A quintessential downtown Chicago photo shoot for Jason and Jessica – the future Mr. & Mrs. Betke. Although I was kind of rushed for time that day, it ended up being a lot of fun! Thanks for letting me take your pictures, and I can’t wait to share the big day with you both!
I realized recently that this blog has been all about me so far, which isn’t really what I intended when I started it. So for the next couple posts I plan on introducing you to other photographers or “artists” that have inspired me, awesome pictures, or stories that have caught my attention.
This first post is about Jeremy Cowart. Although Jeremy only started doing photography as a profession in 2005, he has quickly ascended the ranks to become one of the most respected photographers in the industry. His client list is quite extensive, and if you check out his work you can see why. Go to his website and you’ll probably recognize some of his images. Also, the fact that he took the time to produce a 4+ hour instructional DVD with 7 narrated photo shoots just blows my mind.
But what introduced me to Jeremy’s work and caught my attention was a link shared just before Easter by a good friend of mine, Robb Davidson (another photographer and fellow Cubs fan). It was a link to the below video. Not only do I like this video because of its content, but it inspires me to become more creative. I know it’s 6 and a half minutes long, but I think it’s worth it. Let me know what you think.
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A Portrait of Christ from Jeremy Cowart on Vimeo.
How fun are these pictures?
Ryan and Julie are two fun people, so it only makes sense that we’d visit a lot of cool places and have a great time while shooting their engagement pictures. It was awesome to get to know Ryan and Julie better, and I got to see a lot of Austin that I hadn’t seen before. It would have been hard to recommend places to go for good “Austin-esque” pictures since I’m so new to town, but Julie knew all the spots. This was definitely an Austin-inspired photo shoot. She had a lot more good ideas too, but there was just no way we could fit them all into one afternoon. You can see more photos in my Facebook album here – Ryan & Julie. Congrats to both of you!