses.  We won’t get into the technical stuff, but just know that it’s happening because we moved nathanrussellphoto.com to a new address. Sometimes it takes your internet service provider awhile to get the address changes made.  so give it a day or two, and we promise our new site will be right there where we said it would be.

*that lovely image of Nova Scotia is a stock image. Sadly we did not take it.  We paid to use it. Don’t steal images.  

 

 

 

natalie + matt

Natalie + Matt got married in September at Vintage Villas over looking what’s left of Lake Travis.  We were a little disheartened when we got to the venue and saw the state of the lake, which is normally gorgeous and was to be the backdrop for the whole event.  This drought has wreaked its havoc on all of our lakes, and the water was so far down, it looked like nothing more than a muddy puddle out in the distance, surrounded by barren lakebed.

Turned out all my worry was for nothing.  This wedding was so pretty, It didn’t need the lake.  It was a gorgeous sunny day, and they timed their ceremony to be a beautiful sunset affair.  And Natalie looked Hollywood stunning.

We loved working with Natalie + Matt. We enjoyed every second we spent with them.  they’re incredibly funny and just full of life.   I mean, check out the couple portraits. That’s all them. Their friends, it turns out, are just as great.  This was one of the most entertaining receptions we’ve been to.  I’ve never seen so much dancing in my life.  Of course, it helped that the photo booth was right next to the dance floor.  Within about five minutes, I’m not sure there were any props left at the photo booth.  They were all on the dance floor.

Yep, we pretty much adore this couple. Maybe you remember the story where we asked them to move in with us.  They still haven’t taken us up on the offer, but we’re so happy for them anyway.

 

meg + tyler, engaged

Today marks the first time ever that I’ve blogged every single image from an engagement shoot.

Okay, well maybe not every image.  But I had a hard time narrowing this shoot down to my favorites.  I love these photos.  I love this couple.  They were so much fun to work with.  They just owned the camera, and gave me everything a wedding photographer could want. Stylish. Cute. Silly. Sweet. Romantic.  It’s all here.  Enjoy.

 

Michael Norwood - January 12, 2012 - 11:31 am

Rudiculous session guys. So good. :)

nathan - January 16, 2012 - 12:22 pm

thanks Michael!

katie + paul, married

It’s been pretty quiet around here.  I admit, I haven’t been very good about keeping up with the blog lately.  I plan to remedy that over the next couple of weeks.  We have like 6 months of shoots to share.  Starting with the gorgeous wedding I shot in Denver way back in July.  I learned something really important during this shoot.  Colorado is the place to photograph outdoor weddings in July.  Austin, maybe not so much.  The weather was perfect.  Breezy, cool, and just a few afternoon showers to cool it down even more before the reception.  But what am I talking about, this isn’t a weather blog.

Katie + paul’s wedding was a really pretty affair, with the perfect mix of classic tradition and vintage touches.  We don’t shoot very many weddings in churches.  I don’t  know why, that’s just the way it seems to happen.  I love the outdoor weddings that make up the most of our work, but I have to admit I really enjoyed shooting in this beautiful church in downtown Denver.

I’d never met Katie + Paul before I showed up to shoot their wedding.  That happens sometimes with weddings we have to travel for, and sometimes it can be a little weird.  Photography is a lot more personal than, oh, say catering is, and in order to get amazing images, there has to be a certain amount of trust between the couple and the photographer.  That’s hard to build if you’ve never met.  Katie and Paul felt like immediate friends.  They were immediately so open and warm, and I had a great time at their wedding.  I even got a little choked up during the toasts.  I’m not a weepy kind of guy, really, so I think that says an awful lot about how genuine these two are.

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